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Gold and Black Express Vol 25, EX 10

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GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 25, EXPRESS 10 • 24 sion symptoms. He made the extra work count, getting two second-half inter- ceptions. After the game, Feichter was lamenting dropping a third — it hit his hands when he jumped a route near the sideline. No.4 Nebraska running back Imani Cross: Cross was forced to take the bulk of the carries after the nation's leading rush- er Ameer Abdullah left the game early with a knee sprain. Cross wasn't great — he only averaged 3.3 yards on 20 carries — but he did score twice. No.5 P u r d u e lineback- er Danny Ezechukwu: The redshirt freshman contin- ues to improve with the more game snaps he gets. He had a game-high 12 tackles Saturday, in only his third career start at weakside linebacker. NEBRASKA 35, PURDUE 14 TOP PLAYERS No.1 Nebraska quarterback Tommy Armstrong: Armstrong nearly allowed Purdue to rally with some ill-advised passes in the second half, but he also delivered an on-target one for a touchdown in the first half and his 29-yard rushing TD on fourth down in the first half was a huge play. He finished with a game-high 70 yards rushing, averaging 5.4 yards per carry. No.2 Purdue receiver Danny Anthrop: Before suffering a season-ending knee injury on a punt return late, Anthrop had a pair of highlight-reel catches, somehow hauling one ball in with a defender draped on him and making another one- handed. He had a game-high 80 yards on four catches. No.3 Purdue safety Landon Feichter: Feichter didn't start but was forced into every-snap action after Frankie Williams left the game with concus- Tom Campbell Tommy Armstrong's final numbers don't jump out, but the Nebraska quarterback accounted for a couple touchdowns in the Cornhuskers' 35-14 win.

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