Huskers Claim 2010 Victory Bell

The Nebraska Cornhuskers recorded it's first shutout of the season against Big 12 North rival Missouri Tigers 45-0. 

The Nebraska-Missouri rivalry dates back to November 5, 1892 and the two teams have battled 103 times in the series with Nebraska leading 64-36-3.  This is the first shutout in the series since 1995.

Nebraska moves to (8-1) and the schedule will get more difficult as they face the first place team in the South Division followed by the first place team in the North Division in consecutive weeks.  Nebraska continues to control it's own destiny in earning an invite to the Big 12 championship game.

Nebraska Shocks Texas 38-3

A dominant defense and a ball control, efficient offense lead to a big upset.

Before kickoff, all signs pointed to a Texas victory.  But Coach Wildcatter was confident in his game plan and, more importantly, had his team ready to play.  Add in a little home team luck, and it was a recipe for disaster for the Longhorns.

After quickly moving the ball into scoring territory off the opening kickoff, starting QB, Sherrod Harris was knocked out of the game for two quarters due to injury.  With a backup QB, Texas was not able to convert the possession to any points as Coach Mack Brown made a questionable decision to go for it on 4th down rather than take a FG attempt.  The Nebraska offense took advantage of the defensive stop and turned its initial possession into a 7-0 lead.

On the ensuing possession, the Texas offense again drove down the field into the Nebraska redzone.  On 4th and goal from the Nebraska 1 yard line, Texas again deciding to go for it and failed on a pass attempt into the endzone.  With the momentum back on the home team side, the Husker offense put together its best offensive possession of the season going 99 yards on 16 plays over 4 minutes to take a 14-0 lead.

Again, the Texas offense sputtered turning it over on a fumble leading to a 12 play 63 yard scoring possession for Nebraska taking a 21-0 lead at the end of the second quarter.  At half, the Texas offense had 3 possessions, 0 punts, 1 turnover and 2 failed 4th down attempts.

With the home crowd rocking and complete control of the momentum, Nebraska was able to dominate the second half of play with an attacking defense and an offense that was unstoppable on the afternoon.  Nebraska finished the game 11-12 on 3rd down conversions which lead to long offensive drives and limiting the scoring opportunities for Texas.  When the final whistle blew, the Huskers had earned a 38-3 victory.

Coach Wildcatter Makes Recruiting Splash

Coach Wildcatter was pleased to announce the committments of two of the top twenty nationally ranked players this week.  Both out of California fits right into Coach Wildcatter's recruiting strategy.  "We are excited to get both kids who have a lot of potential, but both will be expected to come in to the program and earn everything they get.  We will continue to heavily recruit California and look to have a lot of success."

• Robert Carter, #1 MLB
• Jon Hogan, #2 CB

Nebraska Wins Big 12 Opener

Nebraska 48 - Kansas 20

POTG: Nebraska Defense
Held Kansas to a total of 8 first downs and 196 yards of offense.

Nebraska moves to 3-1 (1-0) and next week travels to Iowa State.

Nebraska 32 - Ohio State 12

This game was ugly, really ugly. 

The Nebraska coaches came into the game fearing the Buckeye defense.  A conservative gameplan was drawn up hoping to get a close game into the 4th quarter to have a chance for the win in Columbus. 

However, the Buckeye defense quickly squashed that plan as they dominated the line of scrimmage and continously tackled the Nebraska running backs behind the line of scrimmage.  The Nebraska rushing attack was held to (30) yards on 27 carries.  The longest run on the day was 5 yards late in the second half.

But, the Nebraska passing attack was outstanding and bailed the offense out all afternoon.  The Nebraska QB's finished the game 24-34 for 414 yards and 3 TD's.

While the Buckeye defense is for real, the offense and special teams have really let this team down.  Ohio State had to settle for 5 field goal attempts and only made 2.  Of the 2 that were made, both needed help from the goal post to make it through the up rights.  

Nebraska moves to 2-1 and Ohio State is now 1-3 on the season.