Frost Talks Huskers’ Health, Crunch-Time Failures

Quarterback runs were limited in loss to Gophers

Joe Hudson | Oct 20, 2021

Quarterback Adrian Martinez's health had an impact on Nebraska's play-calling against Minnesota, Scott Frost said after Wednesday's Husker football practice.

"Some of the option stuff and quarterback run stuff that we might have added to the game plan, it just wasn't going to be available to us," Frost said.

Adrian Martinez run Nebraska at Minnesota 2021 first half USATSI_16967458 cropped — Nick Wosika-USA TODAY Sports

Frost didn't specify the issue but said Martinez "came out of the game clean, so he's going to be as healthy as he's been a week from Saturday."

The Huskers are idle this week and will return to action Oct. 30 against Purdue. Wednesday's practice was the second of just two scheduled for this week.

As for two players injured in the Minnesota game, Frost said running back Rahmir Johnson must pass concussion protocols before returning to contact work. Safety Deontai Williams is "day to day, week to week" with his knee injury.

The loss to Minnesota was Nebraska's fifth of the season, and all five have been by one-score deficits. Frost said the Huskers need to improve at “making plays when it counts.”

“I’m tired of saying we’re one play away,” Frost said, while also acknowledging that the staff could be “a touch more aggressive” with play calling on offense early in games.

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Published Oct 20, 2021

JOE HUDSON

Joe Hudson has operated a Husker-related website since 1995 and joined forces with David Max to form HuskerPedia (later renamed HuskerMax) in 1999. It began as a hobby during his 35 years as a newspaper editor and reporter, a career that included stints at the Lincoln Star, Omaha World-Herald, Philadelphia Inquirer and Denver Post. In Denver, Joe was chief of the copy desk during his final 16 years at the Post. He is proud to have been involved in Pulitzer Prize-winning projects in both Philadelphia and Denver. Joe has been a Nebraska football fan since the mid-1960s during his childhood in Omaha. He earned his bachelor of arts degree in journalism and economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1976. He resides a few freeway exits north of Colorado Springs and enjoys bicycling and walking his dogs in his spare time. You can reach him at joeroyhud@outlook.com.