LINCOLN—Second-string quarterback Kain Colter ran for two touchdowns and passed for another to lead Northwestern to a 28-25 upset of No. 9 Nebraska on Saturday.Filling in for injured starter Dan Persa in the second half, Colter scored from the 1 with 1:34 left to finish a 13-play, 66-yard drive that chewed more than 7 minutes off the clock after the Cornhuskers had pulled to 21-18.Taylor Martinez, who passed for 289 yards and two scores, hurriedly moved Nebraska (7-2, 3-2 Big Ten) down the field. He hit Kenny Bell for a 14-yard touchdown with 18 seconds to play, but Charles Brown recovered the onside kick and Northwestern (4-5, 2-4) ran out the clock.Persa injured his left shoulder in the second quarter when he was slammed to the ground by Eric Martin.Colter ran for 58 yards and completed four of six passes for 115 yards.This was NU’s second ever visit to Lincoln,and first since a 49-7 loss in 1974. It was also the first meeting between the two since the Cornhusers routed the Wildcats in the December 2000 Alamo Bowl.The Cats, back in the hunt for a Bowl bid,host Rice in a non-conference game in Evanston next Saturday.

Kain Colter handles the heat from Nebraska, rushing for two scores and throwing for another TD in the second half. (Getty Images)