Rocket fuel is available in the red zone
If Nebraska wants to take a leap forward in 2026, there may be no quicker path than reversing an awful collective performance in the red zone.
Where were you when Riley Van Popple blocked that field goal against Akron last year?
What? Don’t remember that one? I didn’t.
It was in the third quarter of a game Nebraska already led 40-0. Plenty of people were only half paying attention at that point. But by season’s end this forgettable exchange would become singular.
This would be the Huskers’ only red zone stop of the season, a season that was then just 93 minutes old.
As I continue to piece together what the equation for impressive1 football looks like in 2026, I’m becoming more convinced that nothing, not even turnover margin, might matter as much as what Nebraska does when the ball is inside the 20.
