On Saturday I went to up to Evanston for my first football game of the season between Northwestern and Nebraska. The game was setting up as the biggest of the season for Northwestern, heading in 6-1 and Nebraska 4-2. This was the first time Nebraska has played at Northwestern since 1931. In that game none other than Al Capone was in attendance.
Northwestern seemed to pull away early in the fourth quarter and nearly sealed the deal with an interception before Nebraska rallied in stunning fashion.
At least the day couldn’t have been more Fall like.
Side Notes:
* Outgoing Nebraska AD Tom Osborne and for some reason he was awarded a golf bag.
** Obviously Nebraska travels well. For the finally two Northwestern drives the home team had to use a silent snap count because the linemen couldnn’t hear the cadence.
*** Previous Northwestern games: 2009 and 2008.
**** The full set of photographs can be seen here.