<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0NjhBg_0w1tEaIO00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0NjhBg_0w1tEaIO00" width="1024" height="536" ><a href="https://247sports.com/college/nebraska/">Nebraska</a> sits at 5-1 after taking care of business for much of the first six games of the season. The Huskers have answered some questions already — like can the defense reach a similar level to a year ago, can <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/dylan-raiola-46116332/">Dylan Raiola</a> truly handle playing as a true freshman, will Nebraska be able to get points out of a place kicker? But there's still plenty of questions remaining. I chose to look at two that interest me personally.Here's what I got:How will Nebraska's offense evolve as the competition gets tougher moving forward?The Huskers have done well through the first six games of the season, but it's going to get harder as the competition goes up in the back half of the schedule. Stop rate is the percentage of opponent drives that end in punts, turnovers or turnover on downs. The Huskers have games against the No. 1 (<a href="https://247sports.com/college/ohio-state/">Ohio State</a>), No. 18 (<a href="https://247sports.com/college/usc/">USC</a>), No. 21 (<a href="https://247sports.com/college/iowa/">Iowa</a>) and No. 23 (<a href="https://247sports.com/college/indiana/">Indiana</a>) stop rate teams in the country. For reference the Huskers have already played No. 13 (<a href="https://247sports.com/college/colorado/">Colorado</a>) and No. 14 (<a href="https://247sports.com/college/rutgers/">Rutgers</a>) teams this season. This means points are going to be hard to come by and while Nebraska ranks very well — No. 7 — it still needs the offense to be effective for complementary football.The Huskers haven't scored more than three offensive touchdowns in any conference game this season and are coming off a particularly rough performance in the Rutgers game.Can Nebraska come out of the bye and be an effective and efficient offense? That'll require finding different ways to create explosive running plays. The Huskers don't have many of those this season.Additionally can Raiola continue to be careful with the football while also finding downfield throws? Nebraska won't be able to set up much of its passing via the running game, so it'll be on Raiola to work progressions and the receivers to get open. This seems to magnify when the field gets smaller.What do things look like with a healthy <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/tommi-hill-46053668/">Tommi Hill</a>?It hasn't mattered much against less than stellar passing attacks, but Nebraska hasn't had one of its most talented players for much of conference season. At the time of this writing it is unknown if Hill will be past the plantar fasciitis that has sidelined him, but he has suited up each of the last two weeks, even if he hasn't gone out and played. That should mean he's close if you're using a travel spot on the defender.In his absence <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/ceyair-wright-46049127/">Ceyair Wright</a> has emerged and has played very, very well at cornerback. The USC transfer has forced several turnovers in his three games, has shown a knack of tight coverage and doesn't seem phased by much of anything. Opposite of Wright has been <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/marques-buford-46038117/">Marques Buford</a>, who has had some issues at times, but also has an interception this season. What would it look like if Hill returns? Does Buford kick back up to safety? Does Nebraska move him into the nickel role as he's a willing tackler? It's hard to envision not wanting to get all three of these guys on the field at once against Indiana or Ohio State or USC. Nebraska defensive coordinator <a href="https://247sports.com/Coach/tony-white-863/">Tony White</a> and defensive backs coach <a href="https://247sports.com/Coach/john-butler-434/">John Butler</a> have a lot of coaching experience and are likely salivating at the idea of playing all three in some fashion against certain opponents. Combine that with continued strong play up front from the defensive line and Nebraska's defense still has room to improve even as the competition does.</div></body>

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A question for each side of the ball coming out of the bye week

Nebraska sits at 5-1 after taking care of business for much of the first six games of the season. The Huskers have answered some questions already — like can the defense reach a similar level to a year ago, can Dylan Raiola truly handle playing as a true freshman, will Nebraska be able to get points out of a place kicker?

A question for each side of the ball coming out of the bye week

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