♪ >>> THE LUCK OF THE IRISH WAS NOT ON THE SIDE OF NEBRASKA AS THE HUSKERS FELL 31-28 TO NORTHWESTERN IN DUBLIN, IRELAND.

WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A NEW LOOK TEAM IN THE END FEATURED THE SAME ISSUES THAT HAVE PLAGUED THE BIG RED SOMETIME UNDER SCOTT FROST.

WITH A MUST-WIN GAME NOW IN THE LOSS COLUMN, HOW DO THEY PICK UP THE PIECES AND LOOK AHEAD TO THE REST OF THE SEASON?

WE'LL UNPACK THE GAME WITH OUR SPECIAL GUEST, FOX SPORTS' KEVIN KUGLAR.

SEAN CALLAHAN WILL JOIN US ON WITH THE LATEST ON BIG RED RECRUITING.

ALL THAT AND MORE NEXT ON "BIG RED WRAP-UP.

"” ♪ ♪ >>> HI, EVERYONE, I'M MIKE'L SEVERE.

WELCOME TO "BIG RED WRAP-UP" ON NEBRASKA PUBLIC MEDIA.

AS YOGI BERRA ONCE SAID, IT IS SIMPLY DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN.

WE HAVE SEEN THIS STORY MANY TIMES.

WE'RE JOINED BY FORMER HUSKER JAY MOORE AND SEAN CALLAHAN BACK FROM IRELAND.

I CAN NAME A NUMBER OF GAMES, 2019 COLORADO, 2011 NORTHWESTERN, LOTS OF GAMES THAT FELT EXACTLY LIKE THIS GAME FELT.

>> YEAH, I WAS IN IRELAND OBVIOUSLY, AND IT WAS -- JUST LIKE, MAN, I'VE SEEN THIS MOVIE BEFORE.

AS SCOTT FROST SAID A YEAR AGO ON WEEK ZERO WHEN THEY LOST, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE -- UP ELEVEN.

YOU'RE LIKE, IS THIS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE?

>> RIGHT.

>> UP 11 TWICE.

>> YOU'RE ASKING YOUR PLAYMAKERS TO MAKE PLAYS.

WELL, THEY DID.

THEY CAME OUT OF THE LOCKER ROOM.

GARRETT NELSON GETS HIS FIRST PRESSURE, FORCES A PUNT.

THEN CASEY THOMPSON MAKES THE PLAY OF THE GAME WITH THAT THROW.

AND THEN YOU GET THE FORCED FUMBLE BY BUFORD, AND THE ANTHONY GRANT RUN.

YOU HAD FOUR GUYS MAKE PLAYS THERE TO GET YOU THE MOMENTUM.

AND THEN YOU'RE LIKE, NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO TO A KICKER TO TRY TO ONSIDE KICK IT.

I MEAN, IT WAS A TOUGH WAY TO GO BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE INVESTED A LOT OF EFFORT TO GET OUT THERE.

AND IT WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SCENES I COULD EVER REMEMBER AND I'VE BEEN TO EVERY ROAD GAME FOR NEBRASKA SINCE 2000.

AND THAT WAS AN UNBELIEVABLE SCENE OF PEOPLE OUT THERE IN DUBLIN.

>> CONFIDENCE OBVIOUSLY IS SOMETHING.

THERE'S STILL A LOT OF PLAYERS THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS ON THIS TEAM EVEN WITH THE NEWCOMERS.

THEY GOTTA FIND A WAY TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT, RIGHT?

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THEY HAD IT IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.

>> WELL, YEAH, WINNING IS A LEARNING HABIT, SO IS LOSING.

LOSING'S DEFINITELY A LEARNING HABIT.

AND THESE GUYS ARE DEFINITELY IN THE LOSING HABIT.

AND THAT'S THE COACHING STAFF, TOO.

OBVIOUSLY THERE'S NEW COACHES.

BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE STAFF AND THESE PLAYERS, THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO WIN FOOTBALL GAMES.

>> YES.

>> THAT IS PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

THERE'S NO OTHER WAY TO GO ABOUT IT.

THEY HAVE TO, A, HAVE THEIR COACHES MAKE THE RIGHT CALLS THAT PUT THEM IN POSITIONS.

AND WE'RE GONNA GET TO THE ONSIDE KICK LATER.

THAT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE DISCUSSED.

BUT YOU HAVE TO RELY ON YOUR COACHES TO PUT YOU IN THE BEST POSITIONS TO WIN.

BUT THE PLAYERS, THEY'VE GOTTA TO PLAY WITH MUCH BETTER -- THEY'VE GOT TO PLAY WITH TECHNIQUE.

YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE TO DO ALIGNMENT, ASSIGNMENT, PLAY WITH GOOD EYE DISCIPLINE.

AND I -- OBVIOUSLY, BEING A DEFENSIVE PLAYER, I LOOK AT THE DEFENSE.

THEY PLAYED POORLY.

>> MISSED TACKLES.

>> MISSED TACKLES.

I'LL BREAK A COUPLE PLAYS DOWN LATER IN THE HUDDLE.

JUST POOR TECHNIQUE.

AS A FOOTBALL PLAYER -- AND IT WASN'T BY THE NEW GUYS.

I MIGHT GIVE THE NEW GUYS A LITTLE BIT OF -- I'LL SECOND-GUESS THEM A LITTLE BIT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, NICK HENRICH, LUKE REIMER.

THEY DIDN'T PLAY VERY WELL.

THEY PLAYED WITH POOR TECHNIQUE.

TY ROBINSON AT TIMES STRUGGLED.

SO, THAT'S A LITTLE ALARMING.

BUT THE NICE THING IS YOU GET RIGHT BACK AT IT AT PRACTICE.

HOPEFULLY MIKE DAWSON, BARRETT RUUD, ARE GETTING WITH THEM AND REALLY GETTING ON THEM.

LET'S GET BACK TO FUNDAMENTALS.

YOU CAN KINDA GET LAX A LITTLE BIT TOWARDS THE END OF CAMP ON CERTAIN THINGS, THE TRAVEL AND ALL THOSE THINGS.

SO THEY'VE GOT TO GET BACK TO THE FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES.

BUT IT'S NOT TOO EARLY IN THE SEASON.

I DON'T WANT TO SAY JUST START OVER, BUT MAN, WE'RE GOING BACK TO SQUARE ONE.

>> GOTTA FLUSH IT.

>> YEAH, YOU'VE GOT TO FLUSH IT.

THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO WIN.

>> YEAH.

LET'S SOMEHOW FIGURE OUT, FLUSH IT OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM.

LET'S TRY TO FIND A WIN SOME WAY, SOMEHOW.

>> AFTER ONE GAME, THERE'S A LOT TO GET TO.

WE CAN'T DO WITHOUT YOU.

REACH OUT TO THE HELP OF OUR CONVERSATION.

OF COURSE, THE PHONES ARE UP AND RUNNING, MANNED BY OUR STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA'S JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION PROGRAM.

THEY'RE JOINING US THROUGHOUT THE SEASON ENJOYING VALENTINO'S PIZZA AND TAKING YOUR CALLS.

PUT THEM TO WORK TONIGHT, OF COURSE, TO HELP US OUT.

YOU CAN ALSO TEXT AND EMAIL YOUR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS TO BIGRED@NEBRASKAPUBLICMEDIA.ORG.

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LET US KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS, THAT'S "“BIG RED WRAP-UP"” FACEBOOK PAGE OR TWITTER ACCOUNT.

WE WANT TO ANSWER AS MANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS AS WE CAN.

DON'T FORGET TO HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE AND DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY OF THE 2022 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE.

THE POSTER IS RIGHT THERE, YOU CAN PRINT IT OFF FOR YOUR HOME OR OFFICE.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, KEEP UP TO DATE THROUGHOUT THE SEASON WITH ALL THE HUSKER FOOTBALL SCORES.

LAST WEEK WE ASKED YOU WHICH WOULD BE MORE SUCCESSFUL THIS SEASON FOR NEBRASKA, 60% OF YOU SAID DEFENSE.

REMAINING 40% SPLIT BETWEEN OFFENSE AND SPECIAL TEAMS.

HOW DOES IT CHANGE AFTER LAST WEEK?

WELL, OUR NEW SIDELINE SURVEY IS UP.

IT'S UPDATED, READY FOR YOU TO VOTE TONIGHT AS WELL.

WHICH WAS THE LETDOWN AGAINST NORTHWESTERN?

WAS IT THE OFFENSE?

WAS IT THE DEFENSE?

WAS IT SPECIAL TEAMS OR PLAY-CALLING?

HEAD TO THE WEBSITE NOW AND VOTE.

AS YOU SEE RIGHT NOW 81% OF THE PEOPLE SAY DEFENSE EVEN THOUGH SPECIAL TEAMS INVOLVED, OF COURSE, THE ONSIDE KICK.

EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT THE PUNT LITERALLY HEARD AROUND THE WORLD.

SO WE THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE THAT IN OUR PLAY OF THE GAME.

PUTT FORMATION.

KICKED OFF TO THE RIGHT.

CAPTAIN FOR THE TEAM, OUR RUNNING BACK, GRABS IT AND GETS IT.

OF COURSE NORTHWESTERN GOES, TAKES THE MOMENTUM AND GOES DOWN AND SCORES RIGHT AFTER THAT.

HERE IS WHAT COACH FROST HAD TO SAY AFTER THE GAME.

♪ >> ALRIGHT, JAY MOORE, LET'S BREAK IT DOWN.

WHAT DID THEY SEE?

THEY SAID THEY SAW SOMETHING.

>> THEY DID.

THEY DEFINITELY SAW SOMETHING.

SO IF WE CAN GET THIS GOING HERE.

THIS GUY WAS THERE, HE STARTS BACK.

THEY HAVE A GUY RIGHT HERE.

OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A GAP RIGHT HERE WHERE THEY WANT TO KICK THIS BALL TO.

