LINCOLN — Redshirt junior quarterback Aidan Smith is starting today’s game at Nebraska in place of Hunter Johnson, doing so for the first time in his career.
Hunter Johnson, who started the first four games of the season, left the Wisconsin game with a knee injury and was not listed on the injury report this week, indicating he would seemingly be the starter. However, head coach Pat Fitzgerald has opted to go another route.
Smith, who played in the fourth quarter against both Michigan State and Wisconsin, is 12-for-31 with 137 yards passing, one touchdown and three interceptions.