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Jeff Allen Preview: Nebraska at Miami, Florida

by Jeff Allen of Jeff Allen Sports

            

Two traditional super powers of the 80’s and 90’s renew that rivalry Saturday in South Beach. The 2-0 Hurricanes were installed -3 favorites and have taken just enough money to move the number half a point. The total has not budged off the 57 opening number. Watch and win on ABC for the 3:30 PM EST kickoff.

Last week, Nebraska showed no ill-effects from their opening Hail Mary final play home loss to BYU. The Huskers (-26.5) throttled South Alabama 48-9, rolling to 563 yards to total offense almost evenly split between the run and the pass. The Nebraska defense looked like the Blackshirts of old, holding the Jaguars to 19 yards rushing on 24 carries. Nebraska appears to have bought into first year HC Mike Riley’s schemes and systems seamlessly and with 15 starters back, could make some noise in the Big Ten.

Despite starting the season 2-0, Canes faithful are hoping that HC Al Golden is renting rather than buying. The rebuilding process has taken longer than expected as Golden enters his fifth year after transforming Temple. It’s not that Golden has not done a good job but rather Golden has taken over a program that was constantly saddled by sanctions and penalties incurred by prior regimes. Miami drilled Bethune Cookman 45-0 in its opener but had people scratching their heads in the follow up against Florida Atlantic which was a game before Miami (-17.5) extended late in a 44-20 win.

This is the back end of the home-and-home as Nebraska (-7.5, 54.5) stopped Miami in Lincoln by a 41-31 count in a game that showcased a dichotomy of styles. The Huskers dominated the Hurricanes on the ground rushing for 343 yards to just 76 for Miami. The game was close throughout as the visitors got it done through the air with a 359-113 edge. In the end, it was an extra Miami turnover that was the difference. This time around, we have a much more balanced Nebraska attack traveling to hot humid Miami to play a team looking to make a statement. Neither team has look aheads so both teams can leave it on the field.

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