Defensive end Max Llewellyn recovered a fumble by Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola on a sack with 20 seconds to play after the Huskers took possession with 1:42 to play. Stevens’ kick sailed through the uprights in the 13-degree air. “It always comes down the same way, right,” said Nebraska defensive end Ty Robinson, a sixth-year senior.

The game honors people who exemplify what it means to be a hero. Typically, the fans make the nomination, but in a change of tradition, Pioneer and the University of Iowa chose Marburger.