Purdue Football: 3 takeaways from gutsy win over Nebraska in Week 10

By Dante Pryor | Nov 2, 2019

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - NOVEMBER 02: David Bell #3 of the Purdue Boilermakers scores the go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ross-Ade Stadium on November 2, 2019 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

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LINCOLN, NE – OCTOBER 26: Head coach Scott Frost of the Nebraska Cornhuskers watches his team warm up before the game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium on October 26, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /

2. Nebraska isn’t ready for primetime

Both the media and Nebraska faithful were banking on Scott Frost being able to duplicate what he did in year two with UCF in Lincoln this season. That hasn’t happened.

Picked to contend in the Big Ten West this season, the Cornhuskers find themselves in the middle of the division trying to find a way to become bowl eligible. This game shows why the Nebraska Cornhuskers aren’t quite ready for primetime.

Nebraska has a long way to go before it’s ready to compete consistently in the Big Ten defensively. The Huskers surrendered over 400 yards against an offense missing their two best players. Moreover, Jack Plummer left the game with an ankle injury, and walk-on quarterback Aidan O’Connell led the game-winning drive for the Boilermakers.

Offensively, the Cornhuskers ran for less than 4.0 yards per carry against an undersized, undermanned defensive line that showed a lot of three-man fronts. When you can’t dominate an undersized, undermanned team, you clearly aren’t ready for the big stage.

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