Nebraska football

Purdue quarterback Aidan O'Connell threw for 391 yards and four touchdowns in a shootout with Nebraska's Casey Thompson.

After a quick touchdown from Nebraska, Purdue was able to run out the final minutes on a 12-play drive. After the victory, Purdue improves to 5-2 on the season and 3-1 in Big Ten play. The Boilermakers led 43-30 with 6:55 left to play in the game. The Cornhuskers struck quickly in the second half, going 71 yards on four plays which ended in a 37-yard touchdown pass from Thompson to Palmer. “That was a fun time on the sideline,” Purdue redshirt senior defensive end Jack Sullivan said. But Thompson and Palmer struck once again, connecting for a 72-yard touchdown on the subsequent drive. However, the possession ended with nothing to show for it as O’Connell fired a pass into the left corner of the end zone and into double coverage. However, with just 35 seconds left on the clock, Nebraska ripped off two huge runs to get into scoring position, including a 31-yard scamper from Thompson. O’Connell recorded his second scoring strike of the night, hitting Jones on a slant route in stride that he took for 33 yards. The starting signal-caller bounced back with a 2-yard touchdown pass to redshirt junior wide receiver TJ Sheffield to cap off a nine-play, 80-yard drive that opened the scoring. The team moved the ball with ease, scoring on five of its next six drives. In a game that Purdue never trailed, sixth-year senior quarterback Aidan O’Connell threw for 391 yards and four touchdowns in the shootout with Nebraska’s Casey Thompson.