September 20, 2024

Bobby Mersed made history in 1994 when he held up a sign in the background at ESPN’s Game Day broadcast. The signs are now a tradition and Mersed brought his sign to Friday’s game on the 30th anniversary’s exact day. The sign that Mersed carried on that day didn’t have anything to do with the game per se. The sign, “Hi, Kay and Art from Fairfax, Virginia!”, referred to Husker fans that Merced had met two weeks earlier when the three met at the 1994 Kickoff Classic. #4 Nebraska played #24 West Virginia that day in the Meadowlands, NJ. Nebraska vs. Illinois football game. September 20, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.