Nebraska football dominated Northwestern is one of its most impressive wins under Scott Frost. But what does it mean? Here are three things we learned about the Huskers.
After losing back-to-back games Nebraska football easily could have won, especially the gut-wrenching loss to Michigan State, the Huskers needed to bounce back.
And Saturday in Lincoln, they did so in a big way against Northwestern, not just beating the Wildcats, but blowing their doors off in a 56-7 win.
It was the sort of win that Nebraska football has rarely seen under head coach Scott Frost, at least against Big Ten opponents but it was exactly the kind of win Nebraska needed with Michigan football, another tough team coming to Lincoln next week.
The biggest question might be whether or not Nebraska has finally turned a corner? We look at that and more from the Huskers’ 49-point win.
Is this a turning point?
For me, it’s hard to say but it was great to see Nebraska football not commit a first-half penalty and then start as fast as it did. Adrian Martinez connected with Samori Toure for a long pass on the first play of the game, which set up a Martinez touchdown run.
The defense was exceptional too, as it has been all year. The crisp effort Nebraska played with on both sides of the ball is a reason for hope. This wasn’t a fluke, it was a butt-kicking and it was good to see Nebraska football deliver that to someone with a pulse.
While it was a step in the right direction, Frost needs a significant win before we can say definitive progress has been made. There will be a golden opportunity next Saturday night against Michigan, another one after near-misses at OU and Michigan State.
This team is going to be tough to beat at home and if the Huskers play the way they did Saturday, there isn’t a game on the schedule they shouldn’t have at least a puncher’s chance of winning.
But one win isn’t progressing. Frost and the Huskers need to beat a good team and also, string together a winning streak at some point.