Don’t let Adrian Martinez beat you
Everyone expected Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez to build on his sensational freshman season and become a Big Ten player of the year candidate last year as a sophomore. It never happened for various reasons, but his inability to take that next step limited the Cornhuskers’ development as a program.
Still, Martinez has enough talent and experience to show that he’s one of the best playmakers in the league, and if he can find that potential magic that’s in the hat, he could make life miserable for a rebuilt Ohio State defense.
The OSU defense has to contain Martinez in the pocket, get pressure on him, and not let him get comfortable back there becoming a difference-maker. Do that, and I’m not sure there’s enough talent around the junior QB to spring the upset.
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