♪ ♪ ♪ >>> AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS, THE HUSKERS ARE STILL TRYING TO GET TO BOWL ELIGIBILITY.

SITTING WITH FIVE WINS WITH THREE LEFT TO PLAY.

AND NOW, ADDING SOME HELP TO THE OFFENSIVE COACHING STAFF.

WHAT WILL IT MEAN FOR NEBRASKA?

AND WE'LL HEAD TO THE RECRUITING TRAIL WITH SEAN, ALL COMING UP NEXT, TONIGHT, ON "BIG RED WRAP-UP."

♪ >>> HELLO, I'M MIKE'L SEVERE.

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

NEBRASKA HAD ANOTHER CHANCE TO GET TO BOWL ELIGIBILITY AND FAILED JUST SHORT, LOSING TO UCLA.

WITH ME TONIGHT, WE'RE GONNA BREAK IT ALL DOWN WITH FORMER HUSKERS JAY MOORE AND DAMON BENNING.

THE FEELING COMING OFF THAT GAME.

I MEAN, THAT'S JUST ANOTHER FEELING WHERE ANOTHER CLOSE GAME, ANOTHER LOSS THAT WAY, ANOTHER CHANCE TO GET THE BALL.

>> YEAH.

JUST ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, GUT-PUNCH WHERE YOU FEEL LIKE THIS TEAM HAS HAD PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES HERE, WHETHER IT WAS LAST NOVEMBER OR PREVIOUS NOVEMBERS.

AND THIS WAS THE MOST WINNABLE GAME.

I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE ON THAT HEADING INTO THIS NOVEMBER SCHEDULE THAT YOU HAD TO WIN.

YOU WERE FAVORED BY SEVEN.

AND YOU DON'T GET IT DONE.

THAT FIRST HALF WAS ABOUT AS BAD OF A FIRST HALF AS CAN YOU HAVE OFFENSIVELY, DEFENSIVELY.

YOU'RE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME UCLA DISCIPLINE ISSUES.

YOU GET SOME POINTS.

BUT, MAN, IT WAS JUST VERY SURPRISING HOW LOW THE ENERGY WAS.

HOW POOR THE EXECUTION WAS.

I JUST DIDN'T FORESEE THAT.

I THOUGHT THIS TEAM WAS KIND OF OVER THAT ISSUE EVEN -- EVEN WITH THE INDIANA PERFORMANCE.

I THOUGHT THAT OHIO STATE KIND OF GOT THEM OVER THIS HUMP.

KIND OF BUILT SOME CHARACTER.

SOME TOUGHNESS, SOME MENTAL TOUGHNESS.

BUT OBVIOUSLY, NOT THE CASE.

THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO FIND THEMSELVES AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO GET ACCOMPLISHED IN THIS SEASON SO FAR.

SO, OBVIOUSLY, VERY, VERY SURPRISED WITH THAT PERFORMANCE ON SATURDAY.

>> HOW MUCH OF THAT OPENING DRIVE YOU THINK TAKE OUT OF THE TEAM?

JUST, I MEAN, 13 MINUTES WITH THE BALL, YOU DON'T SEE THAT A LOT.

>> NO.

AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT WAS INTERESTING, TOO.

BECAUSE, I MEAN, I WATCHED UCLA, I DON'T KNOW, SIX, SEVEN TIMES.

>> YEP.

>> AND FELT LIKE I HAD A REALLY GOOD BEAD ON THEM.

THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, I NEVER WAS VERY CONFIDENT ABOUT THE OUTCOME.

I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A TOUGH GAME JUST BECAUSE I DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY THAT UCLA WAS BUILT IN SOME AREAS, ESPECIALLY AT THE NOSE.

THEY WERE VERY GOOD UP THE MIDDLE.

TWO GOOD SAFETIES.

VERY GOOD MIDDLE LINEBACKER.

REALLY GOOD NOSE.

AND THE THING THAT SURPRISED ME THAT UCLA DID EARLY IS THEY DIDN'T WIN A TON EARLY IN THE SEASON VERSUS MAN.

LIKE, THEY -- THEY WERE JUST OKAY.

AND THAT FIRST DRIVE, A COUPLE OF NEEDLE THROWS.

YOU LET TIGHT ENDS GET BUSY.

A COUPLE OF TOUGH CATCHES.

I'M LIKE, WOW.

NEBRASKA GOT TURNED A LITTLE BIT WITH LEVERAGE ON THAT LITTLE SEVEN OUT CUT.

AND I'M LIKE, OH, BOY.

YOU'RE ALLOWING THIS GUY TO GET HOT.

AND THEY HADN'T BEEN WINNING IN THEIR MAN-TO-MAN MATCHUPS.

SO, THAT FIRST DRIVE WAS TOUGH.

YOU HAVE 24 OF THE -- YOU KNOW, 21 OF THE FIRST 24 PLAYS WERE RAN BY UCLA.

>> YEAH.

>> IT'S A RECIPE FOR DISASTER.

>> CERTAINLY TOOK A LITTLE BIT OUT THE CROWD AS WELL.

WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE WHOLE THING.

LOTS TO COVER TONIGHT.

AND WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.

WE HAVE PHONES STANDING BY.

WE'RE READY FOR YOUR CALLS.

OR IF YOU PREFER CAN ALSO E-MAIL AND TEXT US.

SEND YOUR QUESTIONS TO OUR BIGRED@NEBRASKAPUBLICMEDIA.ORG.

WE'RE ALSO MONITORING OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS TONIGHT AS WELL.

SEND US YOUR THOUGHTS ON BIG RED WRAP-UP FACEBOOK PAGE OR X ACCOUNT.

WE'LL ANSWER AS MANY OF THE QUESTIONS AS WE CAN.

TIME FOR OUR SIDELINE SURVEY.

LAST WEEK WE ASKED YOU IF THE BIG 10 WAS TO EXPAND, WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE CONFERENCE?

THIS IS NOT A SHOCK.

58% SAID NOTRE DAME.

22%, THE OLD BIG EIGHT RIVAL IOWA STATE.

AND THEN, KANSAS WITH 12% AS WELL.

NOT A SURPRISE.

THIS WEEK'S QUESTION, SIMPLE.

HOW WILL NEBRASKA FINISH THE SEASON?

WILL THEY BE 0-3, 1-2 , 2-1 , OR 3-0?

AND RIGHT NOW, 38% OF PEOPLE SAY 1-2.

THAT GETS THEM BOWL ELIGIBILITY.

21% SAY 2-1.

BUT 34% OF THE PEOPLE SAY 0-3.

THAT'S NOT VERY POSITIVE OVERALL.

>> THEY'RE NOT GOING 0-3.

>> YEAH, I DON'T THINK SO EITHER.

BUT I THINK WHAT GETS PEOPLE, AND YOU KNOW HOW THIS IS.

YOU FEEL SO GOOD COMING OFF OF OHIO STATE BECAUSE NEBRASKA PLAYED SO HARD AND HAD THE CHAMPIONSHIP MENTALITY.

THEN, THE WAY UCLA GOES, BECAUSE ALL WE TALKED ABOUT WAS 2-5.

AND ALL THE STUFF YOU SAID, DAMON, IT'S TRUE.

BUT THAT 2-5 MAKES FANS GO, "OH, EASY ONE."

YOU KNOW?

YOU CAN NEVER BE -- SAY THAT ABOUT A TEAM IN THE BIG 10.

I DON'T CARE WHO IT IS.

PURDUE, ANYBODY.

YOU CAN'T GO INTO A GAME THINKING, "OH, THIS IS AN EASY ONE."

>> NO, I NEVER THOUGHT IT WAS EASY.

BUT -- >> NO, I DIDN'T EITHER.

I'M TALKING ABOUT FANS, ABOUT FANS.

>> BUT, YEAH.

AND I THINK WHETHER THE POINTS, HOW IT OPENED, HOW IT FINISHED.

YOU LOOK AT THE STATISTICS -- >> IT WAS TIGHT FROM THE JUMP, THOUGH.

>> OH, IT WAS.

>> IT WAS 8-6?

SIX AND A HALF?

>> YEP.

>> I'M LIKE -- >> YEP.

>> YEP.

>> IT OPENED AT TEN AND A HALF AND THEN DROPPED DOWN LIKE THAT.

[ SNAPS FINGERS ] >> WELL, YOU LOOK AT THE STATISTICAL -- HOW THEY PERFORMED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THEY WEREN'T VERY GOOD AT RUNNING THE FOOTBALL.

MINUS SEVEN IN TURNOVER CATEGORY.

>> COULDN'T STOP THE PASS.

>> YEP, THEY GIVE UP PLENTY YARDS IN THE PASS.

SO, YOU THINK NEBRASKA CAN GET THEM IN SOME OPPORTUNITIES.

BUT -- >> TWO -- TWO OF THOSE THINGS I'M DEAD -- I'M DEAD SET WITH YOU.

COULDN'T RUN THE BALL.

AND THEY DIDN'T TURN YOU OVER.

>> RIGHT.

>> RIGHT?

SO, I'M LIKE, OKAY.

BUT WHERE THEY WERE GOOD, AND I WENT BACK AND WATCHED PENN STATE WAS WHERE I KIND OF GOT A LITTLE SPOOKED.

I WAS LIKE, "OH, BOY."

ALLEN AND THOSE BOYS COULDN'T GET IT GOING.

YOU KNOW, HE ENDED UP GOING FOR LIKE 113.

BUT IT WAS GRIMY.

IT WAS 28-13 IN THE FOURTH QUARTER AGAINST INDIANA.

AND WHERE I REALLY WAS SHOOK -- I MEAN, GET THIS, WE TALKED TO THE PEOPLE FROM UCLA.

YOU KNOW THEIR SCHEDULE, RIGHT?

>> YEAH.

>> IT'S BEEN TOUGH.

IT WAS TOUGH.

>> THEY SAID INDIANA WAS THE BEST TEAM THAT THEY PLAYED.

SO, I WAS LIKE, "OH, BOY."

>> YEAH.

>> THEY PLAYED LSU.

>> YEAH.

>> OREGON, PENN STATE, LIKE -- AND I MEAN, IT WAS A CONSENSUS.

SO, I'M THINKING, "WELL, HERE WE GO."

RIGHT?

JUST DIDN'T FEEL GREAT.

>> YEAH.

>> I TRIED TO TALK MYSELF INTO IT.

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I WALKED THE FIELD EARLY.

AND ALL THEIR STAFF HAD ON COATS AND -- >> THAT WAS SWEET LOOKING OUTFIT.

>> HE HAD A FOSTER HAD ON LIKE THE HOOD AND THEN THE COAT.

>> YEAH.

>> AT LEAST HE -- AND THEN HE DITCHED THE HOOD.

>> HE LOOKED SHARP.

>> BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE -- I'M JUST THINKING TO MYSELF, "THEY'RE NOT REALLY READY TO PLAY."

NO, THEY WERE READY.

>> WHAT'S THE FEELING?

DANA HOLGORSEN, BRINGING HIM IN.

ANOTHER SET OF EYES.

NOW OBVIOUSLY, HE RUNS A DIFFERENT SYSTEM.

HE HAS IN THE PAST.

BUT CERTAINLY CAN HAPPEN -- CAN HELP WITH PASS GAME.

>> YEAH, I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU HEARD MATT RHULE TALK YESTERDAY AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE AND SAY, "HEY, A LOT OF THE COACHES IN THE BUSINESS, WE'LL GET EXTRA EYES IN HERE."

WE'D HEARD, YOU KNOW, HIM VISITING BACK IN JANUARY.

SO, NOT TOTALLY SURPRISED WITH HIM BEING ADDED TO THE STAFF AS AN ANALYST.

I THINK RIGHT NOW, IT CAN'T HURT.

IT CAN'T HURT JUST TO GET SOME EXTRA EYES, ANOTHER VOICE, ANOTHER OPINION.

JUST TO HELP SIMPLIFY THINGS POTENTIALLY.

HELP BE A LITTLE MORE EFFICIENT.

HELP A LITTLE MORE WRINKLES.

"HEY, DID YOU EVER THINK ABOUT DOING THIS OUT OF THIS SET?"

OR MAYBE, "WE'RE IN THIS THIS FORMATION DOING THIS?"

OR JUST LITTLE THINGS HERE AND THERE.

DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A LOT.

LISTEN, YOU HAVE THREE GAMES LEFT.

