 It is important to note that during his halftime speech, Coach Osborne had predicted the eventual meltdown of Miami late in the game.He told his players that if they maintained their composure, that Miami would slip up and earn a costly penalty.Osborne's prediction rang true, and the physically dominant Huskers scored 15 unanswered points in the 4th quarter on two key TD runs by FB Corey Schlesinger to earn Tom Osborne his first national title, by the score of 24–17.