WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Nobody ever said learning how to win would be easy.
In Nebraska’s (4-1, 1-1) 28-10 win over Purdue (1-3, 0-1) on Saturday, we saw plenty of growing pains from a Husker team with the nation’s longest Power Conference bowl-less streak.
We saw freshman Dylan Raiola’s brilliance again at quarterback, but we also saw some of the offense’s deficiencies show up early in the game.
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The Huskers struggled to find a running identity, scoring no points on six drives inside Purdue’s 40-yard line in the first half.
Then, we saw three major errors on special teams. NU had two field goals blocked due to bad snaps and a missed kick from John Hohl .
The positive aspect of this game was the defense. As former Alabama head coach Nick Saban said this week, good defense travels. The Blackshirts came to play at Ross-Ade Stadium, and their ability to keep Purdue in check early was the difference in this game.