IT'S NOT LIKE YOU CAN JUST GO WHOLESALE, MAKE WHOLESALE CHANGES IN WHAT YOU'RE DOING SCHEMATICALLY EITHER OFFENSIVELY OR DEFENSIVELY.

BUT IT'S JUST ANOTHER SET OF EYES THAT CAN EITHER SAY, "HEY, WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE GOOD."

LIKE, YOU CAN ELUDE TO THAT AS WELL.

BUT ALSO SAY, "HEY, YOU'RE STRUGGLING WITH THIS.

THIS IS WHAT I SEE WHY YOU'RE STRUGGLING."

AND IT COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS JUST LITTLE THINGS.

I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THOSE LITTLE THINGS ARE.

BUT IT'S JUST ANOTHER VOICE, ANOTHER SET OF EYES THAT CAN JUST GET AN EXTRA PEP IN YOUR STEP.

HAVE MORE ENERGY.

GET A LITTLE MORE EXPLOSIVE.

BUT I LIKE THE FACT THAT, LISTEN, MATT RHULE'S TRYING TO GET THIS TEAM OVER THE HUMP AND TRY TO -- THERE'S NO STONES GOING LEFT UNTURNED RIGHT NOW TO MAKE THIS TEAM BETTER DURING THIS BI-WEEK.

>> I KNOW EVERYBODY IS PROFESSIONAL DB.

BUT YOU BRING IN THIS EXTRA COACH.

HOW DO YOU HANDLE THAT IF YOU'RE SATTERFIELD?

THEY EVEN BRING SOME DEFENSIVE EYES THAT LOOK TOO.

HOW DO YOU HANDLE THAT?

IF YOU'RE TONY WHITE, AS A COACH.

>> YEAH.

SO, A COUPLE THINGS.

NUMBER ONE, YOU DON'T DO THIS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHO YOU'RE DEALING WITH.

AND COACH RHULE KNOWS WHO MARCUS SATTERFIELD IS.

HE KNOWS THE RELATIONSHIP HE HAS.

HE KNOWS THE LEVEL OF LOYALTY HE HAS.

HE KNOWS THE LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM HE HAS.

AND ALL THE BOXES COACH SATTERFIELD CHECKS.

AND SO I THINK COACH RHULE IS VERY UP FRONT AND VERY HONEST.

I GO BACK AND LISTEN TO THE PRESS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY.

HE IS RIDICULOUSLY HONEST.

AND HE'S RIDICULOUSLY UPFRONT.

>> OH, YEAH.

>> HE INTERMATED THAT A LITTLE BIT OF THIS IS COMING.

WITH COACH SNOW, I THINK IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

I DON'T THINK HE'S THERE TO NECESSARILY LOOK OVER COACH WHITE'S SHOULDER.

ALTHOUGH AN EXTRA SET OF EYES, WHEN YOU'RE THAT ACCOMPLISHED, NEVER HURTS.

WHAT I THINK WHAT COACH SNOW BRINGS TO THE TABLE IS A VOICE THAT GIVES YOU A DIFFERENT SET OF EYES THAT CAN TALK TO -- IT'S LIKE IT WOULD BE LIKE IF I ASKED YOU TO LISTEN TO A DEMO TAPE.

>> YEAH.

>> AND I SAID "HEY, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO YOU THINK?"

YOU COULD TELL ME SOME THINGS AND SAY SOME THINGS TO ME THAT SOME OTHER PEOPLE PROBABLY COULDN'T SAY.

AND I'LL RECEIVE IT.

BECAUSE I KNOW IT COMES FROM A PLACE OF CARE AND LOVE.

THAT'S WHAT I THINK COACH SNOW IS.

HE TRUSTS HIM.

HAS BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK.

HE IS VERY SAVVY.

AND HERE'S THE THING.

YOU KNOW, COACH RHULE HAS THREE CHARACTERISTICS, I THINK THAT, ALLOW HIM TO BE THE PERFECT GUY FOR THIS JOB.

HE'S COMPETITIVE.

HE HAS TREMENDOUS SELF-AWARENESS.

AND HE'S OTHER CENTERED.

IF YOU HAVE THOSE THREE THINGS, YOU GIVE YOURSELF A CHANCE.

I DON'T LOOK AT BRINGING IN OUTSIDE VOICES AS A SIGN OF WEAKNESS.

IT'S THE SELF-AWARENESS THAT MAKES ME CONFIDENT.

BECAUSE IF I'M 80, 85% GOOD AT SOMETHING, I WANT YOUR HELP TO GET ME OVER THE HUMP.

I HAVE TO LERP TO ASK FOR HELP.

THE MINUTE I CAN ASK FOR HELP, I FEEL PRETTY GOOD.

HEY, JAY, "WHAT YOU ARE SEEING AGAINST THIS FRONT?

LIKE, IS THIS GOOD?"

>> RIGHT.

>> WHEN I SAY THIS DAY-TO-DAY, LIKE I LIKE THAT.

IT'S NOT A SIGN OF WEAKNESS.

IT IS ASKING FOR A SIGN OF STRENGTH.

>> I THINK IN PREVIOUS STAFFS THIS WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED.

WAY TOO MANY EGOS.

>> THE SELF-AWARENESS.

>> IN PLAY.

THEY DON'T WANT TO ADMIT, HEY, "I NEED" -- ADMITTING TO HELP -- HELP IS A SIGN OF WEAKNESS.

>> YEAH.

IT'S ACTUALLY A SIGN OF STRENGTH IN MY OPINION.

IT'S LIKE, "HEY, I'M TRYING SOME THINGS AND I WANT GO TO SOMEWHERE WHERE I CAN GET THIS TEAM.

HELP ME GET THERE.

LIKE, HELP ME ACHIEVE THIS TASK THAT I'M STRUGGLING TO ACHIEVE RIGHT NOW."

YOU KNOW?

>> YEAH.

YOU KNOW THE OTHER SNEAKY THING NOW THAT YOU SAY THAT?

IT IS MODELLED BEHAVIOR.

IF I AS THE CEO CAN EVALUATE MYSELF REAL TIME AND BE CRITIQUED, IT -- COACHES -- HEAD COACHES COACH COORDINATORS, COORDINATORS COACH POSITION COACHES, POSITION COACHES COACH PLAYERS.

IF I CAN HOLD MYSELF ACCOUNTABLE AND WHERE I CAN GET BETTER, YOU BEST BELIEVE I CAN TELL ANYONE OF YOU GUYS HOW TO DO THIS.

HE SAID IT YESTERDAY IN THE PRESS CONFERENCES.

COACHES, I HOPE YOU COME ALONG WITH ME.

PLAYERS, I HOPE YOU'RE IN.

IF NOT, MAKE NO MISTAKE, I'LL DO WHAT I HAVE TO TO GET THIS THING WORKING.

>>I'M NOT SAYING I CAN READ YOUR MIND, BUT I CAN LISTEN TO YOU DOING A GAME, AND KNOW WHAT YOUR THINKING.

AND THERE WERE A LOT OF TIMES THERE WHERE DYLAN HAD GUYS OPEN.

>> YEAH.

>> AND IT WASN'T JUST CLICKING.

>> YEAH.

OBVIOUSLY THE BIG ONE WAS THE FIDONE THAT ENDED UP BEING AN INTERCEPTION.

BUT WHAT DO YOU SEE FROM -- I HATE TO SAY THE WORD REGRESSION.

BUT IT IS KIND OF LIKE THAT RIGHT NOW.

IT'S AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON.

>> YEAH.

I DON'T, YOU KNOW, MAYBE HE IS CHASING GHOSTS.

MAYBE THERE'S NOT -- SO THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS I DON'T KNOW.

I KNOW WHAT I SEE WHEN I SEE IT UP TOP.

ALL 22 AND MY VANTAGE POINT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.

RIGHT?

CHECK DOWN.

I SEE THE SKINNY.

RUNNING A LITTLE THE SHALLOW UNDERNEATH.

HE'S GOT THE BENDER.

BUT WHAT I DON'T KNOW FROM DYLAN IS DOES HE HAVE GUYS IN HIS EAR?

IS IT LIKE, HEY, GIVE ME A CHANCE TO WIN HERE?

I'M YOUR GUY.

BECAUSE -- OR IS IT -- I JUST DON'T HAVE GREAT ENOUGH COMMAND OF THE CONCEPTS TO KNOW I'M READING HIGH AND LOW OR LEFT TO RIGHT.

OR MY FLAT DEFENDER.

IF PLAY CALLING PLAY DESIGNS ARE ABOUT MATCHUPS, HE'LL PLAY ACCORDINGLY.

RIGHT?

SO HE'S GONNA LOOK FOR OH, WE DESIGNED THIS FOR THIS PARTICULAR PLAYER AS OPPOSED TO CONCEPTS.

HEY, THEY'RE IN TO TOO HIGH.

MY MIDDLE OF THE FIELD BEATER, IS GOTTA BE WIDE OPEN.

>> RIGHT.

>> YOU HAVE SEEN COVER TWO.

DALLAS CLARK MADE A LIVING, SPLITTING DEFENSES.

FIDONE'S CLEARLY OPEN.

>> YEAH.

>> BUT.

>> YEAH.

IF YOU'RE -- IF BARNES' HIS GUY OR THAT'S THE MATCHUP WHERE HE COULD WIN, YOU SEE WHERE HE IS DISTRACTED.

SO IM WITH YOU REGRESSION MAY BE TOO STRONG OF A WORD FROM A KILL SET STANDPOINT.

IT COULD BE A TUTELAGE THING WE'RE SEEING MANIFEST ITSELF IN THE PLAY.

>> THAT'S WAS A GRONK SHOT ON THAT ONE.

HOW MANY TIMES, I SEEN GRONK RUN ON THE FIELD?

>> YEAH, THEY JUST SPLIT THAT THING ON THE LITTLE BENDER.

>> AND YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING BEHIND LIKE, "COME ON, MAN YOU KNOW THAT'S A HOLE THROW."

>> YOU GOT A GOOD QUARTERBACK AND PUT IT -- IT'S UNGUARDABLE.

>> YEAH.

IT'S REALLY TOUGH.

>> IT'S SO HARD.

WHAT ABOUT DEFENSE?

BECAUSE WE MENTIONED IT.

THE LONG DRIVE AND THEN NEBRASKA GOES THREE AND OUT.

THEN ANOTHER LONG DRIVE.

WHAT IS GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND WHEN THATS HAPPENING >> IT'S TOUGH.

THE PREVIOUS GAME, OHIO STATE WAS ONLY SUCCESSFUL ON ONE THIRD DOWN.

>> ONE FOR TEN.

>> SO OBVIOUSLY, THAT WAS VASTLY DIFFERENT.

>> YEAH.

>> SECONDARY WISE WASN'T THEIR BEST.

COMMUNICATION, YOU KNOW, THERE JUST WASN'T GUYS JUST SEEM TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE AGAIN.

NEBRASKA'S SECONDARIES CONTINUES TO PLAY WITH POOR VISION AND POOR EYES.

AND THEY'RE NOT TRUSTING WHAT THEY SEE TO GET -- THEY GET ONE CALL.

THEY SEE SOMETHING.

AND THEN THEY GET SO AGGRESSIVE, YOU KNOW, I LOVE JOHN WOODEN PHRASE, YOU KNOW, "BE QUICK BUT NEVER IN A HURRY."

THEY SEEM TO BE IN A HURRY AT TIMES IN THE BACK END.

AND NOT TRUST.

THE COMMUNICATION IS -- IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH, NOW.

IT DON'T TAKE MUCH TO -- WHEN YOU'RE PLAYING THIS LEVEL OF FOOTBALL TO GET, YOU KNOW, TO GET GASSED.

SO IT'S JUST A LITTLE OFF.

I THINK OVERALL, I MEAN, IN THE SECOND HALF, I MEAN, 110 TOTAL YARDS IN THE SECOND HALF.

LIKE GIVE ME THAT ALL DAY.

THEY BOUNCE BACK.

BUT THE WAY THEY START OFF, MAN -- AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE WITH HOW THIS DEFENSE -- HOW THIS TEAM IS THIS DEFENSE HAS TO PLAY SO WELL.

THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THIS DEFENSE.

>> THEY HAVE TO BE PERFECT.

>> YEAH, AND THAT'S HARD.

THAT IS A LOT TO ASK OUT OF YOUR GUYS.

YOU SEE THE PLAYS, YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE TACKLE.

YOU HAVE TO GO MAKE A PLAY.

