The Nebraska Cornhuskers are looking for another double digit season of wins, despite Bo Belini always taking a lot of criticism. The 2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule has some bright spots on it, but a couple of road bumps as well.
Road games will be the toughest thing for Nebraska. Games at Michigan State, Northwestern, Wisconsin and Iowa will determine how goo this team can be.
People in Lincoln are always talking about Pelini not meeting their standards, but he's won 58 games in his seven years, 48 of which have come the last five yeras with three 10-4 seasons.
Senior tailback Ameer Abdullah might be the best back in the Big Ten and he spurned the NFL to return for his senior season. Last year he ran for almost 1,700 yards on the ground and nine touchdowns. He averaged 130 yards on the ground per game.
The big question for the Huskers will be who starts at quarterback. Tommy Armstrong got Nebraska to a 7-1 record last year after starter Taylor Martinez went down with an injury. He's not the best quarterback in the league but he proved to be serviceable for the Huskers last year.
The Nebraska defense has to be better. A season ago they gave up an average of 25 points per game, which has to be better. They gave up 18 more points in the fourth quarter last year than they were able to score themselves.
They certainly have a lot of nice talented players, but the uncertainty at quarterback could be a problem. If Armstrong can do his thing and the defense can shore up some things, a favorable Nebraska schedule could have them playing in the Big Ten title game.
2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule
Aug. 30 Florida Atlantic
Sept. 6 McNeese State
Sept. 13 at Fresno State
Sept. 20 Miami (Fla.)
Sept. 27 Illinois
Oct. 4 at Michigan State
Oct. 11 Bye week
Oct. 18 at Northwestern
Oct. 25 Rutgers
Nov. 1 Purdue
Nov. 8 Bye week
Nov. 15 at Wisconsin
Nov. 22 Minnesota
Nov. 28 at Iowa
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