♪ >> WINNING 56-7.

WHAT WAS THE MOSOS COMPLETE GAME OF THE SCOTT FROST ERA.

WE RECAP THE VICTORY AND TURN OUR ATTENTION TO NEBRASKA IN PREPARATION FOR THE MICHIGAN GAME.

SEAN CALLAHAN HAS ALL THE LATEST FROM A BIG RECRUITING WEEKEND.

ALL NEXT ON BIG RED WRAP-UP.

HI, EVERYONE, MIKE'L SEVERE.

IT WAS ONE OF THE SCOTT FROST ERA.

JOINING ME, JAY MOORE.

IT'S NICE TO PLAY NORTHWESTERN AND NOT WORRYING ABOUT IT COMING DOWN TO A FIELD GOAL.

>> EVEN THOUGH NORTHWESTERN, PAT FITZGERALD -- >> IT WAS 28-7, WERE YOU WORRIED A LITTLE BIT?

>> A LITTLE BIT, I WOULDN'T LIE, A LITTLE BIT, BUT THEN I FELT LIKE RICKY BOBBY IN BOBBY IN NIGHTS" -- "I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY HANDS.

THE LAST DOMINANT WIN -- THIS FEELS WEIRD, YOU KNOW?

NEBRASKA WAS DUE, WITHOUT A DOUBT.

WITH THIS STAFF, I THINK SCOTT FROST IN GENERAL, I THINK THE KID GLOVES CAME OFF, HE SAID ENOUGH'S ENOUGH, HE MADE PLENTY OF CHANGES, YOU'RE NOT GETTING IT DONE, I'LL GET SOMEONE IN HERE WHO CAN POTENTIALLY GET IT DONE, LET'S GET THIS THINGNG GOING THE RIGHT WAY.

WE'LL SEE NEXT WEEK, BUT THAT WAS A GREAT STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, TO GETTING THIS THING TURNED AROUND AFTER A VERY SLOW START.

>> SHOUT-OUT, IT WAS LIKE FESTIVUS KIND OF THING.

>> I SAW A "NO FEAR OF FAILURE" APPROACH BY SCOTT FROST, WE KNOW NORTHWESTERN DOESN'T GIVE UP BIG PLAYS VERY OFTEN, I'M NOT AFRAID OF FAILURE WITH THIS MOVE, I'M GOING TO PLAY PLAY THERE.

HE WASN'T PLAYING IT SAFE, HE WENT RIGHT AT NORTHWESTERN, MADE SOME BIG MOVES THIS WEEK AS A HEAD COACH, AND IT ALL WORKED.

AND I THINK HE LOOKED PRETTY SMART AND FELT GOOD MONDAY MORNING WHEN IT ALL WENT THAT WAY.

>> HOPEFULLY IT CONTINUES THIS WEEK WITH MICHIGAN.

WITH MICHIGAN.

>> LOTS OF THINGS TO DISCUSS TONIGHT.

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HERE ARE THE RESULTS OF LAST WEEK'S SIDELINE SURVEY!

WE ASKED YOU: WHICH WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE MORE OF ON THE OFFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL?

66 PERCENT OF YOU JUST WANTED MORE SCORING, WHICH THE TEAM SUPPLIED AGAINST NORTHWESTERN.

19 PERCENT SAID THEY WANTED TO SEE MORE OPTION FOOTBALL AND 15 PERCENT WANTED MORE RUN GAME.

HERE IS THIS WEEK'S ALL-NEW SIDELINE SURVEY: WHAT WILL NEBRASKA'S RECORD BE OVER THE FINAL 6 GAMES?

AS OF RIGHT NOW, 4-2 IS LEADING, WITH 3-3 RIGHT BEHIND IT.

I CAN SEE THEM GOING 3-1 OVER THE NEXT FOUR.

HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE NOW TO VOTE AND HEAD BACK EACH WEEK FOR A BRAND NEW SURVEY.

YOU SAID SOMETHING, SEAN, ABOUT NO FEAR OF FAILURE.

WHEN THEY COME OUT AND THROW THAT LONG PASS, PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN INTERCEPTED, BUT BIG PLAYERS MAKE PLAYS.

THEY HAVE SEVERAL PLAYMAKERS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, WHEN THEY HAD ALMOST NONE.

>> AND I THINK THEY KNEW THE LOOK THEY WERE GOING TO SEE, THAT SAME LOOK ALL THE TIME, THEY PRACTICE IT.

AND YOU HEARD GREG SAY IT: THE PLAYS THAT WE PRACTICE, THEY SHOWED UP EXACTLY HOW THEY DID ON FILM AFTER THE GAME.

IT WAS A CARBON COPY.

I FEEL LIKE N NRASKA WAS PREPARED, BECAUSE IT WAS NORTHWESTERN.

AT THAT POINT, EXECUTE AND LET THE PLAYMAKERS MAKE PLAYS.

>> THEY'RE NOT PLAYING LIKE THE NORMAL NORTHWESTERN, BUT WE'VE SEEN NEBRASKA TEAMS PLAY TEAMS LIKE THIS BEFORE AND NOT GET UP FOR IT.

>> THAT WAS MY MAIN CONCERN COMING INTO THIS.

OBVIOUSLY, THE ILLINOIS GAME, THAT'S LOOKING MORE AND MORE LIKE -- AFTER SEEING WHAT ILLINOIS HAS GONE THROUGH THIS SEASON, SO THEY BEAT UP ON FORDHAM, YOU BEAT UP ON BUFFALO, IT'S BUFFALO, YOU PLAY RIGHT THERE WITH OKLAHOMA, SHOULD HAVE BEAT, OBVIOUSLY, MICHIGAN STATE.

SO YOU KNOW NORTHWESTERN'S HAD THEIR ISSUES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON.

CAN THEY OVERCOME -- CAN THEY JUST TAKE CARE OF THEIR BUSINESS?

BECAUSE IF THEY DO, IT WAS GOING TO BE A 56-7 TYPE OF BALL GAME.

IF THEY DON'T, WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST WITH NEBRASKA, ARE THEY GOING TO TURN THE BALL OVER, HAVE PENALTIES.

ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT'S 17-14 LATE IN THE THIRD QUARTER, AND ANYBODY'S BALL GAME, AND IT'S KIND OF A SLUGFEST, AND IT'S A SLOW-MOVING DEAL, WHOEVER HAS THE BALL LAST FEELS LIKE THOSE GUYS COULD WIN THE GAME, WHOEVER HAS THE BALL LAST, BUT THEY COME OUT, THEY PUT THEIR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, THEY GET THE FIRST PLAY, BOOM, 17-0, SECOND PLAY, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

AND YOU SEE, YOU GOT WHOLE NEW LEFT SIDE OF THE LINE .

YOU GOT A NEW RUNNING GAME.

YOU GOT A HEALTHY OLIVER MARTIN BACK.

AND YOU GO, OKAY, YOU CAN WORK WITH THIS, YOU CAN DEAL WITH THIS.

THAT'S WHAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN: BEAT THE TEAMS THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BEAT, AND BEAT THEM HANDILY.

EIGHT MINUTES LEFT IN THE THIRD QUARTER.

>> YOU PLAYED 42 SNAPS?

>> YEAH -- >> THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE.

THAT MIGHT BE A BUFFALO OR FORDHAM.

BUT IT'S BIG 10 PLAY, AND THAT HAPPENS.

THAT WAS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR TO SEE.

