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Steven M. Sipple: NU can be very hard for fans to watch, but sometimes it’s worth the pain

The only thing Mills didn’t do was score, although you could give him an assist when he gave NU quarterback Adrian Martinez a push to finish off a second-effort quarterback sneak with 9:55 left in the game.

Martinez’s night included a career-high 157 rushing yards and a pair of scores on the ground, helping to overcome a mistake-filled early portion of the game.

“I think if we didn’t shoot ourselves in the foot, specifically myself shooting the offense in the foot, we would have had even more success,” Martinez said. “It speaks to the physicality of the offensive line, and I had to follow suit.”

Friday marked the first time since 2018 that Nebraska has had at least two 100-yard rushers in the same game, and the first time the Huskers accomplished such a feat on the road since a 2012 contest at Michigan State.

That 2018 game against Minnesota saw NU rush for 383 yards. Friday marked Nebraska’s biggest day on the ground since then.

That success helped Nebraska, despite a year of imperfect offense, become the first FBS team this season to have three 90-plus yard touchdown drives in a single half.

“I think it came down to making a commitment to doing it,” said Wan’Dale Robinson, who had seven carries for 24 yards. “One thing Coach Frost said this week was to make a commitment to running the football.”



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