Scotty Walden called Nebraska a 'great football team' after the Miners 40-7 loss in Lincoln on Saturday afternoon. The Huskers dominated UTEP and controlled the time of possession from start to finish against the Conference USA squad.
"Coming off the field, felt like our guys didn't expect to win. I think everybody in that room expected to win, but when you play a great team likeThe Miners coach added that once his program fell behind, it became more difficult to establish a rhythm because of Nebraska's ability to control the time of possession.
"Offensively, we can't do that our defense. They had double the time of possession - which is normally a stat I don't care about, but if you're not scoring points then it matters a lot," Walden said. Nebraska would convert 30 first downs in the contest, controlling the game for 38:22 compared to the visitor's 21:28."The game plan was to get zero and nine running. are some of the most prominent defensive lineman in this league and in the country.
The Miners coach continued in saying that his team failed to establish the run earlier in the contest because of theability to get UTEP "out of rhythm." The Huskers held UTEP to only 56 total rushing yards on Saturday for only 2.3 yards per carry. Last season, NU was in the top 15 nationally holding opponents to only 93 rushing yards per game.
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