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Flat in the first half, mistake-prone in the second, Huskers drop another game at Minnesota | Football



By halftime Saturday Minnesota (4-2, 2-1) led 21-9, and it felt like the lead could have been even more.

Playing for the eighth consecutive week, the Huskers were flat on both sides of the ball. NU’s defense was methodically picked apart by a Minnesota offense missing its top two running backs and an offensive lineman that had played in every game this season.

Minnesota was more than happy to take its yardage in 4-to-5 yard chunks on the ground, and occasionally throw to receiver Chris Autman-Bell, by far the Gophers’ most dangerous target, and one Nebraska at times didn’t seem all that intent on covering.

But then a bizarre call from Minnesota — a reverse with a flip back to Morgan to try and throw a pass — ended in a sack. While it didn’t turn the tide fully, it stemmed the Gophers’ momentum enough for NU to get to the locker room down 12.

In the third quarter Nebraska rolled up 139 yards, held Minnesota to 37, and could still only cut seven points off the deficit.

One drive ended inside the Minnesota 1-yard line when, after quarterback Adrian Martinez was stopped just short of the goal line and the play was help up on a review, running back Jaquez Yant stumbled and was stopped short on fourth down.

On the first play of the fourth quarter, after NU drove to the Minnesota 10-yard line, Connor Culp missed a 27-yard field goal that would have gotten the Huskers to within two points.



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