AND I DON'T WANT TO -- I KNOW NORTHWESTERN IS DOWN, OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE DEFENDING BIG 10 WEST CHAMPIONS AND COULD HAVE BEAT OHIO STATE LAST YEAR, BUT THIS IS WHERE NEBRASKA COULD HAVE PLAYED POORLY AND KEPT NORTHWESTERN'S GAME -- BUT THEY DIDN'T, AND PAT ON THE BACK TO THEM, KUDOS, HOPEFULLY THEY CAN KEEP THIS GOING NEXT WEEK.

>> ONLY ONE 50-PLUS-YARD PLAY.

RIGHT NOW NEBRASKA LEADS THE COUNTRY WITH FOUR 70+, AND THE 81, TOO.

I DON'T THINK ANYBODY SAW THIS COMING.

>> IT'S NOT JUST ONE GUY, IT'S TORRE, IT'S MARTINEZ, IT'S YANT, AND BY THE WAY, HE RUNS!

WE TALKED ON SUNDAY MORNING, AND HE SAID HE'S A FOUR-FIVE-ISH GUYS, JUST WAIT AT 32, NOT 258, AND HE ADMITTED TO ME I USED TO BE A BIG FAN OF THE A BIG FAN OF THE KINETIC FULL COMBO, YOU'RE NOT GETTING THE THREE-FINGER MEAL, YOU'RE GETTING THE FULL ONE.

I THINK HIS DISCIPLINE AND APPROACH ARE EARNING HIM THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I THINK THEY'VE FINALLY FOUND THE RIGHT COMBINATION TO FIT THIS BIG-10 SCHEDULE HERE ON OUT.

>> I THINK WE THINK WE UNDER CORCORAN, AND SICKTMAN.

>> YOU DON'T THINK ABOUTTHAT, YOU HAVE A TRUE FRESHMAN, PROHAS PROHAS PROHASAS, AND NOHELE, AND THOSE GUYS WORK WELL TOGETHER, AND I'M SURE THEY HAVE IN PRACTICE THROUGHOUT CAMP, BUT ALSO SICKTERMAN WITH ARGUABLY ONE OF THE BETTER LINE MEN, LINE MEN, WEIRD, OFFENSIVE LINE IS A PUZZLE, THERE HAS TO BE A TRUST WITH EACH OTHER, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE TRUST HAS BEEN THERE WITH ALL OF THOSE FIVE GUYS.

IF YOU SAID THERE WASN'T, I WOULD BELIEVE YOU, BECAUSE THEY WERE STRUGGLING THROUGH THE FIRST FIVE GAMES, SO THERE IS SOMETHING TO THAT WITH THE SICKTERMAN, AND THERE ARE GUYS WHO ARE -- >> YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW.

>> RIGHT.

THAT WAS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR TO SEE.

AGAIN, THEY DID IT FOR ONE GAME, ONE GAME.

>> I KNOW.

>> BUT CAN WE CONTINUE THIS, AND, LIKE I SAID, VALIDATE, I USE THAT V-WORD A LOT.

>> THE HUB OF IT IS CAM JERGENS, WHO HAD ZERO BAD SNAPS.

>> THAT'S SO 2019, THAT'S OLD SCHOOL.

I MEAN, THERE WAS ONE THIS YEAR, MAYBE, BUT I THINK WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, CAM CAME OFF THE BUS IN THE BIG COWBOY HAT AND MUSTACHE AND SUIT, LOOKED LIKE FROM THE MOVIE "YELLOWSTONE" ROLLING OFF THE BUS IN HIS HAT.

BUT HE'S PLAYING AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL, AND HE SHOULD, SHOULD, THIRD YEAR, AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL, YOU DON'T SEE A CHANGE LIKE THAT WEEK OVER WEEK.

YOU MIGHT SEE IT IN THE NFL, BUT NOT IN COLLEGE WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO WIPE OUT YOUR WHOLE LINE LIKE THAT FROM A SUNDAY TO A MONDAY.

>> IT WAS ONE GAME BUT A REALLY GOOD ONE.

TIME TO LOOK AT OUR PLAYERS OF THE GAME FROM THE NORTHWESTERN GAME.

JACQUEZ YANT AND BIG TEN CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK LET'S START WITH YANT AND WHAT HE DID.

YOU PLAY A LOT OF DEFENSE.

I'M ASSUMING THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO SEE AT THE SECOND LEVEL, THE THIRD LEVEL, IS HIM COMING AT YOU.

>> WHO IS THE BIG ONE ONE >> THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF THEM, SHAWN CLAY.

>> WE PUT A BIG BOY DOWN THERE MY SENIOR YEAR, AND - >> HE WAS 300 POUNDS.

>> HE'S 228, DOWN 25 POUNDS FROM 258.

>> THAT'S DRIVERS LICENSE WEIGHT.

>> HE'S DIFFERENT NOW.

HE'S BIG, HE CARRIES WEIGHT, HE MOVES.

AND THE BIG THING ABOUT YANT WAS -- I MEAN, HE MAKES PEOPLE MISS!

>> YEAH.

>> AND WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT.

WE'VE SEEN SO MUCH FIRST CONTACT GO DOWN.

HE'S MADE PEOPLE MISS, AND THAT WAS GOOD TO SEE.

>> JoJo COMES BACK.

I THINK YOU COULD TELL AFTER THE MICHIGAN STATE GAME, HE TOOK THAT HARD.

HE'S LIKE, "WE'VE GOT TO GET ANSWERS, WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS FIXED."

>> HE WAS FRUSTRATED AFTER THAT GAME.

THE THING ABOUT JoJo IS CONSISTENCY.

HE HAS PLAYED THE SAME ALL YEAR, PLAYS WITHIN THE SYSTEM, HE PUNCHES OUT TWO FUMBLES, GET TWO SACKS, DOES HIS JOB, AND LETS THE SYSTEM MAKE THE PLAYS, AND WHEN THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE, PAT FITZGERALD RAN HIM DOWN ON THE FIELD AND SAID, "MAN, ARE YOU OUT OF ELIGIBILITY ELIGIBILITY YET?"

JoJo WAS THERE IN 2016.

>> MATT ON FACEBOOK ASKED "DO YOU THINK OUR RETURNERS FIELDING MORE PUNTS IS A GOOD SIGN SPECIAL TEAMS IS GETTING HANDLED.

>> IF YOU WANT TO FIX SPECIAL TEAMS, GET YOUR OFFENSE HANDLED.

[ INDISCERNIBLE ] THERE WAS A COUPLE OF OPPORTUNITIES, I THOUGHT HE COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING WITH, BUT WE'VE TOUCHED THE STOVE A FEW TIMES THIS YEAR AND GOT BURNED.

I THINK WE'RE KIND OF LIKE, LET'S -- LET'S BACK AWAY A LITTLE BIT AND GIVE THE OFFENSE THE BALL.

>> AND THE OFFENSE IS AVERAGE TEN YARDS A PLAY, I WOULD RATHER HAVE THEM JUST CATCH IT AND GET IT DONE.

THE DEFENSE, WE TALKED ABOUT YANT AND ALL THAT, BUT YOU COU THAT, HAVE TALKED ABOUT >> AND DANIELS.

>> WATCHING DANIELS NOW, IT'S HARD TO ENVISION HIM COMING BACK FOR A SIXTH YEAR.

I THINK HIS BODY TYPE -- >> HE'S AN NFL DRAFT PICK.

>> YOU'VE GOT TO THINK HE WILL BE GONE AFTER HIS FIFTH YEAR HERE.

THAT FRONT SEVEN, HONESTLY, THE WEAK POINT IS PROBABLY THE OVERALL DEPTH OF THE SECONDARY, THAT FRONT SEVEN IS DEEP, AND THEY MAKE PLAYS.

