THE RED ZONE BLITZ

Nebraska opens against Ohio at 11 a.m. The guy on the other sideline held Anthony Colandrea to 10 points nine months ago. Lincoln, NE — I’ve covered this program through enough good Septembers and Octobers that turned into ugly Novembers to know the difference between a start and a season. Last year Nebraska got to 6-2, cracked the Top 25, then beat UCLA to reach 7-3. What followed was not a slow fade. It was Penn State 37-10, Iowa 40-16, and Utah 44-22 in the Las Vegas Bowl