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On his first drive as a starter in 2020, Luke McCaffrey led Nebraska to the end zone
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After Nebraska announced that Adrian Martinez was the projected quarterback starter, head coach Scott Frost decided against it and started Luke McCaffrey instead.
It’s already been a great call as the Cornhuskers marched 69 yards and got the game’s opening touchdown:
First start for @mccaffrey_luke and his first drive is a touchdown for @HuskerFBNation 🔥 pic.twitter.com/YfyM1MblDA
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 14, 2020
The touchdown came on a quarterback sneak inside the five-yard line to give the Cornhuskers an early 7-0 lead over Penn State. McCaffrey completed 4-of-5 passes for 45 yards and rushed the ball 3 times for 24 yards on the opening possession.
It was capped with a 1-yard touchdown run by McCaffrey. It was his first drive as a starter for the Huskers.
We’ll have to see how the Cornhusker offense looks for the rest of the game but this is exactly the start they needed with a new quarterback.
The game is currently being televised on FS1.