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What Went Wrong for Nebraska Football Against Minnesota — and What Comes Next
by T.J. Birkel
The title of last week’s article was the following: Nebraska Football’s Emerging Identity - Clutch, Grit, and Closing Time. It would be fair to question everything we thought we knew about this team after their dud of a performance at Minnesota on Friday night. The Big Red either thought they could just show up and win easily, or they failed to show up entirely. Either way, it made for a dreadful performance against the Gophers.
We cover it all in the Topline Takeaways.
CHEERS TO THAT
Special Teams. It is literally hard to find anything positive to point to after that game. That said, Special Teams continues to be a bright spot for this Nebraska team, and Mike Ekeler’s unit accounted for all of the Huskers’ points on Friday night. Additionally, Archie Wilson (who had to punt five times) looked fantastic, averaging nearly 45 yards per punt, and Jacorey Barney had a nice looking 30 yard punt return. The Huskers will need Special Teams to continue to execute at a high level as they look to rebound, both next week vs. Northwestern and beyond.
Husker Nation. Hats off to you, Husker fans. After a strong contingent showed up against Maryland, Nebraska fans were again…
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