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FIRST QUARTER: Rutgers took the first blood on Friday. The Huskers put together a nice ride, but quarterback Adrian Martinez fumbled and Rutgers recovered. The Scarlet Knights drove into the Nebraska area before Isaih Pacheco scored a 36-yard field goal to give Rutgers a 3-0 lead.

Injury update: According to Husker Sports Network, Nebraska players who missed the trip include wide receiver Zavier Betts and middle linebacker Luke Reimer. The second Reimer had to leave the game early last week. It was supposed to offer important snapshots to Redshirt newbies Nick Henrich and maybe Garrett Snodgrass alongside Senior Will Honas.

Punter William Przystup is also on the road this week. Tyler Crawford is expected to take over these duties again. Tight end Jack Stoll could also be restricted, according to the radio broadcast. He has been battered since his early season injury. Austin Allen and Travis Vokolek, who play against his old Rutgers team, will do the most reps there.

Don’t necessarily expect Rutgers QB Noah Vedral to play his old team as well. Not a big surprise as he was on crutches at the end of last week’s game. That is, Artur Sitkowski would start. He has experience and took a win against Maryland last week. However, according to our Rutgers author, it is more of a pocket passer than a vedral and can be prone to sales.

And yes, it’s true that freshman Turner Corcoran made his first start in the left tackle for Nebraska. Scott Frost said on his pregame show that the Brant Banks red shirt could also see snapshots on the O-line. “The future is now for Turner,” said the Husker head coach, “and maybe for a few others. « . « 

Overview: game no. It’s 8 for Nebraska when the Huskers travel to New Jersey to face Rutgers at 6:30 p.m.. m. CT game broadcast on the Big Ten Network. Nebraska will play five street games and three home games this 2020 season. The loss to Minnesota on Saturday (24-17) is the last time the Huskers will play at Memorial Stadium this year.

This game has seen some movement. Kick was originally scheduled for earlier on Friday, but the cancellation of the Indiana, Purdue game due to Covid-19 made it possible to reschedule the game later on Friday night.

The Huskers started their work on Sunday with team meetings that reduced the preparation time for this game. « We found out about the short week (Sunday) in the afternoon, so we invited the guys for a quick meetup (that evening), practiced that (Monday) morning, and we’ll meet again (Monday night), » said Scott Frost said during his weekly Zoom call this week. « Try to include it with travel as much as possible. I think we’re all used to doing things on the fly in the building because everything was in the air all year round. ”

Rutgers has made some impressive progress in his game in the first year after Greg Schiano returned to lead the program.

The Scarlet Knights enter the game with a 3-5 record after beating Maryland 27-24 in overtime on Saturday.

Don’t necessarily expect Nebraska to see former Husker QB Noah Vedral quarterback for Rutgers in this movie. He had twisted his leg in the pile on Saturday and was on crutches by the end of the game.

« We have to wait and see, » said Schiano on Monday about the status of Vedral. « He’s working his tail off with the treatment and everything else. I know he would love to (play against Nebraska). Obviously it’s where he’s from. There he went to school. So it will surely be a later decision at the season. ”

Aside from the status of the cathedral, there are other intrigues for the Huskers. Senior offensive tackle Brenden Jaimes pulled out of the Huskers’ last scheduled game earlier this week, meaning freshman Turner Corcoran will likely make his first start in left tackle against the Scarlet Knights on Friday.

The rest of the Husker offensive will also be looking for confidence as the season rounds off the final round.

« Trust? Yes. I think that’s a little bit with all of our offense if I’m honest, « said Frost. « The boys have to trust him, believe it and make it happen. If you have success that leads to trust, trust leads to more success and the wheel has to turn a little faster for us now. Adrian [Martinez] had stacked two really good weeks together. He made some really good throws, especially when we gave him time to do those throws. You know, just some of the downfield things that we had planned that we didn’t hit. You know a couple of times a man stood on his little lap and he couldn’t get through. So it’s just continually improving consistency and execution. ”

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