BUT THE BALL TOOK A FUNNY BOUNCE.

I SEE WHAT THEY'RE SEEING.

BUT MY OTHER CAVEAT TO THIS, SO IF NORTHWESTERN IS GOING TO DO THIS.

THEY KNOW THAT.

BUT FITZGERALD'S A REALLY GOOD FOOTBALL COACH.

THEY KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO LEAVE THIS GAP.

GUESS WHAT I BET YOU THEY'RE DOING.

THEY'RE PROBABLY PRACTICING THE SCENARIO JUST TO ATTACK IT.

SO I THINK -- LISTEN, I SEE WHAT THEY SAW.

BUT AGAIN, THE TIME JUST -- MOMENTUM, IT WAS JUST -- IT WAS RECKLESS.

THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I CAN PUT IT.

THAT WAS A RECKLESS, IRRESPONSIBLE CALL.

I HAVE NO BETTER WAY TO PUT IT.

I SEE WHAT THEY SAW.

BUT IT DIDN'T NEED TO BE DONE.

>> UP 11 AT THAT POINT IN THE GAME.

>> YOU HAVE THE MOMENTUM.

I JUST DON'T -- IT IS WHAT IT IS BUT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO PUT IT BEHIND US HERE.

BUT YOU CAN'T -- WHEN WE JUST TALKED ABOUT HOW HARD IT IS TO WIN FOOTBALL GAMES, DON'T CREATE ANOTHER ISSUE.

I MEAN, MOMENTUM IS SUCH A HARD THING TO GET IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL AND WE HAVE IT.

>> YOU CAN'T BEAT YOURSELF.

>> YEAH.

WE GAVE IT RIGHT AWAY.

>> GAVE IT AWAY.

HERE IS WHAT COACH FROST HAD TO SAY ABOUT THAT PLAY AFTER THE GAME.

>> YOU KNOW, AT THAT POINT IN THE GAME I THOUGHT ALL THE MOMENTUM WAS ON OUR SIDE.

I THOUGHT IF WE GOT IT, WE COULD END THE GAME.

AND THE WAY WE WERE PLAYING, YOU KNOW, I FELT AT THAT POINT LIKE -- LIKE WE HAD A REALLY GOOD CHANCE OF WINNING THE GAME.

AND I FELT LIKE MAYBE WE WERE THE BETTER TEAM.

AND, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T REALLY FORESEE THEM SCORING 14 STRAIGHT.

YOU KNOW, SPUTTERING, AFTER WE PLAYED WELL TO START THE SECOND HALF ON OFFENSE.

SO AGAIN, THOSE ARE EXCUSES.

IF I HAD IT OVER, I WOULDN'T MAKE THE CALL.

>> SEAN, WHAT WAS REACTION LIKE IN THE PRESS BOX?

A LOT OF NEBRASKA FANS.

WHAT WAS THAT AFTER IT HAPPENED, WHAT WAS THE REACTION LIKE?

>> I MEAN IT HAPPENED SO QUICKLY.

YOU WERE LIKE, WOW, NEBRASKA HAS CHANGED THIS GAME AROUND ON THESE FOUR BIG MOMENTUM PLAYS THEY JUST MADE AS AN OFFENSE AND DEFENSE.

AND YOU'RE LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE.

THEY WENT FOR AN ONSIDE KICK?

AND YOU HEAR PAT FITZGERALD TALKED ABOUT IT AFTER THE GAME.

THEY SAID, YEAH, WE PRACTICED FOR THAT.

WE HAVE OUR CAPTAIN, OUR RUNNING BACK IN THE FRONT.

THE BALL DIDN'T TRAVEL TEN YARDS EVEN, SO WE WOULD HAVE CHALLENGED IT IF THEY WOULD HAVE GOT IT.

BUT HE SAID, YEAH.

ANOTHER NORTHWESTERN PLAYER WAS ASKED, WERE YOU SURPRISED?

AND HE GOES, NO, IT'S NEBRASKA.

YOU'VE GOT TO BE READY FOR ANYTHING WITH THESE GUYS.

>> YEAH, HERE'S THE THING ABOUT IT.

AND HE SAID HE COULDN'T IMAGINE THEM SCORING 14 POINTS.

WELL, THEY HAD DONE THAT ALREADY IN THE SECOND QUARTER.

THEY HAD SCORED 14 STRAIGHT POINTS.

NEBRASKA NEVER REALLY STOPPED THEM.

THEY STOPPED THEMSELVES.

THEY HAD THE FUMBLE.

THEY HAD A PENALTY ON ONE DRIVE.

THEY HAD A LOSS OF YARDAGE.

SO YOU FIGURE SCOTT FROST HAS TO BE WATCHING THE GAME.

HE KNOWS HIS DEFENSE ISN'T PLAYING GREAT.

THEY'RE MISSING TACKLES.

IT SEEMED LIKE JUST A DANGEROUS RISK.

>> IT WASN'T NECESSARY.

>> IT WAS VERY UNNECESSARY.

YOU LOOK AT IT, NINE MINUTES LEFT IN THE THIRD QUARTER, YOU'RE UP 11, YOU GOT THE MOMENTUM, KICK IT OFF, YOU KNOW, SOMEHOW THEY MESSED THAT UP.

YOU PIN THEM DEEP.

THEY FAIR CATCH, GET UP TO 75.

MAKE THEM GO 50 YARDS, MAKE THEM TAKE UP SOME TIME, EAT UP THE CLOCK.

MOMENTUM IS STILL ON YOUR SIDE.

I JUST DON'T -- IT WAS -- IT WAS -- I JUST -- I'M STILL TRYING TO COMPREHEND.

I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO FIND SOME SORT OF BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT AND I CANNOT FIND ONE ON THIS.

AS WE LOOKED AT IT, THERE WAS A GAP THERE.

BUT FOR THEM TO DO THAT, YOU KNOW THEY'RE PREPARED, BECAUSE, I MEAN, THEY'RE SMART COACHES.

THEY KNOW THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THERE TO KICK THE BALL RIGHT TO THE GAP WE DISCUSSED.

BUT THEY WERE PREPARED.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE SMART PLAYERS.

>> THEY BAITED THEM.

>> THEY DID.

>> NORTHWESTERN, THEY'RE SMART KIDS.

IT WAS RECKLESS, IT WAS IRRESPONSIBLE.

IT'S SO PUZZLING BECAUSE HOW HARD IT IS, ANYONE SHOULD KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO WIN A FOOTBALL GAME, IT'S SCOTT FROST.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE COACHES, BETWEEN BILL BUSCH AND THE REST OF THE COACHES WHEN THAT DECISION CAME UP.

I TALKED ABOUT NOT HAVING TOO MANY "YES" COACHES ON THE STAFF, LIKE CHALLENGING.

I WOULD HAVE HOPED THAT ALL 15 ASSISTANT COACHES, WHATEVER IT IS ON THE STAFF, IS YELLING, NO, NO, NO, NO.

BUT OBVIOUSLY NO ONE SPOKE UP.

YOU CAN PUT IT ON FROST.

BUT YOU CAN ALSO PUT IT ON ALL THE ASSISTANTS TOO FOR NOT SPEAKING THEIR MAD.

>> AFTER THAT NORTHWESTERN STILL HAD A CHANCE.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OFFENSE IN THE LAST 20 MINUTES?

>> CASEY THOMPSON GOT OUT OF RHYTHM.

NORTHWESTERN PLAYED VERY BASIC EARLY ON, AND THEY STARTED TO MIX UP THEIR LOOKS.

THEY BROUGHT SOME PRESSURE AT HIM.

AND I FELT LIKE ONCE THEY CONFUSED HIM WITH SOME DIFFERENT LOOKS AND PRESSURE, HE JUST DIDN'T HAVE THAT SAME COMFORT LEVEL IN THE POCKET WITH HIS THROWS AND HIS RELEASE AND HIS FEET.

AFTER THAT THROW HE MADE THAT KIND OF TURNED THE THIRD QUARTER, HE NEVER REALLY MADE THAT MANY THROWS LIKE THAT THE REST OF THE WAY DOWN THE STRETCH.

ANTHONY GRANT, THE RUNNING GAME, JUST NEVER TOOK HOLD.

THEY HAVE TO GET THE RUNNING GAME GOING THIS WEEK.

SCOTT FROST, A JAB A LITTLE BIT AT WHAT THEY DID, WE'VE GOT TO MAYBE BE A LITTLE MORE EXOTIC WITH HOW WE TRY TO RUN THE BALL.

WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY GOOD ENOUGH TO RUN TRADITIONAL PRO STYLE HAND-OFFS AND PLAYS WHERE BASICALLY EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT'S COMING AND NORTHWESTERN WAS NOT MOVING NEBRASKA AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

>> WE'VE SEEN SEVEN IN A ROW OF LOSSES, NINE UNDER TEN POINTS.

THEY HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO WIN, YOU MENTIONED EARLIER.

THIS IS INCREDIBLE THAT THEY COULD GO THROUGH THIS KIND OF STRETCH.

>> IT'S MIND-BLOWING.

WHAT IS IT, A RECORD NOW, 3-21 AFTER HAVING -- LOSING AT HALF TOO?

SO THAT SHOWS THAT THEY MAKE -- >> NO ADJUSTMENTS.

>> NO ADJUSTMENTS IN THE SECOND HALF.

IT'S CRAZY.

SEVEN STRAIGHT LOSSES.

I MEAN, IT'S ALL -- YOU JUST GO DOWN THE LIST.

YOU'RE SURPRISED, YOU SEEM SURPRISED, YET YOU'RE LIKE, IT IS WHAT IT IS, YOU'VE SEEN IT BEFORE.

THAT'S WHAT'S SO FRUSTRATING.

YOU TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S INSANITY, KEEP DOING THE SAME THINGS OVER AND OVER AND EXPECTING DIFFERENT RESULTS.

