Nebraska Offensive Coordinator Marcus Satterfield Pre-UNI Press Conference

On the offensive performance on Saturday
“It was good to get off to a fast start. I love the way that we executed the open script. We continually played physically and played hard with good effort in the first half. We didn’t execute at a high level and ended the half again for two weeks in a row, with a two minute situation where we scored a touchdown. Very pleased with the start, very pleased with the two-minute situation before the half. We had to continue to prove as Coach (Rhule) would say ‘develop our competitive stamina’ and not relax when we’re up 28 to nothing.’

On how Rahmir Johnson and Dante Dowdell complement each other
“Rahmir does a really nice job on third downs and catching the ball in the backfield. Obviously, he’s got speed. The one touchdown that got called back, people had angles on him and he was able to separate and run for 80 yards without getting tackled, so that was good to see. I love Dante’s physicality. Obviously, he had an unblocked defender and stiff-armed him, and got a first down. He ran through a guy. We talk all the time about his physicality and physical nature. I think it allows him to be a little bit different. I like how both of those guys played. Gabe (Ervin Jr.) got in there at the end and ran the ball really hard. I think Emmett (Johnson) still gives us a lot of availability on third downs and moving forward.”

On Dante Dowdell’s progress since arriving
“I think E.J. (Barthel) and coach Ron Brown in that running back room have done an unbelievable job developing him. When he first got here, he hadn’t played a lot of football. Tried to learn how we do things, our process, we try to do really hard things and it’s not for everybody. So for him to be able to adapt to how we work every day and what we do, and develop his skill set as a running back. I think E.J. did a really nice job, and continually and still ongoing, of developing him into what you see today, and I think he can get better than what you’re seeing today.”

On players needing to match Dylan Raiola’s intensity
“It just means we’re not going to slow down. We’re not going to slow down and call a game, not passively, but less aggressively because Dylan is a freshman. Dylan works his butt off and he can handle a lot of stuff. The other guys around him need to pick it up and they need to start learning and working as hard as, not just Dylan, but we had a couple of guys on offense that worked their butts off with the film. We’re pushing guys to not just match, but it’s our standard. Our standard on offense of film study, learning the playbook, of execution, which is one of our three pillars – a culture of execution. That’s why we have to demand the standard, to get to that level.”