The No. 22 Nebraska Cornhuskers dropped a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of No. 24 Illinois Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium Friday night, 31-24 in overtime. Despite the loss, a lot of Huskers performed well in the contest between top-rated teams.

They could have shown that they were a different kind of Nebraska football team than people were used to seeing in the last decade. They failed to deliver.As I mentioned in my preview, this felt like a game it had potential for another classic Nebraska cursed game.