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Steven M. Sipple: Nebraska shows undeniable growth, but same old issues nix upset hopes
- Steven M. Sipple
- Sep 18, 2021
- Sep 18, 2021 Updated Oct 24, 2021
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Oklahoma running back Kennedy Brooks (26) scores in front of Nebraska's Garrett Nelson (44) in the second half on Sept. 18, 2021, in Norman, Okla.
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Scott Frost addressed the media after the Huskers' 23-16 loss to Oklahoma.
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Photos and videos: Oklahoma holds off Nebraska 50 years after the Game of the Century
Oklahoma's Mario Williams (4) breaks out of the grasp of Nebraska's Braxton Clark (11) in the second half Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska's Braxton Clark (11) breaks up a pass intended for Oklahoma's Mario WIlliams (4) last season in Norman, Oklahoma.
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Pulled by two white ponies named Boomer and Sooner, the Sooner Schooner makes an appearance after an Oklahoma touchdown in the second half against Nebraska on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska wide receiver Zavier Betts (15) pulls in a first-down pass from quarterback Adrian Martinez as he's defended by Oklahoma's D. J. Graham (9) in the fourth quarter Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez (2) gets picked up by teammate Turner Corcoran after a second-half sack as Oklahoma's Brian Asamoah (24) celebrates in the background on Sept. 18 in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez (top center) and the Husker offensive line go against the Oklahoma D-line in the third quarter Sept. 18 in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska head coach Scott Frost walks off the field after the Huskers lost 23-16 to Oklahoma on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez (2) lunges forward for a first down against Oklahoma's Jaden Davis (4) and Pat Fields (10) in the third quarter as Husker head coach Scott Frost looks on Sept. 18 in Norman, Okla.
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A concerned-looking Markese Stepp (30) watches as the training staff tends to the injured Gabe Ervin Jr. (22) in the second half against Oklahoma on Saturday in Norman, Okla. Ervin did not return to the game.
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Oklahoma's Pat Fields (10) returns a blocked extra point for two points in the second half as Nebraska coach Scott Frost (left) looks on Sept. 18 in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska kicker Connor Culp (33) reacts as he misses his second field goal attempt during the third quarter against Oklahoma on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Oklahoma's D. J. Graham (9) pulls in a one-handed interception on a pass intended for Nebraska wide receiver Levi Falck (88) in the fourth quarter as Sooners teammate Delarrin Turner-Yell (32) defends on the play near the goal line Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska running back Jaquez Yant (0) displays the 50th anniversary of the Game of the Century sticker on his helmet as he walks off the field after the Huskers' loss to Oklahoma on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler (7) is chased down by Nebraska's JoJo Domann in the second quarter Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska head coach Scott Frost and the Huskers wait for Oklahoma to take to the field before making their entrance Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler (7) is chased down by Nebraska's JoJo Domann (13) in the second quarter Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska's Quinton Newsome (left) drags down Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler (7) in the second quarter Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Courtney Britt (center), mother of Nebraska football player Cam Taylor-Britt waves to the team buses along with his sister Danielle Taylor (right) on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska cheerleaders Logan Larsen (bottom) and Haiden Loop cheer on the northside of the stadium Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Former Nebraska football player David Bryan, a member of the 1986 team, shows off his Big Eight and Sugar Bowl rings Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Arriving nearly two hours before the start of the game, (from left to right) Dave Radenslaben, Brandon Badberg and Ben Jafari survey the scene Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Allan Johnson (second right) and Colby Parsons (right), both of Edmond, Okla., attend their first Oklahoma together in 25 years on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska tight end Austin Allen (11) checks out the field before the game against Oklahoma on Saturday, Sept. 18 in Norman, Okla.
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Sporting a "Beat Nebraska" cap, former Oklahoma football head coach Barry Switzer (right) makes an entrance to shoot off the RUF/NEKS ceremonial shotgun before making a television appearance on Fox on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt checks out the field after the Huskers arrived before the game against Oklahoma on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska's Braxton Clark (11) breaks up a pass intended for Oklahoma's Mario Williams (4) in the second half Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska wide receiver Omar Manning (left) celebrates his second-half touchdown against Oklahoma with teammates Samori Toure (3) and Travis Vokolek on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska coach Scott Frost (center) and offensive line coach Greg Austin (left) have a word with head linesman John Wiercinski after Husker center Cam Jurgens (51) was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct in the second half against Oklahoma on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska offensive line coach Greg Austin (left) has a word with an (unseen) official after Husker center Cam Jurgens (51) was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct in the second half against Oklahoma on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Oklahoma's Marvin Mims catches a first-down pass against Nebraska on Sept. 18, 2021, in Norman, Okla. The Sooners beat the Huskers 23-16.