>> BUT I GET IT.

HE'S AFRAID OF POTENTIALLY HITTING A QUARTERBACK, YOU KNOW, TARGETING, ALL THOSE THINGS.

GUYS HAVE TO STEP UP AND MAKE SOME PLAYS, ESPECIALLY ON THIS DEFENSE.

YOU HAVE SO MANY GOOD PLAYERS.

>> YEAH.

>> WHO PLAYED A TON OF FOOTBALL.

IT'S JUST NOT CONSISTENT ENOUGH AT TIMES.

>> THEY WEREN'T EVEN GOOD ON FIRST DOWN.

THAT'S JUST IT, THEY WEREN'T GREAT ON FIRST DOWN.

THEY WERE JUST CONVERTING ON THIRD.

>> YOU ARE SURPRISED AT HOW THE SAME CONCEPT CAN GET THEM A COUPLE OF TIMES?

>> JUST THE MIDDLE.

THEY JUST SHOWED THE LITTLE SEVEN.

THE OUT CUT TO GILMORE.

THAT GOT JEREMIAH CHARLES, WHICH, FOR WHATEVER THE REASON, WE DIDN'T SEE HIM MUCH AFTER THAT.

I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY HIS WAY OUT OF THAT.

BUT THEN WE SAW LATER ON IN THE ONLY SCORE THEY GAVE UP, GILMORE DID THE SAME THING.

TO THE FIELD.

IN A 2-BY.

HE SELLS IT HARD INSIDE.

>> AND BULLOCK TURNS -- >> BUFORD EXCUSE ME.

>> HE USES INSIDE LEVERAGE.

YOU KNOW THE SEVEN IS COMING.

HE TIGHTENED DOWN SO HE COULD USE THE WHOLE FIELD.

>> RIGHT.

>> LIKE, GIFFORD IS YOUR -- YOU GOT HELP INSIDE.

>> YEAH.

>> AND THEY DID IT TO HIM TWICE.

I'M JUST THINKING -- >> THAT'S JUST A SIMPLE THING.

>> YEAH, BUT YOU WANT GUYS TO BE WATCHING WHILE THEY'RE NOT IN TO SAY, "OKAY, WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO DO TO ME HERE WITH THIS FORMATION?"

>> LET'S CHECK OUT HIGHLIGHTS.

WE'LL SEE MORE OF WHAT DAMON WAS TALKING ABOUT WE HEAD TO MEMORIAL STADIUM.

A GAME THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, A GLOOMY DAY AND GOT IT GLOOMIER AS THE GAME WENT ON.

BUT NEBRASKA GETS STARTED.

HAVING THE MILITARY CAME OUT FRONT OF THEM ON THE MONTH WE HAVE VETERAN'S DAY.

AND EARLY ON, THIS IS ONE OF THE ROUTES YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT DAMON.

THIS IS A PERFECT THROW TOO.

LET'S GIVE HIM CREDIT FOR THE THROW.

>> YEAH, I'M A BIG LEVERAGE GUY.

HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE TOP SHOULDER.

GIFF'S GOT HELP INSIDE.

J.J.

NEEDS TO STAY OUTSIDE.

>> NEBRASKA STEPS UP THOUGH.

YOU GET THE STOP.

3 NOTHING.

AFTER THAT THE LONG DRIVE.

THEN NEBRASKA GETS A NICE RUN ON FIRST DOWN.

I KIND OF WOULD LIKE THEM STICK WITH THE RUN GAME.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU GOT TO MIX IT UP OBVIOUSLY.

YOU HAVE THIS PLAY ACROSS THE MIDDLE.

GOOD PLAY BY THE DEFENSIVE BACK.

GETTING HIS HAND IN THERE, KNOCKING THE BALL AWAY.

THEN IT COMES DOWN TO THIRD DOWN.

UCLA STILL ON THE FIELD.

NEBRASKA CAN'T.

THIS IS WHERE GARBERS TAKES OFF RUNNING.

BUT THAT'S NOT RAIOLA.

HE TRIES TO MAKE A PLAY.

ENDS UP LOSING TWO YARDS.

THREE PLAYS MINUS TWO YARDS ON THAT DRIVE.

>> YEAH, THE STATS WILL A SACK.

PLENTY OF TIME TO GET RID OF THE FOOTBALL THOUGH.

ANOTHER MISSED TACKLE THERE, THAT'S JAY'S FAVORITE.

>> ANOTHER ONE OF THE -- HE MOVES SO WELL IN THE POCKET IN THAT GAME.

I WAS THINKING NFL KIND OF POCKET MOVEMENT WATCHING HIM.

LOOK AT THE SHIFT RIGHT THERE.

>> HOW ABOUT THIS BALL RIGHT HERE.

>> YEAH.

>> HE THREW THAT DOWN A HALLWAY.

>> YEAH.

>> IT LOOKS OPEN FROM OUR VIEW.

>> YEAH.

>> FROM HIS, IT'S PRETTY SKINNY.

>> IT'S TIGHT.

>> NOW INTO THE SECOND QUARTER.

SAME THING, THROWS ACROSS THE MIDDLE.

COMPLETES THIS PASS.

15-YARD PENALTY CALLED FOR A FACEMASK.

TARGETING GETS REVERSED, WHICH IS GOOD.

GIFFORD CAN STAY IN THE GAME.

>> MAN THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.

>> DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT TOOK ME TO FIGURE OUT THAT BALL WAS CAUGHT?

>> YEAH.

>> HE WE WERE BACK AND FORTH.

>> DID YOU THINK THE HELMET THAT CAME OFF WAS THE BALL?

>> YES.

YES.

>> THIS IS ANDY REID'S PLAY RIGHT HERE.

HE RAN THAT SO MUCH WITH THE EAGLES.

EVERYONE ELSE RUNS IT TOO.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CONCEPT.

AND THEN NEBRASKA GETS GOING.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS PICKED WHEN HE THREW IT.

>> YEAH.

SO HE COULD HAVE THROWN -- IF HE HELD IT ALONG THE HASH, HE MAY HAVE SCORED.

>> YEAH.

I HAVE NEVER SEEN A PLAYER RUN THIS FAR.

>> HE RAN 20 YARDS TO GET TO THAT BALL.

>> HORIZONTALLY TO GO MAKE A CATCH.

IT WAS INCREDIBLE TO SEE HOW MUCH GROUND HE COVERED.

>> YOU HAVE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT BARNEY'S BEEN.

SO LINED-UP AT THE FULLBACK.

I LOVE THIS.

GIVING THE BALL DOWN TO DOWDELL.

GETS INSIDE.

GETS INSIDE THE DEEP RED ZONE.

THEN HERE'S THE TOUCHDOWN RUN.

>> THEY LOVE HIM.

THEY'VE BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL RUNNING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LINE.

>> THE DUO.

THE KICK.

THE SPLIT.

10-7.

NEBRASKA'S OBVIOUSLY STILL IN THE GAME.

THIS IS NOT A BACKBREAKER.

BUT IT REALLY, I THINK, DISTURBED NEBRASKA THE REST OF THE GAME.

AFTER HE GOES 57 YARDS.

BY THE WAY HE WENT 48 THE WEEK BEFORE GET AGAINST RUTGERS.

>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO REALLY TELL YOU.

EXCEPT IF I'M LONGVAL, ONCE YOU BREAK POCKET GO, MAKE A PLAY.

>> THIRD AND ONE, NEBRASKA MAKES ANOTHER PLAY THE WEEK BEFORE.

FORCING IT DOWN THE FIELD.

NOW YOU'RE SITTING 13-7.

AND BY THE WAY, YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN THE MIDDLE THIRD HERE.

YOU GET THE BALL AT THE END.

AND YOU'RE GONNA GET THE BEGINNING.

BUT.

SACK HAPPENS.

>> YEAH.

THAT BOUNCE -- I MEAN THAT, SAFETY CAME FROM WAY OFF THE BALL TO GET THERE.

>> WAY DEEP YEAH.

YOU HAVE TO THINK THAT THING HAS TO BE OUT OF THERE.

>> WE TALKED ABOU THIS EARLIER.

FIRST PLAY OF THE SECOND HALF, MISSES THE THROW.

FIDONE'S OPEN.

MAKES A GREAT ATHLETIC PLAY BY THE DEFENDER THOUGH, TO SCORE.

>> YEAH HE'S A GOOD ATHLETE.

HE RUNS TRACK ASWELL AT UCLA.

BUT, YEAH.

FIDONE'S THERE.

THIS WAS A SECOND READ.

YOU GOT TO HIT IT.

AGAIN, JUST -- MIGHT WANT TO CALL IT REGRESSION.

DYLAN STRUGGLED TO SEE THE FIELD, AND HAVING A GOOD FEEL WITH HIS OFFENSE RIGHT NOW.

>> 20-7 AT THAT POINT.

OBVIOUSLY NEBRASKA'S STILL IN IT.

AND GO TO THE GROUND HERE.

WE'RE ONLY SHOW ONE RUN.

BUT YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF BACK TO BACK RUNS HERE.

>> THAT'S A NICE CUT.

>> WHEN NEBRASKA LOOKED GOOD.

YOU GO TO THE AIR, GOOD PLAY HERE BY RAIOLA AGAIN MAKING A THROW ACROSS THE MIDDLE.

BALL GETS KNOCKED AWAY THOUGH AND LOSE IT ON DOWNS.

GOES BACK TO UCLA.

AND GETTING A SACK.

NEBRASKA DID HAVE A COUPLE SACKS ON THE DAY.

BUT THIS PLAY, DAMON.

THIS PLAY JAY.

I WANTED TO YELL IN THE PRESS BOX.

>> YEAH.

AS DID I. I MEAN, I'M A BIG JAMARI GUY.

HE'S GOT TO MAKE THAT PLAY FROM BEHIND.

AND SOMETIMES GUYS STAY BLOCKED THINKING SOMEBODY ELSE IS GOING TO MAKE THE PLAY.

DON'T LEAVE IT TO CHANCE.

>>GOTTA HUSTLE TO THE BALL.

THERE IS THE PLAY YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER.

WITH BURFORD TURNING THE WRONG WAY.

THEY GO BACK TO THE GROUND.

HERE'S A PLAY YOU'RE GOING TO BREAK DOWN IN THE HUDDLE.

CORRECT?

>> YEAH A LITTLE POWER G-SCHEME THERE.

WHICH WAS WELL EXECUTED.

GOT 11 GUYS RIGHT THERE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

OBVIOUSLY, NO ONE TO RUN IT.

BUT REALLY GOOD EXECUTION.

BRINGING JUDY IN AS A FULL BACK.

>> ANOTHER GOOD RUN THAT DRIVE.

THEN THEY GO TO THE AIR.

ANOTHER EXCELLENT ADJUSTING THE BALL.

BARNEY, MAN, TO SAY HE IS A FRESHMAN.

THE THINGS HE'S DOING IS INCREDIBLE.

AND THIS IS A PERFECT THROW.

AND FEED IN TOO.

>> YEAH, IT JUST SHOWS YOU HOW HE'S SUCH A TALENTED PLAYER.

RIGHT?

HE CAN MAKE ALL THE THROWS.

JUST LOOKING TO SEE WHERE THE DISCONNECT IS.

>> ALSO SHOWS YOU WHAT NEYOR CAN DO.

AND AGAIN, LOOK AT THIS.

JUST, GET FEET DOWN.

GET INBOUNDS HERE.

MAKES ANOTHER PLAY.

THAT IS ONE OF FOUR BIG EXPLOSIVE PLAYS THAT NEBRASKA GOT THROUGH THE YEAR.

THEY GOT TO GET MORE OF THOSE.

THEY GOTTA GET MORE OF THOSE.

AND THEN A LITTLE TRICKERATION.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS PLAY?

>> I PANICKED, REAL TIME.

I'M NOT GONNA KID YOU.

I COULD SEE IT DEVELOP.

AND THEY DIDN'T BREAK CLEAN OPEN.

>> THAT WAS A COUPLE TIMES THEY DID THAT.

THAT WAS AGAINST ILLINOIS GAME.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, IT'S A LOT OF EFFORT.

>> I PANICKED.

>> IT'S A LOT OF EFFORT FOR NOT THAT MUCH.

HIGH RISK, LOW REWARD.

>> THIS PLAY HERE, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

YOU'VE GOT BULLOCK ON ONE SIDE AND CARTER.

TWO GUYS YOU DON'T GO TO A LOT.

