Новости за 01.03.2016

Everything fell into place for Nebraska on the first day of 1971. The Huskers had their opening, and all they needed was for Jerry Tagge and company to run right through it to claim the school's first national championship.

Sure enough, with six seconds left Jamal Turner caught the first touchdown of his career, the finisher to an 80-yard drive that included a fourth-and-10 conversion.

In a season where road games often resulted in torn-down goal posts, Nebraska fans were the ones celebrating on the field this night. David Horne's six-yard touchdown against Texas A&M capped one of the Huskers' biggest comebacks.

With the game on the line in College Station, Texas, Maurice Purify was the target. And despite a miserable day plagued by drops, the 6-foot-4 Purify, facing a smaller defender, was a good target to have.

Matt Davison never tires of talking about it. Neither do Husker fans. Yes, it's safe to say the Fleakicker — perhaps the most iconic play in Husker football history — just refuses to get old inside the Cornhusker State.

It was a play that ended seven straight years of bowl game frustrations for the Huskers and gave Tom Osborne what he'd been waiting 22 years for — a Nebraska national championship.

Ice, oranges and a whole lot of drama. Add it all up, it was one of the more entertaining Huskers-Sooners clashes in the rivalry's history. Thanks to a 15-yard run from Calvin Jones, it was also a Nebraska win.

The distance: 17 yards