And why the hell would you call a roll out of any kind and risk the player getting shoved out of bounds. It is mind-boggling how idiotic the coaches were. What exactly, do the coaches talk about in huddles, because it appears their players have no idea what they are doing on basic defensive plays (hail mary) and what should be a simple running play. Given their experience coaching, it is highly unlikely they will get better---they are way over their heads. Nebraska has cemented it's role as the Oakland Raiders of college football (except the pro team is actually getting better).
From the OWH:
Armstrong declined comment after the game. He walked out of the locker room with headphones on and initially walked by reporters waiting for him. He was flagged down by a reporter as he went to the bus, and said he wasn't talking.
That left it, essentially, to Ozigbo to explain from the players' perspective. A true freshman. And, frankly, Ozigbo was muddled in his own answers. He referred to the play as a fourth down — which it wasn't, because Andy Janovich, not Ozigbo, was the intended receiver on fourth down. Ozigbo said Illinois had a lot of crowd noise in that end, and he didn't hear the play call well.
"I ran the wrong route," Ozigbo said, believing the play did have a pass option to it. "From what I was paying attention to, I thought it was going to be thrown, from what I heard of the play, but it wasn't supposed to be."
Langsdorf said Ozigbo was "pulling the flat defender out to run the ball." Langsdorf added that coaches made it clear NU shouldn't throw the ball in that situation.
From the OWH:
Armstrong declined comment after the game. He walked out of the locker room with headphones on and initially walked by reporters waiting for him. He was flagged down by a reporter as he went to the bus, and said he wasn't talking.
That left it, essentially, to Ozigbo to explain from the players' perspective. A true freshman. And, frankly, Ozigbo was muddled in his own answers. He referred to the play as a fourth down — which it wasn't, because Andy Janovich, not Ozigbo, was the intended receiver on fourth down. Ozigbo said Illinois had a lot of crowd noise in that end, and he didn't hear the play call well.
"I ran the wrong route," Ozigbo said, believing the play did have a pass option to it. "From what I was paying attention to, I thought it was going to be thrown, from what I heard of the play, but it wasn't supposed to be."
Langsdorf said Ozigbo was "pulling the flat defender out to run the ball." Langsdorf added that coaches made it clear NU shouldn't throw the ball in that situation.
