Michigan, Nebraska Come Together For Prayer After Intense Game

This is awesome.

Michigan and Nebraska squared off Saturday in Lincoln, and it would be the Wolverines who would walk away with a 30-27 victory following an intense game between the two historic programs. It was a popcorn-popper that had many fans, including myself, invested to the very end.

But it’s what happened following the contest that had the biggest impact, much bigger than anything that happened in the game.

Sadly, it’s getting rarer and rarer, but Michigan and Nebraska exercised a college football tradition where each side came together at the middle of the field for a postgame prayer, which drew an incredible amount of praise from fans watching on television. (RELATED: This Is By Far Our Weirdest College Football Game Of 2025)

Early on in the fourth quarter, it appeared that the Wolverines had the win locked down. However, Cornhuskers quarterback Dylan Raiola had different ideas, as a late surge from the QB cut Michigan’s lead down to just a field goal with only minutes to go in the game. On the flip side, the Wolverines would respond with quarterback Bryce.Underwood‘s legs, which ended up clinching the victory despite Raiola having a power game with more than 300 passing yards.

When you watch the sports channels this week, it’ll be the highlights from the game that dominate the conversation. That, and the fact that Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore is making his comeback after being suspended for two games. But the postgame prayer deserves attention as well, because quite frankly, it was the most special part of the teams’ day as far as I’m concerned.

Following the last whistle of the contest, coaches shook hands as they usually do, and that’s when players grouped together for a prayer midfield.

After the game today, both the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Michigan Wolverines met at midfield for group prayer. Some things are bigger than football.#MichiganFootball #GBR #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/RWKkSbMGDT

— The Michigan Review (@michiganreview) September 20, 2025

Michigan football and Nebraska praying together postgame pic.twitter.com/51OtayGma0

— Isaiah Hole (@isaiahhole) September 20, 2025

We need more of this in college football … let’s bring the tradition back.