>> THERE'S ANOTHER DEFINITION OF THAT, JAY, DOING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AND EXPECTING THE PERSON WHO GOT YOU IN THERE NO GET YOU OUT.

THAT'S A MILITARY ONE.

>> THAT'S A MILITARY.

>> WE'RE EXPECTING THE PEOPLE WHO PUT THEM IN THIS POSITION, NOW SOME NEW ONES ADDED IN, TO GET THEM OUT OF THIS.

THE WORST THING ABOUT THIS, IT TOOK AWAY A GREAT STAT.

IF THEY HAD BEATEN NORTHWESTERN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST TIME THEY HAD CONSECUTIVE WINS AGAINST THE SAME TEAM SINCE 1954-'55.

CASEY THOMPSON LOOKED GOOD FOR THREE-QUARTERS.

YOU CAN SEE HE HAS THE ABILITY TO WIN GAMES.

ANTHONY GRANT MADE THOSE GUYS MISS UNTIL THE LONG RUN.

>> ANTHONY GRANT COULD HAVE BEEN THE BEST RUNNING BACK ON THE FIELD AT TIMES, THAT RUN HE MADE, THAT CUT, WAS MAYBE THE BEST RUN WE'VE SEEN FROM A BACK END NEBRASKA SINCE MAURICE WASHINGTON.

THEY JUST HAVEN'T HAD GUYS MAKE THOSE MOVES LIKE HE DID AND FINISH IT OFF, ESPECIALLY GETS A DEFENSE LIKE NORTHWESTERN THAT TRADITIONALLY DOESN'T ALLOW BIG PLAYS LIKE THAT VERY OFTEN.

BUT CASEY, ISAIAH GARCIA-CASTANEDA WAS SUCH AN UNKNOWN COMMODITY BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T SEE HIM IN THE SPRING BUT HE'S THE REAL DEAL.

TREY PALMER IS A VERY TALENTED PLAYER.

HE WAS A DIFFERENCE MAKER.

WHEN HE WAS IN THERE, THAT OFFENSE LOOKED DIFFERENT.

WHEN HE CAME OUT OF THE GAME, THEY LOST THAT SAFETY.

>> TWICE ON THIRD AND LONG.

>> OVER THE MIDDLE.

>> HE CATCHES ACROSS THE MIDDLE, YES.

DEFENSE, IT'S HARD TO FIND ANY REAL POSITIVES.

I DIDN'T EXPECT THEM TO GET PAST RUSH, A REALLY GOOD OFFENSE I HAVE TO LINE BY NORTHWESTERN.

THEY WEREN'T CREATIVE TO TRY TO GET SOME PLUS PRESSURE.

>> THEIR GAME PLAN, IT WAS SMART.

IT WAS -- I MEAN, THEY ESTABLISHED THE RUN.

THAT'S WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO.

WE TALKED ABOUT THAT LAST WEEK.

THAT'S WHAT WE THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO DO.

THEY MADE SOME PLAYS.

WHEN YOU GET ON YOUR HEELS AGAINST A RUN GAME, IT GETS -- IT GETS TOUGH.

YOU START TO SECOND-GUESS YOURSELF.

THE OFFENSIVE LINEMEN, THEY HIDE THE PROTECTIONS, THE PLAY ACTIONS ARE GOOD.

WE STRUGGLE TO TRANSFER INTO THAT.

PROBABLY GOT A FIRST ROUNDER ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE.

>> THE OTHER KIDS ARE DRAFTING TOO, BOTH OF THEM.

>> THE FRUSTRATING THING IS, I'VE ALREADY ALLUDED TO THIS, OUR PLAYERS THAT SHOULD BE PLAYING WELL DID NOT PLAY WELL IN MY OPINION.

THEY LOOKED TIRED AT TIMES, THEY HAVE THE FIRST GAME, THE LEGS LOOKED A LITTLE SLUGGISH.

RATHER FRUSTRATING OUT OF SOME GUYS WHO HAVE PLAYED REALLY GOOD FOOTBALL AND, YOU KNOW, DIDN'T SHOW UP VERY WELL ON SATURDAY.

>> IT'S TIME TO RIP THE BAND-AID OFF AND LOOK AT THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM SATURDAY'S GAME IN IRELAND.

IT ACTUALLY GOT OFF PRETTY WELL FOR NEBRASKA, THE START OF IT, LOOKING GOOD WITH CASEY THOMPSON.

KIND OF ON FAIR.

STARTING OFF WITH THE GUY YOU KNEW THEY WOULD TARGET A LOT, GET THE BALL TO TREY PALMER, GETTING OUTSIDE.

THAT'S A GREAT GAME THERE OF NINE YARDS.

AND THEN CASEY THOMPSON CONTINUED IN THE RHYTHM.

HERE HE IS HITTING MARCUS WASHINGTON, ANOTHER TRANSFER.

THE KID THAT CAME ALONG WITH CASEY THOMPSON FROM TEXAS, ANOTHER 15 YARDS THERE.

AND THIS THROW, YOU GIVE YOUR GUY A CHANCE, RIGHT?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

AND HE WENT UP AND GOT IT, GIVE IT TO WHERE HE CAN THROW IT TO THE OUTSIDE.

AND AGAIN, WE DIDN'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT HIM.

AND WE KNOW A LOT ABOUT HIM NOW.

>> YOU KNEW MARK WHIPPLE WOULD COME OUT WITH A GREAT SCRIPT.

>> I DON'T KNOW THAT RYAN WAS EVER THIS GOOD AT SOUTH CAROLINA, HE STARTED OFF ON FIRE.

HIS FIRST EIGHT PASSES, DIDN'T HAVE AN INCOMPLETION UNTIL THE SECOND QUARTER, JUST CONSTANTLY MOVING THEM DOWN.

A NINE-PLAY, 35-YARD DRIVE RIGHT THERE.

CASEY THOMPSON CONTINUES HIS RHYTHM HE WAS IN HERE WITH A DEEP PASS.

TRAVIS VOKOLEK, HIGH SNAP.

>> ADRIAN MARTINEZ HAS BEEN IN THAT SPOT MANY TIMES, WE DIDN'T SEE A THROW LIKE THAT.

THE WAY HE BAILED THAT, WE SAW THAT A COUPLE OF TIMES.

>> BACK TO HIS MAIN TARGET, TREY PALMER.

CASEY THOMPSON, 14 PLAY, 80-YARD DRIVE, UP 11 RIGHT THERE.

DID NOT TRY AN ONSIDE KICK.

RYAN COMES BACK, 123 YARDS DOWN TO THE 48-YARD LINE.

>> THE PLAY-ACTION PASS, I THINK BUFORD JUST GOT CAUGHT LOOKING IN THE BACKFIELD AND GOT SUCKED UP.

THE GUY AT THE BACK END OF THE SECONDARY, SNUCK HIM THROUGH AND SIX POINTS FOR THE WILDCATS.

>> A LOT OF PHYSICALITY FOR THE NORTHWESTERN TEAM.

ALSO LOOK AT SPEED.

A BIG RUNNING BACK BEING CHASED, HENRICH COULDN'T RUN HIM DOWN.

A PERFECT PASS OVER THE MIDDLE, TOUCHDOWN.

GETTING READY TO GO TO HALF.

NEBRASKA STILL HAS A SHOT TO GO DOWN AND GET SOME POINTS.

AND, YOU KNOW, CASEY THOMPSON MADE SOME REALLY BIG TIME THROWS.

THAT'S A GREAT THROW IN THE MIDDLE TO GET HIM DOWN.

THIS THROW ON THIRD DOWN ON THREE, THAT'S A NICE THROW.

THEY ADD A SECOND BACK TO THE CLOCK, GIVING NEBRASKA A CHANCE, WITH A LONG FIELD GOAL KICKER AND A LITTLE RIGHT.

>> FRANKIE GOT IT THERE, THOUGH, HE'S THE LONG GUY OBVIOUSLY.

>> CASEY THOMPSON COMES OUT IN THE SECOND HALF, PLAYING WELL.

THIS IS TRAVIS VOKOLEK'S LAST CATCH.

HE'S DAY TO DAY, ACCORDING TO SCOTT FROST.

CASEY THOMPSON, THE PLAY OF THE DAY.

INCREDIBLE.

HE'S GOING TO RUN, I'M NOT GOING TO TURN AROUND, I'M GOING TO TURN AROUND.

ISAIAH GARCIA-CASTANEDA RAISES HIS HAND.

>> I THINK THEY THOUGHT CASEY WAS IN A GREEN JERSEY, THEY DIDN'T WANT TO TOUCH HIM.

>> 25 OF 42 FOR 355 YARDS AND ONE TOUCHDOWN, PASSING AND RUSHING.

HE HAD A BAD FORGET QUARTER.

CASEY THOMPSON COULD HAVE HAD -- A REALLY HUGE DAY IF HE HAD A BETTER FOURTH QUARTER THERE, AT LEAST SIX DROPS.

ANTHONY GRANT GETTING HIS, TOUCHDOWN.

THAT MAKES IT 21-17.

NEBRASKA BACK IN CONTROL OF THE GAME THERE.

AND THIS IS A BIG PLAY.

BUFORD MAKES A GREAT TACKLE ON CAM PORTER.

HE WENT 19 FOR 94 WITH A TOUCHDOWN.

LOOK AT THE LUCK.

STAYS IN BOUNCE.

>> SO MANY TIMES, THINK ABOUT OHIO STATE LAST YEAR.

>> YEP.

>> THIS FUMBLE HAS NOT GONE NEBRASKA'S WAY.

WE'RE SAYING MAKE PLAYS, YOU GOT A PLAY HERE, ANTHONY GRANT.

>> 46 YARDS TO TAKE THE LEAD, UP 11 AGAIN.

AND HERE'S THE PLAY WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT.

IT'S YOUR ONSIDE KICK.

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO WATCH IT AGAIN, CLOSE YOUR EYES.

