Red 21
White 16

April 17, 2010 • 1 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE
1st2nd3rd4th F 
White0106016
Red770721
1st quarter
RED: Tyler Legate 6 pass from Taylor Martinez, 8:41
    (Alex Henery kick; 10 plays, 52 yards)
2nd quarter
WHI: Adi Kunalic 33 field goal, 14:45
    (5 plays, 54 yards)
RED: Brandon Kinnie 36 pass from Martinez, 9:52
    (Henery kick; 8 plays, 72 yards)
WHI: Will Henry 72 pass from Cody Green, 6:13
    (Kunalic kick; 6 plays, 79 yards)
3rd quarter
WHI: Kunalic 21 field goal, 9:29
    (4 plays, 7 yards)
WHI: Kunalic 32 field goal, 0:53
    (11 plays, 48 yards)
4th quarter
RED: Ryan Hill 1 pass from Kody Spano, 7:28
    (Henery kick; 13 plays, 69 yards)
   
                             WHI       RED
FIRST DOWNS                   13        19
  Rushing                      6         9
  Passing                      7         9
  Penalty                      0         1
RUSHING ATTEMPTS-NET      27-121    36-138
  Average Per Rush           4.5       3.8
NET YARDS PASSING            251       167
  Comp-Att-Int           14-24-0   15-20-1
TOTAL OFFENSE             51-372    56-305
  Gain Per Play              7.3       5.4
Fumbles-Lost                 0-0       3-1
Penalties-Yards             5-45      2-10
PUNTS-AVG. YARDS          2-37.0    3-30.7
  Net Yards Per Punt        33.0      26.0
KICKOFFS-AVG. YARDS       5-63.0    4-67.2
  Net Yards Per Kickoff     37.8      49.2
Punt returns-Avg.         1-14.0     2-4.0
Kickoff returns-Avg.      4-18.0    5-25.2
Interceptions-Yds-TD       1-2-0     0-0-0
Possession Time            25:34     34:26
Third-Down Conv.            5/13      7/10
Fourth-Down Conv.            0/0       0/0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances      3-3       2-2
Sacks By: Number-Yards      1-15       1-7
   
RUSHING
WHI: L. Washington 6-39; C. Okafor 7-26; R. Helu Jr. 5-21; C. Zimmerer 3-22; C. Green 5-19; D. Robinson 1-4

RED: T. Martinez. 9-60; R. Burkhead 6-36; A. Jones 13-37; L. Ward 3-17; R. Kellogg III 4-0; R. Hill 1-(-2)
   
PASSING
WHI: C. Green      7/15, 155 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT
     L. Washington  6/8,  65 YDS, 0 TD, 0 INT
     M. McNeill     1/1,  31 YDS  0 TD, 0 INT
RED: T. Martinez    5/9,  79 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT 
     K. Spano       7/8,  66 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT 
     R. Kellogg III 2/2,  26 YDS, 0 TD, 0 INT  
     R. Burkhead    1/1,  -4 YDS, 0 TD, 0 INT
   
RECEIVING
WHI: N. Paul 5-103; K. Hyland 3-57; W. Henry 2-79; C. Zimmerer 2-2; C. Okafor 1-6; M. McNeill 1-4

RED: K. Reed 4-47; A. Jones 2-28; R. Barry 2-26; B. Kinnie 1-36; L. Ward 1-12; C. Gilleylen 1-11; T. Legate 1-6; T. Marlowe 1-4; R. Hill 1-1; P. Amukamara 1-(-4)

Attendance: 77,936

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Freshman QB Martinez effective in guiding Reds’ offense

After falling behind 14-3, the Whites scored 13 unanswered points, but Kody Spano’s one-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Hill with 7:28 left gave the Reds a 21-16 victory in the 2010 Nebraska football spring game.

Taylor Martinez connected on 5-of-9 passes for 79 yards in the first half and rushed nine times for 60 yards to help the Reds jump to a 14-3 lead early in the second quarter. Martinez was effective from the start, engineering a 10-play, 52-yard touchdown drive on the opening possession.

Two of Martinez’s completions went for touchdowns, including a 36-yarder to wide receiver Brandon Kinnie that put the Reds up 11 points with 9:52 left in the first half. Kinnie drew contact from the Whites near the 10-yard line but drove the pile into the end zone to cap an eight-play, 72-yard drive.

I-back Rex Burkhead also helped the Reds on their successful early drives, carrying six times for 36 yards.

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2010 schedule
04/17Red 21, White 16
09/04W. KentuckyW 49-10
09/11IdahoW 38-17
09/18@ WashingtonW 56-21
09/25South Dakota St.W 17-3
10/07@ Kansas St.W 48-13
10/16TexasL 13-20
10/23@ Oklahoma St.W 51-41
10/30MissouriW 31-17
11/06@ Iowa St.W 31-30
11/13KansasW 20-3
11/20@ Texas A&ML 6-9
11/26ColoradoW 45-17
12/04OklahomaL 20-23
12/30@ WashingtonL 7-19
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Commentary

Shatel

The curtain finally went up on No. 3 at the Red-White game, and he opened eyes with his speed.

Tom Shatel *
Omaha World-Herald
Sipple

Players dazzle in the Spring Game and vanish come fall. I don’t see that happening in Martinez’s case

Steven M. Sipple *
Lincoln Journal Star
Hamar

The Huskers definitely had the look of a more physical football team. That’s something they’ve been working toward for quite some time.

Bob Hamar *
Grand Island Independent
Neeley

Suh's absence was noticeable, and has to be the single biggest question mark between now and kickoff in September.

Todd Neeley
Hastings Tribune
McKewon

Martinez is a weapon. No doubt. But is he the side dish? Or the whole side of Big Red beef?

Sam McKewon
Nebraska StatePaper
Dickson

With the 2010 spring game in the record books, Nebraskans can now relax and forget about football until sometime tomorrow afternoon

Brad Dickson
Omaha World-Herald
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