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Nebraska at Miami (FL)
Saturday - Sept. 19 - 2:30 p.m.
Last Meeting
Ameer Abdullah ran for 229 yards and two touchdowns and also caught a three-yard TD pass in Nebraska's 41-31 home win over Miami last September.
What to Watch For
Nebraska (1-1) temporarily righted the ship with a blowout home win over South Alabama last week, but it will be hard to forget how the previous outing went: a last-second loss to BYU on a Hail Mary pass, spoiling Mike Riley's debut as a coach and snapping a 29-year streak of winning season openers.
Now comes the first road game of the year, and the Cornhuskers must face a team that's playing with a lot of confidence right now.
Miami (2-0) avoided a potentially dangerous situation by wearing down Florida Atlantic on the road last week, doing so thanks to a run game that so far is averaging 210.5 yards per game with seven touchdowns. This has prevented quarterback Brad Kaaya from having to carry the offense, and he's responded by putting up good numbers.
The Hurricanes were a little porous in defending the run last time out, which could make a big night for Nebraska's Terrell Newby. He had 198 rushing yards and three total TDs against South Alabama.
This would be a statement win for both teams, and particularly for their coaches. Riley is trying to prove his debut was an exception and not the rule, while Miami's Al Golden needs every victory he can claim to avoid losing his job.
Prediction: Miami 38, Nebraska 28
Nebraska at Miami (FL)
Saturday - Sept. 19 - 2:30 p.m.
Last Meeting
Ameer Abdullah ran for 229 yards and two touchdowns and also caught a three-yard TD pass in Nebraska's 41-31 home win over Miami last September.
What to Watch For
Nebraska (1-1) temporarily righted the ship with a blowout home win over South Alabama last week, but it will be hard to forget how the previous outing went: a last-second loss to BYU on a Hail Mary pass, spoiling Mike Riley's debut as a coach and snapping a 29-year streak of winning season openers.
Now comes the first road game of the year, and the Cornhuskers must face a team that's playing with a lot of confidence right now.
Miami (2-0) avoided a potentially dangerous situation by wearing down Florida Atlantic on the road last week, doing so thanks to a run game that so far is averaging 210.5 yards per game with seven touchdowns. This has prevented quarterback Brad Kaaya from having to carry the offense, and he's responded by putting up good numbers.
The Hurricanes were a little porous in defending the run last time out, which could make a big night for Nebraska's Terrell Newby. He had 198 rushing yards and three total TDs against South Alabama.
This would be a statement win for both teams, and particularly for their coaches. Riley is trying to prove his debut was an exception and not the rule, while Miami's Al Golden needs every victory he can claim to avoid losing his job.
Prediction: Miami 38, Nebraska 28
