KANSAS CITY, Mo. — \u2014 Dylan Raiola<\/a> threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns, and Malcolm Hartzog Jr<\/a>. picked off Brendan Sorsby<\/a>‘s go ultimately zone with 34 seconds left, preserving Nebraska’s 20-17 victory over Cincinnati on Thursday night time at Arrowhead Stadium.
Emmett Johnson<\/a> had 108 yards dashing whereas Dane Key<\/a> and Nyziah Hunter<\/a> had landing catches for the Huskers.
Sorsby had simply 69 yards passing for the Bearcats, however he additionally had 96 yards dashing and two scores. And he gamely led them to 2 second-half touchdowns, and almost a 3rd that would have gained the sport had Hartzog not been there to intercept it.
The Bearcats really led 3-0 early and have been nonetheless inside 6-3 late within the first half after they made a vital mistake.
Regardless of his offense going nowhere, Cincinnati coach Scott Satterfield tried pushing the ball downfield on first-and-10 at its personal 19 with 1:02 left earlier than the break. Sorsby accomplished a brief go to Caleb Goodie<\/a>, however the ball popped free and was recovered by the Huskers, who wanted simply three performs to punch it into the top zone.
As an alternative of trailing by a area objective, the Bearcats headed to the locker room trailing 13-3 \u2014 a seemingly insurmountable deficit given that they had managed 20 yards passing and 81 yards of whole offense over the primary half-hour.
Cincinnati fought to get again in it within the second half, although. It stopped the Huskers on fourth down early within the third quarter, and Sorsby completed the following drive by diving over the pylon for a landing. And when Nebraska answered with a TD of its personal, Sorsby wanted simply 3 1\/2 minutes to drive the Bearcats 75 yards and get inside 20-17 with 7:15 left.
The Bearcats received the ball again with about 2 minutes to go, however Hartzog made the clinching play within the ultimate minute.
It is a love story<\/hl2>
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift have been seen in public for the first time since announcing their engagement<\/a> this week when the Chiefs tight finish \u2014 and proud Cincinnati alum \u2014 joined the Grammy-winning singer in a set at Arrowhead Stadium.
Others within the star-studded crowd included Kelce’s older brother, Jason Kelce, and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
The Takeaway<\/hl2>
Nebraska dominated each aspect of the sport besides the scoreboard, together with a 19-minute edge in time of possession.
Cincinnati completed with simply 271 yards whole offense. Most of them got here because it desperately performed from behind.
Up Subsequent<\/hl2>
Nebraska performs its house opener in opposition to Akron on Sept. 6.
Cincinnati performs Bowling Inexperienced the identical day.
—— AP faculty soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/ap-top-25-college-football-poll<\/a> and<\/p>\n

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