we should all brace ourselves for a competitive football game remember Dylan Rola is a true freshman quarterback so he's likely to make some mistakes Nebraska will also spend the day trying to block utep's top pass rusher Maurice West Morland who according to Matt rule will be one of the best they'll see all season it should be a comfortable win but we must prepare for a battle Nebraska kicks off its 135th season on Saturday as the Corn Huskers start their 2024 campaign with their first ever matchup against UTEP the season opener at Memorial Stadium will be televised on Fox with radio coverage provided by the Huskers radio network kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Nebraska is coming off a 5 to7 record in Matt ru's first season in 2023 impressively the five wins rule secured in his debut season at Lincoln exceeded the combined win total from his first Seasons at Temple and Baylor worthy achievement given and it took only 3 years for rule to lead both programs to school record win totals the Huskers narrowly missed Bowl eligibility last season falling just one win short five of Nebraska's seven losses were by three points or in overtime including four November defeats by a total of 16 points the team returns 10 offensive and seven defensive players who started at least six games last season along with their starting punter and place kicker Nebraska is playing play its first game of the season at home for the first time since 2019 the Huskers are also opening this season against a non-conference opponent for the first time since 2019 in each of the past four seasons Nebraska began the Year by facing a big 10 opponent either on the road or in a neutral site Saturday's opener against UTEP marks the start of four straight home games for the big red this five-game home stand is Nebraska's longest season opening stretch at home since 2013 when a Huskers opened with five consecutive home games please subscribe to our channel for more updates