It’s game week (finally!) and Husker fans are getting pumped for Saturday. There are a million good reasons to look forward to this season with excitement. One of which is Saturday’s opponent.
Florida Atlantic may sound like a powder puff team, but rest assured that’s a misconception. A real football team who believes they can win in Lincoln is coming to town. The good news for us is we will be tested early and that’s what this team needs more of, in my opinion.
But back to FAU for a minute. Both the Omaha and Lincoln papers are dedicating lots of space to the program’s coach and lead salesman, Howard Schnellenberger. As many of you may know, Schnellenberger was an All-American tight end at Kentucky; he won national championships in 1961, ’64 and ’65 as Bear Bryant’s offensive coordinator at Alabama; he was offensive coordinator on Don Shula’s 1972 unbeaten Miami Dolphins; and his Miami Hurricanes team defeated Nebraska for the national championship on Jan. 1, 1984. In other words, FAU has a legend on the sidelines and I promise you the kids he’s pulled from the Florida swamps and brought to Boca Raton want the good life that beating Nebraska brings. They will be ready to play on Saturday.
The Owls represent the Sun Belt Conference and are coming off two consecutive bowl game victories.
