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Despite late fumble Saturday, Husker QB Martinez is ‘heart and soul of this team’ | Football








Nebraska’s Adrian Martinez (left) and Damion Daniels walk off the field after the Huskers’ 32-29 loss to Michigan on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.



EAKIN HOWARD, Journal Star


Turner Corcoran didn’t mince words when asked about his quarterback.

Nebraska’s young tackle fielded a question about junior Adrian Martinez, the Huskers’ three-time captain, who accounted for 204 yards and four second-half touchdowns before fumbling with 1 minute, 45 seconds remaining against Michigan, setting up the Wolverines’ winning field goal.

“Typically as a quarterback, you don’t find them to be very tough people, but he is one tough son-of-a-b—-, if I’m being straightforward,” Corcoran said Monday. “He’s the heart and soul of our offense. He’s the heart and soul of this team. I believe that he is the guy to do the job for our offense.

“He’s a fantastic guy, he’s a fantastic leader and you know, whenever there’s a little bit of blame, you know he’s going to take it and he’s going to take it on the chin. That’s who he is. He’s a man and he’s going to take it.”

Martinez, apprised of the comment a short time later, smiled and said he appreciated the support.

“That’s a really high compliment coming from him and just in general,” Martinez said. “(Head coach Scott) Frost had said something to the team, you know, do you want to be remembered as a tough player? That is probably one of the highest compliments you can receive from your peer, so that definitely means a lot.”



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