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LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska overpowered Fresno State in the second half and won its opener in the easy fashion that was expected.The lasting memory of Saturday nights 43-10 win will be how everyone inside Memorial Stadium came together to remember the Cornhuskers fallen punter, Sam Foltz, who died in a July car crash.The Huskers draped Foltzs No. 27 jersey at the end of their bench, and after they went three-and-out on their first possession, they lined up with 10 players and no punter.The crowd stood and responded with loud cheers and applause as the play clock wound down, with Fresno States players joining them in the salute. When Nebraska was flagged for delay of game after the play clock expired, Fresno State declined the penalty.It was an incredible feeling, knowing how much he meant to the team and the community and all the fans out there, quarterback Tommy Armstrong said. It touched my heart a bit, just looking out there.Fresno State coach Tim DeRuyter was told beforehand that the Huskers would line up without a punter, and he said there was no question that the penalty would be declined.If we cant teach our guys something classy like that, whats college for? he said.Armstrong Jr. ran for two touchdowns and threw a perfect deep ball to Alonzo Moore for another as Nebraska took control of the game and gave Mike Riley his 100th win as a college coach.The Huskers pounded away at the Bulldogs with runs on 51 of their 64 plays, and Devine Ozigbo ran for a career-high 103 yards and two touchdowns. The biggest of Armstrongs few passes came two plays after Kieron Williams first career interception, when Moore beat his man to catch in stride a 57-yard TD early in the fourth quarter.When we run it that well, we open up a lot for the receivers, Armstrong said. When we get a chance to throw it, we have to complete them.Fresno States Chason Virgil, who missed the last nine games in 2015 with a broken clavicle, completed his first five passes and 11 of his first 14. The Bulldogs got a scare when he banged up his left shoulder late in the first half after being driven out of bounds by linebacker Luke Gifford, who was ejected for targeting.Virgil returned to start the third quarter but didnt get much done the rest of the night against a Nebraska defense that got better as the game went on.I thought our guys went toe-to-toe with them for a pretty good bit, and then they broke our will in the fourth quarter, DeRuyter said.THE TAKEAWAYFresno State: The Bulldogs, coming off a 3-9 season, hung with Nebraska for a half and should be improved if they can keep Virgil healthy for new offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau. They capitalized on Robert Stanleys blocked punt and a couple Nebraska penalties, and that allowed them to keep it close until the third quarter. First-year defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward can take consolation in that its unlikely his unit will go against another opponent that runs the ball as well as Nebraska.Nebraska: The game plan was perfect against an opponent that ranked 117th against the run last year, and once Armstrong and the Huskers got going in the second half, they were nearly unstoppable. Nebraska, which finished with 292 yards on the ground, ran on 20 of its first 21 plays, and Riley made good on his plan to get Armstrong more carries.Ozigbo and Terrell Newby formed a strong 1-2 combination, and freshman Tre Bryant showed up well when he got his chances late in the game. All that was pleasing to Riley. What upset him were three unsportsmanlike conduct penalties in addition to an ejection for targeting for a third straight game.There was some good football, when you rush for that many yards, but I have mixed emotions about this game, Riley said. Lots of things have to change.UP NEXT:Fresno State: The Bulldogs go from playing in one of the cathedrals of college football to hosting Sacramento State. DeRuyters Fresno teams have beaten Football Championship Subdivision opponents by an average of 26 points.Nebraska: The Huskers host Wyoming, coached by former Nebraska assistant Craig Bohl. This is no gimme. The last time the teams met, in 2013 in Lincoln, the Cowboys scored a couple late touchdowns and put a scare into the Huskers before losing 37-34. Cameron Maybin Jersey . Now that hes hitting streaking teammates with pin-point passes for easy layups, Love is asserting himself as one of the true superstars in the league. 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Indiana is about to get a much better feel for its starter.The well-traveled Richard Lagow -- once a UConn signee, then a walk-on at Oklahoma State, then a junior-college player in Texas for the last two seasons -- makes his Indiana debut on Thursday night, when the Hoosiers visit FIU in the season-opener for both teams.Lagow gets the keys to an offense that has eight starters back from a year ago, when the Hoosiers set school records for points, yards, passing yards, passing first downs, total first downs and total plays.Im curious to see how he reacts in a game, said Indiana coach Kevin Wilson, whose team beat FIU 36-22 last year. I know hes been great in practice.In his two junior-college seasons, Lagow threw for 4,506 yards with 38 touchdowns and 17 interceptions. The decision that he would start wasnt revealed until last week, but Wilson knew far earlier.We actually evolved to that about after the seventh practice, Wilson said. So hes kind of been the guy. Hes handled it well. Looking forward to seeing him.FIU quarterback Alex McGough is already entrenched in his job, and did some record-book rewriting of his own a year ago. McGough set school marks with 420 pass attempts, 269 completions and 21 touchdowns in 2015.Indianas a very good football team, FIU coach Ron Turner said. They return a lot of the guys from last years team that went to a bowl game. Theyve got a lot of confidence. Theyve got their entire offensive line back. Theyve got guys back off a good football team, so its going to be a challenge.---Heres some of what to know going into Thursday night:WELCOME BACK: It only took Indiana 50 years to return to the Sunshinee State.dddddddddddd The Hoosiers last played a game in Florida on Oct. 21, 1966, losing to Miami 14-7 at the now-demolished Orange Bowl. Before meeting FIU last year the most recent instance of the Hoosiers facing a team from the state was in the 1986 All-American Bowl against Florida State.B1G PROBLEMS: This is the 10th time FIU has faced a team that currently calls the Big Ten home, and the Panthers are still looking for their first win in those matchups. Theres been some close calls -- one-score games against Maryland in 2006 and Rutgers in 2009 and 2010 (though neither school was a Big Ten member at the time) -- but the average score of those nine games has been 34-12.LOTS OF YARDS: Indiana was one of 15 FBS teams to average more than 500 yards of offense per game last season. The Hoosiers were also one of 10 teams to, on average, allow more than 500 yards per game. Only two other schools were on that rather unique list: Texas Tech (which put up the second-most yards per game in the nation, while also giving up the second-most yards per game) and Tulsa.FIU AT HOME: The Panthers won more games at home last season than the year before, notable because they had just five games at home in 2015 compared to eight in 2014. FIUs 4-1 home mark last year was its first winning record on its home field since going 4-2 in 2011.TWO OF FOUR: Indiana and FIU are in the second year of four consecutive seasons of facing off. The Hoosiers and Panthers have deals to meet again in 2017 and 2018, first in Bloomington next year and then back in Miami on Sept. 1, 2018. ' ' '