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* Meanwhile, another Big 12 quarterback with four years of experience on Bradford, Nebraska’s Sam Keller, was not nearly as impressive in his first big test Saturday at Wake Forest. The guy certainly has a cannon for an arm, but unfortunately that arm spent much of the day overthrowing open receivers and forcing things when under duress (two interceptions). His biggest mistake was an easily preventable fumble at his own 10, up just three with 7:33 left, that could have been devastating had Huskers CB Zack Bowman not saved things with an interception in the end zone on Wake’s next possession.
Even though Nebraska barely escaped 20-17, there’s reason for encouragement heading into next week’s showdown with No. 1 USC. A week after running the ball down Nevada’s throat, Bill Callahan’s offense showed it can be productive either way (Keller threw for 249 yards on 42 attempts and RB Marlon Lucky followed up last week’s big performance with 90 yards on 24 carries). While the defense struggled at times, it came up with two big stops at the end with the game on the line. Keller just needs to calm down and get in better synch with his receivers.
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* Meanwhile, another Big 12 quarterback with four years of experience on Bradford, Nebraska’s Sam Keller, was not nearly as impressive in his first big test Saturday at Wake Forest. The guy certainly has a cannon for an arm, but unfortunately that arm spent much of the day overthrowing open receivers and forcing things when under duress (two interceptions). His biggest mistake was an easily preventable fumble at his own 10, up just three with 7:33 left, that could have been devastating had Huskers CB Zack Bowman not saved things with an interception in the end zone on Wake’s next possession.
Even though Nebraska barely escaped 20-17, there’s reason for encouragement heading into next week’s showdown with No. 1 USC. A week after running the ball down Nevada’s throat, Bill Callahan’s offense showed it can be productive either way (Keller threw for 249 yards on 42 attempts and RB Marlon Lucky followed up last week’s big performance with 90 yards on 24 carries). While the defense struggled at times, it came up with two big stops at the end with the game on the line. Keller just needs to calm down and get in better synch with his receivers.
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