TODD PETERSON –SOPHOMORE WIDE RECEIVER
While Peterson snagged just two catches on the night, his 72 receiving yards were a team high. He also caught the longest Nebraska reception, a 48-yard grab in the second quarter. The catch was the longest of his career, besting a 38-yard grab at Colorado last season.
– Katelyn Kerkhove
ANDREW SHANLE – SENIOR FREE SAFETY
The St. Edward native, along with the rest of Nebraska's secondary, has been criticized for missing too many tackles this season. But the 6-foot-1 210-pounder turned in one of his most solid efforts on Saturday night, recording four solo tackles, two pass breakups and an interception.
On a night when the Husker secondary was otherwise picked apart, Shanle was a bright spot.
– Ben Gouldsmith
DAN TITCHENER – SOPHOMORE PUNTER
The Cheyenne, Wyo., native stuck six of his seven punts inside the Oklahoma 20-yard line on the night, setting a new Big 12 Championship game record. Titchener averaged more than 34 yards per punt, highlighted by a 40-yard boot that pinned the Sooners at their own one-yard line in the third quarter.
– Evan Bland
Running Game – Wait and see. Nebraska actually had success running the ball early, before the Cornhuskers abandoned the run in the second half. Brandon Jackson averaged 5.4 yards per carry before leaving the game with a hand injury. But all you need to know about how NU coaches thought they'd fare on the ground came when they called for senior quarterback Zac Taylor to loft a pass to sophomore tight end Hunter Teafatiller on fourth-and-1 in the fourth quarter.
Passing Game – Sell. It hurt to see Taylor struggle on his biggest stage to date Saturday night. This was easily the senior's poorest performance of the season. Taylor completed only 23 of his 50 pass attempts, threw three interceptions and left some large plays out on the field. This in spite of a fine effort by the Huskers' young offensive line, which gave Taylor adequate time to pass most of the night.
Defense – Buy. At this point in the season, you are what you are. Nebraska's defensive backfield was exposed and exploited by a superior talent in Oklahoma wideout Malcolm Kelly, but the Blackshirts still kept NU in the ball game. The only real mistakes were on two big plays, Thompson's 66-yard bomb to Kelly in the first and the 35-yard, third-and-10 completion to Jermaine Gresham on the Sooners' defining drive.
Special Teams – Risky. Sophomore Dan Titchener had six of his seven punts downed inside the 20-yard line, giving the Huskers the field position advantage, but short kickoffs continue to give opponents decent starting field position. NU had a field goal blocked, but that was negated by its own penalty, and the cute reverse on the opening kickoff did nothing but fire up Oklahoma.
Game Plan – Slight drop. This wasn't Nebraska's worst game of the year, but an inconsistent performance came against its best opponent all season. NU might have kept hammering away with the run, in spite of Jackson's injury. Marlon Lucky looked great but didn't enter the game until the fourth quarter. Single covering Kelly with a 5-foot-9 cornerback might not have been the best idea either.
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