Shoreham-Wading River native Ethan Wiederkehr, along with head coach Pat Fitzpatrick lead Northwestern over Nebraska in Dublin to open the 2022 college football season.

Wiederkehr, a sixth year senior, is working on his second master’s degree.

At Shoreham-Wading River he was one of New York’s top football recruits and was named New York State Defensive Player of the Year as a senior.

Northwestern beat Nebraska 31-28.