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Ty Robinson to return to Nebraska for sixth season

Nebraska defensive lineman Ty Robinson has announced he’s returning for a sixth season

On Tuesday, Nebraska defensive lineman Ty Robinson announced during his media availability that he will be returning to Lincoln for a sixth season.

“I’ve sat down with the coaches already and we thought that it would be in the best interest that I come back for another year so I will be returning for a sixth year,” Robinson said.

The Gilbert, Arizona native was a consensus four-star prospect in the 2019 recruiting class, including being ranked by Rivals as a top-100 prospect. He picked the Huskers over offers from Alabama, Georgia, Oregon, Penn State, Notre Dame, USC, and others.

Robinson would play three games as a true freshman in 2019, preserving his redshirt eligibility before playing in all seven of the Huskers games in the 2020 COVID season, finishing with 17 tackles, including two tackles for a loss. In 2021, Robinson played in 12 games and recorded 27 tackles, four tackles for a  loss, and two sacks as a redshirt freshman.

Last season, he was named Nebraska’s co-Defensive Lineman of the Year after playing in 12 games and recording 24 tackles, including four tackles for a loss and two sacks. This season, he’s followed that up with an even better season, so far tying his career high in tackles with 27 while also recording four tackles for a loss and one sack.

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Nebraska without a defensive lineman for first half vs Colorado

Nebraska will be without one of their defensive leaders on Saturday.

Nebraska will be without one of their defensive leaders on Saturday. Defensive lineman Ty Robinson will miss the first half against Colorado this weekend.

Robinson was ejected from Thursday’s loss to Minnesota. He was flagged for targeting after making head-to-head contact with quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis.

Head coach Matt Rhule told the press that Ty should be prepared for the second half.

“They played well, Ty was at a different level when he was playing. He got to the quarterback four or five times. Obviously it’s unfortunate we won’t have him in the first half but I told him he’s going in on every play in the second half when you get back. So you better rest up. Ty’s level of football in the first half was really impressive. We played a lot of guys. We were able to get some guys in for three, four or five plays. We’ll need all of that for this tempo and we’ll need all of that for this opponent.”

Nebraska will visit Colorado this Saturday. Kick-off is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Fox.

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Expectations have risen for Colorado’s sophomore wide receivers

What do you expect to see from Colorado’s wide receivers room?

Much like Colorado’s defensive secondary, the wide receivers room experienced significant loss in the offseason and will be relying on a few underclassmen to play bigger roles.

One of those youngsters is third-year sophomore Montana Lemonious-Craig. In moderate playing time last year, he reeled in 10 catches for 123 yards and two touchdowns, including a clutch score against Oregon State. Those numbers will likely increase in 2022, though, with the likes of Brenden Rice, Dimitri Stanley and a few other wideouts now gone.

The Buffs also have a couple of other sophomores — Ty Robinson and Chase Penry — that have a year of experience under their belt.

“Everybody in the room is expecting to play a bigger role for the most part,” Lemonious-Craig said. “Guys are stepping up, guys are making plays, they made plays in spring ball and they’re making plays in fall camp. Overall, everybody’s role has expanded from top to bottom. I’m looking forward to those guys being able to step up and help bring wins within the team and help provide execution within the offense.”

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247Sports’ Nick Kosko predicts Nebraska to upset Iowa in the 2022 season finale

247Sports’ Nick Kosko likes the Nebraska Cornhuskers to upset the Iowa Hawkeyes in the 2022 regular season finale.

Iowa has owned the series against Nebraska, winning the past seven contests against the Cornhuskers. It looked like the Hawkeyes’ dominance over Nebraska was set to come to a close last year in Lincoln, Neb., but a fourth-quarter Iowa rally was jumpstarted by Henry Marchese’s blocked punt that Kyler Fisher returned 14 yards for a touchdown.

That sliced Iowa’s deficit from 21-9 to 21-16. The Hawkeyes followed that special teams game-changer up by forcing Huskers backup quarterback Logan Smothers into an intentional grounding penalty in the end zone for a safety. Iowa’s Caleb Shudak added a 44-yard field goal on the ensuing possession and suddenly the game was tied.

