The Cornhuskers rank No. 37 in Athlon's Top 130 for 2020
Prior to last season, Nebraska athletic director Bill Moos said that six wins and a bowl would be reasonable for coach Scott Frost’s third team. The response from most was disbelief: Only six wins? As it turned out, Moos was too optimistic. The Huskers failed to achieve bowl-eligibility for a third consecutive season. Part of the problem was the health of quarterback Adrian Martinez, who was coming off an outstanding freshman season. He missed two games because of a knee injury and then had offseason surgery on his non-throwing shoulder. Martinez will have a veteran group around him, but depth is a concern on both sides of the ball. And if Nebraska is to be a factor in the Big Ten’s West Division, it will have to happen with young players. Freshmen, redshirt freshmen and sophomores comprise 70 percent of the roster.