AND IMAGINE HOW GOOD IMAGINE HOW GOOD HINEEINRICH REACHES FULL-GROWN MAN BODY.

>> WITHOUT A DOUBT.

HE'S ALREADY PLAYING AT A HIGH LEVEL RIGHT NOW.

15 POUNDS HEAVIER, EYE DISCIPLINE, YOU'RE ALREADY SEEING -- THAT'S WHAT DEVELOPS LATER IN GUYS' CAREERS, YOU'RE KIND OF -- YOUR INSTINCTS AND ATHLETIC ABILITY, BUT HIS EYE DOES WELL, BEING ABLE TO PASS OFF, COVERAGE, SECOND YEAR PLAYING, IN MY OPINION, THAT EARLY IN SOMEONE'S CAREER.

>> WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOU BREAK IT DOWN.

>>> WELL, LET'S GET TO THE HIGHLIGHT TAPE.

NO FEAR OF FAILURE, ONLY THREE TOTAL PRESSURES ON THE DAY, AND ONE OF THEM WAS THE FIRST PLAY OF THE GAME.

BUT STILL, MAKING THE THROW DOWN THE FIELD, TOURE PICKS UP ADRIAN MARTINEZ, PUTS THEM IN THE RED ZONE WITH A CHANCE.

YOU THOUGHT HE HAD THE PICK.

>> THAT WAS PROBABLY THE WORST PROTECTION ALL DAY ON THAT PLAY, THREE PRESSURES, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THEM.

THEN THE FOLLOW PLAY, THE OPTION PLAY.

>> SEEING THEM CLEAN UP ON THOSE BLOCKS.

>> ON THE EDGE, AND JOHNSON HAVING A GREAT DAY, NEBRASKA UP 7-0 EARLY.

THEN YOU HAVE JoJo DOMANN, AS WE MENTIONED, COMING OFF THE EDGE.

WE DIDN'T SEE EARLY IN THE SEASON.

>> YOU SAW THIS WITH JoJo,S HIDING IT AND COMING OFF, HE COMES UP SCOT-FREE.

>> HE HAS A LITTLE BIT OF A HE FACE MASK HERE, AND ADRIAN MARTINEZ, GOOD BLOCKING.

>> THE LEAD, THE BACK LEADING UP THERE, THAT'S SUCH A GOOD CALL IN THE RED ZONE.

>> MAKING IT 14-0, THE FANS AREN'T EVEN REALLY IN THEIR SEATS.

NICE TO HAVE OLIVER BACK, AND SOME GUYS COMING OFF THE BENCH.

YANT AGAIN, KNOCKING GUYS OVER, LIKE A BOWLING BALL.

THEN YOU GET THE CHANCE OF THIS PLAY.

THE RAIN >> THE GUY WITH THE PITCH GUY, THAT WAS -- >> TWO INSIDE LINE BACKERS READ THE DIVE.

>> THAT WAS SWEET.

>> HERE ARE TWO, BACK-TO-BACK, NEWSOME BEATEN ON THE FIRST MOVE, PLAYERS 5 AND 6 THAT COULD HURT THEM, THOSE TWO PLAYERS THAT HURT THEM, 5 AND 6, THROUGHOUT THE GAME.

HERE'S MORE ADRIAN MARTINEZ.

ONLY A FEW HITS ON HIM.

AMIR JOHNSON FOR THE TOUCHDOWN TO MAKE IT 28-7.

YOU'RE FEELING PRETTY GOOD ABOUT NEBRASKA.

BUT HERE SCOTT FROST IS UPSET WITH THE DEFENSE.

YOU'VE GOT TO PLAY TO THE SIDELINE.

>> CAM WAS A LITTLE OUT OF LITTLE WHACK, GET HIM DOWN HERE -- THEY PLAYED SO WELL.

WE HAVE YET TO SEE A FORCED TURNOVER DEEP IN THEIR OWN ZONE, JoJo COMES OFF, THOMAS PICKS IT UP, AND THAT'S BIG-TIME FOOTBALL.

>> LOOK AT THE PROTECTION RIGHT THERE, ONLY THREE PRESSURES, CLEAN POCKET, ALL THAT TIME WITH THAT KIND OF TALENT, JOHNSON, 12 CARRIES FOR 74 YARDS, TWO TOUCHDOWNS.

ANOTHER ONE RIGHT HERE, VERY GOOD >> HE WAS FIFTH ON THE DEPTH CHART AT ONE POINT, AND THE PATIENCE HE HAS SHOWN IS AN EXAMPLE FOR ALL THOSE BACKS: IT'S NOT ALWAYS GOING TO GO YOUR WAY, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE IN THERE.

>> 83 YARDS FOR THE TOUCHDOWN HERE, ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHAT THEY CAN DO, THAT'S WHAT MICHIGAN HAS BEEN PREPARING FOR ALL WEEK LONG.

>> AND IT'S HARD TO SIMULATE IT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THE WOLVERINES HAVE GUYS, THE SPEED THEY'RE GOING TO SEE SATURDAY NIGHT.

>> THAT FROM RICK HEINRICH FROM RICK HEINRICH TOURE TO MAKE IT 49-7.

108 YARDS!

HE IS VERY EFFICIENT.

>> THAT WAS THE FINAL PLAY FOR THE STARTERS RIGHT THERE.

>> THEN WILLIAM COMES IN, MAKES UP FOR THE SEVEN-YARD PUNT HE HAD LAST WEEK WITH AN 84-YARD PUNT AND ROLL, ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE INTO THE RED ZONE, AND INTO KIND OF THE BIGGEST CHEER OF THE DAY, I THINK, FROM THE CROWD.

>> I SAW THE SARCASTIC CHEER AT MEMORIAL STADIUM AT A MOMENT LIKE THAT.

>> AND AFTER THEY'VE BEEN BEATING UP THE FRONT LINE, HE COMES IN, MAKES IT 56-7.

NEBRASKA DECIDES TO KNEEL ON IT WHEN THEY'RE INSIDE THE RED ZONE.

KNEELS ON IT, MEET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD.

FINAL STATS, NEBRASKA DOMINATED BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL, 1.7 YARDS IS HOW MUCH NORTHWESTERN RUSHED FOR, WHEN YOU TAKE AWAY THE SACK YARDAGE, LOOK OVER ALL THE NUMBERS.

BEST ONE -- ZERO TURNOVERS, ONE FUMBLE.

NEBRASKA DOMINATED EVERYTHING THERE AS PART OF THAT STAT SHEET.

LET'S DIVE DEEPER INTO THE PLAYBOOK FROM SATURDAY AND JOIN JAY MOORE INSIDE THE HUDL.

>> ALL RIGHT, YOU DISCUSSED SOME OF THE PLAYS, BUT I'LL DO ONE OFFENSE, ONE DEFENSE.

I TEXTED GAVIN, THE PRODUCER, WE GET THEIR END ZONE COPY.

WE'RE GOING TO GET A NICE LITTLE STUNT HERE, AN E.T.

STUDENT HERE, GARRETT NELSON COME IN, I THINK THIS IS TY ROBINSON IS GOING TO WRAP.

BUT GARRETT NELSON IS GOING TO CROSS THE FACE, AND TANNOR, WE CALL THIS A LONG STICK, WRAPS AROUND THE FACE.

NICK HENRICH, I TALKED BR DISCIPLINE.

THEY WERE RIGHT HERE ON THE Q.B.

WHERE IS MY WORK?

HE KNOWS HIS WORK IS THE PASS PLAY.

