Nebraska Football Has Something to Work With After Win Over Cincinnati

by T.J. Birkel

Boy, that was thrilling, wasn't it? With Husker fans packed into Arrowhead Stadium as Nebraska kicked off its 2025 season, the Big Red dominated early and then held on for the win over a pesky Cincinnati squad that was not going down without a fight. I was nervous going into this one…Nebraska teams of recent years have not fared particularly well in season openers outside of Lincoln against power conference opponents. The most important thing was for the boys in red to get out of Kansas City with the W, and that’s what they did. 

Both teams looked a bit sluggish as they found their footing in the 1st quarter, and then Nebraska completely took control in the 2nd quarter, scoring 13 points, giving up none, and looking like they were on their way to a comfortable victory. But of course it couldn’t be that easy. The Huskers’ opening drive of the 2nd half stalled, Cincinnati responded with a touchdown, and we were biting our nails the rest of the way. 

We cover it all in the Topline Takeaways. 

CHEERS TO THAT

Winning Everything About the Turnover Battle. It’s been well documented that turnovers have been at the center of Nebraska’s painful fall from the college football mountaintop. And it’s been both sides of the turnover coin: the Husker offense has given the ball away too much – often at the worst possible moments – and the Blackshirts haven’t taken it away enough. At least one game into the 2025 season, we can echo the recently retired Lee Corso: not so fast, my friend!

Nebraska didn’t turn the ball over once (although there were a couple close calls!). Offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen kept the game plan…

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