PLAYERS TO WATCH
–DB Eric Lee, seeing action in just his second game of the season against Wisconsin, tallied five tackles including two solos for his second-straight outing. Lee is projected to get his second start of the fall against Northwestern.
“The mindset is just ‘keep fighting.’ We know how close we are,” Lee said. “We know that the little things are definitely killing us, and that’s what we are emphasizing in practice. We know what we are capable of, we just have to go out there and execute.”
–WR J.D. Spielman, for the second straight outing, outperformed Stanley Morgan in the receiving corps, tallying 209 yards — a single-game record for Nebraska — on nine catches including a touchdown. Morgan was also impressive, hauling in eight catches for 93 yards.
“I just know I’m glad we have them,” Frost said. “Those two are warriors, they’re going to go battle. When we call those guys’ numbers they make plays. They’re where they’re supposed to be, they’re open. It’s been amazing to me, both of those guys, JD in particular, we had a lot of good scheme for him in the past game and when we called his number he made a play.”
–LB Dedrick Young II moved into the top 20 on Nebraska’s career tackles list after registering seven at Wisconsin. He now had 233 in his career, tying him for 18th in school history.
SERIES HISTORY: Nebraska leads Northwestern 7-4, including a 3-1 mark in Evanston, Ill. Northwestern won in overtime last year 31-24.
QUOTE TO NOTE: “Our team definitely has a little bit of new energy to it. I feel like this past week we were really gelling well. It’s definitely bound to happen. It’ll happen soon, I believe. I feel good. We just need to keep preparing and keep believing in ourselves, regardless. Just go into each week knowing that we can win this game.” — QB Adrian Martinez on being on the verge of a win.