Nebraska Cornhuskers 2009 College Football Predictions, Picks & Odds: Nebraska is beginning to turn things around under head football coach Bo Pelini. It has only been one year, but the defense improved dramatically. That has the folks in Lincoln hoping things are going to start getting better. And since the team ended the year with a nice bowl victory over Clemson, the momentum is at least heading in the right direction. And they might need that momentum without a majority of their playmakers on offense. Odds makers at Sportsbook.com have the Nebraska Cornhuskers 75-1 odds to win the BSC 2010 National Championship.
The offense practically has to rebuild from scratch. Quarterback Joe Ganz is gone and so are his top two receivers in Nate Swift and Todd Peterson. There are some young receivers ready to step up and tight end Mike McNeill is a solid pass catcher who will give the quarterback a safe option. However, the options to replace Ganz are limited. Junior Zac Lee has the most experience, if you want to call it that. He has at least been on the team the longest. Redshirt freshman Kody Spano and freshman Cody Green are the other options. All three are mobile quarterbacks and the battle could go into the fall. Nebraska Cornhuskers college football odds are a conservative pick to go OVER 8 wins at Sportsbook.com!
The defense returns relatively intact. Defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is ready to become a household name, once somebody learns how to pronounce it. He led the team in tackles and sacks last year and will be the heart and soul of this defense. With a healthy, and hilariously named, Phillip Dillard back, the linebacker corps should be very strong. So should the secondary, led by safety Larry Asante, which returns just about everybody except Armando Murillo. The pass defense ranked second in the conference and the total defense ranked 55 th in the nation which is extremely impressive for a team in the Big 12. If the back seven can keep that up, Nebraska will be in good shape. Sportsbook.com’s college football predictions have Nebraska Cornhuskers at +500 to win the Big 12 conference.
Alex Henery is far and away the most accurate field goal kicker in Cornhusker history. He has made 26-of-29 (.897) during his career, including 18-of-21 last season, the most dramatic a school-record 57-yarder against Colorado with 1:43 remaining and Nebraska trailing 31–30.
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