HOL take: Dylan Raiola was the only quarterback who saw action on Saturday night. He completed 23-of-30 passes for 185 yards and one touchdown. He also had a 12-yard scramble run that converted a first down on third-and-long.
Through the air, Raiola was 1-of-3 for 36 yards on passes that traveled 20+ yards and 4-of-7 for 63 yards on throws between 10 and 20 yards.
He was perfect on passes 10 yards less, finishing 18-of-18 for 96 yards. It is also notable that Raiola did not make one throw from the left side of the field, as every pass was between the hashes or from the right side. 24 of Raiola’s pass attempts came to the middle of the field, while six came rolling out to the right side. His longest play of the night came from the between the hashes across his body to the left.
Raiola was under pressure on 11 of his 32 dropbacks. Colorado blitzed him on 17 of his 32 passing attempts.
HOL take: Nebraska’s running back rotation became pretty clear on Saturday night. Rahmir Johnson and Dante Dowdell played 66 of the 72 graded snaps on PFF. What is interesting is that 20 of Johnson’s 37 snaps were on pass plays, while Dowdell was in for 18 running plays on his 29 snaps. Will the rotation be this predictable moving forward regarding who’s in for pass plays vs. run plays?
Dowdell finished with 74 yards on 17 carries. He converted seven first downs and had three runs of 10+ yards. He got 2.65 yards per carry after contact. His long run was 14 yards.
Johnson converted two first downs and had one run of 10+ yards to finish with 33 yards on nine carries. He was targetted nine times in the passing game and had eight catches for 49 yards and one touchdown.
The two backs combined for 26 carries for 107 yards, eight receptions for 49 yards, and all three offensive touchdowns.
Running back Dante Dowdell (Photo credit: Casey Fritton/HuskerOnline)
HOL take: It was a quiet game for Nebraska’s top three wide receivers, as Jahmal Banks, Isaiah Neyor and Janiran Bonner had just six catches 33 yards on nine targets.
The most notable thing we saw was Jacory Barney’s impact on the game in just 16 snaps. He was targeted six times and had six catches for 29 yards. Three more plays were wiped away by holding calls by Neyor, Bonner, and Johnson. He was very close to popping a big play.
Jaylen Lloyd was just missed on a wide-open wheel route. He still produced the game’s longest play for either team – a 36-yard reception where he was tackled at the 1-yard line.
HOL take: The tight ends were not as involved Saturday in the passing game, with just two targets for 38 yards.
The most notable play came from Nate Boerkircher, who had a 25-yard catch that converted a second-and-24 for the Huskers. It’s the second straight week Raiola has bailed NU out of a long situation like this. Against UTEP, NU had a 2-and-30 they got out of.
Thomas Findone was kept in as a pass blocker for four snaps, while Boerkircher five.
HOL take: Nebraska’s offensive line was in pass protection situations 32 times on Saturday night and allowed four quarterback hurries and one QB hit. They were not charged with a sack. We also saw the line penalized four times.
CU blitzed the Huskers on 17 out of 32 dropback attempts. Raiola was under pressure on 11 out of his 32 dropbacks and kept clean on 21 of his 32 dropbacks.
NU’s overall team grades were 64.8 in run blocking and 55.2 in pass blocking. Turner Corcoran’s 71.4 was the best mark in the run block game, while Henry Luvosky scored 85.8 in pass protection, stepping in late for Micah Mazzccua.
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