Nebraska's 44-8 victory Saturday night against Northern Illinois was largely defined by the Husker offense's laundry list of big plays. Dedrick Mills peeled off a 61-yard run and Maurice Washington a 60-yarder. JD Spielman hauled in a 41-yard reception, and Wan'Dale Robinson a 30-yarder. On and on. It was a thing of beauty, really.
It can be a tricky exercise to assess the culture of any organization, let alone a football operation with some 200 people involved. But we should give credit where it's due here.
"It was a tough loss (at Colorado)," he said of the 34-31 overtime setback.