For the fifth time this season, Scott Frost and the Nebraska Cornhuskers suffered a loss in a one-possession game today.
This trend isn’t just limited to 2021. With Saturday’s 30-23 loss to Minnesota, Frost is now 5-17 in games decided by less than one possession since he took over as head coach in 2018.
Nebraska outscored the Golden Gophers 14-9 in the second half, but a slow start to the game meant the Cornhuskers were fighting from behind for most of the contest. Frost addressed this issue in a postgame press conference, saying it’s about the “little details” and he’s “tired of saying it.”
“We needed more juice obviously in the first half,” he said. “…We lost a lot of one-on-one battles in the first half.”
“Little details got us beat. I know the guys are tired of hearing that, I’m tired of saying that.”
There wasn’t as much juice this week, but Frost said “it looked business-like” in preparation. “We needed more juice obviously in the first half. … We lost a lot of one-on-one battles in the first half.”
— Brian Christopherson (@Husker247BC) October 16, 2021
“Little details got us beat. I know the guys are tired of hearing that, I’m tired of saying that.” Frost said he considered going under center on fourth-and-goal. Said Gophers had done well on sneak in film study. Thought it would have been a score without a Yant stumble.
— Brian Christopherson (@Husker247BC) October 16, 2021
With just three points in the first quarter and six in the second, Frost’s offense was outscored 21-9 in the first half. Though quarterback Adrian Martinez finished the game with a solid stat line of 241 yards and one touchdown on 18/33 passing, it was too little too late for the Huskers.
With one-possession losses to No. 9 Michigan, No. 20 Michigan State and No. 3 Oklahoma, Nebraska is so close to boasting a solid record against some tough competition.
Instead, the team currently sits at 3-5 overall with a 1-4 in the Big Ten.
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