By Charles Jay
The Nebraska Cornhuskers are in a period of transition, to say the least, at the moment. And it with a little confusion that they take the trip out west to face off against the USC Trojans in the Holiday Bowl. College football betting action is slated to take place at 8 PM ET at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.
As Vietbet customers know, head coach Bo Pelini was fired at the end of the regular season, as he was successful, but not successful enough. The team failed most of the time when facing top-level opposition, and apparently Pelini was not on the same page as the athletic department. NCAA football bettors had to be a little surprised to hear the long tirade Pelini went on as he gathered the team at a high school outside of campus, only days before he was hired as coach at Youngstown State. It was filled with profanity, as Pelini went off on everybody at the university. You have to wonder what condition that left his team in.
USC might have been in a foul mood coming into this game, had they not been able to hammer Notre Dame in their season finale. That’s because they lost decisively in their cross-town rivalry game against UCLA 38-20 prior to that. Still, there had to be some disappointment that the Trojans did not qualify for the Pac-12 championship game, considering the talent level. Of course, that talent level is what may give them the edge in this bowl game.
In the college football betting odds that have been posted on this game by the people at Vietbet, the Trojans are favored by a touchdown:
USC Trojans -7 (-105)
Nebraska Cornhuskers +7 (-115)
Over 62 points -110
Under 62 points -110
Things appear to be harmonious for Steve Sarkisian, who is finishing up his first season as coach at USC. He had previously been the offensive coordinator there, so this was his dream job, which prompted him to leave his post at the University of Washington. Always known as a quarterback “guru,” Sarkisian had a positive effect on Cody Kessler, who was remarkable in the way that he managed to avoid big mistakes, as a ratio of 36 touchdowns to just four interceptions would attest. It is hard to imagine that Lane Kiffin, at the start of last season, would have actually been in a battle for the starting job.
Vietbet customers know that the balance of the USC attack is going to have to be present, in order to keep Nebraska honest. The ‘Huskers are fourth in the nation in pass efficiency defense, which means that they are at least somewhat equipped to deal with Kessler and his All-America caliber wide receiver, Nelson Agholor. But Nebraska gives up 4.7 yards per rushing attempt, which opens itself up for running back Javorius Allen (1337 yards, 5.3 ypc). College football bettors recall that Melvin Gordon was able to set an NCAA record with 408 yards against this defense just six weeks ago.
The Cornhuskers will be going with assistant head coach Barney Cotton as the interim coach for this game. Mike Riley, the one-time NFL coach (with the San Diego Chargers) who had been at Oregon State, was hired, but won’t be part of all this.
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