KICK TO ONE OF THE CAPTAINS, A RUNNING BACK WHO I KNOW AT NORTHWESTERN IS A SMART KID, EASY RECOVERY THERE.

THE MOMENTUM GOES.

>> HE TRIED TO AIM IT VERSUS KICK IT.

HE DIDN'T GET ANYTHING ON THAT BALL.

IT WASN'T EVEN A PLAY, THERE WAS NOTHING THERE.

>> DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A SHOT THERE.

I MENTIONED RYAN HAD A GREAT DAY.

HE HAD TWO TOUCHDOWN PASSES AS WELL.

CAM PORTER, HERE'S HIS TOUCHDOWN ON THE DAY.

HAD A REALLY GOOD DAY, THAT'S FIVE PLAYS, 44 YARDS AFTER THE ONSIDE KICK.

CASEY THOMPSON MAKES A PASS ACROSS THE MIDDLE THAT ALMOST GOT INTERSERPTD TO BOERKIRCHER.

THEY REALLY DID LET HIM -- >> THERE'S ONE PI CALL, TO NEBRASKA'S BENEFIT.

>> IT WAS KIND OF A BREAK, IT REALLY WAS.

TOUCHDOWN THERE FROM HALL.

THE DEFENSE WAS COMPLETELY SMOKED AT THAT POINT, HAD NOTHING LEFT AFTER THAT TOUCHDOWN.

THEN CASEY THOMPSON TRYING TO DRIVE TO GET THE FIELD GOAL TO TIE.

BALL BOUNCES OFF THE HANDS THERE, GOES INTO THE AIR.

IT IS AN INTERCEPTION.

YOU LOOK AT THE STATS, 528 YARDS FOR NORTHWESTERN.

NEBRASKA ONLY HAD THE ONE PENALTY.

BUT OF COURSE THEY HAD THE THREE TURNOVERS.

OVERALL, NEBRASKA PLAYED WELL BUT NORTHWESTERN JUST OUTPLAYED THEM ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY.

E FOR PLAYS OF THE GAME NOW.

A PAIR OF OFFENSIVE NSFERS MAKING THE PLAY.

EY THOMPSON AND ISAIAH CIA-CASTANEDA BOTH HAD HUGE S, GARCIA-CASTANEDA CATCHING BALL AND CASEY THOMPSON WITH UGE DAY AS WE'VE TALKED UT.

TIME TO GO INSIDE THE YBOOK.

MOORE JOINS US WITH THE DLE.

WE'LL BREAK DOWN A COUPLE OF YS DEFENSIVELY THAT WE'VE KED ABOUT YOU KNOW JUST FROM MATION ISSUES, TECHNIQUE UES.

ST I HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUTOUT TWITTER, YOU WANTED A COUPLE THESE PLAYS TO BE SHOWN.

S IS THE PLAY WHERE BUFORD SED THE FUMBLE.

WHEN IT COMES TO FOOTBALL, S A SIMPLE MATH ISSUE.

KNOW, IT'S 11, OBVIOUSLY H AN ODD NUMBER, SOMETIMES MATH IS NOT ON YOUR SIDE.

ENSIVELY YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE 4 VERSUS 4, 5 ON 4 IF POSSIBLE.

AS WE LOOK HERE, I HOPE YOU GUYS LIKE MY PENMANSHIP, THAT'S THE BEST I COULD DO ON HUDDLE, WE HAVE OUR 4, THEIR 4.

YOU DON'T COUNT THE QB IN THE RUN GAME.

AS WE GO IN SNAP HERE, I WANT TO FOCUS ON TY ROBINSON RIGHT HERE.

HE'S IN A TOUGH POSITION.

HE I DON'T THINK -- HE'S KIND OF CATCHING THE BLOCK ON THE GUARD.

I BELIEVE HE HAS A-GAP RESPONSIBILITY, HEADED UP ON WHAT WE CALL A 2 TECHNIQUE.

WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE IS THIS TACKLE IS GOING TO COME DOWN AND HAMMER HIS HIP.

ESSENTIALLY TY ROBINSON GETS KNOCKED ALL THE WAY TO THE OTHER SIDE.

I MEAN, IS HE COMPLETELY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CENTER NOW.

HE JUST GOT WASHED OUT OF THE PLAY.

NOW ESSENTIALLY IN THIS SITUATION, NOW WE HAVE OUR THREE GUYS.

TY ROBINSON IS COMPLETELY GONE.

WE HAVE GARRETT NELSON.

THIS IS REIMER.

THIS IS MINUTE NEWSOM.

THEY HAVE ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.

WE HAVE THREE.

WE'RE IN A LOSE/LOSE SITUATION.

THERE'S NOT MUCH ANYBODY CAN DO HERE.

BECAUSE GARRETT COULD HAVE SPILLED AND IT WOULD HAVE BOUNCED AND -- BUT LUCKILY IT WORKS OUT HERE.

NEBRASKA GETS LUCKY.

THIS WAS A CONSTANT ISSUE DEFENSIVELY.

NOW, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE GETTING THESE END ZONE COPY VIEWS.

NEBRASKA KIND OF COMES OUT IN A DIFFERENT LOOK.

BUT AS WE SNAP HERE, THE PLAY, I'M GOING TO PAUSE IT.

THERE, ACTUALLY, IN A REALLY GOOD SITUATION.

I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON THESE THREE GUYS, HENRICH, FEIST, AND REIMER.

AS I FAST FORWARD HERE, FEIST IS DOING A DECENT JOB.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE THIS, HENRICH IS COMING UP HERE WITH HIS FOREARM AND SHOULDER, NOT USING HIS HANDS.

SO WHEN THIS HAPPENS, HE IS NOT ABLE TO GET OFF -- USUALLY YOU'RE IN A GOOD SITUATION, USING HIS HANDS.

HE CAN THROW THAT GUY AND COME BACK AND MAKE THIS PLAY.

BUT FEIST IS IN A TOUGH SITUATION HERE.

THEY HAVE A DUAL BLOCK.

HE COMES OFF ON HIM.

HE GETS KNOCKED OUT OF HIS GAP.

HE CAN'T COME BACK.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT LUKE REIMER IS DOING HERE, HE'S TOO GOOD OF A PLAYER TO RUN UP HERE AND THROW HIMSELF INTO THIS SITUATION.

HIGH PAD LEVEL, NO HANDS.

HE GETS STUCK IN HERE.

IF HE WAS IN A DECENT POSITION HE COULD HAVE BOUNCED BACK AND MADE THIS PLAY RIGHT HERE.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT HE'S DOING.

THESE TWO DIDN'T PLAY VERY GOOD FOOTBALL IN THIS GAME.

BOOM, YOU HAVE TO GET THE RUNNING BACK RUNNING.

UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS A LOT OF THAT.

HOPEFULLY THEY GET ALL THESE ISSUES, THEY'RE ALL CORRECTABLE ISSUES IN MY OPINION.

BUT WE PLAY A GOOD OFFENSIVE LINE.

YOU KNOW, LIKE NORTHWESTERN, THEY'RE GOING TO EXPOSE YOU.

>> NOT NECESSARILY EFFORT, MORE ABOUT DISCIPLINE, ON THOSE PLAYS?

>> DISCIPLINE, YEAH, IT'S JUST -- JUST TECHNIQUE.

YOU GET TIRED, YOU START PLAYING A LITTLE HIGHER.

LIKE TY ROBINSON COULD HAVE CAME OFF THE LINE AND ESTABLISHED HIMSELF.

ALL OF A SUDDEN HE CAN'T GET THE ANGLE ON HIS HIP.

HE'S NOT GETTING KNOCKED ALL THE WAY OVER THERE.

HE KIND OF CAUGHT THE BLOCK AND WASN'T PHYSICAL ENOUGH, BOOM, HE GOT -- >> IT'S NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART DOWN THERE, IT'S NOT EASY BY ANY MEANS.

HE'S TOO GOOD A PLAYER TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN TO HIM IN MY OPINION.

>>> NEXT UP, WE'RE JOINED BY KEVIN KUGLAR.

STAY WITH US.

WE'RE BACK SOON.

>>> WE KNOW WE'VE GOT TO GET IT DONE THIS YEAR, AS A STAFF, THE TEAM.

THAT DOESN'T MATTER.

I WANT THIS FOR THE KIDS.

WE GOT A GREAT BUNCH OF KIDS THAT BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES RIGHT NOW AND FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE A LOT TO PROVE.

>> THIS ONE WAS EMOTIONALLY HARD BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE PUT THAT GRIND IN.

I FELT LIKE THIS TEAM RIGHT HERE WAS -- I FEEL LIKE THIS TEAM RIGHT HERE IS LIKE, MAN, WE THE ONE, THE ONE TO BRING IT BACK TO WHERE IT WAS.

SO IT'S HARD.

BUT LIKE I SAID, I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY.

COMING WITH THAT ARE WE GOT TO GET BACK TO WORK.

>> WE'RE GOING TO BE FINE, WE JUST HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD.

WE CAN'T LET ONE GAME BEAT US TWICE.

TODAY'S TUESDAY AND THE GAME WAS, YOU KNOW, TWO DAYS AGO, THREE DAYS AGO.

WE HAVE TO MOVE ON.

>> YEAH, I'M EXCITED, WE GOT A LOT OF PLAYERS WHO NEVER PLAYED IN MEMORIAL STADIUM.

I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A SPECIAL EXPERIENCE FOR THEM.

AGAIN, I CAN'T THANK THE FANS THAT WENT TO IRELAND ENOUGH.

THIS IS A NEAT TEAM.

I KNOW THE FANS ARE GOING TO BE THERE TO SUPPORT 'EM.

DON'T GIVE UP ON THIS TEAM BECAUSE THIS IS A NEAT GROUP OF KIDS.

AND I KNOW HUSKER FAITHFUL WILL BE OUT.

