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R-E-L-A-X

This was never going to be rebuilt in a few weeks. We won 2 games we were supposed to win. There is still lots of room to improve but you can see the vision. Run the ball. Play good defense.

Michigan game is house money. If we compete, great. If not, regroup and focus on the October stretch of winnable conference games.

Maryland just curb stomped Michigan State and they curb stomped Virginia last week. I think they are a team that could surprise some people.

POSTGAME NOTES

Louisiana Tech at Nebraska
September 23, 2023

- Nebraska improved to 3-0 all-time against Louisiana Tech, all in Lincoln. The Huskers improved to 8-0 all-time against current members of Conference USA.

- Nebraska rushed for 312 yards, marking the third straight game with better than 200 rushing yards. This is Nebraska's first time with 200 rushing yards in three consecutive games since 2018 games against Northwestern, Minnesota and Bethune-Cookman. Nebraska has topped 180 rushing yards in all four games this season. Nebraska's previous stretch of four straight 180-yard rushing games was also in 2018 when they topped that mark in five straight games (Northwestern, Minnesota, Bethune-Cookman, Ohio State and Illinois)

- Nebraska's rushing total marks the most by the Huskers since rushing for 427 yards against Northwestern on Oct. 2, 2021

- Running back Anthony Grant rushed 22 times for 135 yards and a 2-yard touchdown. Today's game marked Grant's sixth 100-yard rushing game at Nebraska and first in 2023

- With his 135 rushing yards, Grant increased his career rushing total to 1,123 yards. He is the 68th player in Nebraska history with 1,000 career rushing yards.

- Quarterback Heinrich Haarberg rushed 19 times for 157 yards for his first career 100-yard rushing game. His previous high was 98 yards last week against Northern Illinois. Haarberg's 157 rushing yards is the most by a Nebraska quarterback since Adrian Martinez also had 157 at Rutgers in 2020. Today's effort is the 18th 150-yard rushing effort in school history by a Nebraska quarterback.

- Haarberg had the two longest runs of his career with a 72-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter and a 43-yard run in the first quarter. His previous high was a 20-yard touchdown run last week against Northern Illinois.

- Grant and Haarberg marked the first pair of Husker runners to top the century mark in the same game since Dedrick Mills and Adrian Martinez did the same at Rutgers on Dec. 18, 2020.

- Haarberg has led Nebraska to wins in each of his two career starts. He is the first Husker quarterback to begin his career 2-0 since Tommy Armstrong Jr., who led Nebraska to victories over South Dakota State and Illinois in 2013.

- Receiver Billy Kemp IV opened the scoring for the second straight week with a 9-yard TD run in the second quarter. The touchdown run was the first of Kemp's career and tied his career long rush. It was his 10th career touchdown overall.

- Thomas Fidone II caught a 29-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the fourth quarter, and has a TD catch in three straight games. He his the first Husker tight end to have a receiving touchdown in three consecutive games since Mike McNeill, who caught a touchdown pass in each of the final three regular season games in 2008 (Kansas, Kansas State and Colorado).

- Fidone is the first Husker tight end with three touchdown catches in a season since Jack Stoll had three receiving touchdowns in 2018. The last Nebraska tight end with more than three touchdown catches in a season was Kyler Reed who had eight in 2010.

- Nebraska held Louisiana Tech scoreless in the first quarter, marking the fifth time in the past six games Nebraska has held the opposition scoreless in the first quarter. NU has allowed a total of three first-quarter points in those six games.

- Nebraska held Louisiana Tech to just 46 rushing yards, and has held each of its four opponents to less than 60 rushing yards.

- This is the first time this century Nebraska has held four straight opponents to fewer than 60 rushing yards. The last time the Huskers held four consecutive opponents to fewer than 60 rushing yards was the first four games of the 1999 season.

- This is the first time NU has held four straight opponents to less than 100 rushing yards since a five game stretch in 2003-2004 (final two games of 2003 and first three games of 2004).

