12 takeaways from Week 1 of 2015 NCAA football season

BYU vs. Nebraska: College football is still as thrilling as ever

There is never a shortage of drama in college football, and Week 1 provided an amazing moment to stoke the already raging fire of excitement about the new season.

BYU and Nebraska battled all game long in a back-and-forth contest that was thrilling from beginning to end. Along the way, the Cougars lost starting quarterback Taysom Hill to a season-ending injury, forcing backup Tanner Magnum into the game.

Magnum’s name is now famous after he threw a 42-yard Hail Mary to Mitch Mathews with zeros on the clock to beat the mighty Cornhuskers 33-28.

Interestingly, Nebraska actually paid BYU $1 million to play this game. That’s going to leave a mark.

By Jesse Reed

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