>> WE'RE PLEASESED NOW TO BE JOINED BY GOOD FRIEND KEVIN KUGLAR.

HELLO, KEVIN, HOW ARE YOU DOING?

>> HI, MIKE'L, HELLO JAY AND SEAN, IT'S A PLEASURE.

>> STOP ME IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS BEFORE.

NEBRASKA STARTS ANOTHER SEASON 0-1.

DOESN'T HAPPEN A LOT.

BUT WHAT IS YOUR FEELING AND WHAT DO YOU THINK THE NATIONAL FEELING IS FOR SCOTT FROST IN THE HOT SEAT?

IS IT A REAL THING?

>> OH, YEAH.

OH, THERE'S NO QUESTION.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY REAL.

AND WE ALL KNEW IT COMING INTO THE SEASON, DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU WOULD DO, WHAT KIND OF START YOU WOULD GET OFF TO, HOW ALL OF THIS WOULD PLAY OUT.

THIS WAS NOT THE START ANYBODY AROUND HERE WANTED TO SEE.

IT'S CERTAINLY NOT THE START THAT THEY WANTED TO SEE DOWN IN SOUTH STADIUM.

NOT A GREAT START TO SAY THE LEAST.

AND THE PROBLEM BECOMES, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE AND YOU REALIZE SIX WINS GETS YOU TO A BALL GAME, YOU'VE NOW GOT TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS MAYBE UNEXPECTED TO GET TO SIX OR SEVEN WINS IN THIS SEASON.

AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE BENCHMARK WILL BE FOR RETAINING SCOTT FROST AS THE HEAD COACH AT NEBRASKA BUT SATURDAY IN IRELAND DIDN'T HELP THAT PROCESS.

>> KEVIN, YOU OBVIOUSLY SPENT A LOT OF YEARS WITH THE BTN, AROUND A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO KNOW THIS LEAGUE WELL.

WHEN YOU TALK TO THEM ABOUT NEBRASKA, WHAT WAS ALWAYS THE FEELING, WHY THIS WASN'T GETTING OVER THE HUMP UNDER SCOTT FROST?

>> I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS.

ONE OF THEM IS THAT NEBRASKA IS RATHER PREDICTABLE FROM THIS STANDPOINT, NOT BECAUSE PREDICTABILITY AND WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO NECESSARILY.

IF YOU KEEP NEBRASKA WITHIN ARM'S LENGTH, NEBRASKA IS PROBABLY GOING TO DO SOMETHING TO SCREW IT UP.

AND WE'VE SEEN THAT TIME AND TIME AGAIN OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THAT NEBRASKA TENDS TO SCREW SOMETHING UP WHEN THEY ARE IN A TIGHT GAME.

YOU DON'T LOSE ALL OF THESE CONSECUTIVE GAMES THAT YOU GUYS WERE TALKING ABOUT IN THE OPENING SEGMENT.

AND YOU DON'T LOSE THOSE BY BEING SMOOTH, DISCIPLINED, HAVING EVERYTHING GO YOUR WAY.

AT SOME POINT THE LUCK CHANGES.

AT SOME POINT IT'S NOT LOCK.

AT SOME POINT IT'S CONSISTENT PROBLEMS THAT KEEP CROPPING UP THAT CREATE ISSUES FOR YOU AND KEEP YOU FROM WINNING FOOTBALL GAMES.

>> KEVIN KUGLAR JOINING US HERE ON THE WRAP-UP.

WHICH LOSS IS WORSE, ILLINOIS 2021, THAT VETERAN TEAM WITH A BUNCH OF SIX-YEAR SENIORS, OR THE ONE THAT JUST HAPPENED ON SATURDAY?

>> I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING WITH THE ILLINOIS GAME AND ALL OF THE VETERANS.

I REALLY DO THINK IT'S THIS ONE.

I MEAN, THIS IS THE GAME THAT NEBRASKA WAS HOPING TO SAY, LOOK, WE FIXED EVERYTHING, WE BROUGHT IN NEW COACHES, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF NEW TALENT.

THERE'S TALENT UNDERSTANDING SKILL POSITIONS.

WE SAW IT ON SATURDAY.

IT'S A TALENTED QUARTERBACK, A TALENTED WIDE RECEIVER.

THE RUN GAME, AS YOU GUYS TALKED ABOUT, IS AN ISSUE.

I SAW FLASHES ON SATURDAY.

THE LINES OBVIOUSLY HAVE SOME WORK TO DO.

I REALLY DO THINK THIS GAME WAS THE MOST DISAPPOINTING.

I SCRATCHED MY HEAD, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I STILL LIVE HERE, AND I READ A LOT OF THE PUNDITS WHO WOULD ARGUE ABOUT, IS THE OKLAHOMA GAME MORE IMPORTANT OR IS THIS GAME MORE IMPORTANT.

THIS WAS THE GAME.

I MEAN, YOU HAD THE ENTIRE NATIONAL STAGE TO YOURSELF.

YOU WERE THE ONLY GAME OF THE DAY.

IF YOU SAW THE RATINGS, THE TELEVISION RATINGS WERE OFF THE CHARTS ON FOX FOR THIS GAME.

IT WAS HUGE COMPARED TO WEEK ZERO LAST YEAR.

THE EYES OF THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL NATION WERE ON THIS GAME.

AND NEBRASKA LAID THE EGG AGAIN.

TO ME, THAT'S WHY THIS WAS SUCH AN IMPORTANT GAME.

YOU HAD A CHANCE TO COME OUT AND REALLY MAKE A STATEMENT IF YOU'RE NEBRASKA.

YOU HAD A CHANCE TO COME OUT AND SAY, WE'RE FIXED, THINGS ARE BETTER, THIS IS A DIFFERENT PROGRAM.

AND WHAT YOU DID WAS YOU CAME OUT AND SAID, THIS IS THE SAME THING JUST WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT UNIFORMS.

DOESN'T MEAN IT CAN'T BE AN ASSUMPTION SEASON.

IT DOESN'T MEAN GREAT HUSKER FANS LIKE MY MOM OR JERRY AND MARSHA PETERSON ARE GOING TO SAY, NO, YOU'RE OUT.

BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME WORK TO DO TO GET TO THAT POINT WHERE PEOPLE START TO FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THINGS REALLY ARE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> KEVIN, WHAT WAS YOUR LEVEL OF SURPRISE WHEN THE ONSIDE KICK HAPPENED THERE?

WE WERE ALL SURPRISED.

WHAT WAS YOUR LEVEL OF SURPRISE OF THAT DECISION BY SCOTT THERE EARLY IN THE THIRD QUARTER?

>> FLABBERGASTED.

THERE WAS NO GOOD REASON FOR THAT TO OCCUR.

I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

NOW, LOOK.

I SPENT MOST OF MY WEEKENDS WATCHING NFL NOW.

AND YOU JUST DON'T MAKE THOSE KIND OF DECISIONS.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS IN THAT LEAGUE THAT ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM COLLEGE FOOTBALL.

BUT IT'S A VERY CONSERVATIVE LEAGUE.

YOU'RE JUST NOT GOING TO DO THAT IN THE THIRD QUARTER ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU APPEAR TO HAVE GOT THE MOMENTUM.

I WAS STUNNED TO SEE IT.

I SENT SOME TEXT MESSAGES TO PEOPLE I KNEW WHO WERE WATCHING THE GAME TO EXPRESS MY SURPRISE AT WHAT HAD HAPPENED DURING THAT MOMENT.

AND YOU JUST KNEW, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, LOOK, I'VE BEEN A CUB FAN FOR A LONG, LONG, LONG TIME.

WHEN THEY WOULD HAVE THINGS GO WRONG, YOU KNOW IT'S NOT GOING TO GO WELL FOR THEM AS THE GAME PROGRESSES.

NEBRASKA'S GETTING INTO THAT POSITION RIGHT NOW WHERE YOU RECOGNIZE, OH, THAT'S A TURNING POINT, THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK OUT WELL FOR THE HUSKERS HAS THIS GAME PROGRESSES, AND OF COURSE IT DIDN'T.

>> YOU OBVIOUSLY COVERED THIS TEAM WHEN FRANK WAS FIRED, WHICH WAS DIVISIVE, SPLIT THE FAN BASE.

BIFF BRINGING SCOTT BACK, IT ALLOWS HIM TO FIRE HIMSELF.

IF IT DOESN'T GO WELL, TREVERLY DOESN'T HAVE TO MAKE THE TOUGH DECISION.

>> YOU HAVE THE CHOICE IN THIS, TREV CAME BACK AND SAID LET'S GIVE THE NATIVE SON A CHANCE TO MAKE THIS THINGS WORK AS BEST HE CAN.

AND HE RETOOLED THE BUYOUT.

LOWER THAT NUMBER.

YOU DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO.

BUT THEN YOU GIVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY.

AGAIN, WHEN HE WAS SIGNED AS THE COACH, NOT ANYBODY SAID THAT WAS A BAD HIRE, NOT ONE PERSON.

IF YOU'RE THE PERSON WHO SAID, OH, I KNEW IT WASN'T -- NO.

YOU THOUGHT HE WAS A GOOD HIRE THEN.

EVERYBODY THOUGHT HE WAS A GOOD HIRE.

HE WAS THE HOT COACH IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL.

YOU GIVE HIM A LITTLE ROPE.

AND YOU NOW HOPE THAT THAT CAN BE TURNED AROUND AS THE COURSE OF THE SEASON GOES ALONG.

I DON'T KNOW THAT IT CAN.

BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME TIME TO FIGURE IT OUT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

IF YOU STRUGGLE IN EACH OF THESE NEXT TWO WEEKS, AND I THINK THEY'LL GET OFF TO A SLOW START THIS WEEKEND.

>> THERE'S A BIT OF A HANGOVER, THERE'S JET LAG, THERE'S ALL THE STUFF INVOLVED IN WHAT HAPPENED NEXT WEEK.

