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Pregame Primer: Creighton Prepares for Season’s First Road Test at #24 Nebraska

Saturday night, Creighton travels down I-80 to renew the annual series with Nebraska. It’s the first road game of the season for the Jays, which always brings with it a unique set of challenges that you can’t really gameplan for as a coaching staff — and those are magnified for a team that leans so heavily on freshmen and sophomores. How will your players respond to a hostile crowd? When adversity strikes and their home fans aren’t there to provide a spark, who steps up to lead? If the home teams gets on a roll and the arena gets rocking, can they get a tough shot to quiet things down?