LINCOLN, Neb.—Nebraska coach Bo Pelini had no doubt Alex Henery would make his 57-yard, game-winning field goal.

Henery wasn’t so sure.

But Henery said yes, anyway, when Pelini asked if he thought he could get the distance with Nebraska trailing by a point late in Friday’s game against Colorado.

Henery made the kick with room to spare with 1:43 left, and defensive end Ndamukong Suh ran back an interception 30 yards for a touchdown seconds later to punctuate the Cornhuskers’ 40-31 victory.

“I love games like this. The crazier the better,” Pelini s...

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