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Huge gain by Luke McCaffrey helps Nebraska race out to hot start vs OSU

Paul Harvey

By Paul Harvey

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Nebraska is off and running in the season opener against Ohio State!

Entering the game as huge underdogs to the Buckeyes, the Cornhuskers did not waste any time making a statement. Nebraska received the opening kickoff and marched right down the field for a quick touchdown to start the scoring.

The big play of the drive came courtesy of freshman quarterback Luke McCaffrey. With a nice wrinkle on the the play, McCaffrey started as the deep back in the backfield and took a handoff from Adrian Martinez.

He gashed the Ohio State defense going deep into Buckeye territory:

Martinez fished the drive off with a short touchdown run for the 7-0 lead:

Let’s see how the two teams respond after the hot start by Nebraska.

Paul Harvey

Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.