Collegiate Career
Lord played quarterback at the University of Nebraska and ran the Huskers' option-style offense of the era. Jammal's remarkable athleticism allowed him to excel as a double-threat quarterback, although his passing ability was criticized. As a starting quarterback, Lord directed his Nebraska teams to 7–6 and 10–3 records during the 2002 and 2003 seasons respectively. At 6-foot-2, 220 pounds with a 4.5 in the 40 yard dash, Lord was bullish rushing and passing for 2,774 yards in 2002 and for 2,253 yards in 2003.
One of Lord's memorable moments as a Husker came when his career as a starting quarterback was under fire during his junior year. Having been demoted from the first team offense during the week of practice leading up to the October 5, 2002 game with McNeese State, Lord took it on his own to pick up the slack for his struggling offense. After finding out he was still the team's starting quarterback not long before kickoff time, Lord made the most of it. He finished the game with 17 rushes for 218 yards including touchdown runs of 5, 57, and 56 yards and also went 12-of-18 passing the ball for 151 yards which set a new Husker school record for total yards. This record has now been broken by Taylor Martinez who broke the record against Kansas State in October 2010.
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