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Martinez's high school coach says 'cool under pressure' freshman prepared for starting role

The 18-year-old quarterback will become the first true freshman in Nebraska football history to start a season opener after he held off redshirt freshman Tristan Gebbia and won the starting job in a spirited competition.

The school announced the decision Sunday morning along with the release of the first official two-deep depth chart of Frost's tenure.

Martinez, the Fresno, California, native, became a recruiting target of coach Scott Frost and quarterbacks coach Mario Verduzco within about an hour of Central Florida’s American Athletic Conference championship. Martinez earned the first scholarship offer of the Frost era at Nebraska, and now, he’ll take the first snaps at quarterback, too.