Sep

21

Status Update on Cornhuskers previous 2008 opponents

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Here’s how the Cornhuskers earlier 2008 opponents fared yesterday:

  • Western Michigan improved to 3-1 after a 41 to 7 thrashing of Division I-AA Tennessee Tech.
  • San Jose State is 2-1 after easily defeating San Diego State 35-10. That’s the same San Diego State that gave Notre Dame such a tough time in South Bend a couple weeks back. QB Kyle Reed had three rushing TD’s and 178 yards passing.
  • New Mexico State is 1-1 after winning a thriller against UTEP yesterday, 34-33. QB Chase Holbrook had five passing TD’s and 329 yards.
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Sep

8

Huskers need to cut down the penalties, ramp up the running game

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After the first two games, the Sporting News has some stats and commentary on Nebraska’s (lack of a) running attack thus far in 2008.

One of the key things holding the Huskers back?

The Cornhuskers are amongst the nation’s leading teams in number of PENALTIES !!!?!?

Penalties also have held back the Huskers. Nebraska was called for 12, seven by the offense. There were five false starts, including three in a row by two receivers and a tight end in the second quarter.

Through two games, the Huskers have 18 penalties for 163 yards, ranking among the most in the nation.

Nebraska currently ranks 82nd in the country in rushing yards per game.

The Huskers are 82nd nationally in rushing at 118.5 yards a game. San Jose held them to 53 yards on the ground through three quarters, and they finished with 99.

After Nebraska generated 138 rushing yards against Western Michigan in the opener, offensive coordinator Shawn Watson said he went away from the run because the Broncos were crowding the line of scrimmage.

Pelini said there were no excuses for the low output against San Jose.

“We’re not all on the same page,” he said. “To be able to run the football, it has to be 11 guys doing their job. You have a breakdown here or a breakdown there, you have issues. We’re just not executing very well right now.”

Roy Helu Jr., the third I-back in the game for Nebraska, was the strongest runner, picking up 59 yards and a touchdown on nine carries.

Marlon Lucky, the starter, had 23 yards and a touchdown on seven carries. Quentin Castille had 7 yards on six attempts and fumbled at midfield after taking a pitch from on an option play. The turnover occurred just as it looked like the offense was gaining traction in the second half.

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Sep

3

Highlight Video: Week One - Nebraska vs Western Michigan

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Video highlights from Big Red’s victory over Western Michigan:

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Sep

3

More video highlights from Week One - Nebraska vs. Western Michigan

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Another highlight video from last Saturday’s game versus Western Michigan, along with post game press conference quotes from and .

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Sep

3

Latest news on the Huskers

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The latest news and links on Nebraska football…

- College Football News has Nebraska ranked #29 in their latest D1 power rankings

- Kevin Armstrong of SI has the Huskers ranked #39 overall

- Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson says he called fewer running plays last Saturday because Western Michigan loaded up the area around the line of scrimmage with defenders. He says that opened up passing opportunities. Nebraska threw 36 passes and ran the ball 31 times.

- Bo says no blackshirts yet. On Monday, Pelini said he won’t hand them out until they’re earned, and as the head coach points out,  “We haven’t been together long enough for that to happen.

- Next Saturday will mark the second all-time meeting between Nebraska and San Jose State. The Huskers defeated the Spartans 49-13 in the season opener in 2000. Nebraska had 505 rushing yards in that game. Ah, the good old days.

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Sep

3

College Football News breaks down the Huskers 47 to 24 win over Western Michigan

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Here’s a breakdown of Nebraska’s victory over Western Michigan from the fine folks at College Football News.

Nebraska got up 17-0 and stayed comfortably ahead all game long with a strong passing day from , who threw four touchdown passes, highlighted by a 61-yarder to Nate Swift. Swift also caught a two-yarder, and Marlon Lucky scored on a 14-yard run and a 19-yard pass. Western Michigan put up 342 passing yards, but failed to make a big run with scores spread throughout the game. Tim Hiller threw two touchdown passes.

Player of the game: Nebraska QB completed 20 of 36 passes for 345 yards and four touchdowns with two interceptions, and he ran for 38 yards.

Stat Leaders:
Western Michigan - Passing: Tim Hiller, 30-49, 342 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Brandon West, 12-29, 1 TD. Receiving: Brandon Ledbetter, 9-123, 1 TD

Nebraska - Passing: , 20-36, 345 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Roy Helu, 7-52. Receiving: Nate Swift, 5-121, 2 TD

Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? … The defense might not have been as stifling against Western Michigan as might have liked, and the running game was merely average, but it was a dominant win over a good MAC team with plenty of veteran. Defensively, Cody Glenn appeared to be a natural at linebacker making plays all over the field, but the big story was Joe Ganz. He threw two picks, but he had good command of the offense and made the big throws when needed.

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Aug

24

Finally, we have a Cornhuskers football game this weekend!

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After what’s seemed like longest offseason in the history of Nebraska Football, it’s finally here. WE HAVE CORNHUSKERS FOOTBALL THIS WEEKEND!

We’re so excited for the season to begin, we spent the last few days tearing down and subsequently rebuilding the entire Huskers Gameday blog! We hope you dig the new look.

This week, HuskersGameday will be providing our world-renowned Big 12 and national football picks, along with our in-depth analysis of the first opponent of the Era, Western Michigan.

The Western Michigan offensive line only returns two starters, so we’re pretty damn positive the Pelini Borthers have drawn up some sick monster blitz packages to intimidate and confuse QB Tim Hiller. Hopefully this will allow the defense to force some freaking turnovers. That’s what we want to see this Saturday - Sacks, Turnovers and Gang Tackling. More in-depth analysis and our predictions coming soon…

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