THE OKLAHOMA GAME COMES UP AND IT'S A CHANCE TO SHOW WHAT KIND OF PROGRESS YOU'VE MADE.

>> KEVIN, HOW SURPRISED WERE YOU WITH THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE PLAY FOR NEBRASKA, PARTICULARLY ON DEFENSE?

I THINK THAT WAS AN AREA THAT PEOPLE EXPECTED TO HAVE SOME WINS UP FRONT AND THEY HAD NO WINS FOR THE MOST PART UP FRONT IN THAT ENTIRE GAME.

>> THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN, SEAN, MY BIGGEST SURPRISE IN WATCHING THAT, BECAUSE I FOOLISHLY HAD HIGHER EXPECTATIONS FOR THAT.

AND, YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE -- AND MAYBE IT STILL WILL BE.

AGAIN, THIS IS ONE GAME.

I HATE SAYING, YOU KNOW, LET'S WRITE OFF ALL THESE GUYS AFTER ONE GAME BECAUSE I DON'T THINK YOU CAN DO THAT.

IF YOU DO THAT, IT MAKES FOR A VERY LONG FALL BECAUSE WE AREN'T EVEN IN SEPTEMBER YET AND YOU'RE ALREADY WRITING OFF THIS PORTION OR THAT PORTION.

I DID THINK IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN EVEN MATCHUP, UP FRONT, WITH NORTHWESTERN.

I WAS VERY SURPRISED THAT YOU JUST DIDN'T SEE ANY CONSISTENT PRESSURE.

YOU DIDN'T SEE ANY PRESSURE REALLY AT ALL.

YOU DIDN'T SEE ANY CONSISTENT PUSH.

THAT REALLY SURPRISED ME FROM AN AREA THAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE BETTER THAN IT WAS IN WEEK ONE.

NOW, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A COUPLE OF WEEKS, AGAIN, TO WORK AGAINST SOME UNDERMANNED OPPOSITION AND WORK ON SOME THINGS BEFORE THEY GET THAT NEXT REAL BIG TEST AGAINST OKLAHOMA.

>> LOOK, I KNOW IF YOU HAD TO, YOU COULD CALL THE COLOR PART OF A BROADCAST.

BUT YOU'RE A PLAY BY PLAY GUY.

SCOTT FROST HAS HAD HIS PLAY BY PLAY TAKEN FROM HIM.

DO YOU THINK HE'LL BE ABLE MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT AND ALLOW SOMEONE ELSE TO CALL THE GAME?

>> I REALLY DON'T KNOW.

I DO BELIEVE THE DECISION TO MAKE THE ONSIDE CALL IS BECAUSE IN PART HE WANTED TO REALLY PUT HIS IMPACT ON THIS GAME.

I THINK IT'S HARD FOR SOMEBODY WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN INVOLVED IN HAVING THE WHEEL IN YOUR HAND, WHETHER YOU'RE A QUARTERBACK, WHETHER YOU'RE A COORDINATOR, WHETHER YOU'RE A COACH, THE HEAD COACH, THAT'S HARD TO JUST GIVE UP AND CEDE THAT TO SOMEONE ELSE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW HE'S GOING TO MANAGE THAT ON GAME DAYS, BECAUSE I WOULD IMAGINE GAME DAY IS THE TOUGHEST.

ALL WEEK LONG, YOU'RE IMMERSED IN GAME PREP.

YOU'RE IMMERSED IN PRACTICE.

EVERYTHING IS MOVING FAST.

BUT ON GAME DAY, YOU'RE JUST KIND OF THERE, MAKING DECISIONS LIKE KICK AN ONSIDE KICK WITH NINE MINUTES TO GO IN THE THIRD QUARTER.

THAT'S THE PART WHERE YOU SEE HIM MISSING THE ROLE THAT HE HAS CARRIED FOR A GOOD LONG TIME, WHETHER AS HEAD COACH OR OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR.

AND I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE THE HARDEST THING FOR HIM TO COME TO TERMS WITH.

AND AS LITTLE AS SCOTT EVER SAYS IN THE MEDIA, HE HAS HINTED AT THAT MORE THAN ONCE, THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIT OF A CHALLENGE AND AN ADJUSTMENT.

SO IF HE'S SAYING THAT, JUST IMAGINE HOW BIG OF AN ADJUSTMENT THIS ACTUALLY IS FOR HIM.

>> I GUESS THE FEAR IS, BECAUSE THE TICKETS ARE ALREADY SOLD, BUT PEOPLE NOT GOING OR LEAVING THE GAME EARLY, THAT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE THE CONCERN FOR AN A.D., FOR A PRESIDENT, FOR AN ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, FOR EVERYBODY.

>> I'M SURE IT IS.

HAD THEY WON AGAINST NORTHWESTERN, THEY WOULD HAVE LEFT THE GAME EARLY ON SATURDAY IF NEBRASKA HAD BEATEN NORTH DAKOTA BY 30.

SO I DON'T PUT MUCH STOCK INTO THE FACT THAT LATE IN THE THIRD OR FOURTH QUARTER YOU'RE GOING TO SEE BIG POCKETS OF EMPTY SEATS AT MEMORIAL STADIUM.

PEOPLE WILL SHOW UP ON SATURDAY.

I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS EVERYBODY'S BEEN ABLE TO GET TOGETHER, TAILGATE, HANG OUT, ENJOY A BEAUTIFUL SATURDAY AFTERNOON, WATCH SOME FOOTBALL, BE WITH YOUR FRIENDS.

YOU KNOW, MY DAUGHTER IS DOWN THERE, SHE'S NOT GOING TO SHY AWAY FROM THE GAME JUST BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T GET THE CHANCE TO WIN A GAME IN DUBLIN, IRELAND.

THEY'LL STILL BE THERE, TAILGATING, IN FULL EFFECT, I WON'T ASK AND HOPEFULLY SHE WON'T TELL.

BUT THE WHOLE SITUATION WILL BE, WHAT HAPPENS AS THE SEASON GOES ALONG AND WHAT'S THE ROOM AROUND THIS TEAM.

FOR ME, YOU CAN LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS ON SATURDAY IF YOU WANT BUT I REALLY BELIEVE THE SEA OF RED WILL BE THERE JUST LIKE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENED.

HAD THEY WON THAT GAME, PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE BEEN MORE EXCITED.

BUT THEY'RE GOING TO SHOW UP BECAUSE IT'S THE FIRST CHANCE TO SEE THE HUSKERS AT HOME.

THAT'S WHAT WE DO IN THIS STATE, WE GO AND WATCH HUSKER FOOTBALL.

>> AND ON SUNDAY WE WATCH KEVIN KUGLAR CALL GAMES ON FOX.

WHERE DO YOU START THE SEASON?

>> YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE ME THIS SUNDAY BECAUSE I WILL BE IN MY BASEMENT, HIDING, PREPARING.

NO, WE START IN TENNESSEE.

WE'VE GOT GIANTS/TITANS.

THEN WE GET THE DEFENDING SUPER BOWL CHAMPS THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, ATLANTA RAMS AND RAMS/CARDINALS.

GOOD START TO THE SEASON.

>> PLUS YOU GET A LITTLE BIT BENEFIT OF GOING OVERSEAS A LITTLE AS WELL THIS YEAR?

>> YOU NEVER KNOW, LET'S HOPE SO.

WE'RE CROSSING OUR FINGERS.

>> THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.

KEVIN, WE APPRECIATE IT AS ALWAYS, COMING ON WITH US.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

>> THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN, GOOD TO BE WITH YOU.

>>> TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA.

IT WAS PRETTY ROUGH OUT THERE AFTER SATURDAY'S LOSS.

BUT HERE ARE A FEW DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH.

FIRST OFF, YOU'VE SEEN THIS MEME FLOATING AROUND FACEBOOK, IT SHOWS HUSKERS FANS BEFORE AND AFTER THE LOSS AGAINST NORTHWESTERN.

FOR SURE, THE FEELING OF MANY FANS CAN BE SUMMED UP IN THIS VINTAGE VERSION OF HERBY.

TO TWITTER, IT FELT LIKE GROUNDHOGS DAY, WE MENTIONED THAT, PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING THAT'S HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF OF THE LAST FEW YEARS.

FORMER HUSKER LEVI FALCK IS HAVING DIFFICULTY SETTING INTO HIS POSITION WATCHING THE GAMES RATHER THAN BEING PART OF THEM.

IT'S STRESSFUL TO US AS WELL, WE COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND, LEVI.

RYAN EVANS, CONGRATULATIONS, SENT THIS DRONE SHOT OF HIS CREW AS THEY WATCHED THE GAME SATURDAY STATESIDE.

THANKS FOR SENDING THAT IN, RYAN.

DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO SEND US YOUR BEST GAME DAY PHOTOS FOR A CHANCE TO WIN GREAT PRICES LIKE THIS NEBRASKA PUBLIC MEDIA SPORTS CREW T-SHIRT.

WE WANT TO SEE YOUR GAME DAY BEST.

SEND THOSE PHOTOS, HOME GAME PHOTOS, IT WILL BE GREAT, TAILGATE, THE GAME, INSIDE THE STADIUM, OR IF YOU'RE AT HOME IN YOUR MAN CAVE AS WELL.

>>> NEXT UP, SEAN AND I DIVE INTO RECRUITING UPDATES AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO NORTH DAKOTA AS WELL.

FIRST, ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS PAST SATURDAY'S GAME.

WITH IMAGES COURTESY HAIL VARSITY.

♪ ♪ >>> WELCOME BACK TO "BIG RED WRAP-UP.

"” I'M MIKE'L SEVERE.

SEAN CALLAHAN WITH ME, TALKING RECRUITING.

LEADING UP TO THE GAME, A BIG GET FOR NEBRASKA.

