Madison, Wisconsin — After ten football games in a season, a team is just that—a team. Even with a new starting quarterback, it isn’t altering its methodologies or habits.
It doesn’t take much study to understand that Nebraska lost to Wisconsin 24–17 in overtime on Saturday night at Camp Randall Stadium—just another heartbreaking defeat. It’s almost time to turn the page and start working on 2024.
Likewise, it is impossible to overlook the hard realities surrounding the Huskers’ ongoing, chronic problems simply because a new coach has convinced a number of players to buy into his approach. The most recent setback increased Nebraska’s record of consecutive overtime scoreless games to seven and their losing streak versus Wisconsin to ten games.
Safety Marques Buford responded, “Any other words you can think of, angry, sad, disappointed.” “We put in a lot of work. Tonight, they prevailed over us.
Is there anything to say? It’s the same narrative.
At the conclusion of regulation, we do need to discuss Nebraska’s game management practices. Chubba Purdy was the quarterback for the second straight week, spearheading a drive in the closing moments that had the potential to propel the Huskers to victory.
However, that is about where the parallels between Nebraska’s late-inning performances in games 10 and 11 end. Let’s refuel.
A week prior to the Huskers’ trip to Madison, Purdy made his first appearance of the season in the fourth quarter of Memorial Stadium’s game against Maryland. The sophomore quarterback, who has struggled with a groin issue all season, spent a large portion of that practice week running the scout-team offense.
