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Nebraska football: Ranking the Huskers’ opposing quarterbacks

By Oliver VanDervoort

MADISON, WI - OCTOBER 14: Garret Dooley #5 of the Wisconsin Badgers sacks David Blough #11 of the Purdue Boilermakers in the second quarter at Camp Randall Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
MADISON, WI - OCTOBER 14: Garret Dooley #5 of the Wisconsin Badgers sacks David Blough #11 of the Purdue Boilermakers in the second quarter at Camp Randall Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /
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The bad news is that the Nebraska football team has to play Ohio State again this year. The good news is that the Buckeyes are going to have a new starting quarterback.

The bad news is that Dwayne Haskins looked really, really good in the eight games he played as a freshman last year. He apparently looked good enough in the spring that he beat out longtime backup Joe Burrow.

Burrow later transferred to LSU, making Haskins as the starting quarterback a certainty. Haskins putting up big numbers in 2018 isn’t a certainty, but it’s a safe bet.

In those eight games he played a year ago, the then-freshman completed 70 percent of his passes for 565 yards, four touchdowns and just one interception. Against the Huskers, in mop-up duty, he went 3-3 for 25 yards.

What makes Haskins deadly, as is the case with most OSU quarterbacks is that he can run as well as he throws. Haskins had 86 yards on 24 carries a year ago. It’s a safe bet he’s going to be set loose upon the Big Ten.

The Nebraska football team has the luxury of knowing what they should see from Haskins. The bad news is that doesn’t mean they’ll know how to stop it.

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