IT GOES TO INSIDE COVERAGE.

ALL OF A SUDDEN, BOOM.

HE GETS THIS.

ALL OF A SUDDEN, HE KNOWS HE HAS A PASSER, HE'S PROBABLY SAYING NNN, NNN, COMMUNICATING BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM, THE GUYS ARE COMING AROUND, AND BOOM.

IT'S JUST VERY, VERY WELL DONE BETWEEN TWO PRETTY YOUNG LINE BACKERS IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU HAVE TO GET OFF THE FIELD.

IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE MUCH, BUT IT'S A TOUGH SITUATION, BECAUSE YOU CAN GET TIED INTO THE PLAY AND GET LURED IN, BUT THEY PASS IT OFF VERY WELL, VERY WELL COMMUNICATION, AND WELL WITH THEIR EYES.

NOW LET'S GO TO THE OFFENSE.

A TRIPLE OPTION LOOK.

BUT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE NEW GUYS, PERASKA, SEE HOW THIS WORKS HERE, AND THE BEAUTY OF THE RUN GAME, AND HOW IT BREAKS DOWN.

SO WANT TO SNAP IT, THEY'RE GOING TO WORK DOUBLE-TEAM UP TO THE SECOND LEVEL, THIS THING IS CREASED NOW.

NORTHWESTERN'S IN A BAD SPOT.

THIS D. N. HAS TO GET UNDER THIS BLOCK, BECAUSE THIS GUY IS ALREADY -- YOU ALREADY HAVE TWO GUYS OUTSIDE.

IF HE HANDS IT OFF, GREAT, PRETTY GOOD SITUATION, BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'VE GOT THIS CREASE HERE.

IT'S JUST VERY WELL ORCHESTRATED BLOCK PLAY, AND THE TWO YOUNG GUYS ARE WORKING VERY, VERY WELL TOGETHER.

YOU LOVE TO SEE THAT.

AND FINISHES FORD FOR AN EIGHT-YARD CARRY.

AND YOU'VE GOT TO LOVE TO SEE THAT WHEN YOU HAVE TWO YOUNG OFFENSIVE LINE MEN WORK WELL TOGETHER, AND WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT ALL YEAR.

THAT WAS VERY ENCOURAGING.

>> YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S A SEAL HERE, A SEAL THERE.

IT REMINDED ME, THE WAY THEY WERE PASSING IT OFF, THAT CHUCKING, THAT'S COLLEGE, BEDLAM, YOU CAN BANG THEM AS MUCH AS YOU WANT.

>> YOU WATCH A LOT OF FOOTBALL, MAN, WHY ISN'T HE JAMMING ON HIM?

WHEN I WAS TRANSFERRING, THEY WERE, LIKE, YOU HAVE TO JAM ON HIM.

I'VE GOT EIGHT THOUSAND THINGS ON MY MIND, THAT'S THE LAST THING I'M THINKING B BUT A HALF A STEP CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A COMPLETION, INTERCEPTION, OR INCOMPLETION.

ANY TIME YOU CAN JAM AND GET THE TIMING OFF, THAT'S A BIG DEAL ON OFFENSE.

>>> COMING UP ON "BIG RED" WRAP-UP" WE'LL BE JOINED BY THE MANAGING EDITOR OF HAIL VARSITY BRANDON VOGEL.

BEFORE WE GO TO BREAK THOUGH, IMAGES FROM SATURDAY'S WIN AT MEMORIAL STADIUM, COURTESY OF HAIL VARSITY.

WE'RE BACK SOON.

>>> HERE ARE YOUR TOP PLAYS FROM SATURDAY'S GAME AGAINST NORTHWESTERN.

TOP PLAY NUMBER THREE: ZAVIER BETTS' 83-YARD DASH TO THE ENDZONE ON THE HUSKERS FIRST PLAY OF THE SECOND HALF ON OFFENSE -- MY FAVORITE.

TOP PLAY NUMBER TWO, YANT THROWING THROWING STIFF ARMS AND MAKING THINGS HAPPEN ON A 64 YARD RUSH IN THE FIRSTQUARTER.

THEY WERE SAYING "WE LOVE YOU!

E SAYING "WE LOVE YOU!

"AND YOUR NO.

1 PLAY FROM SATURDAY'S WIN OVER THE LDCATS, JoJo DOMANN BLOWING UP NORTHWESTERN'S RED ZONE OFFENSE, FORCING A FUMBLE AND DEONTRE THOMAS PICKING UP THE RECOVERY.

GREAT WAY TO END THEIR SCORING THREAT!

IT WAS NEBRASKA TO FINISH DRIVES.

>> THEY DID.

AVOIDING THE RED ZONE ALTOGETHER, NORTHWESTERN WAS A GOOD EXAMPLE.

ASIDE FROM FORDHAM, THIS WAS THE BEST THEY WERE ABLE TO RUN THE BALL.

THAT BECOMES KEY WHEN THEY GET DOWN THERE AND THINGS ARE THINGS SHRUNKEN.

IT'S A BIG DEFENSIVE LEAGUE.

THIS SEASON COULD STILL GO BY THE WAY, DEPENDING HOW WELL THEY DO WHEN THEY GET DOWN THERE AGAIN.

>> THIS TEAM HAS BEEN CONSISTENT FOR THE FIRST SIX GAMES.

YOU'RE THE SAVANT WITH NUMBERS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

TALK ABOUT YOUR SUCCESS YOUR SUCCESS HOW THEY HAVE STACKED UP HEADING INTO A TOUGH BIG 10 SCHEDULE?

>> YEAH, IT'S PRETTY INTERESTING, BECAUSE YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE YARDS OR THE SUCCESS RATE, WHICH MEASURES HOW OFTEN AN OFFENSE IS ON SCHEDULE BY HITTING CERTAIN THRESHOLDS,ERTAIN THE DEFENSE ISN'T RANKED AS HIGH AS YOU WOULD THINK.

I WOULD PUT IT THIS WAY: IN THE THREE SEASONS PRIOR, NEBRASKA WAS KIND OF AN ON-PAPER TEAM, WHICH, YOU KNOW, CONTINUAL MISTAKES WERE OUT THERE, THEY WERE CITED AS THE BIG ISSUE -- AND THEY PROBABLY WERE, BUT YOU COULD SEE WHEN YOU LOOK BEYOND, THAT PROGRESS, PARTICULARLY ON OFFENSE, AND THEN THE DEFENSE WAS DOING GOOD THINGS, TOO.

NOW THEY'RE KIND OF A BOTTOM-LINE TEAM, WHICH IS WHERE YOU WANT TO BE, WHICH IS THE NUMBERS DON'T ADD UP EXACTLY AS YOU MIGHT THINK FOR HOW GOOD THIS TEAM IS AS 3 AND 3 AGAINST THE SCHEDULE AS PLAYED, BUT BOTTOM LINE, THEY'RE AS FAR ALONG NOW AS AT ANY POINT.

>> AND HOW DEEP IN THIS LEAGUE, WE THINK NEBRASKA SHOULD BE RIGHT AT THE TOP WITH THE FIRST SIX GAMES, BUT THEY'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACK.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE LEAGUE, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE OTHER DEFENSES?

>> I FEEL THIS YEAR IT'S EVEN MORE TRUE: IT'S JUST A REALLY TOUGH DEFENSE LEAGUE.

YOU CAN RANK SIXTH OR 7TH, AND THAT MIGHT BE GOOD ENOUGH TO GET YOU IN THE TOP 20 MOST YEARS.

