Week 1 - BYU (0-0) @ Neb (0-0) - Sat Sept 5, 2015 - 1:00 p.m EST – ESPN/ABC

Opening the year on an ESPN/ABC mirror at mid-day, in Lincoln…doesn’t get much better than this!

The biggest story is Mike Reily’s debut vs Taysom Hill’s recovery. Taysom was lights out in spring and fall ball with zero contact though. This is live and many question how Taysom’s leg will respond. He claims it won’t change how he plays, but if the first quarter is any indication, it sure does. Taysom throws 13 passes and only rushes 3 times. His favorite target, Mitch Mathews, already has 4 catches, but the two biggest plays were catches by Juergens (23 yards) to set up a 19 yard corner pattern TD strike to Nick Kurtz that was right on the money. Mathews’ post pattern drew the double team and Kurtz was left wide open.

BYU goes for it on 4th down three times in the second and Cougar Nation collectively gasps when Taysom is hit late out of bounds down low. Thankfully he jumps right up, the refs tag on the penalty and Taysom sneaks it in 2 plays later from 2 yards out for the score. The Nebraska faithful grow restless and really lead the Cornhuskers to clamp down on D. BYU doesn’t get close to the end zone again in the first half and Nebraska tacks on a FG right before half.

With so much focus on Reily and Taysom, people are forgetting that Bronco has taken over the D again, and they look sharp. BYU is pressuring their new QB and he never looks comfortable all game. Algie Brown (starting for JSwag, who is still day-to-day from knee surgery) makes a beautiful one-handed snag from Taysom out of the backfield for 34 yards to set up the “UConn play” (aka BYU triple option) for Jeurgens who goes 12 yards for the TD.

Hill adds one more rushing TD from 38 yards out in the 4th to seal the deal. BYU shocks the Cornhuskers and gives them their worst home-opening loss in 4 decades. BYU 28 – Nebraska 3.

Player of the Game – Taysom Hill – 32/49, 345 yards, 3 TD’s, 1 INT, 10 rushes, 101 yards, 1 TD.