Running backs coach Ryan Held evoked Rocky IV when talking about the challenge ahead of the Huskers in Ann Arbor, where they opened as 18-point underdogs this week.
“At the end of the day, this is Rocky IV. Nobody thinks we can win this game. National people don’t think we can win this game. We have to be able to rally, come together as a group, go on the road, get on that airplane like Rocky Balboa did and frickin’ beat Ivan Drago. That’s what we have to do. That’s kind of where we’re at and we’re going to keep fighting to get this done.”