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Nebraska’s defense called out as fraudulent following Indiana’s outburst
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The Nebraska defense has gotten shredded in Week 8 against the Indiana Hoosiers. To start the 4th quarter, the Huskers were in a 42-7 hole in Bloomington.
Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke had another fine outing with 189 passing yards and 1 touchdown. The Hoosiers have had success on the ground as well, racking up 156 rushing yards to this point. In total, the Hoosiers racked up over 400 total yards of offense with the game well into the 4th quarter.
Naturally, social media has been on fire with fans and media labeling the Huskers as fraudulent.
Coming into this game, the Huskers had the No. 13 total defense in the country. Although, as many have pointed out, the numbers may have been inflated by the team playing a weak schedule. Indiana and Illinois are the only ranked teams Nebraska has played, and the Illini scored 31 while the Hoosiers already have 49 points.
The Husker defense held UTEP, Northern Iowa, Colorado, Purdue, and Rutgers to 37 combined points. The defense has allowed more points than that just to Indiana in Week 8.
Nebraska gave up 343 first-half yards to Indiana.
So, the Huskers-have-elite-defense discussion is off the table.
Huskers still can’t run the ball (14 carries, 29 yards).
Meanwhile, Hoosiers have rushed 16 times for 154 yards (9.6) and three TDs.
NU … 133 total yards.
— Steven Sipple (@steven_sipple) October 19, 2024
Pretty clear now that Nebraska’s defense was benefitting from facing terrible offenses
— Good Tweetman (@Goodtweet_man) October 19, 2024
All-around embarrassing post-bye performance from Nebraska in this first half. Failure in every phase and a tire fire of tackling on the second level.
I was completely and utterly wrong about the defense and the line being able to step up against IU’s offense.
— Mike Schaefer (@mikejschaefer) October 19, 2024
Weird, I was told Nebraska had an elite defense
— Kirk’s Evil Twin (KET) (@tory4heisman) October 19, 2024
Indiana’s Defense is far superior to Nebraska’s. They have someone around the ball on every play. Nebraska defenders are always several steps behind. Tony White has been exposed. Now, there is more tape for teams to watch. We’re screwed.
— MoHuskerFan (@MoHuskerFan) October 19, 2024
Nebraska’s defense is a fraud. Illinois kicked their ass all over the field and Indiana is doing the same. Soft as hell.
— Terry Runion (@twrunion) October 19, 2024
“wAiT TiL iNdiAnA pLaYs a rEaL dEfEnSe” where’d all those Nebraska fans go, I just wanna talk 😏 #iufb pic.twitter.com/XMF15wq0fn
— Argumentative Antithetical Hoosier (@jenn_andd_tonic) October 19, 2024
This black shirt Nebraska defense is awesome
— Taylor Kopplin (@T_kopplin30) October 19, 2024
Nebraska’s defense and offensive line today… pic.twitter.com/m3QDqVeeri
— The Real Harris/Walz Supporter Ben (@NotTheFakeBenB) October 19, 2024
Nebraska had me fooled i thought they had a good defense 😂
— TommyHerring🇵🇸 (@TommyHerring2) October 19, 2024
Bryce Lazenby covers college football for Saturday Tradition. A Nashville native, his previous stops include FanSided, Dimers, and The Leaf-Chronicle.