PASADENA, Calif. (WOWT/KOLN) - Nebraska Football held off a late Bruin push to win on the road on Saturday, 28-21.

All-America candidate running back Emmett Johnson accounted for 114 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns in the first half, including 51 rushing yards and 63 receiving yards with both a rushing and receiving touchdown. Johnson’s 56-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter was a career-long for Johnson, bettering a 29-yard TD catch at USC last season.

True freshman quarterback TJ Lateef was 6-of-6 for 119 yards in the first half, including a pair of TD passes in his first five attempts. Lateef’s two TD passes were the second and third TD passes of his freshman season.

Sophomore receiver Jacory Barney Jr. opened the scoring with a 2-yard touchdown catch in the first

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