Postgame with Mike McNeill:

NU STAR

Credit not one but all of the Nebraska offensive linemen for answering the staff's weeklong challenge Saturday. They certainly won the physicality battle. The big-bodied boys up front opened rushing lanes and gave quarterback Zac Lee plenty of time to survey the field on passing plays.

HIGHLIGHT

True freshman Dontrayevous Robinson, the apparent top reserve for Roy Helu, powered his way into the end zone from 3 yards out, capping a nine-play, 42-yard drive. The first quarter touchdown gave Nebraska a 7-3 lead.

BUSTED PLAY

Take your pick here. Nebraska's eight turnovers were all costly in their own way. But maybe the biggest momentum shift occurred in the second quarter, when Niles Paul caught a long pass down the sideline and lost control of the football about 10 yards from the end zone.

OUR TAKE

Those blatant mistakes — eight turnovers! — are unquestionably the biggest concern after Saturday. The Huskers moved the ball, but their myriad of blunders kept them from capitalizing. Still, though, this unit doesn't possess the kind of quick-strike ability that makes defenders temper their aggressiveness. Most of Lee's passes were short tosses to the sidelines. Many of the running plays, even those not of the zone-read variety, seemed tailored to stretch the defense, not overpower it.

— Jon Nyatawa


• Highlights: Iowa State at Nebraska