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Georgia Southern upsets Nebraska on the road

20200517_134556by:Justin Rudolph•09/10/22
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LINCOLN, NE - SEPTEMBER 10: Running back Jalen White #25 of the Georgia Southern Eagles scores in the first quarter against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on September 10, 2022 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)

The Nebraska Cornhuskers entered this season poised to right the ship this season but now look like they may remain at the bottom of the conference. The Cornhuskers lost their season opener to Northwestern in another close game. And in their second home game of the season, Nebraska has fallen to the Georgia Southern Eagles 45-42.

The Cornhuskers’ defense struggled all night to stop any part of Georgia Southern’s offense. The Eagles recorded a total of 642 yards total offense. Quarterback Kyle Vantrease passed for 409 yards with one touchdown through the air. And Georgia Southern also nearly had two running backs rushed for over 100 yards. With this second loss of the season, the fate of Cornhusker football is now uncertain, especially head coach Scott Frost.

Offensively, Nebraska did everything it could to with the game, even putting together a late drive to take the lead 42-38. Quarterback Casey Thompson was 23 of 34 on the night with 318 yards through the air and one touchdown; he also tacked on three rushing touchdowns. And star running backs Anthony Grant and AJ Allen combined for over 200 yards on the ground and a touchdown a piece.

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LOOK: Georgia Southern trolls Nebraska after upset win

Things are not getting any better for Scott Frost in Lincoln. The situation may have hit rock bottom on Saturday night, as Nebraska fell at home to Georgia Southern. The Cornhuskers are now 1-2 on the season and trending in the wrong direction.

But not everybody involved in the game had a bad time. Of course, Georgia Southern was thrilled to pull off the upset. To celebrate, the fun was taken to Twitter, with a graphic to troll Nebraska in a classic way.

Captioning the tweet “AWWW, SHUCKS,” there was an eagle grabbing a piece of corn as well. All in all, the perfect way to troll the Cornhuskers. You can see the tweet below.