I IT'S GOOD LINE BACKERS, ALSO GOOD DEFENSIVE LINES, NOT TO LOOK AHEAD TO MICHIGAN THIS EARLY, BUT LOOK AT THE EDGE PASS RUSHERS NEBRASKA IS GOING TO FACE, THEY'VE ALREADY FACED BENITO, ONE OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY THEY'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE, THEN ANOTHER POINT ON THE SCHEDULE.

BIG 10, WHERE, IF YOU'RE MIDDLE OF THE PACK, LOOK AT THE NATIONAL RANKINGS, BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING GOOD.

>> I KNOW MICHIGAN'S RUNNING THE BALL WELL, BUT NOT SO MUCH IN BIG TEN PLAY.

THEY BUILT THOSE NUMBERS UP AGAINST NONCONFERENCE.

THEY WEREN'T GREAT AGAINST RUTGERS OR WISCONSIN.

HOW IS THIS FOR MICHIGAN?

>> I'M NOT CONVINCED YET.

THEY HAD, I THINK, OVER A THOUSAND YARDS IN THE FIRST THREE GAMES AGAINST RUTGERS AND WISCONSIN, BOTH ARE PRETTY GOOD.

UNDER THREE YARDS A CARRY IN BOTH OF THOSE.

AND THE CRAZY THING IS, THEIR RUSH RATE, THE NUMBER OF RUSHES TO PASSES, THE ONLY TEAMS HIGHER IN THE COUNTRY ARE SERVICE ACADEMIES.

IT SHOWS YOU THAT HARBAUGH IS "THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO."

MICHIGAN IS ONE OF THREE TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY THAT HASN'T TRAILED FOR A SINGLE PLAY, ALABAMA AND GEORGIA RP THE OTHER TWO.

THE START IS GOING TO BE VASTLY IMPORTANT FOR THAT REASON, BECAUSE HARBAUGH HAS SHOWN A WILLINGNESS TO KEEP POUNDING THE FOOTBALL ON THE GROUND.

HE SAID IT AT WISCONSIN, A GAME WHERE A SIX- OR SEVEN-YARD PLAY FELT LIKE AN EXPLOSIVE PLAY.

NOT A LOT OF COACHES CAN BE THAT PATIENT.

>> LET'S TALK RUN/PASS RATIO.

HOW DOES THAT STACK UP TO MAYBE SCOTT FROST IN HIS FIRST THREE YEARS HERE AT NEBRASKA.

>> YEAH, IT'S DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

NEBRASKA STRUGGLES TO RUN THE BALL MOST OF THE TIME TO THIS POINT.

LAST WEEK WAS ENCOURAGING, PARTICULARLY WITH THE SHAKE-UP ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE .

THEY TRIED TO KICKSTART THAT A BIT AND GOT SOME RESULTS.

BUT FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF THE SCOTT FROST ERA, THAT RUN/PASS RATIO WAS CLIMBING, AND IT SEEMED IT WAS PRETTY CLEAR WHERE THEY WANTED TO GO, AND COACH FROST SAID AFTER THIS WEEK'S GAME -- AND I THINK HE EVEN SAID IT AFTER A COUPLE OF LOSSES: THIS OFFENSE REALLY CHANGES WHEN YOU'RE HITTING SOME OF THOSE RUNS, AND NORTHWESTERN WAS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT.

SO I THINK THEY WANT TO BE SOMEWHERE IN THAT 62 TO 64-PERCENT RANGE.

THEY'RE NOT THERE BECAUSE THEIR BEST WEAPON OFFENSIVELY HAS BEEN THIS RECEIVER GROUP AND ADRIAN MARTINEZ.

>> WE ALL KNOW OF THE TAYLOR MARTINEZ ERA.

THEY'RE LEADING THE NATION IN OVER TEN-YARD PLAYS.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THEY WERE THIS EXPLOSIVE ON OFFENSE?

>> YOU WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK TO MAYBE THAT 2012 OFFENSE.T I MEAN, THE 2018 GOT UP THERE THE THE END OF THE WEEK.

PASSES OVER 15 YARDS, THEY'RE AT 20%.

LAST YEAR THEY WERE AT 10.

SO THEY'VE BEEN TWICE AS GOOD IN THE PASS GAME.

RUNNING GAME'S COME DOWN, PARTICULARLY WHEN YOU TAKE OUT MARTINEZ.

BUT IF THEY GET BACK UP 15%, I WHICH IS NOT THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR RUN AND PASS, THEY WOULD BE CHALLENGING THE 2012.

THE THING ABOUT THIS YEAR, AS YOU NOTED, SO MANY OF THOSE PLAYS ARE LONG PLAYS; IT'S NOT JUST GETTING TO THAT EXPLOSIVE-PLAY THRESHOLD TO COUNT, THEY'RE GETTING 70, 80 YARDS A POP.

AND MICHIGAN'S DONE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT, TOO, DESPITE THE HEAVY RUN WING.

>> THEY SAW NOAH, MARTINEZ'S FORMER BACK-UP HERE IN LINCOLN.

WHAT'S YOUR TAKE ON THAT, WHEN YOU WATCH NEBRASKA, HOW MUCH COULD THE MOBILITY OF MARTINEZ REALLY BE A NEW WRINKLE THAT MICHIGAN HASN'T REALLY HAD TO DEAL WITH AT THIS LEVEL THIS YEAR?

>> I THINK IT'S PRETTY BIG ON SATURDAY.

YOU KNOW, ALL OF THESE BIG 10 COACHES, THEY'VE SEEN PLENTY OF ADRIAN MARTINEZ AT THIS POINT, AND ALSO LOCALLY, THE NEBRASKA FAN BASE, WHO READS EVERY PRACTICE REPORT AND WATCHES PRACTICE AND WATCHES EVERY SNAP PLAYED, YOU GET REALLY INTO THE DETAILS OF HIS PLUSSES AND MINUSES.

BUT WE LISTEN TO THOSE COACHES EVERY WEEK AT THEIR PRESS CONFERENCES, AND THEY'RE, LIKE, THIS GUY'S A PROBLEM.

HARBAUGH WAS ASKED SPECIFICALLY, WAS PLAYING NOAH VEDRAL, DOES THAT HELP YOU IN TERMS OF GETTING READY FOR MARTINEZ.

HIS ANSWER WAS, PARAPHRASED: YEAH, BUT THIS IS A DIFFERENT DEAL.

ADRIAN'S PLAYING AT A REALLY HIGH LEVEL.

YOU'RE SEEING THE DIFFERENCE THAT HAVING THIS RECEIVING CORPS AROUND HIM IS MAKING, AND DECISION-MAKING, AND HE CAN MAKE THOSE PLAYS WITH HIS FEET, WHICH IS THE THING THAT SCARES ANY FOOTBALL COACH IN THE COUNTRY.

>> AND TURNOVERS AREN'T THERE, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HOW MANY YOU THINK FUMBLES HE'S HAD.

WHERE DO YOU RANK HIM IN THE BIG 10?

>> I WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME PUTTING HIM LOWER THAN 2 AT THE MOMENT.

IT WAS TOUGH WITH MARYLAND, TAGOVAILOA HAD A TOUGH NIGHT, A BIZARRE BIT OF TURNOVER, NOT TAKING ANYTHING AWAY, BUT YOU GET INTO THE NUMBERS THERE, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT STICKS AROUND.

YOU THINK MARTINEZ HAS A GREAT SHOT TO BE FIRST TEAM BIG 10.

IT'S A TIGHT RACE.

