Nobody in the country was louder about the importance of playing college football this season amid a pandemic than the Nebraska administration and head coach Scott Frost. In fact, when the Big Ten initially announced on Aug. 11 that it would not play this fall, Nebraska took the route of open rebellion, publicly blasting the league while exploring whether it could play non-conference games on the side.
As petulant as Nebraska and its fan base have been through this entire saga of 2020 — the complaints have ranged from having to open the season with Ohio State to the league’s decision not to allow them to schedule Chattanooga as a replacement for a game that got canceled — it’s true that Frost ultimately got his way.