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Decoding Langsdorf: Charting Nebraska’s Run Game vs. Oregon

Being behind didn’t help the run game vs. the Ducks, which was showing promise.

After 234 yards in the season opener against Arkansas State, the Husker ground game got off to a good start on the hard-charging running of tailback Tre Bryant, with the sophomore rushing for 68 yards on 10 carries in the first half, with a very healthy 6.8 average ypc. That yield by Bryant is notable in the case of playing from behind right out of the gate and being forced to throw the football more than originally desired. Despite playing from behind, Bryant maximized his first half carries. In the second half, Bryant had rushed for another 35 yards, while still playing from behind, before leaving the game with a knee injury, a notable (understatement of the year) loss.

Against the Ducks, the Huskers again leaned on their core concepts in the tailback run game, while sprinkling in a couple of ancillary runs. Three of the Huskers’ five core concepts yielded very robust average yards per carry, although one of those averages is drastically skewed due to one explosive play.

Gap-Duo: Nebraska ran Gap-Duo 5 times for 30 yards against the Ducks, for a very healthy 6.0 average ypc. Gap-Duo was by far Nebraska’s most consistent run play, as its straight-forward approach allowed the Nebraska offensive line to maul the Oregon front off the ball early in the contest.

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