(Lincoln, NE) — It was a stress free opener for Nebraska as the Huskers stomped on UTEP 40-7 at Memorial Stadium. It was a stress free football game for Freshman Dylan Raiola at quarterback, going 19-27 passing for 238 yards and 2 TD as Nebraska amassed 507 yards of total offense. Huskers Head Coach Matt Rhule did not have tremendous praise for Raiola saying he playing just fine
The stress factor will increase this Saturday as Coach Prime comes to Lincoln. Deion Sanders beat up Nebraska last year 36-14 and Rhule did nothing but praise the Buffs in his weekly press conference
Its a rivalry that dates back to 1898, Nebraska leads 49-21-2. Both teams are 1-0, kickoff this Saturday is at 6:30, televised by NBC