After blowing out Ohio, Northwestern went on the road this weekend to take on Scott Frost and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Like its previous two games against Power Five opponents, the ‘Cats fell into a quick hole early and couldn’t dig themselves out. This time, though, the ‘Cats did not even put up a fight, falling down by 28 heading into halftime, and failing to score in the second half entirely. Here are five things we learned from an embarrassing 60 minutes in Lincoln.

The defense is as bad as it has ever been under Pat Fitzgerald

This is Pat Fitzgerald’s 16th season as the head coach for the Northwestern football team.