Nebraska Football: Three things to watch in week four vs Illinois
HUSKERS NEED TO CAPITALIZE ON WEAK ILLINOIS DEFENSE
The Fighting Illini surrendered 480 total yards to Eastern Michigan last weekend and the Huskers should be able to surpass that number. We saw them finally hit their stride on offense in week three, totaling 525 yards against NIU.
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Adrian Martinez will continue his push to be in the Heisman Trophy conversation (though let’s be real – His odds of winning it aren’t all that high) and he’s looked good the past two weeks. The NIU game was his best performance yet, as he threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 44 yards and a touchdown.
Mike Glass III, Eastern Michigan’s quarterback, was able to put up good numbers against the Fighting Illini, throwing for 316 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Martinez should easily be able to replicate those numbers.
Dedrick Mills finally got going last week, running the ball 11 times for 116 yards and a touchdown. The rest of the run game was churning out yardage last weekend too, as the Huskers put up 238 yards rushing. Illinois allowed 164 yards on the ground to EMU a week ago.
It is worth noting that the Fighting Illini do have 12 sacks through three games so far. They’ll be looking to get after Martinez, so hopefully the offensive line improves from their previous three games.
More importantly for the Huskers is not turning the ball over, which has been a big problem for them during the Scott Frost era. If they can hold onto the football, there’s no reason the offense shouldn’t be able to put up big numbers on Saturday night.