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‘Another great opportunity’ awaits Martinez as he works to shake off four-interception game | Football








Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez (2) scores on a second-quarter run against Purdue on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.



FRANCIS GARDLER, JOURNAL STAR


Adrian Martinez stepped to the podium early Monday afternoon, like he does after every Nebraska game, win or lose. He talked, like he does every Monday, about flushing the previous result, good or bad, and moving on to that week’s opponent.

But with Martinez coming off a four-interception game in a loss to Purdue, a closer examination of the quarterback’s words was warranted.

Martinez came into the Purdue game with just three interceptions all season, then threw the four against the Boilermakers and nearly a fifth that would have been returned for a score.

The junior signal-caller completed 48% of his passes against the Boilermakers, the first time this season he’s been below 50%, and just the third time all season he’s been below 64%.

“Verdu (NU quarterbacks coach Mario Verduzco) has a rule, the 24-hour rule, and I do my best to stick to that,” Martinez said. “For me, it’s all about focusing on the present moment, and yeah, that was a tough loss, a tough moment for myself.

“But I have another great opportunity.”

That opportunity comes Saturday in the form of No. 6-ranked Ohio State, which has spent most of the last six weeks steamrolling its competition.

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Nebraska’s offense will likely need to play its best game of the year, or something close to it, for the Huskers to have a real chance to pull the upset.



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