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The Scott Frost team in Nebraska has done something that has not been done for a long time in Lincoln. No, this thing is not good.
Nebraska lost Saturday against Troy 24-19 to 0-2. This is the first time a Nebraska team has started the 0-2 season since 1957. This team was 1-9 in the first season of William Jennings as a Nebraska coach.
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There are some reservations to Nebraska's futility in 2018. The first game of the season against Akron was canceled due to storms. It would probably have been a victory. And dynamic quarterback Adrian Martinez suffered a knee injury late in the loss to Colorado. He missed Saturday's game, which means Andrew Bunch was forced to start the game.
But let's be real. Nebraska should not lose to Troy. Just as she should not have lost to Northern Illinois at home in Week 3 in 2017. The Huskers' 1-2 loss led to the dismissal of sports director Shawn Eichorst later this week. Coach Mike Riley was fired after the season.
There will be no shooting in Lincoln after Saturday. There should not be any. But the first two weeks of the Nebraska season is a wake-up call for Husker fans, that Frost and his team will need time for the program to unfold.
Defensive failure led to a decisive score
Troy entered Nebraska 5 with less than eight minutes to go in the fourth quarter on a quarterback race Kaleb Barker. But he was called back for a catch and Troy was forced into a 1st and 15th in Nebraska 26.
This was absolutely not a problem. Barker gave the ball to B.J. Smith who crossed a hole the size of a crater in the middle of Nebraska's defense, untouched for his second touchdown of the day.
The Troy TD placed the Trojans ahead 24-13. Nebraska had a touchdown with less than three minutes to go, but Bunch knocked over his receiver on the two-point conversion.
The Huskers turned the ball over a potentially winning record
Troy was eliminated three times after the Nebraska touchdown, but Nebraska's last run lasted two games. The group was intercepted by a pass. Troy simply ran the rest of the time.
Bunch finished the game 19-27 for 177 yards and two touchdowns and two interceptions. With the transfer of Tristan Gebbia, he will be the guy until Martinez is healthy to play.
The win is a big step back for Troy, one of the best teams in the Sun Belt. The Trojans were beaten by Boise State in the first week
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