Dylan Raiola passed for 185 backyards and a goal, Nebraska turned a controling protective efficiency into a huge early lead, and the Cornhuskers went on to beat Colorado 28-10 in a video game that became a slog in the 2nd half Saturday night. The Huskers (2-0) sacked Shedeur Sanders 5 times and pressed him throughout while winning the last conference of a four-game home-and-home series. The Buffaloes (1-1) had actually won the very first 3. Nebraska fans had this video game circled around on their calendars given that in 2015’s 36-14 loss in Boulder, and there was a palpable big-game ambiance in the lead-up to kickoff in between the old Big Eight-Big 12 competitors. Nebraska’s 1994 championship game group and unbeaten world boxing champ and Omaha resident Terence Crawford led the Huskers onto the field. And though the present programs are far eliminated from where they were 30 years earlier– when Nebraska won a match of top-three groups here on its method to Tom Osborne’s very first title– there were tips of the past for the Huskers with their amped sellout crowd and stout defense. The trainee area came running onto the field when the video game ended. The Buffs didn’t tape-record an initially down up until their 5th ownership, netted minus-2 lawns in the very first quarter and completed with 260. Ty Robinson’s sack required a three-and-out on Colorado’s game-opening series, and later on he obstructed Alejandro Mata’s 29-yard field-goal shot. The Buffs likewise got packed on fourth-and-1, two times, and Tommi Hill selected off Sanders’ pass from completion zone for a simple 7-yard pick-6. Dante Dowdell, who ended up with 74 backyards, ran for goals of 12 and 1 lawn, and the Huskers had good luck when CU linebacker LaVonta Bentley bobbled what appeared like a sure interception and Rahmir Johnson swiped it away for an 18-yard goal. The Huskers’ 28-0 halftime lead was their greatest given that it led Northwestern 35-7 in 2021. The Buffs had not been held scoreless in an opening half considering that they routed Oregon 35-0 in 2015. Mata’s 27-yard basket and Sanders’ 5-yard TD pass to LaJohntay Webster got the Buffs within 18 points midway through the 4th quarter. Nebraska entered into a shell offensively after developing its huge lead and after that got careless with 4 holding calls, an incorrect start, unlawful block and hold-up of video game– all in the 2nd half. THE TAKEAWAY Colorado: The Buffs continue to have issues with offending line play and discipline. Sanders was sacked 5 times and rushed 9 and the run video game was essentially nonexistent. Linebacker Trevor Woods was ejected for targeting, there was an individual nasty, roughing the passer and 2 pass disturbance flags. Nebraska: This one was everything about defense. The Huskers closed down the Buffs’ explosive offense for long stretches and have actually held 9 straight challengers to 24 points or less, their longest streak because a 14-game stretch over the 2009-10 seasons. UP NEXT Colorado: sees Colorado State on Saturday. Nebraska: hosts Northern Iowa on Saturday. Reporting by The Associated Press.
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