Nebraska QB Luke McCaffrey impressively switches hands to complete pass vs. Penn State
Not bad for the freshman's first start for Nebraska.
Nebraska freshman quarterback Luke McCaffrey made his first career start for the Cornhuskers in Saturday’s matchup versus Penn State, and he had a solid first half against the Nittany Lions’ defense.
With both teams looking for their first wins of the season, McCaffrey — the younger brother of Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey — threw for one touchdown and ran for another to help Nebraska to a lopsided 27-6 halftime lead. On his opening drive of the game, he led the Cornhuskers to a scoring drive and ran it in for a one-yard touchdown.
But perhaps his most striking play of the first half was a short, left-handed toss to freshman running back Marvin Scott III on 3rd-and-9 at the end of the second quarter.
Sure, Nebraska got a first down and McCaffrey extended his team’s drive, which ultimately ended with a field goal. But it’s so impressive because the freshman passer normally throws with his right hand and still managed to get a catchable pass off with his left.
Pretty awesome to make a play with your non-dominant hand.
“Playmakers just find a way to make plays,” FOX Sports’ broadcast said about McCaffrey, who completed 10-of-15 first-half passes for 132 yards.