I hope everyone had another great weekend of football! There were lots of great games this past weekend, including a couple of big upsets. This post will have my opinions on Nebraska's 52-17 victory over Wyoming, as well as a couple of thoughts on some other games around the nation. Enjoy!
Nebraska once again has a monster fourth quarter to pull away from the Cowboys and finish with a lopsided win. The Huskers have now outscored their two opponents 50-0 in the fourth quarter this season. However, the Huskers have struggled during the middle part of the game, which has allowed both Fresno State, and then Wyoming this past weekend, to stick around. Sophomore QB Josh Allen really played well during the first half of the game, but I think he got a little rattled towards the end as he finished with 5 interceptions. I think he has a bright future under Craig Bohl.
Offensively, the Huskers had a very strong outing, especially through the air. Tommy threw for 377 yards and 3 TDs, including his 57th career TD making him the all-time leader in touchdown passes in Husker history! Since Wyoming was loading the box so much, Nebraska relied heavily on the passing attack. The run game only managed 138 yards, but with 412 yards passing, the Huskers finished with an impressive 550 total yards. Headed into the Oregon game, I would like to see the offense balance back out and only have Tommy throw 20-25 passes instead of 34. However, there are not too many complaints when you score 52 points, I just hope they can consistently move the ball for four quarters instead of starting hot, going dormant for quarters two & three, and then unleashing havoc in the fourth. Just unleash havoc all game and score 80+! I would also like to send a quick shout out Alonzo Moore, because he has been tearing it up so far this year! Keep it up bro!!
On the defensive side of the ball, there is improvement, but there's still a long ways to go. If the Blackshirts are not able to pressure Fresno State or Wyoming QBs, then Ducks QB Dakota Prukop will tear them apart. The defensive line is doing a great job against the run, but there is hardly any pressure on opposing QBs. That's a big part of the reason why our secondary struggles at times. Wyoming ended up throwing 5 interceptions, but early on in the game, they were hitting a lot of passes to very open receivers. Our secondary has been in much better positions this year, which has allowed them to make plays on the ball, so I was very happy to see them come away with five picks last game. The defense will really have to play well to keep pace with Oregon. Nebraska's Linebacker corps has been phenomenal throughout the first two games, but Oregon will be their biggest test. If they can keep contain on the edges, Nebraska has a great shot at beating Oregon. Our strong run defense has been very promising, especially with so much youth on the defense. Another strong showing from the Blackshirts against Wyoming, let's hope they can keep Oregon scoreless in the fourth as well!
Around the nation, there weren't too many big games to watch, but there were a lot of little teams to watch upset/nearly upset a lot of big teams. Clemson and Georgia survive narrow victories while TCU was upset at home in OT by Arkansas! The most shocking of upsets was definitely Central Michigan's insane Hail Mary against Oklahoma State. Even more insane is that the play shouldn't have even happened, and the officiating crew from the game has been suspended for a few games. Another crazy week is in the books, and we've had plenty of teams not look like themselves. I think week 3 could provide some interesting upsets! Thanks for reading and GO BIG RED!
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Alex Fernando
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