Then, Iowa quarterback Spencer Petras capped off a six-play, 76-yard drive with a two-yard touchdown plunge to give the Hawkeyes its first lead with 2:58 remaining. Hawkeyes cornerback Jermari Harris sealed the victory, intercepting Smothers to end any final threat from the Huskers.

In the process, Iowa registered its fifth consecutive victory in Lincoln, captured the Big Ten West crown and notched a 10-win season. 247Sports’ Nick Kosko isn’t buying into any of the recent series history in his game-by-game predictions for Nebraska’s 2022 season, though.

Kosko likes Nebraska to upset Iowa, 24-21, to end the 2022 regular season.

Yes, we’re picking an upset here. Nebraska puts a stamp on its bowl game date, whenever and wherever it might be. The upset over the Hawkeyes on the road will be the defining game of the 2022 season for Scott Frost. There’s gotta be one in there somewhere, and why not the final regular season game of the upcoming fall? Let’s do it. A late field goal puts Nebraska up by 10 (24-14) and the defense holds on as Iowa fails a late comeback. With the 7-5 record, Frost ensures a 2023 campaign and has a chance to win an eighth game in the postseason. – Kosko, 247Sports.

Obviously, this would be a reversal of what fans have seen in recent years. There’s a good chance that it has serious division implications for the Hawkeyes, too. The West feels like it’s wide open, and Iowa just might be hosting Nebraska for a return trip to Indianapolis in the 2022 edition to determine the fate of the Heroes Trophy.

If that’s the circumstances going in for Iowa’s Senior Day game, then the Huskers will have earned a difficult to come by victory, and it would further signal that Nebraska has made progress as a football program in 2022.

While Iowa is an interesting team heading into next season given the disparity between the team’s offensive and defensive production in 2021, Nebraska might have been the most intriguing, hardest to figure out team in all of the Big Ten last season. The Huskers finished 3-9, which is by definition bad. Still, Nebraska lost eight one-score games, which could indicate that the Huskers are ripe for a quick turnaround.

Time will tell on that front. One thing is for certain: Scott Frost needs 2022 to show tangible results if he’s to remain the Huskers’ head football coach. Frost brought in offensive coordinator Mark Whipple from Pittsburgh to help try and rejuvenate Nebraska’s offense. Last season’s backup quarterback in Smothers returns for Nebraska, but longtime starter Adrian Martinez is off to Kansas State.

Nebraska went ahead and brought former Texas quarterback Casey Thompson in to be the likely starter, and the Huskers added Florida State transfer signal-caller Chubba Purdy as well. The wide receiving corps features a series of transfers as well with Trey Palmer arriving from LSU, Marcus Washington from Texas and Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda from New Mexico State.

Palmer had 30 grabs for 344 yards and three scores in 2021, Washington registered 18 receptions for 277 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and Garcia-Castaneda hauled in 37 passes for 578 yards and four scores. Add that in with Omar Manning’s returning 26 grabs for 380 yards and two touchdowns.

In the backfield, Nebraska will be looking for Rahmir Johnson, Gabe Ervin Jr. and Jaquez Yant to combine for the Huskers’ rushing attack. Last season, Johnson carried 112 times for 495 yards and four scores, Ervin Jr. rushed 37 times for 124 yards and two touchdowns and Yant tallied 47 totes for 294 yards and one trip to the end zone.

Defensively, Nebraska added two-time All-Big 12 second-team selection Ochaun Mathis at defensive end. Mathis has 135 tackles, 30.5 tackles for loss and 15.5 sacks over the course of his college career. He’ll team with Garrett Nelson, Ty Robinson and Alabama transfer Stephon Wynn Jr. At the second level, Nebraska linebackers Luke Reimer and Nick Henrich combined for 189 tackles last season.

The Huskers’ defensive backfield has its fair share of transfer additions as well, featuring Tommi Hill from Arizona State, DeShon Singleton from Hutchinson Community College and Omar Brown from Northern Iowa. That trio will join safety Myles Farmer and cornerback Quinton Newsome.

For a head coach in Frost that frankly is desperate for success heading into 2022, it makes sense to replenish the roster with a series of transfer portal additions and see if it works. While Iowa hopes to be fighting for the Big Ten West in the season finale, Frost just might be coaching for his job.

