Kyle Vantrease scored on an 8-yard run with 36 seconds left after Nebraska had taken its first lead, and Georgia Southern beat the three-touchdown-favorite Cornhuskers 45-42 on Saturday night.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Georgia Southern's players sprinted into the south end zone in celebration after the Eagles finished their 45-42 upset of three-touchdown-favorite Nebraska on Saturday night. Meanwhile, in the southeast corner of Memorial Stadium, the student section was chanting “Fire Frost, Fire Frost, Fire Frost.”
In taking down Nebraska in stunning fashion, 45-42, Georgia Southern became the third Sun Belt Conference team to pull off a major upset on the road Saturday, joining Marshall and Appalachian State.
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