A new list from 247Sports has the Nebraska Cornhuskers named as one of the teams expected to make the most significant leap from last season to this year. After a 3-9 season in 2021 and a successful off-season adding talent via the transfer portal, the Huskers are viewed as a team to improve in 2022.
Josh Pate from 247Sports says about Nebraska this season,
The first one is Nebraska. So I think that even though you look at the returning production numbers out there, and they’re not sky high, I think it’s misleading with Nebraska, because I think they did fairly significantly upgrade the roster, especially at quarterback with Casey Thompson. And remember Casey Thompson, who was the former Texas quarterback… so you’ve got that going for Nebraska. They had three wins last year. They’re over-under win total is 7.5 this year. So at the very least, I expect improvement from them.”
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again improvement has been predicted for Nebraska every season since Scott Frost arrived. Four years in and no bowl games and 15 total wins, there better be an improvement. To his credit, Frost made changes to the team in the offseason. The addition of offensive coordinator Mark Whipple, coupled with Frost giving up play call responsibilities and bringing in recruiting ace Mickey Joseph with a willingness to embrace the transfer portal, show significant changes for the Huskers heading in 2022.
This team will look different from any other team that Scott Frost has had during his tenure in Lincoln. Whether a new-look team will mean a team that plays differently from the past four years is another story. We’ll start to find out the truth on August 27th in Dublin against the Northwestern Wildcats.