THEY'RE TRYING TO RUN A PICK I THINK ON THAT SIDE.

IT'S JUST, FOURTH DOWN PLAY.

AFTER A TIME-OUT.

>> I FEEL LIKE BULLOCK WAS OPEN.

>> I THOUGHT HE WAS OPEN TOO.

>> YOU HAVE TO GET IT OUT OF YOUR HANDS.

ESPECIALLY WITH BOUTIN TO YOUR LEFT, WHICH YOU CAN DEBATE.

>> HERE'S WHAT A LOT OF FANS ARE FRUSTRATED ABOUT.

NEBRASKA'S INSIDE THE 10-YARD LINE HERE AT THE 9.

IT'S ABOUT 6:37, OBVIOUSLY DYLAN GETS HURT HERE ON THIS RUN.

GETS HIT IN HIS BACK.

I'VE BEEN HIT IN THE KIDNEY BEFORE LIKE THIS, JUST WHOLE BODY SPASMS.

>> I'M WITH YOU.

I'VE BEEN IN THE GYM SPARRING AND YOU GET THESE BODY SHOTS RIGHT THERE AND YOU JUST KIND OF, IT JUST GIVES OUT ON YOU.

>> YOUR LEGS JUST GO AWAY.

AND YOU THINK YOU'RE GOOD AND THEN IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN.

>> NEBRASKA SCORES.

TAKES THREE MINUTES TO SCORE THERE.

BUT DEFENSE COMES BACK ON.

GETS ANOTHER SHORT YARD STOP.

THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE BEEN GREAT AT ALL YEAR.

>> HECK OF A STOP.

>> ALL YEAR.

GET THE STOP.

>> BOWED THEIR NECKS WHEN THEY HAD TO.

THIS IS FOURTH AND 11.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE TALK A LOT ABOUT WHAT HARBAUGH DID LAST YEAR.

THAT IS A GREAT THROW.

CONFIDENT, FELT GOOD.

>> LITTLE END CUT, RIGHT THERE.

>> THEN HE USES LEGS.

I DID GET YELLED AT RIGHT HERE BY SOMEBODY IN THE PRESS BOX.

I WAS YELLING, "RUN, RUN, RUN."

AND THEY WERE SAYING, "NO CHEERING IN THE PRESS BOX."

GETS THE FIRST DOWN HERE.

CONTINUES THE DRIVE GOING ON.

AND THIS IS PERFECT.

A LITTLE THROW TO FIDONE.

YOU'RE JUST WORKING THE CLOCK.

>> GET OUT OF BOUNDS.

>> IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE, YEAH.

BUT THEN THEY COME BACK.

YOU RUN THE BALL HERE.

YOU GET THE FIRST DOWN.

SO IT STOPS THE CLOCK.

YOU'RE SITTING THERE WITH A LITTLE BIT OVER 50 SECONDS TO GO.

YOU'VE GOT A SHOT.

AND YOU GIVE YOUR WIDE RECEIVER A CHANCE.

AND BARNEY MADE SO MANY PLAYS ON THIS DAY.

BUT THIS ONE, NOT QUITE MAKING THE PLAY.

AND THEN I KNOW YOU SAID IT, DAMON, FLEA-FLICKER.

FLEA-KICKERS HAVE GONE THE WAY FOR NEBRASKA.

NOT THIS TIME.

WATCH THIS BALL JUST SOMEHOW GOES OFF THIS KNEE.

IT'S EMBLEMATIC OF EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED TO NEBRASKA OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS.

YOU SEE THE STATS GOT EVEN.

NEBRASKA WINS TIME POSSESSION AFTER GIVING UP 13 MINUTES IN THE FIRST QUARTER.

EVERYTHING KIND OF CAME AROUND TO EVEN.

BUT NEBRASKA FALLS 27-20.

ANOTHER SEVEN-POINT LOSS.

>> YEAH.

IT'S INTERESTING.

DID YOU GET THE SENSE, JAY, I'M CURIOUS, WITH ALL THE LATE MOVEMENT DEFENSIVELY, UCLA CLEARLY HAD TO HAVE A TIP ON WHAT NEBRASKA WAS DOING.

THE LATE STEMMING AND LATE MOVING, ESPECIALLY AS THE BALL WAS SNAPPED.

YOU ONLY DO THAT IF YOU KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING.

>> HAD TWO WEEKS TO PREPARE, RIGHT?

>> NO, AND THAT'S HARD.

YOU'VE SEEN A LOT OF DEFENSES.

>> THEY HAD GUYS WHERE THEY WOULDN'T EVEN PUT A HAND IN THE DIRT.

>> THEY ARE STANDING UP.

YOU'VE SEEN THE BALTIMORE RAVENS DO THAT A TON IN THE NFL.

BUT YEAH, IT CAUSES CHAOS AND IT CAUSES COMMUNICATION ISSUES AMONGST YOUR FRONT.

>> LET'S GIVE THE PLAYERS OF THE GAME, TALK ABOUT THAT.

THREE OF THEM.

JACORY BARNEY JR., WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HIM A LOT IN THE HIGHLIGHTS.

ACTUALLY, WE GOT ISAIAH NEYOR ON THERE.

A BIG DAY FOR HIM AS WELL.

TY ROBINSON.

VERY GOOD DAY FOR HIM INSIDE, MADE SOME NICE PLAYS.

AND THEN BRIAN BUSCHINI WITH THAT BOOMER OF A PUNT THAT GOT A GREAT BOUNCE THAT WENT, I THINK IT WAS 64-YARDS FOR THAT ONE.

THAT WAS BIG AS WELL.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK, A DEEPER LOOK INTO WHAT HAPPENED IN THE GAME.

WE'LL BREAK IT DOWN "IN THE HUDL" WITH JAY.

>> ALL RIGHT.

WELCOME BACK TO "THE HUDL" TONIGHT, GUYS.

TWO PLAYS, ONE OFFENSIVE, ONE DEFENSE.

FIRST PLAY IS NEBRASKA STARTED RUNNING THE BALL SUCCESSFULLY LATER IN THE GAME.

NOW THIS RUN PLAY WE'RE GONNA HIGHLIGHT HERE, IT'S A POWER G. THE G SCHEME IS THE BACKSIDE GUARDS PULLING.

YOU'RE BLOCKING DOWN.

BUT NEBRASKA IS KIND OF IN A UNIQUE SET HERE.

ALL 11 GUYS ARE ON THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

SO OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW THIS IS AN OBVIOUS RUNDOWN.

YOU CAN EVEN SEE JUSTIN EVANS, HE IS LIGHT IN THE STANCE.

NOT A LOT OF WEIGHT ON THOSE FINGERS.

IT USUALLY MEANS THE GUY IS PULLING OR MAYBE ON A PASS PLAY BUT OBVIOUSLY IN THIS SITUATION, HE IS PULLING.

SO AS I ROLL THE TAPE.

YOU CAN SEE, NEBRASKA DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB.

YOU GET THE KICK OUT.

THEY HAVE ELIJAH JEUDY IN AS FULLBACK.

DON'T MIND HIM KIND OF TACKLING THE GUY HERE.

BUT YOU GET HIM ON THE KICK OUT.

EVANS CREATES A NICE SPACE FOR DOWDELL.

YOU GET THIS CREASE HERE.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS SEALED UP IN THE BACKSIDE.

EVERYONE IS DOING THEIR JOB.

A REALLY GOOD JOB AT EXECUTION.

DOWDELL HITS THE HOLE, HURDLES A GUY.

AGAIN, TRIES TO GET OVER THAT NEXT GUY.

BUT REALLY, HOW THEY'VE STRUGGLED SOMETIMES IN THE RUN GAME, THE POWER SCHEME HAS WORKED WELL.

NOW, DEFENSIVELY, UCLA USED A LOT OF FORMATION AND THEY USE THIS TOSS CRACK PLAY QUITE OFTEN.

BUT THEY GOT NEBRASKA LOOKING WITH BAD EYES.

AND I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT EYES.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

SO, I HIGHLIGHTED PRINCEWILL AND SINGLETON UP TOP.

SO AS WE ROLL THIS TAPE HERE, THEY FAKE THE TOSS AND BRING BACK THE TIGHT END.

NOW, I TALKED IT ABOUT LAST WEEK HAVING PLAYED WITH SHOULDERS PARALLEL TO THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE TO BE ABLE TO COME OUT.

HE DOES A FANTASTIC JOB OF THIS.

SO I'M HIGHLIGHTING THE GOOD, ALL RIGHT.

HE IS EXECUTING WELL ON THE BACKSIDE.

SO HE CAN COME OUT AND PLAY THE BOOT AND ATTACK THE QUARTERBACK.

NOW, THE BAD PART, THE BAD EYES.

LOOK AT SINGLETON'S EYES.

HE IS LOOKING COMPLETELY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FIELD.

HE IS NOT SEEING THE HIGH HATS.

WE CALL THIS ELEPHANTS ON PARADE.

YOU'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO SEE THIS HIGH HAT TO KNOW THIS IS NOT A TOSS PLAY THAT THEY'VE GOTTEN YOU ON A COUPLE TIMES.

THIS IS A BOOTLEG TYPE.

SOMEONE'S GOTTA BE COMING BACK TO ME.

HIS EYES NEED TO BE WORKING BACK THIS WAY.

IT DOESN'T.

HE IS REALLY DELAYED.

YOU CAN SEE, NOW HE'S ABLE TO COME OUT BECAUSE HIS SHOULDERS ARE PARALLEL TO THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

HE'S NOW STUCK.

NOW HE REALIZING HE'S CAUGHT IN THAT "OH, NO" MOMENT.

HE HAS TO COME OUT.

JUST A LITTLE DUMP OFF TO 88 HERE, WHICH IS ONE OF THEIR LEADING RECEIVERS.

BALL'S FROM THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE SO NOW THE WIDE RECEIVER UP TOP CAN BLOCK TOMMI HILL.

SO NOW THEY'RE IN BUSINESS.

BUT BECAUSE OF BAD EYES THIS DEFENSE, AND THEY STRUGGLE AT TIMES WITH EYES, THEY HAVE TO DO BETTER OF A READ AND RECOGNITION AND FEELING THE PLAY DEVELOP OVERALL.

>> THESE KEYS AND THE TIGHT ENDS.

>> YEAH.

LIKE I SAID, WHEN I TALK ABOUT BEING QUICK BUT NOT IN A HURRY.

IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE JUST -- DON'T -- YOU GOT TO TAKE -- TRUST WHAT YOU SEE AND JUST DON'T, YOU KNOW, TRY TO BE QUICK TO GET SOMEWHERE, MAN.

JUST UNDERSTAND WHERE YOUR HELP IS.

AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.

YOU GET GASHED ON A COUPLE PLAYS.

AND YOU'RE ALWAYS -- YOU WANT TO OVERREACT IT TO.

YOU GOT TO BE PATIENT SOMETIMES AND TRUST WHAT YOU SEE.

>> COMING UP NEXT ON "BIG RED WRAP-UP," OUR FRIEND FROM KETV, ANDY KENDEIGH WILL JOIN US NEXT.

AND WE'LL HEAR FROM COACH RHULE.

BUT FIRST, HURRDAT SPORTS HAS SOME PICS FROM THE GAME ON SATURDAY.

MORE TO COME.

♪ ♪ >>> I THINK MY JOB IS ALWAYS TO CONSIDER EVERYTHING.

YOU KNOW, I THINK PART OF THAT IS WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS, WHAT ARE THE ISSUES?

YOU KNOW, IT'S, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT EVERYTHING.

SO, I THINK ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I'M DOING THIS WEEK IS, YOU KNOW, I HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS IN THE BUSINESS.

I HAD SOME OUTSIDE PEOPLE KIND OF COME IN AND LOOK AND, "HEY, TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE."

AND I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY -- THAT'S PROBABLY, AT LEAST IN MY HISTORY, ONE OF THE BEST THINGS YOU CAN DO IS JUST HAVE A FRESH SET OF EYES LOOK AT IT.

AND SO I'M GONNA HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT I TRUST LOOK AT BOTH US ON OFFENSE AND ON DEFENSE AND KIND OF LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE DOING.

AND THEN GO FROM THERE.

>> I HAD A REALLY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, A PERSON I'VE MET SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, TEXT ME AND SAY, "MAN, IT MUST BE FRUSTRATING.

THE TEAM IS SO INCONSISTENT."

