Nebraska will attempt to wrap up an ideal nonconference slate for the second yr in a row when it hosts Houston Christian on Saturday in Lincoln, Neb.
The Cornhuskers (2-0) are coming off a 68-0 dwelling win over Akron, their most factors since scoring 73 in opposition to Idaho State in 2012. Their 728 yards of whole offense had been essentially the most since 2014 and the 494 yards by the air had been second most at school historical past.
Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola has thrown for 607 yards and 6 touchdowns in two video games, finishing 78.1 % of his passes with out an interception. As a freshman in 2024 he had 11 picks in opposition to 13 TD passes in 13 video games.
However now the Cornhuskers might be dealing with a Houston Christian protection that has solely allowed 20 factors and one third-down conversion in two video games.
“It can clearly be a tricky problem for us,” Nebraska coach Matt Rhule stated. “They’ll problem you with totally different seems.”
The shutout in opposition to Akron was the primary for the Cornhuskers since blanking Arizona within the 2009 Vacation Bowl. For the season they’ve allowed solely 131 passing yards, second fewest in FBS.
Houston Christian (1-1) involves city off a 20-10 loss at Japanese Kentucky. The FCS Huskies managed solely 259 yards, a far cry from the week earlier than after they crushed Arkansas Baptist 69-0 and ran for greater than 400 yards.
“We’re nonetheless very youthful,” second-year coach Jason Bachtel stated. “We have had quite a lot of change, quite a lot of guys shopping for into what we need to do.”
Nebraska is looking for its ninth consecutive nonconference win, its longest streak since profitable 12 straight exterior of convention play from 1999 to 2001.
Since forming its soccer program in 2013, Houston Christian is 0-13 in opposition to FBS opponents. The Huskies’ closest end result was a 35-33 loss at Texas Tech in 2020.
“There are nonetheless quite a lot of firsts to occur,” Bachtel stated.
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