Nebraska began its 2025 campaign with a hard-fought 20–17 win over Cincinnati at Arrowhead Stadium, a venue that oddly served as their “road” game but was packed with nearly 73,000 Huskers fans, essentially, a home opener in atmosphere. While quarterback Dylan Raiola was steady, completing 33 of 42 passes for 243 yards and two touchdowns, Emmett Johnson added 108 rushing yards on 25 carries. The difference came late: with just 34 seconds left, Malcolm Hartzog Jr. picked off a Cincinnati pass in the end zone to seal the win. Nebraska controlled the ball for nearly 40 minutes, but the margin still came down to one play. And that left analysts wondering, should a top Big Ten hopeful have needed such late heroics?

That’s exactly where Geoff Schwartz directed his attention. On a recent Bear

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