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In Progress: Locker, Washington Host No. 8 Nebraska
Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Freshman quarterback Taylor Martinez continued to impress with three rushing scores and a passing touchdown in leading No. 8 Nebraska to a 56-21 throttling of Washington.
Martinez threw a 24-yard TD pass to Mike McNeill to open the scoring and went on to rush for 137 yards on 19 carries. His day included an 80-yard TD scamper, while Roy Helu Jr. ripped off a 65-yard scoring run -- one of two scores -- on the way to 110 yards on the ground.
Rex Burkhead added 104 rushing yards and a touchdown for the Cornhuskers (3-0), who easily dispatched of Western Kentucky and Idaho at home to start the year. The 3-0 start is just their third since 2004.
Senior Jake Locker had a game to forget, completing just four of his 20 passes for 71 yards with two interceptions -- one returned 31 yards by Alfonzo Dennard for a touchdown.
Locker did hook up with Jermaine Kearse for a 45-yard touchdown and ran for another score. He led the team in rushing with 59 yards on 11 touches while Chris Polk ran for 55 yards and a score for the Huskies (1-2), who were coming off a 41-20 win over Syracuse.
Washington had won five of its previous six games at Husky Stadium.
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