Is the Nebraska defense, which is showing significant improvement in critical areas, for real?
He's teaching his football-for-beginners class this fall for the 36th straight year. More on that in a second.
Rushing defense: Nebraska has allowed only 2.18 yards per carry (12th nationally) after allowing 5.0 last season (107th).
Takeaways: The Huskers already have nine this season (four fumble recoveries, five interceptions) after coming up with a total of 20 last season and only 12 in 2017.