When the clock hit 00:00, Nebraska stood on the sideline with 12-10 victory, only to have it snatched away due to a video replay judge deciding the clock should have 1 second left on it. That was all it took for Texas to boot the 46 yard field goal, tucking it just inside the left upright for the win.

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Tim Griffin of ESPN’s Big12 blog notes that the Huskers practiced at Cowboys Stadium yesterday.

Bo Pelini typically doesn’t like for his team to have practices at new stadiums on the day before a game.

The Nebraska coach made an exception Friday before his team’s game Saturday for the Big 12 championship against Texas.

The wow factor of the $1.2 billion stadium was one big reason for Pelini to make an exception before his team’s first championship game under him.

“We’re going to bring our football team over here today because this is a little different environment,” Pelini said. “We just wanted to make sure they saw it before we got over here Saturday.”

In another post on his blog, Griffin says, Nebraska’s special teams key to Big 12 title game.

“Henery’s ability to place the ball inside the 10-yard line this season has earned him near rock-star status among Nebraska’s fans” writes Griffin.

Shawn Starostka of Omaha responds to that claim with this proof of concept: “I’m expecting a son in March, and I convinced his mother to name him Alex Henery Starostka. No joke. God willing, one day he will make a career out of kicking footballs, too.”

The New York Times has two Big12 coaches from the Longhorn State saying great things about Number 93.

“He’s one of the few guys who can really dominate the defensive side of the ball from that position,” Baylor head coach Art Briles said of Suh.

Suh’s presence, Briles said, allows Nebraska to put pressure on the quarterback without having to blitz. “He makes their whole defense better just by what he’s able to do,” Briles said.

Texas Tech Coach Mike Leach, whose team held Suh to four tackles in a 31-10 victory on Oct. 17, said he was more impressed by Suh’s ability to stop the run than his pass rushing.

“He’s grizzly-bear strong,” Leach said in a telephone interview. “If you run right into him, he’s not going anywhere. If he gets his hands on something, he’ll throw it into a pile.”

Texas, in its first Big 12 title game since 2005, is at least a two-touchdown favorite in Saturday’s game with Nebraska.

Nevertheless, “I don’t really see us as an underdog,” All World defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh said.

Asked about his team being an underdog, Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini said, “I don’t even know what that means. That’s for the bookies in Vegas.”

[via Husker Extra]

It wasn’t easy, and it wasn’t pretty, but the Huskers came away with a much needed victory today in Boulder.

It took a touchdown from special teams and another from The Blackshirts to win the game.

The Buffs had more first downs (20 to our 114); more yards passing (269 to our 73); and more total yards (403 to our 217). Thankfully Nebraska came away with more points.

Like all Nebraska fans I’m pleased with the win, but we’ll need to be notably better against Texas and again in our bowl game if we expect to win.

The news that University of Colorado will retain head football coach Dan Hawkins for another season is not what Buffs fans want to hear.

Witness this sentiment on The Ralphie Report:

Today, the University of Colorado had a chance to send a message that it isn’t acceptable to go 2 – 18 on the road. It isn’t acceptable to lose to Toledo and Colorado State. It isn’t acceptable winning less games in year four than in year two or year three with a much easier schedule. The University had a chance to say we want to be successful in athletics and winning only 33% of your games is not successful just like doing your job 33% of the time for every other profession isn’t acceptable…

But the University said, poor us. We are too poor, we don’t have the facilities, we had the scandal. Translation: winning isn’t the priority.

I know the Buffs are down, but anything can happen when Nebraska and Colorado lineup to play football. I’m looking for a great game tomorrow from the Huskers (and the W), but it would be nice if Colorado pushes us hard in order to help ready us for what’s to come in Dallas (seared Longhorn).

The Blackshirts kept Oklahoma from the end zone a few weeks ago. Tonight they did it again against Kansas State at home, giving Coach Bo Pelini his first North Division title.

We now face Texas in the Big12 championship game in Dallas. Not many odds makers or pundits are going to give the Huskers a chance versus the ‘Horns, but that doesn’t matter. The Blackshirts will give us the chance we need.

In the meantime, there’s a trip to Boulder and some always-ornery buffalo to attend to.

According to Lincoln Journal Star’s Husker Extra, Husker running backs coach Tim Beck was high on optimism at Friday’s Big Red Breakfast.

A day before Nebraska and Kansas State settle the Big 12 North, Beck compared the upcoming game to a championship prize fight.

“You just got to come out swinging and keep swinging and keep swinging and keep swinging,” Beck said he told his players. “And you’re going to take some hits, but you can’t go down.”

Coming off of yesterday’s win at Kansas, Nebraska has found themselves back in the AP Poll, tied at the #25 spot with North Carolina.

See all polls on ESPN.com

We saw some good football played in Lawrence today. Niles Paul came to play. As did Roy Helu Jr. Our offensive line and Zac Lee also rose to the occasion. Hence, the W, on the road against a team that destroyed us on our last visit.