>> NEBRASKA GOT CAMERON LENHARDT FROM IMG ACADEMY, COMMIT NUMBER 14, EDGE PLAYER, THE CAPTAIN OF IMG ACADEMY, NEW YORK NATIVE, CLEARLY A MIKE DAWSON GUY ALL THE WAY.

>> HE LOOKS 24 EASILY.

>> YES.

HE'S A LEADER, STRONG EDGE PLAYER.

MIKE DAWSON REALLY FELT HE'S A BIG 10 TYPE OF PLAYER.

THEY HAD ANOTHER GUY COMMITTED, ASHLEY WILLIAMS.

HE KIND OF JUMPED THE LINE WHEN THEY ALREADY KIND OF HAD CAM LENHARDT IN.

WILLIAMS DECOMMITTED AND IT OPENED THINGS UP TO GET CAM LENHARDT TO COMMIT OFFICIAL.

THEY ONLY WERE GOING TO TAKE TWO EDGE PLAYERS IN THIS CLASS WITH MAVERICK NOONAN AND CAM LENHARDT.

THEY LOVE HIS PHYSICALITY, THE WAY THIS GUY PLAYS.

NO DOUBT A BIG TIME ADDITION FOR COMMIT NUMBER 14.

>> IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE KIND OF STUCK, THOUGH, BETWEEN WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.

6'2", 230, A GOOD SIZE FOR EDGE.

AT THE SAME TIME, IN THIS SYSTEM IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A 6'4", 65.

>> I THINK THEY SAW THIS GUY AND THEY SAID, FOOTBALL PLAYER, LEADER, CAPTAIN.

THEY WANT THIS KID IN THE PROGRAM AND HE'S PLAYING AT IMG ACADEMY.

THEY KNOW HE'S PLAYED AT A PRETTY HIGH LEVEL RIGHT NOW.

>> WE'VE SEEN THE PICTURES OF MALACHI COLEMAN, HE'S LAYING IN THE TUB AND EVERYTHING WITH ALL THE MAGAZINES.

>> MALACHI COLEMAN'S COMMIT DATE IS GOING TO BE OCTOBER, HE WAS GOING TO ANNOUNCE IN SEPTEMBER.

I THINK NEBRASKA AND OKLAHOMA ARE THE TEAMS TO BEAT.

HE HAD USC AND MICHIGAN AND OTHERS ON THAT LIST.

BUT MALACHI COLEMAN, A WIDE RECEIVER, CAN PLAY TIGHT END, HE'S PLAYED ONE HIGH SCHOOL GAME SO FAR THIS YEAR.

SOUNDS LIKE HE'S HURT RIGHT NOW, HE MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT HE'S DINGED UP, THEY LOST THEIR OPENER 14-6 TO KEARNEY.

WE HAD A CHANCE TO WATCH HIM AT NEBRASKA, 7 ON 7 CAM.

HE MAKES IT LOOKS EASILY.

PHYSICALLY GIFTED AS AN ATHLETE, ELITE 200 METER RUNNER AND A VERY GOOD BASKETBALL PLAYER.

WE HAVEN'T REALLY SEEN A THREE-SPORT GUY LIKE THIS IN THE CITY OF LINCOLN IN QUITE SOME TIME.

>> HE COULD EVEN BE AN EDGE AS WELL WITH HIS HEIGHT, HE'S GROWING INTO IT.

SAM SLEDGE, THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM HE WAS A TIGHT END.

A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER HE WAS AN OFFENSIVE GUARD.

NOW HE'S A TACKLE.

>> 6'5", 305, TACKLE, BOB SLEDGE.

A LEGACY GUY.

I'VE KNOWN ABOUT SAM SINCE HIS FRESHMAN YEAR, FIRST FRESHMAN TO START ON THE VARSITY LEVEL FROM CRAYTON PREP.

HE GREW UP WITH COACH TIM YONK.

HE'S A COACH'S KID.

YOU LOOK AT THIS CLASS, THEY'VE GOT THREE COACHES' SONS IN THE IN-STATE COMING INTO NEBRASKA.

SAM SLEDGE, BEN BRAMER.

YOU'VE GOT A GOOD IN-STATE MAKEUP OF GUYS WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND A LOT OF FOOTBALL.

THEY LIKE SAM SLEDGE MAYBE AS A CENTER, MIKE'L.

I KNOW WHEN THEY'VE SEEN HIM OVER THE SUMMER AT THE CAMP, THEY WERE EVEN MORE IMPRESSED WITH SAM SLEDGE WHERE HE WAS AT THAN THEY WERE EXPECTING.

>> THEY PRETTY MUCH, ONE MORE GUY, THEN SAVE ALL THE REST FOR TRANSFERS, PORTAL GUYS.

>> THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL GUYS COMMITTED, THEY WOULD LIKE ONE MORE ELITE LEVEL.

LANCE HURD OUT OF LOUISIANA, THAT'S WHO I THINK THEY'RE ZONING IN ON RIGHT NOW.

BEAU HULEY IS ON THERE AS WELL.

THEY'RE NOT DONE WITH 2023.

BUT THEY HAVE A GOOD CHUNK OF THEIR BAG FULL.

THEY MIGHT WANT FOUR MORE GUYS, FIVE MORE GUYS.

AND THEN THE REST IS GOING TO BE FROM THE PORTAL.

I THINK YOU'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT THAT RIGHT BLEND.

LAST YEAR THAT BLEND WAS 15, 15, 3.

15 HIGH SCHOOL, 15 PORTAL, AND THREE JUGOS.

HOW MUCH GUYS CAN THEY TAKE?

SCHOOLS THAT HAVE COACHING CHANGES, YOU CAN SEE 40 PLAYERS COMING INTO A SCHOOL.

SHAUNS, WE APPRECIATE IT.

BE SURE TO VOTE ON THIS WEEK'S SIDELINE SURVEY.

WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST LETDOWN AGAINST NORTHWESTERN?

77% OF THE PEOPLE SAY DEFENSE, WHICH SURPRISES ME A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I THINK PLAY CALLING WOULD INVOLVE THE ONSIDE KICK.

VISIT THE WRAP-UP WEBSITE AND CAST YOUR VOTE RIGHT NOW.

ALL RIGHT.

SO NORTH DAKOTA.

I CAN TELL YOU WHAT I KNOW.

ONLY HAVE FIVE RETURNING GUYS ON DEFENSE, THEY HAVE A QUARTERBACK THAT'S NOT MOBILE BUT HE'S PRETTY ACCURATE.

THEY HAVE A RUNNING BACK WHO WAS A BACKUP LAST YEAR WHO IS PRETTY GOOD.

OFFENSIVE LINES, PRETTY YOUNG.

THIS IS NOT A TEAM THAT HAS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE COMING BACK.

NEBRASKA SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE THEM.

SHOULD BE IS MY KEY.

>> WHY DO I -- WHY IS THAT A LAUGH?

>> BECAUSE WE SAY THAT TOO OFTEN.

>> THEY SHOULD BE, RIGHT?

>> SHOULDA, COULDA, WOULDA.

>> THEY SHOULD MAKE THE RIGHT CALLS AT TIMES.

THEY SHOULD.

BUT THEY JUST DON'T.

I HAVE A FEELING THIS IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF A GRIND EARLY ON.

I JUST DO.

WITH THE TIME CHANGE, SCHOOL, EVERYTHING.

YOU KNOW, BUT THEY SHOULD OWN THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE, YOU KNOW.

YOU -- >> SPEED ADVANTAGE.

>> I MEAN, THEY HAVE -- THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE A HUGE ADVANTAGE, ONE AA FOOTBALL TEAM.

>> WE'VE SEEN CRAZIER WINS.

>> WE'VE SEEN CRAZIER THINGS.

THEY BETTER COME READY TO PLAY.

>> LAST TIME THESE TWO TEAMS PLAYED, SEAN?

I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT THERE.

1961, SEPTEMBER 23rd, GAS WAS 31 CENTS PER GALLON.

JFK COMMITTED TO PUT A MAN ON THE MOON BY THE END OF THE DECADE.

BILL JENNINGS COACHED NEBRASKA FINAL SEASON.

THEY SHUT OUT NORTH DAKOTA 33-0.

>> FORMER NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE TEAM KEVIN KUGLAR USED TO ANNOUNCE NORTH DAKOTA.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE, THOUGH, NEBRASKA, EVEN IF THEY START OFF SLOWLY, YOU GET SOME GUYS, HOPEFULLY, BACKUPS TO GET SOME EXPERIENCE.

I THOUGHT WHEN THE SECOND TEAM DEFENSIVE CAME IN I THOUGHT THEY STRUGGLED, ESPECIALLY IN THE SECONDARY.

>> YOU'RE LOOKING RIGHT NOW, WHERE NEBRASKA CAME UP SHORT IN THE PORTAL.

INSIDE LINEBACKER, I FEEL LIKE ONCE HENRICH WENT OUT WITH THAT INJURY OR REIMER, IT'S A BIG DROP-OFF.

>> YOU HAVE TO BRING IN A FRESHMAN.

>> WOULD THEY BE BETTER OFF WITH KOLARVIK BACK IN THERE, A LITTLE BIT LIGHTER FOR AN INSIDE GUY, BUT YEAH, THAT INSIDE POSITION WITH SNODGRASS OUT AS WELL WITH AN INJURY RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE LIMITED AT THAT POINT.

AND THAT WAS CONCERNING TO ME.

>> KOLAREVIC HAD ONE BIG PLAY.

HE STRUGGLED SIDE TO SIDE AS WELL.

>> THIS WHOLE TEAM, DEFENSIVELY, THEY LOOK SLOW.

THEY LOOK SLUGGISH.

IT WAS REALLY GOOD, IT WAS A SOCCER STADIUM, SOMETIMES THE GRASS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

>> THERE'S ALSO SOME ARTIFICIAL, SYNTHETIC GRASS.

>> BEST GRASS I'VE EVER SEEN.

