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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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LINCOLN, NE – NOVEMBER 04: Quarterback Clayton Thorson /

Clayton Thorson has been quite the thorn in the side of the Nebraska football team over the course of his career. He’s beaten them by running the ball (126 yards on nine carries in 2015), and by throwing the ball (over 240 yards each of the last two years.)

Having said that, Thorson is looking to have a bit of a bounce-back year in 2018. Last season, he stepped up his game when it came to accuracy a bit.

He saw a drop in yards and his touchdown to interception took a dive too. Thorson threw  for 22 touchdowns and nine interceptions, to go along with 3,182 in 2016. In 2017 he threw for just 2,844 yards, 15 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

Most interesting is his threat as a runner, other than right near the goal line has completely disappeared. In his freshman year he ran for 397. His sophomore year he ran for just 98.

Last season, he ran for just 23 yards, though he did have eight touchdowns. While the Northwestern quarterback is considered a legit NFL prospect, he’s going to need to reverse the trends in his production.

Thorson is also coming off an injury that had him sidelined during the spring. The Nebraska football team gets one more shot at Clayton Thorson and it’s a safe bet they are going to want to show once and for all that they can bottle him up.

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