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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: Quarterback Adrian Martinez #2 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers scrambles in the second half in front of defensive end A.J. Epenesa #94 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: Quarterback Adrian Martinez #2 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers scrambles in the second half in front of defensive end A.J. Epenesa #94 of the Iowa Hawkeyes, on November 23, 2018 at Kinnick Stadium, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images) /

3. Adrian Martinez will be special

As someone who hadn’t spent much time watching the Mike Riley offenses over the past several seasons, I passed up watching higher level competition so that I could witness the offensive abilities that Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez possessed. He can run the ball like a running back and drop a dime to JD Spielman the following play.

When Martinez was on the field, the Cornhuskers’ offense looked like a completely different one than without him. They lost the game against Colorado after he went down late in the fourth quarter and Andrew Bunch entered the game. He was expected to be the Plan C going into the season with Tristan Gebbia competing with Martinez for the top spot.

After Martinez was announced as the starter, Gebbia announced that he was transferring over to Oregon State. Bunch played in the loss to Troy and went 19-of-27 for 177 yards and two scores with two picks. The lack of explosiveness led to the Neal Brown led Trojans coming out on top.

Martinez initially committed to Tennessee and decommited to join the Huskers after Frost offered him in December of 2017. The Fresno, Calif., product finished with 2,617 yards and 17 touchdowns through the air and was the Huskers second-leading rusher with 629 yards and eight touchdowns. He finished as an FWAA Freshman All-American and could’ve gotten the honor of the Big Tens freshman of the year had Rondale Moore not been so electric at Purdue.

Expect Martinez to carry the team next season.

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