Instant takes from Nebraska's blowout loss to No. 6 Oklahoma

Here are three instant takes from Nebraska’s 49-14 loss to No. 6 Oklahoma.

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The Husker offense vs. one of the best-scoring defenses in the nation

No. 6 Oklahoma ranks 10th nationally in scoring defense, only allowing an average of eight points per game. Before Saturday, they allowed 305.5 yards per game in its first two games including 96 rushing yards and 209.5 pass yards per game.

OU put up these numbers against UTEP and Kent State. The Huskers’ offense put up similar numbers to FBS teams. Actually, UTEP had 288 receiving yards and Nebraska threw for 164 yards.

The Huskers had 327 total yards which was within 30 yards of the FBS teams the Sooners have played.

Nebraska scored seven points with quarterback Casey Thompson. The quarterback led the offense to 175 yards in one half and two drives. Chubba Purdy took over in the third quarter and helped put together a 42-yard drive, Nebraska’s longest since its second of the second quarter.

Purdy got the edge and six points for Nebraska’s only second-half touchdown with 3:17 remaining in the game.

Nebraska will face plenty of good defenses in the Big Ten and did not shape up well against this one.

The offensive line’s issues were magnified

Thompson got absolutely pummeled against Oklahoma. In the first half, he was sacked four times for a loss of 32 yards including a brutal targeting to the chin that flipped him over in the endzone.

Nebraska’s offensive line got beat almost every play outside of the first drive. The Huskers were fired up out of the locker room and stormed 77 yards down the field for a touchdown. Thompson connected with a wide-open Trey Palmer in the endzone for a 32-yard TD.

After that, NU ran 16 plays for three yards at the 11:45 mark in the second quarter. In that time span, the line had given up three sacks in five plays.

The offensive line was shaken up this week with left tackle Teddy Prochazka out with a right arm injury. Turner Corcoran moved from left guard to left tackle. Kevin Williams started at left guard but was replaced by Ethan Piper in the first quarter.

Corcoran, Benhart, Piper and Henry Lutovsky all gave up a sack against OU. Oklahoma had nine tackles for a loss of 56 yards.

The 10th-best scoring defense in the nation continued to prove itself against a Nebraska offensive line that still hasn’t found its identity.

Mickey Joseph has a big job ahead of him

Mickey Joseph has inherited a mess of a defense, a weak offensive line and a special teams that is prone to get burned by returners. Oklahoma highlighted all of those problems with the world’s brightest flashlight.

This is going to be one heck of a job for his first head coaching gig.

Nebraska’s defense gave up 268 passing yards, 312 rushing and allowed an average of 6.9 yards per play. To start the second half, OU was averaging a massive 9.7 yards per play. Oklahoma had nine rushes of over 15 yards and six catches of over 15 yards.

OU wide receiver Marvin Mims had 66 receiving yards on four catches with a long of 38-yards in the second quarter. Mims tore up Nebraska’s special teams with three punt returns for 60 yards. He returned one 34 yards to the Huskers’ 22-yard line to help Oklahoma go up 21-7 in the first quarter.

This Nebraska team already had issues and they were magnified on Fox’s big stage. Joseph, new wide receivers coach Mike Cassano and this staff now have a buy week to shake off the blowout loss, the changing of head coaches and prepare for what always will be a tough Big Ten season.