Nebraska Football: 3 takeaways from brutal loss to Northwestern

An onside kick that will live in infamy

After a touchdown run by Anthony Grant that put the Huskers up 11, it seemed like smooth sailing. Nebraska football seemed like it was in control.

The Wildcats were on their heels. The defense also just got consecutive stops after a poor first half. And instead of kicking it deep and making Northwestern drive the length of the field, Frost attempted a surprise onside kick that didn’t work.

If it had, Nebraska probably would have scored a touchdown on the next drive and won. But you were already up 11 so why risk it? It just seems foolish and it was.

The Wildcats scored and it was a game all of a sudden. Nebraska had avoided turnovers (outside of a red-zone fumble which was a blown call) and Frost offered up a freebie.

With a team as delicate as a Nebraska, in terms of confidence, it was just a terrible decision. There’s no excuse for it and frankly, the fact that he decreased his own teams’ chances of winning that much, shows he’s in over his head.

You don’t do stuff like that when you are the better team and Nebraska football was the more talented team on Saturday. But it has been for the majority of its games the past five years and we all know how that’s worked out.

Ultimately, this one will be hard for Frost to live down. Fans and the media are going to crucify him and he deserves it.