Brandon Reilly

Brandon Reilly is an American college football wide receiver for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers football team. Reilly was awarded Academic All-Big Ten twice consecutively, both in 2013 and 2014, as well as six Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll awards. Reilly is well-known for catching the winning touchdown pass to upset the undefeated No. 7 Michigan State Spartans football team in the 2015 season.

2013

In 2013, Reilly had 3 receptions and 24 yards, averaging 8 yards per reception. Reilly played briefly in the 2013 game against Penn State. Reilly also played in the games against South Dakota State and Michigan.

2014

In the 2014 season, Brandon Reilly totaled 6 receptions and 85 yards overall, averaging 14.2 yards per reception. Reilly played briefly in the games against Wisconsin and Iowa, and the bowl game against USC.

2015

In 2015, Reilly scored the first four touchdowns of his collegiate career, and had a combined 37 receptions with 716 yards total. Reilly also had 10 rushing attempts, achieving 83 rushing yards over the season.

Miami (FL)

Reilly scored the first touchdown of his college career against the Miami Hurricanes, as well as having 5 receptions for a total of 71 yards, averaging 20.8 yards per reception.

Southern Mississippi

Reilly had 112 receiving yards and 3 receptions in the Southern Mississippi game. He averaged 37 yards per catch, but scored no touchdowns in the game.

Michigan State

In the 2015 game against Michigan State, Reilly caught the game-winning touchdown pass for the Cornhuskers, making the score 39-38, allowing the Huskers to win after the clock ran out. Reilly stepped out of bounds before returning onto the field to catch the ball, but he was ruled as forced out of bounds by the Michigan State cornerback, allowing him to still have eligibility to catch the ball.