The opening game of the season has been a defining metric for Nebraska Football for the last half-decade of frustration for Husker fans. How important is this year's season opener?
There has been a lot of peeking ahead with Husker Football since the 2023 season wrapped up in late November.flip, Tony White's new contract to stay and lead the Blackshirts, and what appears to be a softer opening schedule featuring five of the first seven games at Memorial Stadium, Nebraska fans and media alike seem poised to pick the Big Red as a surprise team for 2024.Nebraska will be vastly improved in Matt Rhule's 2nd year with a strong defensive front and new QB Dylan Raiola.
If Husker fans want a more historical view of the importance of the semester's first test, look no further than the start of the newest era of despair for Nebraska Football fans: 2015. South Alabama outgained the Huskers 314-276, but three critical non-offensive touchdowns separated the scoring difference. Nebraska had three turnovers in the contest and lost the time of possession, showcasing the team's later inability to play up to its competition and failure to control games late. Losses to Minnesota , Indiana , Purdue , Wisconsin , and Iowa reaffirmed the team's defensive struggles in critical moments and the offense's turnover woes.
Ohio State Buckeyes running back Trey Sermon carries the ball past Nebraska Cornhuskers defensive lineman Ben Stille on a run during the 3rd quarter in their NCAA Division I football game on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. / Kyle Robertson/Columbus Dispatch via The fateful 2022 season ended the Frost tenure in three games after a 45-42 loss to Georgia Southern, but the national spotlight burned the Huskers in their Week Zero 31-28 loss to Northwestern in Dublin, Ireland. Much of the same issues carried over from 2021,Nebraska's 4-8 season showcased rushing woes, averaging only 3.5 yards per attempt in Mark Whipple's offense. The rushing defense was not much better, allowing nearly 190 yards on the ground each contest.
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