Year two in the Big Ten for the Huskers sees Taylor Martinez returning to do his best QB impersonation while Bo Pelini enters year 5 in Lincoln looking to end a 14 year conference title drought.
Martinez ranks fifth in career rushing yards by a Nebraska quarterback but must improve his inconsistant throwing skills if Nebraska is to be considered a serious conferenc title thread. Martinez's main man on offense will be the multi-talented Rex Burkhead. The dangerous Kenny Bell is back at wideout and hopes to benefit from an improved Nebraska air attack.
Nebraska was near the bottom of the conference last fall in rush defense and as a result, multiple coaching staff changes took place on the defensive side of the ball. The Huskers lost 3 all conference defensive players but will look to Will Compton, their top returning tackler to carry some of the load.
A trip out west to UCLA appears to be the only real challenge in yet another of Nebraska preseason cupcakes. We'll get a good idea at what the 2012 Huskers have in the tank as the Big Ten season kickoffs with Wisconsin visiting Nebraska. The next week they'll travel to Ohio State followed by a trip to Northwestern. The schedule gets no easier as week 4 of conference plays has Nebraska hosting Michigan before a trip in week 5 to East Lansing.
PREDICTION: 10-2 OVERALL, 6-2 CONFERENCE
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