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Nebraska Football: 5 takeaways from Scott Frost’s inaugural season

By Justin Heisey

LINCOLN, NE - NOVEMBER 17: Head coach Scott Frost of the Nebraska Cornhuskers during pregame activities before the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Memorial Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - NOVEMBER 17: Head coach Scott Frost of the Nebraska Cornhuskers during pregame activities before the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Memorial Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /
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IOWA CITY, IOWA- NOVEMBER 23: Running back Devine Ozigbo #22 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers runs up the field in the second half against defensive end Anthony Nelson #98 of the Iowa Hawkeyes, on November 23, 2018 at Kinnick Stadium, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
IOWA CITY, IOWA- NOVEMBER 23: Running back Devine Ozigbo #22 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers runs up the field in the second half against defensive end Anthony Nelson #98 of the Iowa Hawkeyes, on November 23, 2018 at Kinnick Stadium, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images) /

4. Top of the line rushing offense

While Adrian Martinez did a lot for the Cornhusker offense this season, I would be remiss not to mention the stable of running backs that Nebraska utilized this season. While Scott Frost’s offenses at UCF were centered around McKenzie Milton rather than the run game, it was the bread and butter for the Huskers all season long.

Nebraska’s ground game finished the season ranked 28th nationally with an average of 208 yards per game. In the four games that they won, Nebraska averaged 257 yards per game, 7.34 yards per attempt, and close to three scores. The Huskers accounted for over 150 yards on the ground in eight of their 12 games and only went under 400 total yards three times all season long.

Devine Ozigbo finished as the leading rusher with 1,082 yards and 12 touchdowns. He became Nebraska’s first 1,000-yard rusher since Ameer Abdullah surpassed the century mark in his final season in 2014.

Frost also added Marcus Washington in the 2018 recruiting class after stealing him away from Herm Edwards and Arizona State on signing day. Washington took 77 carries this season and came a mere 45 yards short of 500 yards in 2018 while also beating out JUCO transfer running back Greg Bell for the backup spot.

Another key piece of the ground game came in the form of Adrian Martinez.

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