Aer Lingus College Football Classic

Reacting to the first half of Nebraska v Northwestern

Thirty minutes of football are in the books!

One-half of football is in the books, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers are trailing the Northwestern Wildcats by a score of 17 to 14. We’ve gathered a variety of social media analysis and opinions from the first half of football in Dublin, Ireland.

So far, the Husker’s offense is outgaining the Wildcats 276 total yards to 273 yards and it’s the passing game leading the way. Starting quarterback Casey Thompson is currently 17 to 24 for 228 yards and one TD. However, the Cornhuskers running game is still looking to bust out as they currently have only 48 yards on 16 attempts for 3.0 yards per rush. In addition, the Husker defense struggled throughout the half unable to come away with a turnover or sack in the first 30 minutes.

Take a look below at first-half reactions and get ready. The second half of football is just around the corner.

5 Keys to Nebraska vs. Northwestern from Dublin, Ireland

What do you need to know before kickoff on Saturday?!

The 2022 college football season kickoff is just around the corner. The season starts for the Nebraska Cornhuskers with a Big Ten Conference matchup against the Northwestern Wildcats in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic from Dublin, Ireland.

Last season the Huskers finished 3-9. All of their losses were by single digits, and seven of the nine were one-possession games. Northwestern was also 3-9 last season. Its worst loss, 56-7, came in October in Lincoln at the hands of the Cornhuskers. Northwestern beat only one Power Five college football team, Rutgers, last season. That win came a week after the Nebraska loss.

Below are five keys to Saturday’s game. Will Nebraska start the season on the right foot? Or is Scott Frost’s seat about to get hotter than he ever imagined?

Take a look below, and let us know what you think.

Scott Frost talks to media one last time before kickoff

The Week 0 kickoff is just days away!

Nebraska Football coach Scott Frost spoke to the media one last time before the Huskers kickoff their 2022 season against the Northwestern Wildcats. The Nebraska head football coach spent time discussing the team’s travel to Ireland, how they’ve acclimated to their new surroundings, the plans for playcalling, and what the head coach will do on the sidelines on Saturday now that he won’t be calling plays.

That, to me, has always been one of the more important topics of conversation surrounding this team. How does a head coach that used to call plays adapt to no longer having that authority? Frost’s former head coach Tom Osborne once said that he needed to call plays in order to be the best head coach he could be, and that is no longer a luxury the current Nebraska coach has, and Mark Whipple is now the play-caller. Frost also confirmed that Whipple will be on the sideline and defensive coordinator Erik Chinander will be up in the booth.

See below some of the comments from the Husker head coach before the big kickoff on Saturday.

Cornhusker arrive in Dublin

Thirty years later, Nebraska, once again, travels overseas!

After a delay before takeoff, the Nebraska Cornhuskers have officially arrived in Dublin, Ireland. The Huskers now have a chance to acclimate themselves to their new environment before kicking off the 2022 college football season against the Northwestern Wildcats. This would be the first time Nebraska has played overseas since playing in the Coca-Cola Bowl in Toyko, Japan, against Kansas State.

The Coca-Cola bowl is a now-defunct regular season college football game played in Tokyo, Japan, from 1977 to 1993. Now 30 years later, Nebraska has crossed the ocean once more for a college football game. The Cornhuskers were initially supposed to play in the 2021 version of this game against fellow Big Ten member Illinois, but that trip was canceled due to the COVID pandemic.

Take a look below at some of the sights of the Husker’s arrival in Dublin. Stay tuned to Cornhuskers Wire, as we’ll have all the big Week 0 kickoff coverage.

Husker’s release ‘hype video’ one week from kickoff

Get ready for college football one week from today!

One week from today, the waiting will finally end, and college football will be back in our lives. The season is on the horizon, and the Huskers will start 2022 by facing off in a Week 0 Big Ten Conference game on another continent. Nebraska will play the Northwestern Wildcats in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland, at Aviva Stadium on Saturday, August 27th.

The Husker will hold one final practice, and head coach Scott Forst will address the media for one last time before the team gets on a plane and heads across the Atlantic on Monday. Nebraska was initially supposed to play in the 2021 version of this game against fellow Big Ten member Illinois, but that trip was canceled due to the COVID pandemic.

With fan anticipation for the upcoming season reaching a fever pitch, the football team’s official Twitter account decided that now would be a good time for a hype video for the one-week countdown. Accordingly, we’ve attached the video below, media coverage of the initial fan arrivals in Dublin, and the general excitement for the upcoming season. If you’re not ready for college football, I promise this video will get you excited.

Stay tuned to Cornhuskers Wire for all the latest Nebraska news.

What to know about the Husker’s opener in Dublin, Ireland

The start of the college football season is right around the corner.

We’re just 50 days away from the start of Nebraska’s 2022 college football season. The Huskers will travel across the Atlantic to take on the Northwestern Wildcats in Dublin, Ireland, for the Aer Lingus Classic. According to game organizers in Dublin, about 30,000 tickets have been sold to this point. Nebraska fans have purchased almost 9,000 tickets, while Northwestern supporters have purchased around 3,000. The game committee believes that the stadium should be about 75% filled for the game.

Aviva Stadium is the host of this year’s overseas Big Ten clash. The stadium officially opened in 2010 and cost approximately 410 million euros. The facility’s capacity is 51,700, but for American football, it holds 49,000. It’s also the home of the Ireland National Football (soccer) Team and the Irish Rugby Union Team. This will be the third American Football game played in Aviva Stadium. In 2012 the Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Navy Midshipman, and in 2016 Georgia Tech beat Boston College 17-14. (Yikes!) This won’t be the last game either, as, in 2023, the Fighting Irish and Midshipmen will once again play on the Emerald Isle.