AND TO BE QUITE HONEST WITH YOU, THAT'S -- THAT'S HARD FOR ME TO HEAR.

LIKE, THAT'S -- THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANT.

YOU KNOW, I WANT US TO BE CONSISTENT.

I WANT US TO BE -- "I AM THE SAME GUY EVERY DAY.

I DO THE BEST THAT I CAN.

I'M THE SAME GUY EVERY DAY."

AND SO I THINK I REALLY HAVE TO LOOK AT MY APPROACH.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

I THINK I REALLY HAVE TO LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, THE WAY THAT I'M DOING THINGS WITH OUR TEAM.

>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S WELCOME IN OUR FRIEND ANDY KENDEIGH, SPORTS DIRECTOR FROM KETV.

SO TODAY, WHEN YOU THINK EVERYTHING'S CALM ON A BYE WEEK, YOU GET SOME NEWS.

>> WELL, I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING ME.

YOU COULDN'T HAVE ME AFTER COLORADO?

AT LEAST IT'S NOT AFTER INDIANA.

SO THANKS FOR THAT.

>> THAT IS TRUE.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> DANA HOLGORSEN, HOW ABOUT THAT, HUH?

WELL, I GO BACK TO MONDAY WHEN COACH RHULE SAID THEY -- ALL OPTIONS ARE OPEN.

>> HE'S GOING TO DO ANYTHING IN HIS POWER TO MAKE HIS TEAM GET ON THE RIGHT PATH BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, THEY'RE NOT ON THE RIGHT PATH.

AND THEY'RE SCUTTLING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL, BUT OFFENSIVELY OBVIOUSLY IS THE THING THAT EVERY HUSKER FAN IS TALKING ABOUT.

>> AK, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS OFFENSE, WE'LL JUST STICK WITH THAT, YOU'VE SEEN WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DO EARLY IN THE YEAR, AND HOW THE PERFORMANCE IS NOW.

IS IT -- IS IT DYLAN NOT SEEING IT BEING SOME FRESHMAN MISTAKES.

OR IS IT JUST CONCEPTS OVERALL WITH THIS OFFENSE THAT EVERYONE IS NOT OPERATING EFFICIENTLY ENOUGH TO GET THIS OFFENSE TEAM TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO GO?

>> I THINK IT'S A BAD COMBINATION OF BOTH.

THINK ABOUT THE NARRATIVE BEFORE WE WENT INTO THE SEASON.

ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH FOOTBALLS TO GO AROUND?

>> YEAH.

>> YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT JACORY BARNEY, YOU'VE GOT NEYOR, YOU'VE GOT BANKS, YOU'VE GOT THE RUNNING BACKS, YOU'VE GOT FIDONE.

>> YEAH, I MEAN, MY GOODNESS.

NOW IT'S LIKE THEY CAN'T MOVE THE BALL MORE THAN TEN YARDS.

YOU KNOW, I LOOKED AT A STAT TODAY, GUYS.

YOU KNOW, THEY WANT TO RUN THE BALL.

RIGHT, OKAY, I GET THAT.

THEY WANT TO RUN THE BALL.

DO YOU KNOW THEY ONLY HAVE TWO RUSHES OVER 30 YARDS IN BIG 10 PLAY?

AND NEITHER ONE OF THOSE BY A RUNNING BACK?

>> YEAH.

>> IT'S JACORY BARNEY AGAINST PURDUE AND DYLAN RAIOLA AGAINST OHIO STATE WHO HAS THE LONGEST RUN IN BIG 10 PLAY.

SO IF YOU CAN'T RUN THE BALL, WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO TO BUILD OFF IT?

BECAUSE EVERYTHING STARTS OFF FRONT AS YOU GUYS KNOW ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL AND AGAINST UCLA, THEY STRUGGLE TO DO BOTH IN TERMS OF WIN THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE, AND I THINK THAT PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN THEM LOSING.

>> THEY ONLY HAD SEVEN ALL SEASON OVER 20.

>> SEVEN RUSHES OVER 20 YARDS.

>> SEVEN, AND THEY HAD 19 LAST YEAR.

>> SO THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT HOLGORSEN IS IS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, PRODUCTIVITY KIND OF GETS BURIED WITH THE ATTEMPTS.

BECAUSE THEY RAN THE BALL 34 TIMES, WHICH WAS MORE THAN THEY THREW IT ON SATURDAY.

SO IT'S NOT THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO RUN IT, MAYBE THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO RUN IT.

IF YOU ONLY HAVE A THREE OR FOUR-WEEK FIX AND YOU'RE LOOKING FOR INSIGHT, YOU THINK IT'S MORE SCHEME RELATED, LIKE IDEAS?

OR DO YOU THINK IT IS LIKE, "HEY, DO IT LIKE THIS?"

>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

BUT HOLGORSEN HAS TO HAVE A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE.

OBVIOUSLY HE'S BEEN WATCHING THIS TEAM FROM AFAR, OBVIOUSLY, KEEPING IN CONTACT WITH THE HEAD COACH.

THIS TEAM HAS TALENT, OBVIOUSLY.

THIS TEAM HAS THE ABILITY TO MOVE THE FOOTBALL.

NOW HOW CAN THEY?

NOW THE OFFENSIVE LINE WASN'T GREAT AGAINST UCLA, I MEAN, THIS IS A TEAM THAT DIDN'T SACK THE QUARTERBACK AT UCLA.

AND DYLAN WAS RUNNING FOR HIS LIFE A LOT OF THE TIMES, AND THEY GOT DYLAN ON THE GROUND FOUR TIMES, SO THAT TELLS YOU SOMETHING.

SO, I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS SCHEMATICS OR IF IT'S JUST PUTTING THE GUYS IN THE RIGHT POSITION, BECAUSE I DO THINK THEY HAVE ENOUGH TALENT.

YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT BE BARNEY OR CARTER NELSON.

THIS IS A GUY THAT HASN'T BEEN UTILIZED ENOUGH.

OR YOU KNOW, JUST TAKE YOUR PICK.

JANIRAN BONNER, I MEAN, BANKS, NEYOR, JUST TAKE YOUR PICK.

BUT I GO BACK TO RUNNING THE FOOTBALL.

YOU GOT TO RUN THE FOOTBALL IN THE BIG 10 CONFERENCE TO WIN GAMES ESPECIALLY IN NOVEMBER.

>> I KNOW PROOF OF BALL FOCUS IS NOT EVERYTHING, BUT I BELIEVE ONLY ONE OR MAYBE TWO OF THOSE SACKS WERE ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE.

THEY TALKED ABOUT THE BALL BEING HELD, SOME OF IT WERE ON THE QUARTERBACK.

>> 100%.

LIKE, WE KEEP HAMMERING THE OFFENSE.

MAN, I DON'T KNOW.

>> NOW, IS THE GUYS NOT GETTING OPEN OR IS HE JUST NOT SEEING THE FIELD?

THAT'S THE QUESTION.

NOW I KNOW ON THE PICK SIX, IT WAS OBVIOUS TO EVERYBODY WATCHING THAT HE JUST MISSED FIDONE.

>> YEAH, THE WHOLE PRESS BOX WENT -- >> EVERYBODY.

WHEN HE REARS BACK, IT WAS LIKE, HE'S WIDE OPEN.

HE WAS LIKE, "NO, NOT THAT GUY."

>> NO, THE OTHER GUY.

>> NOT THAT GUY, THE OTHER GUY.

THAT'S 20 YARDS OUT OF THE FIELD.

SO I DO THINK IT'S A COMBINATION OF A YOUNG QUARTERBACK.

WE WERE WATCHING GROWING PAINS AS WE SPEAK.

HE DOESN'T HAVE THE BENEFIT OF EXPERIENCE BECAUSE HE GOT THROWN INTO IT.

AND -- BUT THAT BEING SAID, IF YOU ARE THIS HIGHLY TOUTED OF A QUARTERBACK, YOU SHOULD BE MAKING SOME OF THE THROWS THAT COMES WITH IT.

AND I THINK WHEN YOU WATCH THE FILM, I THINK HE WOULD BE THE FIRST TO ADMIT, YEAH, YOU GOT TO MAKE PLAYS LIKE THAT AND YOU GOT TO HIT THE OPEN GUY.

AND HE MISSED THE OPEN GUY ON NET PICK SIX AND IT WAS COSTLY BECAUSE AT HALFTIME, DID YOU GUYS GO, "WOW, IT'S ONLY 13-7?"

>> EVERYBODY SAID THAT.

>> IT FELT LIKE 27-7.

THEY'RE ONE POSSESSION BACK IN THIS GAME.

THEY GET THE BALL COMING OUT OF HALFTIME AND THAT'S THE FIRST PLAY.

>> THAT WAS THE CONVERSATION IN THE POPCORN LINE.

>> ONLY 13-7.

>> AK, I GOT TO ASK YOU.

AND DON'T LET ME INFLUENCE YOU.

OF THE FOUR POSITIONS ON OFFENSE, OF THE FOUR POSITIONS ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD, OFFENSIVELY, OFFENSIVE LINE IS THE LEAST OF MY CONCERNS.

QUARTERBACK HAS THE MOST UPSIDE.

>> YEAH.

>> BUT WHEN I LOOK AT RELATIVE TO WHAT THEY'RE CAPABLE OF VERSUS THE PERFORMANCE, I GO WITH WIDE RECEIVERS, THEN RUNNING BACKS, THEN QUARTERBACK PLAY, THEN O-LINE.

>> YEAH, THEY HAVEN'T BEEN TERRIBLE.

>> BUT EVERYBODY -- I GET IT.

THE O-LINE CAN PROBABLY PLAY BETTER.

BUT AS CRITICAL AS WE ARE, SOMETIMES I WONDER WHAT WE'RE WATCHING.

>> I AGREE, I AGREE.

AND WHEN YOU -- WHEN WE WATCH SOME OF THE HOLES THAT HAVE OPENED, YOU KNOW RUNNING BACKS AS WELL AS ANYBODY, YOU HAVE TO MAKE SOMEBODY MISS.

YOU HAVE TO MAKE SOMEBODY MISS AT THE SECOND LEVEL.

>> I MEAN, AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT THINKS THAT?

HOW YOU WOULD BREAK THE POSITIONS?

>> I SAID IT ALL SEASON LONG.

I THINK THE OFFENSIVE LINE IS PLAYING BETTER THAN PEOPLE THINK.

BUT IT'S ALSO THE HARDEST THING FOR FANS TO JUDGE.

YOU SIT IN AN OFFENSIVE LINE MEETING, AND YOU'D BE LOST IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE GAME.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT MAY LOOK TO SOME PEOPLE LIKE IT'S NOT GOING WELL.

BUT WHEN THEY'RE DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.

>> WELL, WHEN YOU CAN'T RUN THE FOOTBALL, PEOPLE BLAME THE OFFENSIVE LINE.

WHEN YOU GIVE UP SACKS, PEOPLE BLAME THE OFFENSIVE LINE.

BUT YOU SAID IT.

DYLAN'S HANGING ON THE BALL TOO LONG.

RUNNING BACKS ARE MISSING HOLES.

THE VISION HASN'T BEEN GREAT.

I'M RIGHT WITH YOU.

I THINK -- CAN THEY PLAY BETTER?

THIS IS -- THIS IS -- THEY ALL CAN PLAY BETTER.

BUT I THINK THIS IS THE LEAST OF MY CONCERNS OFFENSIVELY.

LISTEN, DYLAN HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO THROW THE FOOTBALL AT INDIANA.

HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO THROW THE FOOTBALL AT OHIO STATE.

THEY'RE GOING TO BRING PRESSURE.

THE TEAMS ARE GOING TO BRING PRESSURE.

NOW THE SCHEME IS OUT, RIGHT?

THEY BRING PRESSURE AGAINST A YOUNG QUARTERBACK.

HE'S GOING TO STRUGGLE.

MOST QUARTERBACKS DO.

BUT THIS OFFENSIVE LINE HAS GIVEN HIM TIME.

THE EXECUTION THERE JUST -- THE DOUBLE COMING OFF BY EVANS ON THAT, THE GUYS PICKING HIM UP, THAT'S HIGH LEVEL STUFF BEING EXECUTED.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE SCHEMATIC AND GETTING PEOPLE TO OPERATE AS OFFICIALLY AS POSSIBLE.

AND MAYBE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HOLGORSEN CAN DO EVEN THOUGH HE'S A -- >> WELL, MAYBE HE CAN ALSO SAY, "HEY, DYLAN, ON THIS PLAY, WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT X, Y, Z?

