Illinois running back Ferguson out of Nebraska game

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- With a strong, gusty wind swirling around, drizzle flying and Illinois running out of time, Illinois quarterback Wes Lunt tried four times to hit receiver Geronimo Allison on the right side of the Nebraska end zone. Three times, it didn't work. But with 10 seconds left in the game, Lunt connected with the senior receiver, low and just inside the right corner of the end zone for a 1-yard touchdown that, after Taylor Zalewski 's extra point, gave Illinois (4-1, 1-0 Big Ten) an unlikely 14-13 win. Allison, who had eight catches for 91 yards, said he had no doubt Lunt would try to hit him yet again on that last play. "It's who the quarterback has the most confidence with. I got a feeling he's coming my way," said Allison, who rose to his knees after he caught the ball, pointing skyward. He acknowledged later that he'd cried after the win.