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Friday Flakes: Nebraska Football’s Talent Gap is a Result of More Than a Decade of Neglect

This isn’t going to be surprising to anybody who follows Nebraska football. Especially, if you watched that game last Saturday against Ohio State. The gap between the talent levels of a team like Ohio State (likely playoff team) and Nebraska (definitely not even a possibility) cannot be exaggerated.

Unfortunately, this has been a long time coming for the Nebraska football program. Just a quick look at the average number of NFL draft picks under each coach since Frank Solich.

  • Bill Callahan - 3.75 over four years
  • Bo Pelini - 3.