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Carriker Chronicles: Did Nebraska Turn a Corner?

Adam assesses the Huskers after their win against Michigan State

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Adam Carriker has an honest debate about whether or not Nebraska, Matt Rhule, Dylan Raiola and Husker football have turned a corner. Adam breaks down if Nebraska is now a mentally tough team, a fourth-quarter team, a truly great special team‘s unit, legit better at stopping the run, and also in putting points on the board in the red zone, as well as coaching adjustments during the game, if the offensive line will improve quickly and some things Nebraska still needs to prove.

Adam discusses Dylan Raiola‘s strength, what he needs to work on and how Adam is actually surprised by the amount of toughness Raiola has shown in the past couple of games. Adam says Dylan showed him some things starting with the Michigan game that proved more to character than anything Raiola had done since arriving on campus. That being said, Dylan still needs to play better than he did Saturday, but he also needs help from guys around him.

Nebraska’s offensive line has obviously got to improve its run blocking and pass protection. But in fairness, Adam says, there are other things that play into this as well. Is the quarterback holding the ball too long? Are the receivers not getting open, forcing the quarterback to hold the ball? We all trust Emmett Johnson at running back, but are the other people who run the ball when they get a chance finding the open holes or not? It all goes together. But it all does start up front in the trenches. Nebraska‘s offensive line has to find a way to improve quickly and maybe the coaches can help that a little bit in the meantime with some schematic changes.

Adam has much more to say about the offense, defense, special teams and the Huskers' mental toughness. Hit the play button is below to watch.


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ADAM CARRIKER

Adam’s dream of playing for the Huskers came to fruition. He was twice named first-team All-Big 12, leading the conference in sacks and winning the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year award his senior season, along with several other awards, including finishing with All-America honors, in addition to being named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll three times. He’s also been named to Nebraska’s All-Century Team, voted The Best Husker Defensive End since the start of the new millennium, and has been inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame. Adam went on to play eight years as a Defensive Lineman in the NFL with the St. Louis Rams and Washington Redskins. He was drafted in the 1st round, winning Rams Rookie of the Year; he’s the only Ram in franchise history to start all 16 games as a rookie. He also won the Strongest Redskin award multiple times during his career in the NFL. Since retiring, he’s experienced great success in the business world and has also appeared multiple times on National Television and Radio Shows, and currently hosts his highly popular show, the Carriker Chronicles, aka, the People’s Show, which has been viewed by millions!

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