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DUBLIN –– Where would you have rather been when Nebraska, after seizing second-half momentum with 14 unanswered points to take a 28-17 lead, decided to onside kick it? Standing next to Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald or sitting with Husker Athletic Director Trev Alberts? It’s a tough call. Fitzgerald and Alberts were two of the… Continue reading The Kick That Killed the Huskers’ Good Craic →

Nebraska took its second timeout of the second half with 1:14 left in the fourth quarter. The Huskers had a 27-24 lead. Purdue had the ball, third-and-5 from the NU 9. A clever Fox producer sent the telecast to commercial break with Talking Heads’ “This Must Be the Place” playing under a shot of Scott… Continue reading We’ll Make It Up As We Go Along →

The following essay was written to accompany Spectacle, a sports-and-visual culture exhibition at Austin Peay University's New Gallery in 2020. At the moment I sat down to begin this essay, Emre Can created a moment of wonder in Leverkusen, Germany. The Borussia Dortmund midfielder was between 30 and 40 yards from goal and had options.… Continue reading Spectacle →