The Huskers bolt to a 28-0 halftime lead on the way to suffocating the high-powered Colorado offense
With one stupendous half of football, Nebraska had the Colorado Buffaloes dead on their feet and their coach’s future much in doubt.
Speaking of the Buff quarterback, as the first half unfolded and the decibel level climbed, you could feel his Heisman stock receding by the minute and his father and coach, Deion, adding new names to his “no interviews” list as his credibility in the Denver media started to crater. It was a bad night all around for the Sanders family. Older brother Shilo Sanders, a defensive back, was mocked by the NU student section for his much-publicized bankruptcy case, then broke his arm in the first quarter and missed the rest of the game.The Buffs’ offensive line, patched together with a lick and a prayer and transfer portal arrivals, didn’t hold up. That’s not going to play well along the Front Range.
Earlier in the week, Matt Rhule showed his team highlights from Omaha native Terrence “Bud” Crawford’s magnificent welterweight championship manhandling of previously unbeaten Errol Spence in 2023. It seemed to have an effect. The Huskers came out swinging and landed most of their early blows, mainly on defense.
The Blackshirts held Colorado to just 260 total yards for the game and got off the field time and again, holding the Buffs to 4-for-14 on third down conversions. They allowed just 16 rushing yards, the lowest total by a Husker opponent in four years. They rarely gave Shedeur Sanders a moment of peace, and were equal to the task all game long.
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