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Oklahoma's Mario WIlliams (4) passes the ball back to Sooner quarterback Spencer Rattler, who then throws it to Marvin Mims for a first-down reception in the second half on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Under pressure from Nebraska's JoJo Domann (13), Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler throws to Marvin Mims on a trick play for a first down in the second half Saturday in Norman, Oklahoma.
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Pulled by two white ponies named Boomer and Sooner, the Sooner Schooner makes an appearance after an Oklahoma touchdown in the second half against Nebraska on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska running back Rahmir Johnson rushes the ball against Oklahoma in the second half Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska running back Gabe Ervin (22) gets upended by Oklahoma's Pat Fields in the third quarter on Sept. 18, 2021, in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska tight end Travis Vokolek pulls in an Adrian Marinez pass for a first down against Oklahoma in the second half Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Oklahoma's Pat Fields (right) and teammates celebrate after he returned a blocked Huskers extra point for a two-point conversion in the second half on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler scrambles for yardage against Nebraska in the second half Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Oklahoma running back Kennedy Brooks (26) scores in front of Nebraska's Garrett Nelson (44) in the second half on Sept. 18, 2021, in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska receiver Omar Manning is all smiles after catching an Adrian Martinez pass for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against Oklahoma on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska running back Gabe Ervin (22) gets upended by Oklahoma's Pat Fields in the third quarter Saturday in Norman, Okla. Ervin would get injured later in the game and would not return to the field.
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Nebraska tight end Travis Vokolek runs after catching a pass for a first down against Oklahoma on Sept. 18 in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska tight end Travis Vokolek (83) hauls in a pass for a first down against Oklahoma in the second half Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez scrambles to avoid Oklahoma's Jaden Davis (left) and Pat Fields in the second half Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez (2) scrambles to avoid the tackle of Oklahoma's Isaiah Thomas in the second half last week in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska running back Gabe Ervin is attended to by the Husker training staff after an injury in the second half against Oklahoma on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez takes off on a run in the second half against Oklahoma on Sept. 18 in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska linebacker JoJo Domann (13) reacts to an unsportsmanlike call against teammate Cam Jurgens in the second half against Oklahoma on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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The Nebraska Cornhuskers stream onto the field to take on Oklahoma in the 50th Anniversary of the Game of the Century on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska's Deontai Williams (bottom) sends Oklahoma's Michael Woods flying with a first-quarter hit on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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Nebraska head coach Scott Frost (right) leads the Huskers onto the field to take on Oklahoma in 2021 in Norman, Oklahoma.
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Nebraska wide receiver Omar Manning (5) stiff-arms Oklahoma's Brian Asamoah on a first-quarter reception on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
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The numbers say Nebraska did things not many defenses have been able to do to the Sooners since Lincoln Riley took over at OU in 2017.
The grades: Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 16
Steven M. Sipple weighs in with his report card. Special teams issues and substandard offensive line play are still very concerning, he writes.
'A little short': Missed chances and missed kicks haunt Huskers in 23-16 loss to No. 3 OU
The Huskers went toe-to-toe with the Sooners, but Nebraska's kicking problems, penalties and offensive inconsistency cropped up in a major way.
'That's what we needed': How did they survive NU scare? Sooners point to blocked extra point
The Sooners popped a big play Saturday. But it wasn't the offense. No, it was a blocked extra point and subsequent return with a steal-your-mojo play.
Game notes: More kicking disasters; strife with stripes; Ervin goes down; Johnson gets his turn
The expletives surely flew from couches across the state as the Huskers once again shot off an entire foot with kicking game blunders.
WR Manning's first collegiate TD a 'special moment,' but he's focused on expanding impact for Huskers
In 2019, Scott Frost said he’d never coached anybody that looked like Omar Manning. On Saturday, we got to see what the coach meant.
PG Version: Parker Gabriel's extra points from Huskers-Sooners
The turning point, game balls and quotable quotes: Parker Gabriel offers some extra points from the Huskers' 23-16 loss at Oklahoma.
Sound waves: What others are saying about Saturday's Husker game
Viewpoints on Oklahoma's seven-point win over Nebraska on Saturday, including trips to the Sooners' locker room and Twitter.
Red Report: Latest on Gabe Ervin's injury; Prochazka not planning on redshirt; competition at PK, LG
Notes from Nebraska's media availability Monday include Ervin's grim injury outlook, Frost on Jurgen's penalties and kicking woes.
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