Nebraska finished last season 91st in this category and I came into this year saying run defense was the one category the Huskers had to fix. Nebraska did what they should do with a team like that. “That’s what happens, all of a sudden, a football game breaks out”. “You cannot go down from the first guy, you have to take at least two or three or you’re coming out”.
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South Alabama managed only 19 yards rushing on 24 attempts.
“We’ve had two unsportsmanlike penalties, two cheap shots, and we’re going to get rid of all that”, Riley said. For some reason, Nebraska went hurry-up, and threw two passes which stopped the clock.
The substitution patterns figure to look different Saturday night against South Alabama. That was a mistake, even though it actually worked out when the punt was fumbled. Armstrong reached career marks of 4,000 passing yards and 5,000 total yards in the game. But he’d shifted away from it recent years, and, in the first-week loss to BYU, Newby, Imani Cross and Mikale Wilbon shared carries and touches throughout the game. It’s simply unnecessary when the game is all but over. A meeting between two teams on the cusp of the top 25 – that remains the case this year – felt much bigger due to the presence of trash talk, personal fouls and flipped birds.
So here’s this week’s report card; give us your thoughts in the comments below. Limit it to games against FBS opponents only and the Huskers come in 24th.
“They really ran at will all night against us”, he said. “For right now, it was a good decision for us”. Ryker Fyfe probably should have, though. “Nebraska has more of a classic thing (with its uniform) and I wanted to stay true to what they had”. Newby carried six times for 40 yards, including a 13-yard touchdown gallop to give NU a 7-0 lead less than five minutes into the game. He’s found a way to make Alonzo Moore more consistent catching the ball. He hand-created 75 cleats, first drawing them all out and then creating a precut stencil for each pair. For example, Dylan Utter wiffed on blocking a linebacker, though Terrell Newby wasn’t fazed by it at all. Overall, Nebraska outgained U.S. , 561-332 on the night.
Linebacker: Welcome back Michael Rose-Ivey! They’ll win a lot of games. Luke Gifford played better this week than he did last week, and Chris Weber did OK as the emergency starter in the middle. Josh Banderas and Dedrick Young were held out due to precautions, but they should be ready for the big date with Miami. “It’s just going to be one of those physical, verbal games where you’re going to have to keep your head and just not get overwhelmed with what’s going on”.
Secondary: Nebraska’s strength on defense has suddenly become it’s weakness.
I’m not sure I remember a Nebraska football game that the Huskers won so handily that left me so concerned afterwards.
The fly pattern had cornerback Daniel Davie on his heels.
Noteworthy: Miami-Nebraska will be shown on either ABC or ESPN2, depending on location.
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SEC West: D+ Well, Ole Miss didn’t suck, but my, oh my, Auburn and Arkansas.