COMING INTO THE YEAR, JUST LOOKING AT THE STARTING QUARTERBACKS IN THE BIG 10 AND THE EXPERIENCE, ADRIAN WAS A GUY YOU KIND OF HAD TO PUT UP THERE JUST BY THE AMOUNT OF FOOTBALL HE'S PLAYED.

>> DO YOU THINK THE BIG 10 HAS A PLAYOFF TEAM RIGHT NOW, FROM WHAT YOU'VE SEEN, THE FIRST FIVE, SIX WEEKS OF THE SEASON?

>> YEAH, I -- PENN STATE'S REALLY INTRIGUING AT THE MOMENT.

THEY DON'T QUITE HAVE THE OFFENSE THAT MAKES ME THINK THEY'RE A GUARANTEED PLAYOFF TEAM.

HONESTLY, THE BEST BET IS OHIO STATE.

>> I AGREE.

>> THEY'RE PLAYING REALLY WELL, AND THE TALENT LEVEL IS AT THAT CALIBER.

WHILE WE'VE SEEN A RECORD NUMBER OF UPSETS AND VARIOUS THINGS WITH PEOPLE RANKED, BUT ALABAMA AND GEORGIA JUST SEEM YARDS AHEAD OF EVERYBODY ELSE, BUT I THINK THE BEST TEAM IN THE BIG 10 IS STILL OHIO STATE, BUT STILL STATE, BUT A LOT OF SEASON LEFT.

>> NEBRASKA, MICHIGAN, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT, WHEN YOU PUT THEM IN THE MAGIC 8 BALL?

>> THIS FEELS A LOT LIKE THE MICHIGAN STATE GAME, WHERE IT COULD GO EITHER WAY, IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSE.

I WOULD TAKE NEBRASKA SOMEWHERE IN THE 30-27 RANGE, MICHIGAN AVERAGING 40 POINTS GAME, BUT IF NEBRASKA CAN KEEP A LID ON THE BIG PLAYS, IF THEY CAN MAKE MICHIGAN RUN THE BALL 70% OF THE TIME AND GO 11-12 PLAY DRIVES, I'M NOT CONFIDENT MICHIGAN'S COMFORTABLE DOING THAT.

THE KEY TO ME IS KEEPING A LID ON THOSE PLAYS.

>> WE WILL TRACK METHODICAL DRIVES.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.

THANK YOU, BRANDON.

WE APPRECIATE IT!

>>> UP NEXT ON THE WRAP-UP, SEAN CALLAHAN WILL HELP US BREAKDOWN A BUSY RECRUITING WEEKEND.

MAYBE SOME BASKETBALL AS WELL.

BUT FIRST, ANOTHER LOOK FROM SATURDAY'S GAME WIN AGAINST NORTHWESTERN, COURTESY OF HAIL VARSITY.

STAY WITH US.US.

♪ ♪ >> BE SURE TO VOTE ON THIS WEEK'S SIDELINE SURVEY QUESTION: WHAT WILL NEBRASKA'S RECORD BE OVER THE FINAL 6 GAMES OF 2021?

OVER THE FINAL 6 GAMES OF 2021?

50% OF THE FOLKS, 4-2.

ONLY 12% SAY NEBRASKA WILL GO 5-1 OR 6-0.

MAKE SURE TO VISIT THE WRAP-UP WEBSITE AND CAST YOUR VOTE.

WELCOME BACK AND THANKS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT ON THE 'WRAP-UP.

I'M MIKE'L SEVERE, JOINED BY SEAN CALLAHAN.

DO YOU HAVE A GUESS, LAST SIX GAMES?

>> I THINK 3 AND 3 IS A LEGITIMATE POSSIBILITY.

4-2 WOULD BE AN UNBELIEVABLE.

BUT OHIO STATE IS PLAYING AT A REALLY HIGH LEVEL.

THIS MICHIGAN GAME IS THE SWING GAME.

>> TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS HERE.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE IN-STATE RECRUIT, GREG STENGER, WHO I HAVE SEEN IN PERSON.

WHEREVER HE PLAYED, HE'S GOING TO BE GREAT.

>> GAGE STENGER IS THE BEST ATHLETE ON THEIR TEAM, BUT THERE'S A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE WE COULD SEE MILLARD SOUTH ON NET, WENT DOWN TO KANSAS STATE, RAN I BELIEVE IN THE LOW 6 I BELIEVE IN THE LOW 6 KLIMAN WAS SAYING WE'VE GOT TO HAVE THIS GUY.

AT NORTHERN OHIO, BUT THEN YOU HAVE SCOTT FUKES WHO RECRUITED NEBRASKA FOR YEARS AT WYOMING, AND WHO WAS WITH KLIMAN -- THERE'S A LOT OF CONNECTIONS TO NEBRASKA, AND YOUR BUDDY WYATT, BILL CALLAHAN.

>> WAYNE STATE AT ONE POINT?

>> BUDDY RYAN?

NO, HE WAS AT ALABAMA AND OTHER PLACES.

BUT THEY'VE GOT A GOOD STAFF OF PEOPLE THAT KNOW NEBRASKA.

HE SHOULD PROBABLY BE RATED HIGHER THAN A TWO-STAR, BUT YOU HAVE TO PROTECT.

>> T.J. WAS SO GOOD HIS WHOLE CAREER, YOU WOULDN'T THINK THEY WOULD UPGRADE A QUARTERBACK, BUT GAGE -- >> BUT MILLARD SOUTH, WHAT THEY DID TO BELLEVUE WEST, THEY IN POSITION TO SECURE THE ONE-SEED AND PUT THEMSELVES IN A GREAT SPOT HERE IN NEBRASKA.

>> ONE OF THE BIGGEST OF NEBRASKA'S TARGETS -- JUST PLAYING ABOUT THAT.

LET'S TALK ABOUT DYLAN RAIOLA, 2024, WHERE DOES HE RANK IN TERMS OF QUARTERBACKS OVERALL?

>> WITHOUT A DOUBT, IN THE TOP 5 NATIONALLY, PHENOMENAL BASEBALL PLAYER, TOO, 6'3", 215, DAD DOMINIC RAIOLA, AS YOU KNOW.

HE HAS IT ALL.

WHEN HE CAME TO NEBRASKA'S CAMP THIS SUMMER, JUST CAPTIVATED EVERYBODY WITH HIS ARM STRENGTH, WAS MAKING THROW AFTER THROW, PUTTING THE BALL WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE, THIS IS A LOOK AT THAT WORKOUT.

WE WERE ABLE TO WATCH THIS CAMP IN JUNE.

HE WAS DELIVERING THE BALL ON THE NUMBER.

>> LET'S CHAT WITH HIM NOW.

DYLAN, WHAT WAS THAT LIKE THIS SATURDAY?

EVERYBODY SAID IT WAS AMAZING.

WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR YOU?

>> IT WAS SUPER SPECIAL, GOT TO BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY DOWN THERE.

MY DAD ACTUALLY GOT TO BRING HIS MOM THERE.

SHE HASN'T BEEN THERE SINCE HE LEFT.

BEING ABLE TO SEE THE COACHES, AND BEING AROUND MEMORIAL STADIUM WAS SUPER SPECIAL.

>> I KNOW YOUR DAD IS FROM HAWAII, YOU'VE BEEN BACK TO HAWAII.

THERE WERE A NUMBER OF OTHER HAWAIIAN RECRUITS.

HOW FUN WAS THAT, WITH THOSE WHO WERE ALSO ON CAMPUS.

>> IT WAS SPECIAL JUST TO BE AROUND POLYNESIAN PEOPLE.

I'M A BIG GUY IN MY PEOPLE.