>> YOU SEE IT GET CHEWED UP A LOT.

>> IT'S THE REFEREES.

>> IF YOU HAD CLEATS ON, IT WAS SLICK.

>> THEY LOOKED SLUGGISH, THAT WAS VERY SURPRISING.

FIRST GAME, IF IT WAS GAME NINE, GAME TEN, THEY HAD BEEN THROUGH THE GRIND ALREADY, BUT IT'S A LITTLE ALARMING YOU SAW THE DEFENSE GET GASSED A LITTLE BIT.

THIS IS THE FRESHEST THEY'RE GOING TO BE ALL YEAR IS IN THE FIRST GAME.

AND -- I DON'T KNOW IF DUVALL NEEDS TO CHANGE THINGS UP.

>> MARCUS BUFORD SAID, I KIND OF AGREE WITH HIM, THEY HAVEN'T PLAYED TOGETHER FULL SPEED.

DREW HAS ONLY BEEN ON THE CAMPUS THREE, FOUR WEEKS IF THAT LONG.

SO MAYBE IF EVERYBODY'S -- THE NEXT TWO GAMES, THEY CAN GET IT TOGETHER, THEY'LL BE READY FOR OKLAHOMA.

>> CHINANDER WAS CALLING THE DEFENSE IN THE CORNER.

IN MEMORIAL STADIUM IT WOULD BE LIKE THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE STADIUM.

THE ANGLE HE HAD AND THE LOOK HE HAD, HE WASN'T SET UP VERY WELL.

>> YOU CAN'T SEE SUBSTITUTIONS COMING IN, THAT KIND OF THING.

>> I WAS ALMOST LIKE, MAYBE HE WOULD WANT TO BE ON THE SIDELINES, WHEN HE POINTED, I WOULD WANT TO BE IN THE BOOTH WITH THE BUDWEISER SIGN.

I JUST THOUGHT THE SETUP FOR HIM WAS NOT IDEAL.

AND, YOU KNOW, NOT BEING -- BUT HE WANTS THERE TO BE A -- IT JUST WASN'T A GOOD SETUP FOR HIM.

>> GREAT PUNTING, SCOTT FROST SAID IT'S THE BEST PUNTING SINCE HE'S BEEN HERE.

>> ALWAYS TRYING TO FIND THE POSITIVE.

>> I LOOK FOR IT.

>> WE NEED SOME POSITIVITY AROUND HERE.

>> THEY LOST -- >> THEY SHOULD HAVE WON THE GAME.

THEY WERE FAVORED BY 13, 12, OR 11.

THEY WERE UP BY 11 POINTS TWICE IN THE GAME.

>> WE WERE ALL ON THAT NUMBER OF 11 TO 13 ON OUR PICKS.

IT WAS GOING TO PLAY ITSELF OUT THAT WAY.

>> OVERALL, SPECIAL TEAMS IN GENERAL, THEY STILL CENTER AN ISSUE WITH KICKOFF RETURNING.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE THE RIGHT PERSON OR THEY DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT PLAN.

>> SO I'VE BEEN ON KICKOFF RETURN TEAMS.

IT'S JUST A GIANT OFFENSIVE PLAY.

THERE'S TIMING THAT IS INVOLVED.

THEIR TIMING IS JUST NOT GREAT.

YOU GET -- THEY GET TOO MUCH SPACE BETWEEN YOU CALL EITHER RETURNER AND YOUR BACK LINE GUYS, YOU CAN'T HOLD A BLOCK THAT LONG.

HAS TO BE SYNCHRONIZED PERFECTLY SO WHERE THE CATCH, HE GETS THE RUN, YOU GET THE BLOCK.

YOU GET A GUY RUNNING FULL SPEED 30, 40 YARDS AT YOU, YOU HAVE TO SHIELD THEM OFF AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.

BUT THERE'S TOO MUCH TIME BETWEEN THE NEXT LINE AND THE RETURN.

THE DEFENSIVE GUY IS JUST GOING TO MAKE A MISS, JUST GOING TO DEFEAT THE BLOCKER AND GO MAKE THE PLAY.

YOU NEED BETTER TIMING.

YOU DON'T DO A TON OF LIVE KICKOFF RETURNS IN PRACTICE.

YOU RARELY DO THAT.

SO THAT WILL GET BETTER AS IT GOES ON.

IT'S BEEN SLUGGISH.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME NEBRASKA RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TOUCHDOWN?

>> I THINK IT WOULD BE BELL.

>> JD HAD A KICKOFF TOO?

>> HE DID.

I REMEMBER KENNY BELL WON AGAINST PENN STATE.

>> THAT WAS A LONG TIME.

>> MATT FROM FACEBOOK, IS IT DEVELOPMENT OR IS IT RECRUITING WHEN IT COMES TO OFFENSIVE LINE?

YOU COVER RECRUITING.

WHICH ONE IS IT?

THEY BRINGING ENOUGH TALENT IN?

>> YOU LOOK AT THE TALENT, THEY'RE THE THREE HIGHEST TACKLES NEBRASKA HAS BROUGHT IN IN THE ONLINE RECRUITING AREA.

ALL THOSE GUYS HAVE HAD THEIR MOMENTS.

THEY'VE BROUGHT IN GOOD MATERIAL.

I THINK OFFENSIVE LINE IS MORE ABOUT CULTURAL AND DEVELOPMENT.

WE'VE SEEN TOO MANY TEAMS WITH THREE-STAR TYPE GUYS, IN IOWA.

BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS THE CULTURE OF THOSE PROGRAMS, YOU KNOW, THE PLAYERS UNDERSTAND IT TAKES THREE OR FOUR YEARS TO GET THEM ON THE FIELD.

AND THE FAN BASES ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT TOO, THEY'RE OKAY WITH DEVELOPING.

HERE THERE'S MORE OF A RUSHED FEELING, THAT IF YOU'RE A FIVE-STAR AND A FOUR-STAR, WE HAVE TO GET JAY MARR ON THE FIELD FOR YOU.

AT IOWA AND WISCONSIN, THEY DON'T RUSH THOSE GUYS OUT THERE, THEY LET THEM DEVELOP.

>> THURMAN ON FACEBOOK SAYS, WHY DON'T WE LET THEM BLITZ MORE AT THE DEFENSE?

>> SIX BLITZES THE ENTIRE GAME FOR NEBRASKA.

>> MOST OF THEM WERE IN THE FIRST HALF.

>> 38 PASS DROPS, SIX BLITZES.

>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE MORE PLUS PRESSURE?

>> THIS ONE'S A BIT OF AN ANOMALY BECAUSE FIRST GAME, JUST HOW NORTHWESTERN'S GAME PLAN WAS.

BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT, YOU HAVE TO DIAL IT UP.

I WANT TO SEE IF GARRETT NELSON, THEY CAN GET MORE PRESSURE NATURALLY, OUT OF THEIR BASE.

I THINK THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO.

NORTHWESTERN IS ONE OF THE BEST -- AGAINST IOWA, AGAINST IOWA, AGAINST MICHIGAN, MUCH IMPROVED OFFENSIVE LINES.

I JUST WANT TO SEE WHAT THEY GOT.

I ASSUME CHINANDER WANTED TO SEE THAT AS WELL, NATURALLY INSTEAD OF HAVING TO DIAL IT UP.

>> HOW ABOUT JOHNSON?

>> THAT WAS IT, HE WAS ON SPECIAL TEAMS, RAHMIR JOHNSON.

HE WAS AVAILABLE.

I JUST THINK THE FLOW OF THAT GAME TOOK ON A WEIRD IDENTITY, THE WAY THE BACK AND FORTH NATURE OF THINGS.

BUT YOU STILL, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY HAD TO THROW MORE, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN A PRETTY GOOD GUY TO HAVE OUT THERE.

>> DO YOU EXPECT RAHMIR AND OMAR OUT THIS WEEK?

ACTUALLY CARRYING THE BALL.

>> I THINK SO.

JACK WASN'T RUNNING IT VERY WELL.

YOU GIVE HIM TWO OR THREE CHANCES BY THE GOAL LINE AND HE COULDN'T GET IN THERE, THAT WAS DISAPPOINTING.

>> WHAT'S YOUR BURNING QUESTION?

>> WILL THIS LOOK LIKE WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE?

IT NEEDS TO.

>> JAY?

>> I WANT TO SEE THE DEFENSIVE LINE COME OUT AND MAKE A PRESENCE, NOT GET KNOCKED OFF, PLAY THOSE BETTER.

>> ONLY ONE PENALTY THIS WEEK, THAT'S GREAT.

HOW ABOUT GETTING RID OF THE TURNOVERS AS WELL?

NO TURNOVERS, NO PENALTIES AGAINST NORTH DAKOTA.

HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE, FACEBOOK PAGE, CLICK ON THE PREDICTION.

JAY, SEAN, AND MYSELF WILL TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT ON SATURDAY.

NEBRASKA LOOKS TO REGAIN FOOTING STATESIDE AS THEY OPEN UP MEMORIAL STADIUM FOR 2022 AGAINST NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS.

KICKOFF FOR THAT GAME IS 2:30 ON BIG 10 NETWORK.

NEXT TUESDAY WE'LL RECAP THE GAME.

MORE VOLLEYBALL ACTION COMES YOUR WAY ON NEBRASKA PUBLIC MEDIA AS THE NUMBER 2 RANKED HUSKERS WELCOME IN LOYOLA MARYMOUNT TO THE BOB, RIGHT HERE ON NEBRASKA PUBLIC MEDIA.

OUR THANKS TO KEVIN KUGLAR AND ALL OF OUR STUDENT VOLUNTEERS FOR THE CALL CENTER AS WELL FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

FOR JAY MOORE AND SEAN CALLAHAN, I'M MIKE'L SEVERE.

WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK ON "BIG RED WRAP-UP.

"” SEE YOU NEXT WEEK ON "BIG RED WRAP-UP."