Nebraska Football: Five things to watch vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - NOVEMBER 11: Nebraska Cornhuskers running back Devine Ozigbo (22) is tackled in the 4th quarter during the Big Ten Conference game between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Minnesota Golden Gophers on November 11, 2017 at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Gophers defeated the Cornhuskers 54-21. (Photo by David Berding/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback Adrian Martinez (2) (Photo by Daniel Bartel/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

FIVE THINGS TO WATCH VS MINNESOTA

NUMBER 1 – TIME FOR ADRIAN MARTINEZ TO SHINE

Nebraska fans have thoroughly enjoyed watching Adrian Martinez run this offense and while the growing pains have been there, that should set up for the freshman to be a special player in the coming years. This week provides a good opportunity for Martinez to make some noise, as Minnesota’s secondary is not very good.

Dwayne Haskins of Ohio State threw for 412 yards and three touchdowns against the Gophers last week and the week prior allowed Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley to throw for four touchdowns and 314 yards. Haskins is a Heisman candidate and Stanley is a polished college quarterback, but we’ve seen what Martinez can do so far and this is a great time for him to show off a bit.

Nebraska needs to stick with running the ball, but Martinez also should have the ability to put up some big numbers on Saturday. Hopefully he can limit the turnovers this week (he had two interceptions versus Northwestern) and really shine for Big Red this week.

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