I'M TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO THEM, AND THEM GETTING RECRUITED, AND JUST TALK FOOTBALL, AND JUST ENJOY BEING AROUND EACH OTHER -- IT WAS SPECIAL.

>> ONE OF THE BIG PARTS, OF COURSE, OF PLAYING FOR NEBRASKA WOULD BE PLAYING FOR WOULD BE PLAYING FOR HOW WAS HE?

>> HE DIDN'T TRY TO DO ANYTHING EXTRA, JUST LET ME PLAY, AND I JUST LOVE HOW HE I JUST LOVE HOW HE HES.

VERY LOCKED IN ON WHAT HE WANTS, I GOT TO TALK TO HIM SATURDAY.

IT WAS GOOD TO TALK TO HIM AGAIN.

>> DYLAN, YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY SEEN NEBRASKA TWICE IN PERSON, YOU WATCHED AT OKLAHOMA,, AND WATCHED THIS WEEKEND AGAINST NORTHWESTERN.

WHAT KIND OF GROWTH DID YOU SEE IN THEIR OFFENSE, AND WHAT DID YOU LIKE ABOUT WHAT THEY DID WITH MARTINEZ ON SATURDAY NIGHT?

>> YEAH, I THINK THEY GET BETTER EVERY SINGLE WEEKEND.

I'M JUST SUPER HAPPY FOR THAT PROGRAM, AND YOU CAN SEE A CHANGE EVERY WEEK.

THAT WAS AN OFFENSIVE SHOWDOWN, NEBRASKA DID AT NORTHWESTERN, AND JUST BEING ABLE TO WATCH IN PERSON WAS SUPER COOL.

>> DYLAN, YOU HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.

DO YOU HAVE A TIME LINE ON NARROWING IT DOWN, OR ARE YOU TAKING IT AS IT COMES?

>> I'M JUST ENJOYING THE RECRUITING PROCESS.

MY DAD, MY WHOLE FAMILY IS HELPING ME ENJOY THE PROCESS.

I DON'T REALLY HAVE A TIME LINE RIGHT NOW, BUT I'M JUST GOING TO LET IT HANDLE ITSELF, AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

>> DYLAN, WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

HAVE A GREAT REST OF THE YEAR.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> WHAT ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER VISITORS?

>>ICANA, VISITORS?

>>ICANA, VOLLEYBALL, IT WAS A VERY HEAVY 2023-20202 WEEKEND, IT WAS FAR AND AWAY THE BEST RECRUITING WEEKEND NEBRASKA HAD, A LOT OF FOUR-STAR LEVEL KIDS FOR 2023, EVEN 2024.

>> AND BASKETBALL RECRUITS.

>> FIVE-STAR BASKETBALL RECRUITS?

I RAN INTO SOME OF THE BASKETBALL COACHES TODAY.

THEY'RE, LIKE, IF THEY CAN PLAY LIKE THAT, AND WE CAN GET RECRUITS IN -- IT WAS A GREAT WEEKEND FOR EVERYBODY ASSOCIATED WITH NEBRASKA WITH NEBRASKA >> THANKS, SEAN.

LET'S GET AN UPDATE ON THE WEEK SO FAR IN THIS WEEK'S BIG RED REPORT.

>> WE HAD ONE GO OUR WAY SATURDAY IN A BIG WAY.

NO REASON TO CHANGE ANYTHING.

>> THAT FEELING I FELT IN MEMORIAL, I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE FELT THAT BEFORE.

IT WAS A GREAT SURGE OF ENERGY, THE TEAM.

I THINK THE FANS REALLY APPROVED AND WERE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THEY SAW ON THE FIELD FROM US, AND WE OOZED CONFIDENCE ON THE SIDELINE.

>> OBVIOUSLY W HAD REALLY BIG PLAYS ON SATURDAY, AND THOSE ARE GOING TO BE KEY FOR THIS WEEKEND.

WE HAVE TO HAVE BIG WE MICHIGAN.

>> LINE BACKERS SPOKE OUT ABOUT OUR TEAM, SAID WE WEREN'T PREPARED, AND WE HAVE TO COME PREPARED THIS TIME.

WE DON'T NEED ANY IFs, WE BUTs ABOUT IT.

>> WE GET TO FACE OFF AGAINST A REALLY GOOD TEAM.

I'M NOT INTO THE HYPE OF WE'RE PLAYING THESE GUYS.

THIS IS FOOTBALL.

>> STILL GOT OPPORTUNITY TO DO SPECIAL THINGS THIS YEAR.

WE'VE GOT SOME REALLY GOOD OPPONENTS.

THE GUYS DON'T HAVE TO BE TOLD THE OPPORTUNITY THAT'S THERE FOR THEM THEM.

>> AND NOW A LOOK AROUND THE BIG TEN.

THE IOWA HAW EYES DEFENSE CONTINUES TO SHINE AS THEY NET 5 INTERCEPTIONS AND BLOW OUT MARYLAND 51-14.

PENN STATE HOLDS INDIANA SCORELESS, WINNING 24-0 FOR THEIR FIRST SHUTOUT SINCE 2019.

AND MICHIGAN WON FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2001 IN MADISON, BEATING WISCONSIN 38-17.

WISCONSIN 38-17.

SHERYL FROM NEBRASKA SAYS SHE LOVES THE SHOW, SHE WATCHES EVERY WEEK.

>> APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.

>> ASK A QUESTION ABOUT A SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST, BECAUSE OF THE ROLLER COASTER.

>> THEY HAVE THREE OR FOUR.

NEBRASKA HAS BEEN VERY BIG IN THE MENTAL HEALTH SIDE OF THE GAME.

THEY'RE EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITY.

THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MADE AN EFFORT TO GET THOSE RESOURCES IN PLACE AND HAVE THEM THERE.

CONNOR CULP TALKED ABOUT IT, AFTER THE OKLAHOMA GAME, HE WENT AND SOUGHT HELP, AND IT REALLY CLEARED HIS MIND GOING OUT TO MICHIGAN STATE.

>> DO YOU THINK AFTER WATCHING WHAT YANT DOES, KNOWING WHAT MICHIGAN DOES, IS HE A GOOD BACK FOR THE DEFENSE, OR AMEER?

>> I THINK IT'S A GREAT ONE-TWO PUNCH, THUNDER AND LIGHTNING.

WHEN YANT'S IN THERE, YOU CAN FORECAST WHAT THE OFFENSE MIGHT DO.

BUT WHEN YAMIR IS IN THERE, I LOVE THE WAY -- I THINK WE SAW WITH OKLAHOMA, THEY WERE ABLE TO GET SOME PASSES TO HIM ON A BUBBLE SCREEN, I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT PLAY IT WAS, BUT I LOVE HIS ABILITY TO MIX IT UP, AND THROW SOMEUP, AND WHEN YANT IS THERE, IT'S A LITTLE MORE PREDICTABLE, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS, THIRD AND TWO, SECOND AND TWO, SECOND AND THREE, TRY STOPPING US, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO KEEP COMING, LIKE YANT'S PHYSICALITY, HIS ABILITY TO FINISH FORWARD -- THAT'S THE TYPE OF BIG-10 RUNNING BACK THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE IN THIS LEAGUE, AND HE WAS KIND OF A BREATH OF FRESH AIR LAST WEEK.

>> BILL FROM OHIO WANTS TO KNOW, THERE'S A COUPLE OF TIMES INCLUDING IN THE MICHIGAN STATE GAME, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT HOW HE'S PLAYING?

