Nebraska's football team looked deep inside to its core midway through the third quarter Saturday night and decided they wanted to play. Rex Burkhead played on a mission and Taylor Martinez executed a flawless second half in leading the Big Red to a 34-27 comeback for the ages over Ohio State.
The offense caught fire with solid second half play calling. The defense showed Ohio State is a bad football team without Braxton Miller. The Husker defense still looks slow in places and didn't tackle well early. When some of the fans were ready to throw in the towel, the Huskers got off the canvas and looked like Rocky Balboa in any of the first four installments of the movie series where Rocky fights valiantly in the final scene.
Lavonte David ran sideline to sideline and Stanley Jean-Baptiste (Where did he come from?) showed athleticism the secondary has lacked since the end of last season. This team needs plenty of work, but responded with a historic performance.
The Huskers can be a very good team when they play with heart. Bo Pelini needs to get Nebraska to show that heart every week. The talent is there. Focus on the goals and good things will happen. Tonight's game was fun to watch, but I need a defibrillator to survive, maybe the Huskers found one on the sideline.
A week off then a poor Minnesota team is next. Time to make a big step before the stretch run. The Big Red can do it, now it is time to execute the plan. Thanks for reading.
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