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The Nebraska Cornhuskers took care of business in week three, hosting FCS opponent Northern Iowa at Memorial Stadium. With the 34-3 win, the Huskers improved to 3-0 on the season, marking the first time the program has gotten off to such a start since the 2016 season, when they started 7-0.
Following the victory, Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule said he’s ready for his team to enter Big Ten play.
We start Big Ten play. I refer to this as the preseason. In my mind we are learning how to win. I told our team, the narrative of losing close games comes from when you get the lead, not trying to put the game away. The questions I get asked a lot of, ‘Why don’t you do more of this in the second half… that led to a lot of close losses.’ We want to score, get a lead, play defense and run the football. Then I want everyone to say why are you so boring in the fourth quarter and then we win. I want to make sure my team hears that.
Wins over FCS opponents, especially in expected blowouts, are always worth taking with a grain of salt; that being said, there are several notable takeaways that can be taken from Saturday night’s win.
Dylan Raiola continues to impress
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Dylan Raiola once again put together an impressive performance against Northern Iowa despite throwing an interception. The freshman quarterback was once again efficient, completing 17-of-23 passing attempts for 247 yards and two touchdowns. So far this season, the Georgia native has completed 59-of-80 attempts for 670 yards and five touchdowns.
Taking care of business
For a program that since 2016 has struggled in situations that they necessarily shouldn’t, the Huskers ensuring that this weekend’s game wasn’t going to be any sort of real contest was good to see.
Matt Rhule’s program got off to a strong start and went into…
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Author : Cornhuskers Wire
Publish date : 2024-09-16 10:15:00
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