Who is Florida Atlantic? Florida Atlantic is coached by Howard Schnellenberger. If you haven't forgotten by now, Schnellenberger led the Miami Hurricanes to victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the national championship game on January 2, 1984. The Cornhuskers had Gill, Rozier, and Fryar that year and, prior to the game, they were picked by some as the best college team ever. This is the game that NU went for two points and didn't convert towards the end of the game. The undefeated team went down 31-30.
The Owls play their home games at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and are members of the Sun Belt Conference.
The Owls are led by Rusty Smith, the Pre-Season Sun Belt Conference Co-Player of the Year for 2009. TE Jamari Grant also has received some preseason honors. The offense is their strong point but the NU defense should keep them in check most of the game. NU will have four turnovers in this game.
The 2008 Florida Atlantic team was 7-6. They lost a lot of key players on defense this year so the Huskers should be able to score quite a few points.
Florida Atlantic will run the spread offense. Nebraska will defend with the nickel and dime sets much of the game.
So look to Florida Atlantic to score the first two possessions of the game with a touchdown and a field goal. They will also score late in the game to have a total of 17 points. Nebraska will score often during this game with a lot of players scoring. The NU defense will score at least one touchdown. NU will be able to score on the ground and through the air.
Zac Lee should run for one touchdown and throw for three touchdowns, with one being a tight end. Helu and Ward will score on the ground along with Lee and Henery will kick two FG's.
Final Nebraska 55
Florida Atlantic 17
3 comments:
do your homework.
FAU uses a pro-style offense. Schnellenberger hates the spread and will never use it.
he runs the same offense he did back when miami beat the huskers.
NU will lose this game!!! Go Longhorns!!!
The pro style offense can include the West Coast offense and other variations of the spread. The internet refers to FAU and their spread offense a lot. Here is just one example from 2008. "The defensive effort was the result of a front seven that tackled well, given the conditions, and a secondary that slowed Florida Atlantic’s vaunted spread offense.
“We know that we have the ability to make a stop and have no points on the board, so we know that our defense is a top-notch defense,” said senior strong safety Otis Wiley, who recorded five tackles and four pass breakups."
They do have a new offensive coordinator this year so maybe it will be different.
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