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Abdullah’s TD Lets No. 19 Neb Shake Cowboys 31-24

nebraska_helmetLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Ameer Abdullah’s jaw-dropping 58-yard touchdown after a short pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. broke a tie with 20 seconds left and allowed No. 19 Nebraska to beat FCS McNeese State 31-24 on Saturday.

McNeese State erased a 10-point deficit to tie Nebraska (2-0) at 24-all with 4:21 to play. The Huskers’ winning possession started with 1:14 to play, and they were facing third-and-6 when Abdullah made the play of his career.

After catching a pass short of the first-down marker, he first made McNeese State’s Bo Brown miss. Then he rammed into a pack of three Cowboys’ defenders, bounced off Aaron Sam and then zoomed past Brent Spikes on his way to the end zone.

Armstrong passed for 242 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 131 yards and a TD.

Daniel Sams ran for 74 yards for McNeese State (0-1), and Tyler Bolfing passed for 101.

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