>> HE HAS OVER-MET EXPECTATIONS FOR THE LIMITED REPS HE'S HATATIONS FOR THE AND HINER -- THEY WERE GIVING MATT MASKER SOME REPS.

I'M MORE INTERESTED IN ADRIAN MARTINEZ AND HIS DECISION, BECAUSE I THINK THERE IS NIL PLAY THERE.

>> SURE.

>> IF HE COMES BACK, HE WILL MAKE A PRETTY HEALTHY NIL WILL MAKE A PRETTY SALARY, HE -- SALARY, HE PLAYS CONSISTENTLY.

>> WHAT'S HAPPENED MARQUISE STEP?

KIRK WANTS TO KNOW.

>> IT'S TOUGH.

I DON'T HAVE A GREAT ANSWER, OTHER THAN THE OTHER GUYS ARE JUST PLAYING BETTER.

WE SOMETIMES DON'T CONCENTRATE ON THE GUYS WHO AREN'T PLAYING WELL.

CREDIT TO YANT, ONE GAME AGAINST FORDHAM, HE WAS A BIGGER THAN THEY DEFENSIVE ENDS, GETTING SIX YARDS A CARRY.

I THINK HE DID SOME GOOD THINGS.

BUT YANT, 64-YARD RUN.

THE PREVIOUS WAS 21 YARDS.

>> JOHNSON AGAINST BUFFALO, I REMEMBER THAT.

DEFENSIVE ENDS AGAINST MICHIGAN, HOW MUCH IS THAT OPTION GAME AT NEBRASKA RUNS, AND THOSE TIGHT ENDS AND A LOT OF BLOCKING?

>> IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THEY'RE GOING TO ATTACK THIS WITH HUTCHISON, IN THE NFL.

OPTION FOOTBALL WILL MAKE YOU SLOW DOWN, BECAUSE THERE'S ONE THING.

IF YOU HAVE A GUY WHO IS VERY AGGRESSIVE, THAT ISN'T GOING TO WORK, WE'RE GOING TO PITCH IT, OR SLOW-PLAY IT -- OPTION FOOTBALL IS ALL ABOUT TRUSTING YOUR EYES AND YOUR KEYS, AND YOU HAVE TO PLAY VERY PHYSICAL.

NICHOL STATE, WISHBONE, YOU HAVE TO JAM TACKLES, KEEP THEM FROM GETTING TO THE SECOND LEVEL SO YOUR LINE BACKERS CAN GET UP OVER TOP.

YOU HAVE TO PLAY VERY, VERY STRATEGIC, SOUND, FUNDAMENTAL FOOTBALL.

I WOULD LOVE IT WILL SLOW THINGS DOWN.

I WOULD LOVE IT IF THEY COULD GO RIGHT AT THEM, AND IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO SEE THE CHESS MATCH GOING, MICHIGAN'S GOOD DEFENSE, OUR NEW FOUND OFFENSE.

>> CHANCELLOR BREWINGTON.

>> RIGHT.

>> WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT TEDDY'S ATHLETICISM?

HE'S PRETTY ATHLETIC FOR 6'9".

>> AND HE BENDS AND MOVES WELL.

I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME WE HAD TEDDY AT A CAMP, HE WAS AT EAST ST. LOUIS HIGH, SOME TOUGH, PHYSICAL KIDS THERE.

HE HAS NO FEAR, HE STEPS RIGHT IN, HELD HIS OWN AGAINST REALLY GOOD PLAYERS PLAYING POWER FIVE FOOTBALL, AND HE WAS YOUNG.

I ALMOST FELT IN HIGH SCHOOL IN NEBRASKA, TEDDY WAS GOING AGAINST 5'10", 6' FROM MILLARDOING WEST, AND THEY COULD GO AROUND HIM.

NOW HE'S PLAYING AGAINST GUYS WHO ARE MORE HIS SIZE, AND HE CAN REALLY GET A PUNCH.

AND I'VE HAD PEOPLE TELL ME THE USE OF HIS HANDS IN HIS OVERALL PUNCH IS AS GOOD AS ANYONE ON THIS TEAM IN A WHILE.

>> WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT THE LIGHT SHOW BETWEEN THE THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTER?

I WAS A LITTLE SCARED, DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

>> THOSE L.E.D.

LIGHTS ARE INCREDIBLE.

I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW THE BACKSTORY.

>> IT WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE 2018 FOR THE AKRON GAME.

THEN THEY WERE GOING TO DO IT, THEY FINALLY GOT ANOTHER NIGHT GAME.

>> THE FLAME THROWERS -- GOOD THING IT WASN'T A WINDY NIGHT.

>> COULD HAVE BEEN SOME TOASTED RUNS OUT THERE ON THE FIELD.

IT WAS ELECTRIC, AND I COULD ONLY IMAGINE WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR NEBRASKA'S FIRST ABC TEAM SINCE OHIO STATE.

>> AND THE IRISH JIG THING, FIRST QUARTER.

>> THAT GOT BUMPED.

>> YOUR BURNING QUESTION?

>> CAN NEBRASKA STACK PERFORMANCES, CAN THEY DO IT TWO WEEKS IN A ROW?

THEY WILL NEVER HAVE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO BEAT A TOP-10 TEAM THAN THIS WEEK.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE NEBRASKA'S GONE INTO A GAME WITH A TOP TEN TEAM WHEN THEY'VE GOT A CHANCE.

THIS WON'T BE A MONUMENTAL UPSET IF NEBRASKA WINS THIS GAME.

>> HOW ARE THEY GOING TO NEUTRALIZE THAT, PROHASKA, NEUTRALIZE THAT, NOELE, TO ME.

IF THOSE TWO YOUNG GUYS CAN HANDLE THOSE D-LINE MEN FROM MICHIGAN, THAT'S GOING TO BE FUN TO WATCH.

>> CAN THEY H >> GAMES WHERE THEY DON'T TURN THE BALL OVER,R,HAT'S MY QUESTION.

BALL OVER, THAT'S MY QUESTION.

DON'T FORGET TO HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE AND CLICK ON THE PREDICTION.

JAY AND I WILL TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT ON SATURDAY.

ANOTHER NIGHT GAME ON TAP THIS WEEK AS NEBRASKA WELCOMES IN THE TOP 10 RANKED MICHIGAN WOLVERINES TO MEMORIAL STADIUM.

KICKOFF IS SCHEDULED FOR 6:30PM CENTRAL TIME ON ABC.

NEXT WEEK WE'LL BE BACK TO BREAK DOWN THAT GAME WITH GUEST BRIAN CHRISTOPERSON FRON 24-7 SPORTS.

YOU CAN CATCH SOME COLLEGIATE VOLLEYBALL THIS WEEKEND ON NEBRASKA PUBLIC MEDIA.

BIG EAST VOLLEYBALL ACTION STARTS WITH DEPAUL COMING TO OMAHA TO TAKE ON THE 19TH RANKED CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS, ACTION BEGINS AT 6:30 PM CENTRAL AND THEN ON SUNDAY MORE CREIGHTON ACTION HEADS YOUR WAY.

THE BLUEJAYS WELCOME MARQUETTE TO DJ SOKOL ARENA FOR ANOTHER CONFERENCE MATCH-UP.

THAT GAME IS SCHEDULED FOR 1 PM CENTRAL.

BOTH MATCHES CAN BE SEEN RIGHT HERE ON NEBRASKA PUBLIC MEDIA.SEEN RIGHT OUR THANKS TO BRANDON OUR THANKS TO BRAN VOGEL AND DYLAN RAIOLA FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING.

FOR JAY MOORE AND SEAN FOR JAY MOORE