Decked out in Husker gear, Archie Wilson’s family wiped away tears in Australia as they watched their eldest son’s viral moment as he broke down in tears during a Nebraska Football news conference.

The Nebraska freshman punter made national headlines following an emotional interview on Tuesday where he shared how much he missed his family.

“There was a lot of tears yesterday,” his mother, Jessica Bach, said Wednesday on 9 News Australia .

Before the Australian family watched the 19-year-old's first media session , Archie Wilson sent a message to let his parents know that he was OK and to warn them about the news conference.

“It happened quickly and it kind of took us all by surprise when we watched it,” his father, Lee Wilson, said. “The tears started, there was a bit of a famil

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