Sep

18

New SI video on tremendous impact of 1984 Orange Bowl

Filed Under 1983 Huskers, Orange Bowl, Tom Osborne 

has a new college football video series called “Moments That Changes The Game“. Two days ago, they released a new video, hosted by SI’s , that focuses on the . The video runs for 3:31 and is titled “Cornhuskers’ Orange Bowl gamble sparked Hurricanes’ dynasty“.

Watch the SI video here

also wrote an accompanying piece, which highlights the other major moments that changed college football. Read the article here. Meanwhile, here’s the first paragraph to whet your appetite.

Talk about a culture clash. This was a matchup of aristocrats and stray cats. The Nebraska Cornhuskers were football royalty. This was their seventh trip to the Orange Bowl in 14 years. They’d won 22 straight games. With Turner Gill handing off to Mike Rozier, the undefeated Big Red had averaged 52 points per game. Rozier had rushed for more 2,000 yards, scored 29 touchdowns and won the Heisman Trophy. When John Riggins was asked about the Washington Redskins’ tough schedule that season, Riggo replied, “Hey, at least we don’t have to play Nebraska.”

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