New coach Mike Riley addresses the fans.

Reds 24
Whites 15

April 11, 2015 • 1 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE • BTN
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1st quarter
RED: Adam Taylor 8 run (Drew Brown kick) 14:42 Video
RED: Brown 36 field goal, 8:00
2nd quarter
RED: Jamal Turner 29 pass from Zack Darlington (Brown kick) 8:11
WHI: Safety, Tommy Armstrong Jr. downed ball in end zone, 0:00 Video 
3rd quarter
RED: DeMornay Pierson-El 32 pass from Armstrong (Brown kick) 4:36 Video
4th quarter
WHI: Jordan Nelson 52 pass from Ryker Fyfe (Spencer Lindsay kick) 16:09 Video
WHI: Jariah Tolbert 25 pass from Tyson Broekemeier (pass failed) 09:19 Video

                           WHI      RED
FIRST DOWNS ............... 14       22
 Rushing ................... 5       12
 Passing ................... 7       10
 Penalty ................... 2        0
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)..... 24-122   31-258
PASSING YDS (NET) ........ 246      166
  Att-Comp-Int ....... 34-18-2  34-16-1
TOTAL OFFENSE ......... 58-368   65-424
Fumble Returns-Yds ....... 0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yds ......... 1-9     2-47
Kickoff Returns-Yds ..... 4-42     3-81
Int. Returns-Yds ......... 1-6     2-26
Punts (Number-Avg) .... 5-54.6   3-45.0
Fumbles-Lost ............. 0-0      1-0
Penalties-Yards ......... 3-20     3-25
Possession Time ........ 38:21    41:39
Third-Down Conv. ..... 3 of 13  3 of 12
Fourth-Down Conv. ...... 0 of 3   0 of 2

RUSHING
WHI: Wilbon, Mikale 6-42; Nelson, Jordan 4-40; Rose, Austin 5-33; Cross, Imani 2-7; Fyfe, Ryker 2-1; Williams, Aaron 1-1; Bush, AJ 4-minus-2.

RED: Nabity, Graham 6-66; Newby, Terrell 7-53; Pierson-El, D. 2-39; Taylor, Adam 9-35; Cross, Imani 3-26; Darlington, Z. 1-19; Stanton, Johnny 1-15; Armstrong Jr. 1-7; TEAM 1-minus-2.

PASSING
WHI: Bush, AJ 12-22-2 124; Fyfe, Ryker 2-6-0 57; Broekemeier, T. 4-6-0 65.

RED: Armstrong Jr. 6-12-0 77; Darlington, Z. 7-11-0 70; Stanton, Johnny 3-11-1 19.

RECEIVING
WHI: Tolbert, Jariah 3-55; Hovey, Lane 3-24; Rahn, Gabe 2-36; Allen, Taariq 2-29; Gladney, Kevin 2-27; Nelson, Jordan 1-52; Blum, Jared 1-8; Cross, Imani 1-6; Hoppes, Tyler 1-5; Holtmeier, B. 1-4; Rose, Austin 1-0.

RED: Turner, Jamal 3-42; Pierson-El, D. 3-37; Betka, Ty 2-18; Bailey, C. 2-15; Cotton, Sam 1-24; Reimers, Bryan 1-12; Westerkamp, J. 1-10; Janovich, Andy 1-6; Taylor, Adam 1-4; Nabity, Graham 1-2; TEAM 0-minus-4.


Attendance: 76,881

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Reds Open Riley Era with Win in Front of Nearly 77,000: Nebraska ushered in the Mike Riley coaching era with an exciting Spring Game debut, as the Red held off the White, 24-15, in front of 76,881 fans.

Tommy Armstrong completed 6-of-12 passes for 77 yards and a touchdown, while Zack Darlington added 7-of-11 passing for 70 yards and a score. AJ Bush completed 12-of-22 passes for a game-high 124 yards for the White team but threw a pair of interceptions.

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2015 schedule
04/11Whites 15, Reds 24
09/05BYUL 28-33
09/12South AlabamaW 48-9
09/19@ MiamiL 33-36
09/26S. MissW 36-28
10/03@ IllinoisL 13-14
10/10WisconsinL 21-23
10/17@ MinnesotaW 48-25
10/24NorthwesternL 28-30
10/31@ PurdueL 45-55
11/07Michigan St.W 39-38
11/14@ RutgersW 31-14
11/27IowaL 20-28
12/26UCLAW 37-29
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Commentary

Stryker

In year one of the transition to Riley’s offense, the big questions will be how much change, and how soon?

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Sherman

Armstrong likely needs not worry about a serious challenge to his position as the No. 1 quarterback.

Hamar

There is a long way to go, but it was certainly a nice start for the 61-year-old Riley.

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Vogel

Based on Saturday, things are going to heat up quickly for Darlington.

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Muessel

The coaching staff finally showed their hand a bit in how they’ll utilize the smorgasbord of I-back talent.

Hail Varsity
Chatelain

The blueprint sounds easy on a 70-degree day in April. Can Nebraska stay unified during the Riley era?

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Barfknecht

It’s good to see Banderas in a good mood again. That makes him much more likely to leave oppo­nents in a bad one.

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Shatel

Langsdorf and Riley are not going to force their offense down their players’ throats.

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Sipple

This is Armstrong’s show, until further notice.

Lincoln Journal Star
McKewon

Saturday’s spring game mostly churned up intrigue at backup quarterback.

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