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Nebraska’s Adrian Martinez becomes first Huskers QB to ever pull off this amazing feat
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They grow up so fast.
With his 336 total yards in Nebraska’s 31-28 loss on Saturday, Adrian Martinez became the first quarterback in school history to tally 300-plus total yards in seven games.
Oh, and he’s just a true freshman.
3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ total yards, SEVEN times in one season.@MartinezTheQB is the first Husker QB to ever pull it off.
🤫 true freshman pic.twitter.com/uJfPXo6Zjg
— Nebraska Football (@HuskerFootball) November 26, 2018
The Cornhuskers may have finished 4-8 in Scott Frost’s debut season as head coach, but they went 4-2 during the second-half stretch, with Martinez a main catalyst for the late success. Four of his seven 300-plus yard games came in his final six appearances as the offense torched opponents for 36.7 points.
Martinez ended his freshman campaign 224-of-347 (64.6 percent) with 2,617 yards, 17 touchdowns and eight interceptions, adding 629 yards and eight more scores on the ground.
The next two-to-three years in Lincoln are going to be a lot of fun.
Tyler has covered college football on a freelance basis since 2010. In addition to Saturday Football, his work has been featured on ESPN Radio, Bleacher Report, Yahoo! Sports, Cox Media Group, Athlon Sports, and more.