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Nebraska Football: Good Bad Hideous Against Fresno State

By Oliver Vandervoort

Oct 17, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Mike Riley looks on during the second half against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at TCF Bank Stadium. The Cornhuskers won 48-25. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 17, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Mike Riley looks on during the second half against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at TCF Bank Stadium. The Cornhuskers won 48-25. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Nebraska football team started off slow on Saturday night against the Fresno State Bulldogs.

At the same time, the team showed exactly what it wants to do for the rest of the season based on what it did in the season opener. The team opened the game with nine straight runs and threw the ball just one time in the first quarter.

The team that routinely threw the ball more than 30 times a game in Mike Riley’s first year, threw just 13 times overall. The 10 times Tommy Armstrong put it up is a career low under the current coaching staff.

At times, the game plan looked about as perfect as any Riley and company have put together. At other times the offense looked as out of sync as it did last year. The same could be said for the defense.

Mark Banker, came under fire early and often a year ago because his passing defense was among the worst in the country. In 2015, the defense got a bit better as the season went along.

One of the things Husker fans looked forward to seeing in the Nebraska football season opener was just what kind of pass defense Banker had in store. What they saw was a defense that certainly looked better but also wasn’t perfect.

Finally, there was a lot of emotion surrounding the game. This was the first contest since punter Sam Foltz passed away due to a tragic car accident. The Huskers did their tribute to sam up right. Check out our good, bad and hideous for the Nebraska football team’s first game of the season.

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