May 1, 2021
The story of Nebraska’s 2021 annual Red-White Spring Game on Saturday had already been written before the opening kickoff.
For the first time since Nov. 29, 2019, fans were back in the stands of Memorial Stadium after last season’s COVID-19 disruption.
It wasn’t a packed house, as ticket sales were capped at 75 percent capacity, and 36,406 fans made it out for the game.
But that didn’t keep the Huskers’ spring scrimmage from being an emotional relative return to normalcy for coaches, players, and fans alike.
As for the game itself, the Red squad – featuring the majority of the projected starters on both sides of the ball – jumped out to a 13-0 lead but saw the White rally back and win it on a 25-yard touchdown pass as time expired, 21-20.