After playing its most lackluster home game in some time, the Husker football team will need to find a way to bounce back after an embarrassing 31-10 loss to Texas Tech on Saturday.
The Huskers, quite simply, didn't come to play. That was evident in the first quarter when Zac Lee threw a lateral pass to Niles Paul. When Paul didn't come up with the ball, several Huskers sat and watched Tech's Daniel Howard scoop up the loose ball and start toward the south end zone. By the time the Huskers realized what was going on, Howard was long gone on an 82-yard fumble return that gave the Red Raiders a 14-0 lead, and Nebraska never recovered.
The offense, while outgaining Texas Tech 285-259, were their own worst enemies. Penalty after costly penalty came at the most inopportune of times, including a personal foul penalty with the ball inside Texas Tech's 5-yard line that ultimately led to a missed field goal.
The defense, which received their Blackshirts Friday afternoon, certainly didn't play at a level deserving of the honor. Although they were able to contain the Red Raiders, Texas Tech drove down the field at will on their opening drive, and did so again in the fourth quarter when Nebraska had cut the lead to 24-10 and still had a glimmer of hope.
Now the Huskers will need to find a way to put this loss behind them, and they will need to do so against an Iowa State team that is coming off a big road win over Baylor, the Cyclones' first in conference play in more than two years.
More than 86,000 saw the Huskers' last home game Saturday, and a big crowd is expected for this 11:30 a.m. matchup Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Get your tickets to see the Huskers battle the Cyclones now at Ticket Express -- where no Husker football game is ever sold out.
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