MAYBE YOU SHOULD LOOK AT SOMETHING ELSE" BECAUSE I GO BACK TO THAT FIRST SERIES, THAT FIRST THREE AND OUT, WHICH WAS SO CRITICAL IN LOOKING BACK AT THAT GAME.

YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT WAS THE SECOND -- THE SECOND DOWN PLAY WHERE HE THROWS ACROSS THE MIDDLE.

THE GUY WAS BLANKETED LIKE THERE IS NO WAY YOU'RE GOING TO COMPLETE THAT PASS.

SO MAYBE IT'S THE DECISION MAKING, TOO, WHERE YOU GOT TO SAY, "HEY, MAYBE YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE WRONG PLACES AND MAYBE GO THROUGH YOUR READS" OR MAYBE THIS IS WHAT YOU LOOK FOR RATHER THAN THIS, I DON'T KNOW.

AND MAYBE A NEW SET OF EYES IS GOOD IN WHAT THIS OFFENSE NEEDS.

>> I WILL SAY THIS, ED FOLEY IS BENEFITTING FROM ALL THIS.

>> YEAH.

>> MISSED EXTRA POINT.

BUT STILL, YOU KNOW, GREAT PUNT.

THEY'RE DOING OKAY IN COVERAGE FOR THE MOST PART.

BUT OUT OF EVERYTHING THAT'S TROUBLING, WHAT IS MOST TROUBLING FOR YOU GOING FORWARD FOR USC IN A WEEK AND A HALF?

>> WELL, THEY HAVE PUT IT TOGETHER IN ALL THREE PHASES.

I THINK OFFENSIVELY, THEY'RE SPUTTERING.

AND YOU'VE GOT TO SCORE POINTS IN THIS LEAGUE BECAUSE WE HAVE SEEN, AS GOOD AS THE DEFENSE HAS PLAYED AT TIMES, THEY HAVEN'T CARRIED IT OVER GAME-TO-GAME, IT JUST DEPENDS.

YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT DEFENSE YOU'RE GOING TO GET.

YOU KNOW, WHEN UCLA COMES IN WITH AN OFFENSE THAT JUST CAN'T RUN THE FOOTBALL AND THEN THEY RUN THE FOOTBALL FOR THE MOST YARDS THAN THEY HAVE ALL YEAR LONG, THEY CAN TURN FIVE FIRST DOWNS ON THOSE FIRST TWO DRIVES WHICH WAS SO CRITICAL.

ON FIRST 27 PLAYS, 24 OF THE FIRST 27 PLAYS WERE UCLA BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T GET OFF THE FIELD.

THAT'S TROUBLING.

>> SO I THINK IT'S LIKE -- IT'S KIND OF A COLLECTIVE THING.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ONE THING THAT KIND OF JUMPS OUT AT ME AND SAYS "HEY, WE'VE GOT TO FIX SPECIAL TEAMS."

YEAH, YOU'VE GOT TO FIX SPECIAL TEAMS.

YOU HAVEN'T HAD A BIG RETURN YET ALL YEAR, REALLY.

YOU'VE GOT TO FIX DEFENSE.

YOU'VE GOT TO BE MORE CONSISTENT ON DEFENSE.

AND YEAH, YOU'VE GOT TO MOVE THE FOOTBALL AND YOU'VE GOT TO RUN THE FOOTBALL AND YOU'VE GOT TO STOP THE RUN.

>> DO YOU FEEL LIKE -- ARE YOU ENCOURAGED DEFENSIVELY WITH THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO MAKE ON THE FLY?

BECAUSE I THINK THAT SOMETIMES WE TALK ABOUT THE DEFENSES, THOUGH, THEY'RE PRETTY TOP-NOTCH, A LOT OF STATISTICAL CATEGORIES.

BUT WE KIND OF LEFT WITH A LITTLE SOUR TASTE IN OUR MOUTH.

I FELT LIKE THEY DID A GOOD JOB OF ADJUSTING.

IT'S HARD TO PLAY GOOD DEFENSE.

>> NO QUESTION.

AND I THINK, AS WE SAW IN THE SECOND HALF, THEY PLAYED OUTSTANDING DEFENSE AND GAVE THE OFFENSE A POSITION TO WIN THAT GAME.

>> SEVERAL TIMES.

>> HONESTLY.

THEY MADE SOME BIG STOPS IN THAT SECOND HALF.

WHICH REALLY GAVE NEBRASKA A CHANCE.

AND THAT'S ALL YOU'RE ASKING FOR.

YEAH, DID THEY START SLOW?

OF COURSE.

DID THEY NOT GET OFF THE FIELD?

OF COURSE NOT.

THEY DIDN'T GET OFF THE FIELD.

BUT IN THE END, AFTER HALFTIME, THEY WERE ABLE TO STOP UCLA AND SLOW DOWN GARBERS, WHO'S A VERY UNDERRATED QUARTERBACK.

BUT THEY PUT THEMSELVES IN POSITION TO WIN THE GAME.

THAT'S ALL CAN YOU ASK FOR.

MATT RHULE TALKS ABOUT IT.

HEY, IN THE BIG 10, YOU WANT TO HAVE A FOOTBALL WITH A CHANCE TO WIN OR AT LEAST TIE, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY HAD.

SO, I THOUGHT THEY MADE TERRIFIC ADJUSTMENTS NOT JUST THIS PAST WEEK BUT I THINK IN A BUNCH OF WEEKS THIS SEASON WITH TONY WHITE.

>> I SAW A SURVEY THIS WEEK IS, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN OVER THE NEXT THREE GAMES, 0-3, 1-2, 2-1, WHAT IS YOUR FEEL?

>> I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO GO AT LEAST 1-2.

I'M A GLASS HALF FULL GUY, DB KNOWS THAT.

GLASS HALF FULL, IN ALL SENSES OF THE WORD.

POSSIBLY 2-1.

AND HERE'S THE THING, I THINK USC -- THIS IS A DESPERATION BOWL BETWEEN THESE TWO TEAMS.

>> DEFINITELY.

>> NO QUESTION THESE TWO TEAMS NEED A WIN WITHOUT A DOUBT.

YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THE CHANGES BEING MADE IN THE NEXT WEEK AND A HALF, WHO KNOWS WHAT THE TEAM NEBRASKA IS GOING TO COME OUT WITH SO I THINK THAT IS AN X FACTOR.

AND I THINK THIS IS THE YEAR THEY GET WISCONSIN.

NOW WOULDN'T THAT BE INTERESTING AND KIND OF IRONIC THAT THE TEAM THAT PUTS THEM OVER THE HUMP IN TERMS OF BOWL ELIGIBILITY WOULD BE WISCONSIN, THE OLD THORN IN THEIR SIDE, BECAUSE WISCONSIN, TALK ABOUT A MESS.

THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON IN MADISON, TOO.

THEY'VE GOT THREE GAMES LEFT AS WELL AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SCRATCHING THEIR HEADS AND WONDERING, "HEY, ARE WE GOING TO GET TO A BOWL?"

THEY'VE GOT OREGON, NEBRASKA, AND THEN MINNESOTA.

THEY'RE LOOKING AT THEIR SCHEDULE AND SAYING, "SHOOT, NEBRASKA IS THE MOST WINNABLE GAME."

IT'S GOING TO BE A FASCINATING LAST THREE.

>> HAS IT BEEN 19 YEARS SINCE THEY'VE HAD A LOSING RECORD?

>> WISCONSIN, YEAH.

>> ALMOST 20 YEARS.

>> THEY GAVE UP 300 YARDS.

WE KNOW IOWA CAN RUN THE BALL.

>> 320-PLUS.

>> AND I KNOW ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE PLAYERS IN THE BIG 10.

BUT 320 -- >> THAT'S -- >> CALEB JOHNSON, HE IS INCREDIBLE.

>> CALEB JOHNSON SHOULD BE MENTIONED IN THE -- >> HE SHOULD BE IN THE HEISMAN DISCUSSION.

>> ABSOLUTELY, 100%.

>> YEAH, YEAH.

>> HE'S BEEN CARRYING THAT TEAM.

>> HE'S ALSO, LIKE, 70% OF THEIR OFFENSE.

>> AND DON'T YOU THINK IOWA HAS BENEFITED FROM THAT QUARTERBACK CHANGE?

CAPTAIN OBVIOUS.

>> JUST A LITTLE BIT.

>> I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO -- THE USC THING, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT USC, USC CHANGING QUARTERBACKS.

I THINK A QUARTERBACK THAT HAS THE ABILITY TO RUN REALLY GIVES NEBRASKA FITS AT TIMES.

>> MM-HMM.

>> AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE ON AS WE MOVE OUT.

>> AND MY QUOTE IS ALWAYS, "HE GIVES EVERYONE PROBLEMS."

>> YEAH.

>> YOU KNOW?|E BUT WE'VE SEEN IT WITH NEBRASKA.

RIGHT?

>> RIGHT.

>> WE SAW IT IN THE ILLINOIS GAME.

>> WELL -- >> WE SAW GARBERS.

>> LOOK AT EARLY.

GARBERS AND McGAHEE HAD A CLEAR LINE TO BRING HIM DOWN, AND HE JUST DOES A LITTLE MOVE, AND BOOM, HE GETS THE FIRST DOWN TO EXTEND THE DRIVE.

>> YOU PLAY A LOT OF MAN-TO-MAN, THAT WILL HAPPEN.

>> SO WISCONSIN IS ONE THAT YOU THINK IS THE BIGGEST LOCK OUT OF -- USC MIGHT BE THE OTHER ONE?

>> WELL, I DON'T LIKE KINNICK AT NIGHT.

YOU KNOW, KINNICK'S A DIFFERENT PLACE.

>> IT'D BE GOOD.

>> IT'S A DIFFERENT BEAST IF NIGHT.

BUT I THINK, RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF YOU, I THINK IF NEBRASKA CAN COME OUT AND PLAY LIKE THEY DID AT OHIO STATE, WHICH, YOU KNOW, IF YOU TREND HERE, INDIANA, OHIO STATE, UCLA.

>> RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT.

>> HEY, WE'RE BACK ON THE UPSWING, RIGHT?

SO MAYBE THIS IS A PERFORMANCE THAT THEY PUT IT ALL TOGETHER OUT WEST.

I THINK ALL BETS ARE OFF.

I THINK THAT CROWD IS GONNA BE LACKLUSTER AT BEST IN THE AFTERNOON, ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

IT'S HOMECOMING AGAIN, BY THE WAY.

ANOTHER OPPONENT THAT'S PLAYING ON HOMECOMING SATURDAY.

>> RIGHT.

>> I THINK THAT THEY CAN -- I KNOW USC IS TALENTED.

BUT SO IS -- I THINK NEBRASKA HAS SOME HORSES TOO.

AND IF THEY CAN FIGURE OUT, MAYBE THEY CAN PUT IT ALL TOGETHER AGAINST USC.

AGAIN, GLASS HALF FULL.

>> YEAH.

ANDY, WE APPRECIATE IT.

ENJOY YOUR BYE WEEK.

>> THANKS.

YOU TOO.

>> ALL RIGHT, COMING UP, WE'LL HAVE THE TOP PLAYS THAT YOU PICKED ONLINE.

WE'LL ALSO TAKE A LOOK AROUND THE BIG 10 AND HAVE NEW COLLEGE FALL PLAYOFF RANKINGS.

BUT FIRST, HURRDAT SPORTS HAS SOME PICTURES FROM THIS GAME AND FROM THE SEASON.

MORE TO COME.

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

IT'S TIME FOR OUR TOP PLAYS.

YOU VOTED ON THESE.

AT THREE, HEINRICH HAARBERG MAKING A PLAY ON FOURTH DOWN IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.

24-YARD PASS TO ISAIAH NEYOR.

THEN NUMBER TWO, ISAIAH NEYOR AGAIN, GETTING HIS FEET DOWN IN THE END ZONE FOR THE TOUCHDOWN CATCH GIVING NEBRASKA 14 POINTS.

JUST PERFECT FOOTWORK GETTING THIS DOWN.

THAT'S AN NFL CATCH AS WELL.

AND THEN NUMBER ONE, DYLAN RAIOLA, THE FIRST PLAY WHERE NEBRASKA ACTUALLY GOT THINGS GOING.

