Obviously, a 35-11 win over Northern Illinois is nothing to brag too much about. Nebraska did what it was supposed to do against an over-matched opponent.
But it looks like they may have figured out the perfect blueprint to winning games as the team is currently built — don’t play Jeff Sims, play stellar defense, run the ball, pass it a little, limit turnovers, control the clock.
I don’t mean to brag, but you heard it here first.
Nebraska was forced to go with Heinrich Haarberg under center due to a high ankle sprain suffered by starter Jeff Sims late in the Colorado game.