I expected more.
There, I said it. I used the lack of Big Ten-quality receivers as my explanation as to why Nebraska’s offense regressed from the end of 2018. Once Stanley Morgan headed to the NFL, Nebraska’s receiving corps just wasn’t able to make Frost’s offense click. For all of his heart, Wan’Dale Robinson simply didn’t have the size to take the ball away from bigger corners in coverage downfield, and that meant that the best way to get the ball to our smaller receivers was with lateral swing passes...which twice ended up as disasters in 2020.
So add in 6’3” Samori Toure and 6’4” Omar Manning to the mix, and suddenly, you’ve got receivers who can make plays downfield.