Notes: The Hawkeyes are "bigger, stronger"; Heisman hype for Martinez; Washington shows a glimpse of the future | Soccer

Black Friday, the same goes for his Nebraska team.

"What bothers me is that Iowa is a bigger and stronger football team," Frost said. "It's now. I had never thought of seeing or hearing that or saying that of a Nebraska football team. That we can repair. We can become bigger, we can become stronger. "

It is a multi-faceted problem that Frost and his company must solve in the months and years to come. It's recruitment and time in the weight room. It's the development and identification of players. This can be fixed, but it will also take some time.

The Hawkeyes averaged 150 yards per game on floor and 3.9 per run, but had 266 and 5.9. Their defensive line sent Martinez three times, helping NU to raise 140 rushing yards in 36 attempts and knocking down at least four assists in the backfield or scrimmage line.

This is where NU found himself this fall: trying to hang on to Big Ten's larger, more robust units rather than matching them.

"Give credit to their players, they spent three or four years, each of their players, in the fitness program of Iowa. We spent a year with Zach (Duval). They relied a lot on us, especially in the first period. … I look forward to the day we solve this problem and nobody will push us. "

Washington shows a glimpse of the future: Devine Ozigbo will be remembered and respected for how he turned into a 1,000-yard rider in his last season in Nebraska uniform.

After playing his last game in a Husker, however, he praised the player who may well be the future of the post at NU.

"I'm looking forward to seeing what this man will look like after this off season with (Zach) Duval," Ozigbo told real-world freshman Maurice Washington, who did not talk to reporters after the match. "Because it's going to be weird – he can keep all the skills he's got now and just gain strength and capacity, it'll be over."

Washington became the first running back from Marlon Lucky in 2007 to have rushed for 100 yards in one game, finishing with a touchdown and records in the game of seven catches and 102 yards.

Washington largely filled the void left by receiver JD Spielman, who missed the game with an injury. He only ran five times for 9 yards, but Nebraska brought him to the edge with bubble screens and assists, and let him go to work.

"Maurice is a talented player, and the games we play call a racing style that I have provided, but I think it is today that he has intensified its versatility to run fast, grab the ball and even catch swings in the backfield, "Ozigbo said. "I think we're all doing really good work, but Maurice has that little goalie, so I really felt like he was getting stronger." It's a thing as you expect from these guys, everyone will play and get comfortable. "

A two-point essay shows the faith in Martinez: Quarterback Adrian Martinez finished his season in the first year with another outstanding performance.

The man from Fresno, California, had a score of 260 yards, 76 others and three total scores.

Maybe no game has shown how Frost and the offensive are relying on the 6-foot-2 and 220-pound rookie on a two-point conversion test that's match-3 minutes and 22 seconds to go.

Senior receiver Morgan Morgan signaled the formation and then resumed flying at the right moment to try to open the goal-line attack. Iowa has sniffed it. The next option?

"I told him, that's what we do and if it's not there, we'll have to have something happen," Frost said. "You can say that to a lot of guys and not many people can do it. He did something to happen. "

Martinez checked Morgan and then pulled out of the pocket to his right, waiting for Kade Warner to open on the back line of the end zone and kicked the young red man into the traffic.

"I trusted myself to extend the game and see what else I could find," Martinez said.

Back against the wall: Nebraska started the second period with the ball and a chance to reduce the deficit to 21-13, but instead found himself on the wrong side of a sloping ground.

Washington mistakenly thought it could qualify a fair grip for a finish shot that he did not catch up. The Huskers started the third quarter on their own.

Iowa scored a score of 41 following a penalty for the special teams at the kickoff which then forced NU to score 12 to start his second training. This one also went nowhere.

"I had the impression of starting to back up, it's never good," Ozigbo said. "The percentage of trainings that go from there, coaches always talk about these things, they are not very high. We knew we had to overcome facts and things like that. "

The Huskers' third training started at 2 after the false goal, so at least this one came with some good feeling. A fake balloon launched a 98-yard touchdown run when Frost realized that his team could not afford another balloon from his own end zone.

"If we proved them right, the game would have been finished," he said.

Pickering on the rise: After a second chance at the end of the second quarter, Barret Pickering gave the floor again.

The real freshman was rock solid for Nebraska, scoring two goals in less than ideal conditions in Iowa.

After last week's snowball at Memorial Stadium on Friday, it was probably a walk in the park. Pickering drilled 27 yards early in the second quarter, then shot without a hitch at the end of the first half, and pushed 46 yards into the wind to bring the Huskers to 21-13.

The second shot came after Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz made two saves in an attempt to get Pickering's original attempt at 51 yards.

Ferentz managed to chill his own defense unit on the field – the Hawkeyes were called to offensives while Pickering's kick was disappointing.

"I just wanted to hit the same ball in the wind," said Pickering. "I hit a decent ball on the first ball, it was just a little in the wind and became a bit short, and then when we got free play, it made it a lot easier." to go out and hit through. "

Pickering scored 10 consecutive goals to close the season after a slow start, finishing the year 14-18.

"I have not changed anything," said Pickering. "I knew I was able, so I went there and trusted what I did, relaxed and worried about nothing."

The praises of Martinez: Martinez finished with seven games over 300 yards and a total of 3,246 offensive yards, making it the fifth best result of the school.

"It will be much better next year," said Frost. "There is no doubt about it."

Ozigbo said: "In the locker room, I told myself:" I'm waiting to see a Heisman here in the next three years. " So, I feel that it's a guy who can do it. He plays crazy like a real freshman. Give it more time, more time to grow, more time to develop, more time to learn the offense, it's just bad for everyone.

Cat and mouse games: The Hawkeyes responded every time Nebraska found a new way to attack the Iowa defense. Then a new ride and a new answer.

Frost relishes opportunities like this.

"There was a real chess game going on today with some training and adjustments," Frost said. "They would remove things that were there and we would react and propose something new. Then they would adjust. It's a fun game for a coach and a quarterback. "