THIS -- I WON'T CALL IT A HAIL MARY, BUT HE THREW IT IN A SPOT WHERE I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE AN INTERCEPTION.

BUT GREAT JOB BY BARNEY COMING ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE FIELD AND MAKING THAT PLAY TO GET NEBRASKA THEIR -- LEADING UP TO THE FIRST SCORE OF THE GAME.

WELCOME BACK.

TIME TO TALK RECRUITING.

WE ARE LIVE INSIDE THE "BIG RED WRAP-UP" STUDIO AT NEBRASKA PUBLIC MEDIA.

I AM MIKE'L SEVERE.

SEAN CALLAHAN JOINING US.

SO DANA DANA HOLGORSEN COMES ONBOARD.

COACH IS GOING TO BE GOING ON THE ROAD.

DO YOU THINK THAT'S KIND OF A SELLING POINT?

>> YEAH, I THINK THERE'S A LOT THERE.

I MEAN, WHEN YOU LOOK AT JUST THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, I MEAN, THE NEXT MONTH IS YOUR FUTURE.

YOU HAVE THE TRANSFER PORTAL OPENING.

YOU HAVE SIGNING DAY.

SO IF THIS IS THE DIRECTION YOU'RE GOING, YOU HAVE SOME TANGIBLE EVIDENCE.

YES, WE ARE ADDRESSING SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE ON OFFENSE.

IT COULD BE DANA HOLGORSEN AS THE NEW PLAY CALLER, NEW OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR WITH DYLAN RAIOLA AT THE QUARTERBACK POSITION.

SO THIS WILL BE A DEVELOPMENT TO WATCH.

I DON'T EXPECT DANA HOLGORSEN -- HE'S NOT GOING TO BE ON THE ROAD RECRUITING THIS WEEK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

BUT I JUST THINK HIS PRESENCE IN THE BUILDING ALONE IS CLEARLY A BIG PIECE OF WHAT COULD BE THE NEXT MOVE.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR FEATURED RECRUIT.

>> YEAH, OUR FEATURED RECRUIT TONIGHT, MALCOLM SIMPSON, A DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OUT OF TEXAS, A FOUR-STAR.

YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT HIS OVERALL SIZE AND BODY MAKEUP, MOVES VERY, VERY WELL.

YOU LIKE ALMOST HIS SIZE AT THIS POINT 'CAUSE YOU KNOW HE COULD EASILY PUT ON ANOTHER 20 TO 30 POUNDS VERY QUICKLY.

BUT WHEN YOU WATCH MALCOLM SIMPSON, THIS IS A TERRANCE KNIGHTON THAT HE WAS IN ON FROM THE VERY GET-GO.

TEAMS LIKE TEXAS AND SOME OTHERS, YOU KNOW, INITIALLY WERE TRYING TO FLIP HIM FROM NEBRASKA.

BUT RIGHT NOW, MALCOLM SIMPSON REMAINS A HUSKER.

AND I WOULD IMAGINE WE'LL SEE HUSKER COACHES DOWN TO SEE HIM HERE THIS WEEK.

>> GIVE ME GALVESTON, GUYS.

IT'S A HARD-KNOCK LIFE DOWN THERE.

IT'S NOT EASY.

IT'S NOT LIKE PLAYING IN HOUSTON.

THOSE ARE TOUGH KIDS.

IN-STATE RECRUIT, KAPRICE KEITH.

>> YEAH, KAPRICE KEITH FROM BELLEVUE WEST.

SON OF FORMER NFL BENSON BUNNY KEN KEITH.

>> YEP.

>> YOU KNOW, AND HIS GRANDFATHER WAS A FORMER HUSKER RUNNING BACK AS WELL BACK IN THE DAY.

BUT EARLY OFFER FROM IOWA STATE AT THIS POINT FOR KAPRICE KEITH.

GREAT SIZE, GREAT LENGTH WHEN YOU LOOK AT HIM AND THE WAY HE RUNS AND THE WAY HE MOVES.

IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT HIS JANUARY LOOKS LIKE, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE THAT'S THE MONTH YOU'LL START TO SEE A LOT OF ACTIVITY FOR THE 2026s AND WHAT KIND OF ATTENTION AND MAYBE WHAT KIND OF EARLY OFFERS HE MIGHT GET.

THE IOWA STATE CAME A LONG TIME AGO.

REMEMBER, HE'S ALSO RELATED TO BREECE HALL.

>> RIGHT.

>> SO HE'S GOT SOME LINEAGE TIED TO OHIO -- IOWA STATE STATE.

AND, YOU KNOW, HE'S DEFINITELY A GUY ON NEBRASKA'S RADAR.

I THINK THE HUSKERS' STAFF WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM RUN, THOUGH.

THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REALLY -- THIS SUMMER HE DIDN'T RUN AT CAMP OR WORK OUT AT CAMP.

SO THAT WILL BE A BIG PIECE, I THINK, FOR HIM WITH NEBRASKA IS KIND OF GAUGING HIS SPEED AND HOW IT TRANSLATES.

>> SEAN, WE APPRECIATE IT.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK -- EARLY LOOK AT THIS WEEK'S SIDELINE SURVEY.

I THINK THE HUSKERS WILL FINISH OUT THE SEASON, RIGHT NOW, 3-0.

JUST 5%.

20% FOR 2-1.

1-2 HAS GOT 37%.

AND LEADING IT NOW, NEGATIVE NELLIES, 0-3.

38% OF THE FOLKS SAY 0-3.

THIS WEEK AROUND THE BIG 10, THE INDIA HOOSIERS ARE 9-0 FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.

ON THE OTHER END, USC HAS DROPPED TO 4-5.

NOT WHAT THE TROJANS EXPECTED COMING INTO CONFERENCE.

COLLEGE BALL RANKINGS ARE OUT, CAME OUT TONIGHT, JUST ABOUT 6:30.

THE CONFERENCE HAS FOUR TEAMS IN THE TOP.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THAT LIST OF TEAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

OREGON AT NUMBER ONE.

NOT SURPRISED.

OHIO STATE AT NUMBER TWO.

PENN STATE AT NUMBER SEVEN.

AND INDIANA AT NUMBER EIGHT IS WHERE THEY HAVE THEM RANKED.

THOUGHTS ABOUT THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS FIRST BLUSH, SEEING WHAT YOU SAW?

>> WELL, INDIANA IS JUST GETTING NO LOVE.

I THINK THERE IS -- WE HAD SOME BIAS, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE THEY KICKED OUR BUTTS.

BUT -- >> THEY KICKED EVERYONE'S BUTTS.

>> YEAH, THEY HAVE.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

THEY DESERVE A MUCH HIGHER RANKING THANK THAT.

I'M SORRY.

I MEAN, YOU CAN'T GIVE -- PENN STATE'S RANKED HIGHER THAN THEM RIGHT NOW?

GIVE ME A BREAK.

SO NO, THAT'S -- NOT SURPRISED WITH THOSE TEAMS.

BUT INDIANA DESERVES A BETTER RANKING THAN THAT.

>> I AGREE.

>> COMPUTER HAS THEM AT FIVE.

>> THEY BEAT PENN STATE.

>> THERE'S BEEN NO CLOSE GAMES.

>> I CAN SAY THAT AS A PENN STATE FAN SINCE I WAS 6, THEY'D BEAT PENN STATE.

>> YEAH.

>> THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND ABOUT THAT.

>> IF THEY BEAT OHIO STATE, THE QUESTION IS, HOW FAR DO THEY JUMP UP -- >> RIGHT.

>> -- AT THAT POINT?

BUT THEN THEY'LL GET THEIR CHANCE.

THEY'D PLAY OREGON FOR THE BIG 10 CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> MM-HMM.

>> MM-HMM.

>> AND MAN, THE STAKES TO GET THAT FIRST ROUND BYE IN THE PLAYOFFS ARE HUGE.

>> LOOK AT THOSE MATCH-UPS, THOUGH.

I MEAN, HAVEN'T WE BEEN DREAMING ABOUT THIS?

THIS IS KIND OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN DREAMING ABOUT.

>> I CAN'T WAIT.

>> DOES A TWO-LOSS OHIO STATE GET IN?

>> YEAH, I THINK THEY DO.

>> GREAT QUESTION.

>> I THINK THEY DO.

WITH THEIR SCHEDULE STRENGTH, I THINK THEY DO.

>> MAYBE AFTER LAST WEEKEND SINCE IT WAS SUCH A DEBACLE FOR THE TOP 25.

>> YEAH.

>> BUT I DON'T KNOW.

>> YEAH.

NOT MAKING -- YOU'RE SAYING NOT MAKING THE BIG 10 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AND ONLY HAVING -- >> WHAT ABOUT COLORADO, GUYS?

IF THEY WIN OUT, THEY COULD FIND THEMSELVES IN FROM THE BIG 12 AND GET THE BYE.

>> YEAH.

RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE IOWA STATE AND BYU AT THE TOP OF THAT.

BUT YOU'VE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY, OBVIOUSLY.

IOWA STATE AND, I BELIEVE, KANSAS STATE PLAY LAST GAME OF THE SEASON.

SO DEFINITELY.

OUR GAME-DAY PHOTO WINNER IS KIM BUNNING FROM HASTINGS.

SOME GREAT SHOTS FROM A DIEHARD HUSKER FAN.

YOU CAN SEE THAT.

THAT'S A NICE SHOT OF AN EAR AND THEN THE FIELD RIGHT BEHIND IT.

THAT'S PRETTY COOL.

AND ANOTHER SHOT OF HERBIE SHOOTING THE T-SHIRTS OUT OF THE CANNON.

EVERYBODY'S SONG IS PLAYING DURING THAT PART.

EVERYBODY LOVES THAT SONG.

WE'LL BE SENDING YOU A NEBRASKA PUBLIC MEDIA SPORTS T-SHIRT.

MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK "X" TO SUBMIT GAME-DAY PHOTO AND GET SOME FREE STUFF.

IN SOCIAL MEDIA, ONLY ONE THIS WEEK BECAUSE IT PRETTY MUCH SUMS IT UP.

"AMERICA: 'IT'S THE RACE TO 270.'

NEBRASKA FANS: 'I'D JUST TAKE 24 POINTS AT THIS POINT.'"

>> YEAH, THE WAY THE DEFENSE PLAYS, YOU GIVE ME 24 POINTS, I FEEL PRETTY GOOD.

THE DEFENSE IS GIVING UP 19.

>> RIGHT.

>> SO I FEEL PRETTY GOOD WITH 24.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.

WE'LL GET SOME VIEWER QUESTIONS, BUT YOUR FEELING WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT YOU SEE PEOPLE THINKING OF 0-3 -- >> YEAH.

LISTEN, I CAN'T -- I CAN'T BLAME THEM.

IT'S HOW THE SEASON STARTED OFF ON SUCH A HIGH, WITH HOW THE COLORADO GAME WENT.

AND OBVIOUSLY YOU HAD THE ONE SLIP UP AGAINST ILLINOIS, BUT YOU KIND OF BOUNCE BACK AGAINST PURDUE AND THE RUTGERS GAME.

THEN, YOU KNOW, INDIANA HAPPENS.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A REALIZATION CHECK FOR YOU.

BUT THE OHIO STATE PERFORMANCE -- OKAY, MAYBE.

AND MYSELF INCLUDED, ALRIGHT.

THEY LEARNED THEIR LESSON WITH INDIANA.

THEY DIDT PREPARE THE RIGHT WAY.

MAYBE TRIED TO DO A LITTLE TOO MUCH.

DIDN'T RESPECT THE OPPONENT.

BUT THEN YOU HAVE THIS.

AND MAYBE UCLA IS BETTER THAN WHAT WE THOUGHT.

MAYBE I DIDN'T GIVE THEM ENOUGH CREDIT.

BUT JUST HOW THAT GAME STARTED IS -- HAVE PEOPLE VERY PERPLEXED AND CONFUSED.

>> MM-HMM.

>> AND I EXPECTED THEM TO PERFORM MUCH BETTER OFFENSIVELY, THEY DIDN'T.

DEFENSIVELY THEY GOT OFF TO A SLOW START AND GOT THEIR ACT TOGETHER.

BUT IT WAS JUST A LITTLE TOO LATE.

THE THING IS IS EVEN WITH THOSE PENALTIES, NEBRASKA HAD THOSE THREE TOUCHDOWNS AFTER PENALTIES BY UCLA.

THAT GAME COULD HAVE LOOKED VASTLY DIFFERENT AS WELL.

