In a game where Nebraska needed to prove that it had fixed the problems that have plagued it over the last month, Matt Rhule's team instead continued making the exact same mistakes over and over and over.
The only problem Nebraska fixed this week was blowing a 4th-quarter lead. They never had a 4th-quarter lead. They trailed 14-7 after Illinois' first third-quarter drive and never looked back. A 29-yard run by the punter on a fake field goal sucked all the wind out of the Huskers' sails. Why they looked lifeless after that score is for another day. Friday night's discussion is all about Matt Rhule, Dana Holgorsen and the rest of NU's coaches not fixing the biggest problems this team has, at all.
Things started going wrong almost immediately, as Nebraska was flagged for two illegal formation penalties in their first five snaps of the game. The first one wiped out a big gain that might have set the tone for the game the other way. The second was on a special teams unit that has been an utter disaster this season.
Kicker Jason Hohl was elevated to the starting job this week after the season's starter, KyleCunanan missed another kick last week, falling to 4-for-9 on the season, and pro...