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Colorado football state of the position: Wide Receiver

The Buffs’ offense will be relying on a few wide receivers to take the next step

Colorado has more of a history at the wide receiver position than one might notice given its history of running the football. The Buffs have consistently developed playmakers on the outside and have pushed that talent to the NFL. The 1990s saw eight different Buffs receivers drafted, including four first-round picks in a seven-year span.

Now in 2022, Colorado is looking for new faces to fill the void left by a few players departing via either graduation or the transfer portal.

Will a new Buff be able to join the ranks of the Michael Westbrooks, the Paul Richardsons and the Laviska Shenault Jrs. of the world?

WATCH: Ty Robinson catches first career TD to cap off 77-yard drive

Ty Robinson caught his first career touchdown pass

Something good happened for the Buffaloes in Eugene.

Faced with a 21-point deficit, Colorado drove 77 yards on nine plays to get on the scoreboard early in the second quarter against No. 7 Oregon.

The drive had a promising beginning when Brendon Lewis connected with Brady Russell on the first snap. Russell fought off multiple Oregon defenders after the catch to complete a nice 28-yard gain. From there, Colorado’s versatile rushing attack carried most of the load. Alex Fontenot, Jarek Broussard and Deion Smith all had runs for at least nine yards to push CU deep into Oregon territory.

Lewis capped off the drive with a 9-yard touchdown pass to true freshman Ty Robinson. The leaping end zone grab was Robinson’s first college TD.

Colorado’s first touchdown since beating Arizona two weeks ago cut Oregon’s lead to 21-7. It also marked the Buffs’ third-longest scoring drive of the season.

Small improvements seen in CU Buffs’ 35-13 loss to Arizona State

RECAP: Small improvements were seen in the CU Buffs’ Pac-12 opener loss to Arizona State

It wasn’t a shutout. but the offense continued to lag in Colorado’s third consecutive loss as the Buffs’ Pac-12 opener went the way of the Sun Devils, 35-13.

Two field goals and a touchdown were all the Buffaloes could muster on Saturday against an Arizona State squad that is a growing threat to win the Pac-12 South.

Despite throwing for just 67 yards, Brendon Lewis took another step forward according to Karl Dorrell. Colorado’s ground attack, however, was the beacon of positivity. Alex Fontenot ran for 65 yards and a touchdown while Jarek Broussard had 35 to become Colorado’s quickest to 1,000 career rushing yards. When all was complete, CU outgained ASU on the ground 183 to 167.

After Cole Becker hit a 51-yard field goal late in the second half, which ended CU’s Pac-12 record 24 consecutive scoreless possessions, the Buffs came out firing in the third quarter. Lewis completed a 26-yard jet sweep to Ty Robinson and it appeared the Buffaloes’ offense had been revived. Fontenot ended the drive with a 1-yard rushing TD and ASU’s lead was trimmed to 14-10.

TEMPE, ARIZONA – SEPTEMBER 25: Running back Alex Fontenot #8 of the Colorado Buffaloes reacts after scoring on a one-yard rushing touchdown against the Arizona State Sun Devils during the second half of the NCAAF game at Sun Devil Stadium on September 25, 2021 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

“I was really encouraged that we came out of halftime with the ball and we went down the field and scored,” Dorrell said. “That was kind of more reminiscent of what we saw a year ago with how we played with the running game really leading the way.”

In the fourth quarter, Colorado handed the ball off every time but twice despite being down big. The nearly 100% ground attack produced a meaningless fourth quarter Becker field goal.

The Buffs’ defense, which has been solid in 2021, struggled to contain the explosiveness of ASU QB Jayden Daniels. His 75 yards rushing led the team and caused fits in the Buffs’ secondary. Colorado’s defense relinquished seven plays over 20 yards and couldn’t record a sack or a turnover. Nate Landman led with 10 total tackles.

While the effort may have been an improvement over last week, better results are still the goal.

“Progress doesn’t keep you stable,” Dorrell said. “We’re frustrated, we’re all frustrated, they’re frustrated, coaches, everybody is. But that’s kind of the nature of the beast… We got to be big men and grow up and try to get some things fixed in a hurry so we can be productive, and I think we’re pretty close. I don’t think we’re that far away.”

Up next for Colorado will be a home matchup on Oct. 2 with the likewise discombobulated USC Trojans.