AND THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT'S THE MOST ALARMING TO NEBRASKA FANS RIGHT NOW.

>> YEAH, THREE UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCTS.

ONE OF THE GUYS THAT GETS A LOT OF GUFF ON SOCIAL MEDIA IS COACH GARRET McGUIRE.

'CAUSE HE'S YOUNG, RIGHT?

YOU'RE AROUND THE TEAM, YOU SEE THOSE GUYS.

HE DID A HECK OF A JOB LAST YEAR WITH SOME YOUNG RECEIVERS, RIGHT?

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE JOB THAT GARRET McGUIRE'S DOING?

>> YEAH, SO I THINK -- I THINK THE BIG DEAL HERE IS -- THAT WE DON'T TALK ENOUGH ABOUT IS, JUST ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN THE ROOM.

RIGHT?

IT'S NOT A KNOWLEDGE THING.

I DON'T THINK IT'S A TEACHING-STYLE THING.

I THINK IT'S ABOUT THE ABILITY TO SET THE STANDARD IN THE ROOM FOR NOT ONLY THE CALIBER OF PLAY, BUT -- YOU KNOW WHAT?

IT'S NOT ABOUT WHO'S BEEN ACQUIRED AND WHAT IT'S ABOUT WITH N.I.L.

IT'S ABOUT WHO'S PRODUCTIVE AND TO PLAY THOSE GUYS.

I THINK IF YOU RECALIBRATE CONTROL WITHIN THAT ROOM, THOSE GUYS WILL BE JUST FINE.

BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN APTITUDE ISSUE WITH COACH McGUIRE.

I THINK IT'S JUST -- I MEAN, WIDE RECEIVERS -- I'M ONE OF 'EM, RUNNING BACK.

WE'RE JUST KIND OF, WE'RE PRIMA DONNAS BY NATURE.

>> YEAH.

>> RIGHT?

SO IT TAKES A LITTLE TO CORRAL US.

AND I THINK IT TAKES A CERTAIN TEMPERAMENT TOO.

>> SEAN, BOB ON X WANTS TO KNOW, HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN IN THE WORKS WITH DANA HOLGORSEN THAT YOU FIGURED OUT?

>> WELL, HE CAME TO VISIT NEBRASKA IN JANUARY -- >> RIGHT.

>> AS WE KNOW.

BUT IT WAS SO CLOSE TO WHEN HE HAD JUST LEFT COACHING AT HOUSTON.

I DON'T THINK AT THAT POINT HE WAS READY TO JUMP BACK IN WHEN WHATEVER OPPORTUNITY WAS OUT THERE.

WHETHER THAT WAS TO BE THE QUARTERBACK COACH, PASSING GAME COORDINATOR ROLE -- ALSO, I THINK DANA HOLGORSEN WANTS TO BE A PLAY-CALLER, WANTS TO BE AN OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR AGAIN.

YOU KNOW, WHAT'S UNKNOWN IS, HAS HE -- WHEN DID HE LEAVE TCU?

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I'VE HAD SOME PEOPLE SUGGEST THAT HE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AT TCU FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

SO HOW LONG HAS HE KIND OF BEEN OUT THERE?

AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK MATT RHULE OBVIOUSLY HAS HAD COMMUNICATIONS WITH DANA.

THEY HAVE THE SAME AGENT.

SO THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME SIMILAR CHANNELS THERE BETWEEN THE TWO COACHES.

AND MATT RHULE WANTS TO GET THIS RIGHT AS MUCH AS ANYBODY.

AND IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK TO GET TO SIX WINS AT THIS POINT.

>> TYLER WANTS TO KNOW, HE SENT AN EMAIL, WHY DO WE PLAY SO FAR OFF THE RECEIVERS ON DEFENSE?

>> DEPENDS ON THE QUART -- I GET THAT QUESTION ALL THE TIME.

I WAS WATCHING WITH SOME BUDDIES AND THEY ASKED THE SAME QUESTION.

IT'S ALL DEPENDENT ON COVERAGE.

YOU'RE PLAYING QUARTERS COVERAGE, MAN.

YOU'RE NOT -- YOU'RE NOT FACE TO FACE.

>> NOT AGGRESSIVE.

>> YOU'RE NOT RIGHT UP THERE, MAN.

YOU GOT THAT OLD -- EVERYTHING BEHIND YOU, THAT'S YOURS.

YOU'VE GOT TO PROTECT IT.

IT'S JUST DEPENDING ON -- LISTEN, IT'S SO FRUSTRATING THAT PEOPLE -- >> AND THEY STILL HAVE TO FIT IN THE RUN GAME TOO.

>> RIGHT, RIGHT, YEAH.

SO SOMETIMES YOU'RE IN QUARTERS COVERAGE, AND THEY MAKE A SIMPLE FIVE OR OUT ROUTE AND THEY CATCH IT.

HEY, YOU GET THEM OUT OF BOUNDS, THAT'S GOOD.

YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA -- YOU'RE JUST LIKE, ALRIGHT -- IT'S TOUGH FOR PEOPLE TO REALIZE -- >> YEAH.

>> BUT IT'S ALL BASED ON COVERAGE.

SOME TIMES THEY'LL SHOW UP TIGHT, THEY'LL BACK OFF.

BUT IT'S COMPLETELY, 100% BASED ON THE CERTAIN COVERAGES THEY'RE IN.

>> ROLLING THE SAFETIES DOWN TOO.

CHARLES WANTS TO KNOW, DAMON -- YOU TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.

HE SAID IT TAKES A BIG PERSON TO ADMIT THEY NEED SOME HELP.

I THINK WHAT COACH RHULE DID SHOWS THAT HE IS COMMITTED TO BEING WITH THE TEAM AND NOT JUST AN INDIVIDUAL.

>> YEAH, 100%.

I TALKED ABOUT THE THREE CHARACTERISTICS THAT ARE MY FAVORITE.

HE'S OTHER-CENTERED, SO HE CARES ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND HIM.

HE'S COMPETITIVE, SO HE'S GONNA MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES.

AND HE'S SELF-AWARE.

AND WHEN YOU HAVE THOSE THREE THINGS, YOU GIVE YOURSELF A CHANCE TO HAVE SUCCESS.

AND HE HAS ALL THE INGREDIENTS I WANT, AND I'M ALL IN.

I AGREE.

TAKES A BIG MAN TO SAY, HEY, GIVE ME A DIFFERENT SET OF EYES.

I'M USUALLY PRETTY GOOD, THIS IS UNIQUE TO ME.

WHAT AM I MISSING?

I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

>> SEAN, OBVIOUSLY WASN'T A GREAT PERFORMANCE.

HAD SOME VISITORS IN TOWN.

HOW DID THAT GO IN TERMS OF LIKE A CHASE LOFTIN?

>> YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY I THINK IT IMPACTED -- I THOUGHT NEBRASKA WAS TRENDING TO GET CHASE LOFTIN, KIND OF LOCKED THAT UP.

BUT YOU JUST LEFT LINCOLN WITH A SOUR TASTE.

NOW CHASE LOFTIN IS REPORTEDLY LOOKING AT MISSOURI AND A&M AS WELL.

SO THERE ARE OTHER SUITORS THAT ARE GOING TO DRIVE THAT MARKET UP.

YOU KNOW, I THINK N.I.L.

WILL BE A BIG PIECE IN THIS.

I'M NEVER WORRIED ABOUT TIGHT ENDS THOUGH.

THERE ARE MORE TIGHT ENDS IN THIS AREA THAN ANY STATE IN THE COUNTRY.

>> PER CAPITA, SURE.

>> SO IF THEY DON'T GET HIM, THEY'RE GOING TO BE JUST FINE, BECAUSE OF THE TIGHT ENDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THIS REGION AND THE GUYS THEY'RE ALREADY IN ON FOR 2026.

>> SO THEY NEED TO USE HAARBERG MORE TO GET THE RUN GAME GOING?

>> THAT'S POTENTIAL, RIGHT?

YOU JUST WANT TEAMS TO HAVE TO PREPARE AND PLAY WITH ALL 11 DEFENDERS ON THE FIELD.

THERE'S NO FREE SAFETY WHEN YOUR QUARTERBACK'S IN THE RUN GAME.

SO MAYBE ONE OF THE THINGS NEBRASKA CAN DO TO GET THE RUN GAME GOING IS TO FIND ANOTHER COMPLIMENTARY PIECE IN THE BACKFIELD, OTHER THAN THE RUNNING BACK, TO BE A VIABLE THREAT.

>> AND BIG MEN, YOU DON'T WANT TO BE RUNNING AROUND AFTER THIS QUARTERBACK, RIGHT?

>> NO, NO.

YEAH, CHASING -- WHEN YOU ARE FACING A MOBILE QUARTERBACK AS A DEFENSIVE LINEMAN, YOU'VE GOT TO BE REALLY ON POINT WITH TECHNIQUE.

ESPECIALLY FITTING ON BACKSIDE OF ACTION.

>> AND HE AN HAARBERG ARE ABOUT THE SAME SIZE.

>> THEY ARE.

HE'S A BIG DUDE.

GET TO YOUR BURNING QUESTION, SEAN.

>> MY BURNING QUESTION IS, CAN MATT RHULE GET THIS TEAM TO BELIEVE?

CAN THEY BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN GET THIS DOWN OVER SOME ROCKY WATERS HERE?

BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A ROUGH THREE WEEKS FOR NEBRASKA.

AND NOW THEY'VE GOT THREE MORE WEEKS TO PROVE THAT THEY CAN GET THIS THING DONE.

>> HOW -- AT WHAT ACCOUNT WILL YOU TAKE IN ACCOUNTABILITY?

LIKE THAT'S THE HUGE THING.

IT'S TOP TO BOTTOM.

IT'S COACHES, IT'S PLAYERS, AND IT'S SUPPORT STAFF.

OWN YOUR PART AND WILL YOU BE ACCOUNTABLE?

>> YEAH, I THINK HOLGORSEN'S GETTING THE ATTENTION.

BUT NEBRASKA DID BRING IN A GUY TO HELP OUT DEFENSIVELY AS WELL.

>> COACH SNOW, YEAH.

>> YEAH, SO I WANT TO SEE -- OBVIOUSLY THE FOCUS IS ON THE OFFENSE.

BUT HOW DOES THIS DEFENSE -- THEY'VE BEEN GOOD, PRETTY GOOD ALL YEAR.

BUT HOW DOES THIS KIND OF HELP ON THE BACKSIDE AND THE SECONDARY.

WHEN YOU'VE LOST YOUR SECONDARY COACH EARLIER IN THE YEAR, AND YOU HAVE A NEW GUY -- SO JUST TO CLEAN THAT STUFF UP AS WELL WILL BE HUGE.

>> COACH RHULE IS ALWAYS MAKING ADJUSTMENTS.

HE'S NOT ACTUALLY BEEN THAT GREAT COMING OUT OF BYES.

STRUGGLED AGAINST INDIANA.

I THINK HE'S GONNA DO SOME DIFFERENT THINGS SO HE'S MUCH BETTER, THE TEAM'S MUCH BETTER COMING OUT OF THE BYE.

DON'T FORGET TO HIT OUR WEBSITE, OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, OR X ACCOUNT AND CLICK ON A PREDICTION.

JAY, SEAN AND I WILL TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON.

THE NEXT GAME, OF COURSE, IS AGAINST USC AT 3:00 P.M. ON SATURDAY THE 16th ON FOX.

AND THEN TUESDAY NIGHT, "BIG RED WRAP-UP" WILL LOOK FORWARD TO THE USC GAME AND BE JOINED BY SOME SPECIAL GUESTS -- ATHLETIC DIRECTOR TROY DANNEN WILL JOIN THE SHOW, AND HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER ERIC CROUCH LIVE ON WORLD, FACEBOOK LIVE, AND YOUTUBE LIVE AT 7:00 P.M. AND YOU CAN CATCH THE RE-AIR AT 10:00 P.M. ON NEBRASKA PUBLIC MEDIA.

AND ALL DAY SATURDAY WE'LL HAVE VOLLEYBALL FOR YOU ON NEBRASKA PUBLIC MEDIA, START AT 9:00 A.M. FOR ALL THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES.

AND DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL CLASSICS ANYTIME ON YOUTUBE.COM/NEBRASKAPUBLICMEDIA.

OUR THANKS TO ANDY KENDEIGH FOR BEING WITH US.

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

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

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