Huskers’ fake features hometown flavor

Boerkircher, Big Red still in pursuit of elusive bowl game

Nate Boerkircher is brought to the ground after successfully carrying out a fake punt on Nebraska’s first offensive series.
Nate Boerkircher is brought to the ground after successfully carrying out a fake punt on Nebraska’s first offensive series.

It’s not every day a York Duke clears the path for an Aurora Husky, but those efforts were on display in Memorial Stadium Saturday.  It was an innovative and morale-boosting fake punt on the opening drive in an otherwise dreary day for the Big Red, losing its second game in a row Saturday, this time 13-10 to Maryland. The hometown kid, Nate Boerkircher, received the direct snap as one of the …