- The last time Nebraska had held four straight opponents to under 100 rushing yards in the same season was the first four games of 1999

- Safety Isaac Gifford recorded seven tackles in the game to increase his career total to 105. Gifford also notched the game's only turnover with his interception on Louisiana Tech's final offensive play of the game.

Nebraska 28, Louisiana Tech 14
Indiana 29, Akron 27 (4OT)
Michigan 31, Rutgers 7
Ohio State 17, Notre Dame 14
Penn State 31, Iowa 0
Illinois 23, Florida Atlantic 17
Maryland 31, Michigan State 9
Northwestern 37, Minnesota 34 (OT)

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STANDINGS

EAST
1. Penn State (4-0, 2-0)
2. Maryland (4-0, 1-0)
2. Michigan (4-0, 1-0)
2. Ohio State (4-0, 1-0)
5. Rutgers (3-1, 1-1)
6. Indiana (2-2, 0-1)
6. Michigan State (2-2, 0-1)

WEST
1. Wisconsin (3-1, 1-0)
2. Minnesota (2-2, 1-1)
2. Northwestern (2-2, 1-1)
4. Nebraska (2-2, 0-1)
4. Illinois (2-2, 0-1)
4. Iowa (3-1, 0-1)
4. Purdue (1-3, 0-1)

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Games for Week #5 - September 30

Penn State at Northwestern (11:00 AM - BTN)
Louisiana-Lafayette at Minnesota (11:00 AM - BTN)

Illinois at Purdue (2:30 PM - Peacock)
Indiana at Maryland (2:30 PM - BTN)
Wagner at Rutgers (2:30 PM - BTN)
Michigan at Nebraska (2:30 PM - FOX)

Michigan State at Iowa (6:30 PM - NBC)

Bye Week
Ohio State
Wisconsin

Lots of stuff to parse through tonight after Matt Rhule and a dozen Husker players met with the media postgame tonight.

Hit the link to scan through any or all of the 13 press conference videos. Neatly organized, of course:

Went to game, didn’t see it occur. Heard post game discussions referencing possibly being out ‘a few games’ .

He throws the ball away or out of the reach of the defense. Which is a great play. Limiting turnovers and living to get the first on the next play is the way to do it. The receivers just can’t get separation to allow the quarterback to just make the throw!

Another edition of Rapid Recap with @Greg Smith! Video and podcast links below. Plenty more coming tonight and tomorrow as Nebraska welcomes a different animal next week with No. 2 Michigan.



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“I feel kind of great,” Grant said. “I feel like this wasn’t my best game despite everything. I feel like there’s more in store for us. More in store for me.”

Good stuff from Anthony Grant today. He rushed for 135 yards and one touchdown on 22 carries.

Kinda rude going into a night game at Penn St with remnants of a Tropical Storm in the area but you get what you get hehe

GOOOOOOO

BIIIIIIIGGGGGGG

REEEEEEEDDDDDDD!!!!!!!

They need to finish the game like they would have done in the 1900s

Hey, everyone. The postgame presser is about to start. I'll provide updates here.

Refs/game clock/play clock operators are bad on a different level. They either don’t know the rules, aren’t watching the game, or are on the FSU payroll (at Clemson stadium miraculously). Brutal!!

We need to stick with this as our main formation.
Shotgun, with our line (LT) and qb is just a recipe for disaster.

Grant with a lead blocker versus without one is night day. Chart it, I guarantee you will see a huge difference.

Our Qbs aren't good at passing/ decision making. Make it as unsophisticated as possible. Effing play to players strengths.

The inability to access game flow and what gives us the best chance to win is unreal.

Rhule needs to sit Satterfield down and tell him, here are the acceptable playcalls to choose. If you go outside that you're fired.

Look out Michigan!

Let’s go already

was 2016.

The clueless BTN postgame announcers just discussed the delay but were silent on the broadcast.

We were plus 1 in turnovers today.

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…the o line IS the problem.

Sincerely,

Everyone who has watched our games

That kid gets it, he just mauls people, no excuses, he just plays hard!