It's never too late to start winning games. The Nebraska football team takes its 1-4 record on the road to West Lafayette, Indiana, in search of an elusive second win of the season.
The talk this week has revolved around how the Nebraska secondary will hold up against Purdue's pass-happy offense. We'll see.
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11 a.m. /// Ross-Ade Stadium (West Lafayette, Indiana) /// TV: BTN /// Radio:Ìý
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2:18 p.m.ÌýHuskers improve to 2-4 this season with a 37-27 win against Purdue.
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2:05 p.m.ÌýCam Taylor-Britt with a slick pass break up on third down to force a Purdue punt. Nebraska leads by 10 with five minutes left.
Look at fly to break it up on 3rd down. 😲
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork)
That's a big one for , and it's also a .
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2:00 p.m.ÌýConnor Culp has been big for the Huskers this season, and his 32-yard field goal gives the Huskers a two-score lead.Ìý
Nebraska leads 37-27 with seven minutes left.
1:40 p.m.ÌýWe'll let our Parker Gabriel describe what just occurred at Ross-Ade Stadium.
Oh my goodness. A near interception turns into disaster for the . Both Cam Taylor-Britt and Deontai Williams had a shot at the ball, but David Bell came down with it for an 89-yard TD and both Taylor-Britt and Williams are hurt.
— Parker Gabriel (@HuskerExtraPG)
Wow.
1:27 p.m. Boilermakers not going away easy. Plummer connects with Durham for a 25-yard TD and Purdue is back within two touchdowns of the Huskers.
1:01 p.m.ÌýNebraska drives 75 yards for a touchdown on the opening possession of the first half. Martinez caps it with a 1-yard TD score. Betts had two catches on the drive.
' 34 points is already their best total of the season.
— Parker Gabriel (@HuskerExtraPG)
There's still 25:05 remaining.
12:33 p.m. Halftime: Nebraska 27, Purdue 13. After a blocked punt, the Boilermakers make a field goal before halftime.
12:27 p.m.ÌýBlackshirts coming through. Cam Taylor-Britt and Luke Reimer pair to stop a Purdue run on fourth-and-1 to take over near midfield with a minute left before halftime.
No better time to meet at the 🈠than on 4th down.
— Nebraska On BTN (@NebraskaOnBTN)
Huge stop, right here, by the defense.
12:19 p.m.ÌýAnother third-downs sack by the Blackshirts. Purdue crept into Husker territory thanks to two Nebraska personal fouls but Ben Stille and Garrett Stille get the sack to force a (pooch) punt.
12:12 p.m. The Huskers answer Purdue's TD drive with one of their own. Adrian Martinez to Wyatt Liewer from 10 yards out. Wan'Dale Robinson made plays on that drive and is up to 81 yards receiving today.
🎈
— Nebraska On BTN (@NebraskaOnBTN)
Congrats on the first career TD, !
12:03 p.m.ÌýThe Boilermakers have their first touchdown of the day. 20-yard pass from Plummer to Doerue, and Nebraska's lead is trimmed to 20-10 in the second quarter.
11:48 a.m. Connor Culp showing off the boot. 49-yard field goal is good.Ìý
11:43 a.m.ÌýPurdue is on the board. 45-yard field goal from JD Dellinger is good.
11:30 a.m. No touchdown this time, but the Huskers are on the board again. This time it's Connor Culp's 25-yard field goal. 17-0.
11:16 a.m.ÌýIn a flash, Nebraska is up 14 points. Adrian Martinez's 13-yard scramble on third down gave the Huskers a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. A good Cam Taylor-Britt punt return paired with a Purdue sideline interference penalty to give Scott Frost's group the ball on the Purdue 17-yard line.
2AM! 😤 just made it 14-0 with a highlight TD run.
— Nebraska On BTN (@NebraskaOnBTN)
11:07 a.m.ÌýA shining start for the visiting Huskers. Levi Falck blocks a Purdue punt to set up Nebraska on the Boilermaker 1-yard line, and Dedrick Mills does the rest to give NU an early 7-0 advantage.
BLOCKED! blocks the punt and falls on it at the 1-yard line.
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork)
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