For the second straight week, these Huskers faced an opponent whose memories triggered some PTSD with the Husker faithful, though not to the extent of Northern Illinois.
In 1998 Frank Solich made his head coaching debut in Nebraska’s opening game against Louisiana Tech. It began well with a 35-6 halftime lead, but when the smoke had settled on a 56-27 victory, the Huskers found themselves outgained 569-462 and Tech WR Troy Edwards was the new NCAA single-game receiving yards holder with 405 yards on 21 grabs.
Fortunately today, the Blackshirts took care of business without giving up NCAA records to anyone even if the contest caused much more stress and anxiety than it should have.