Nebraska had a 38-3 lead on Bethune-Cookman at halftime Saturday in Lincoln, in a hastily scheduled game that serves two purposes:
A visiting coach couldn’t help but try a unique Nebraska delicacy ON THE SIDELINE
As anyone would do.
- Giving Nebraska another game that can go toward bowl eligibility, after the Huskers had their Week 1 game against Akron canceled right after kickoff.
- Giving Bethune-Cookman a lot of money.
While going through this game, a Bethune-Cookman coach got hungry, so he did what anyone might do while in Nebraska. He bought a Runza.
It’s important to stay fueled on the job.
“What’s a Runza?” an uninitiated reader might ask.
As I sat in SB Nation’s office writing this blog post, I turned to one of our social media producers, Hayley Archer, who went to Nebraska.
What on earth, I asked, is a Runza? She replied:
“It’s like a hot pocket, where it’s ground beef and cabbage. I think onions? Inside of like a roll. And sometimes there’s like cheese. It’s kind of like a burger and a hot pocket put together, but with cabbage in it. It’s very different, and Nebraskans love it.”
It’s a big thing in Nebraska? I asked her.
“Yeah,” she said.
“How big?” I asked.
“Big,” she said.
After a long pause, she added: “It’s an iconic Nebraska food, I would say.”
That’s what a Runza is. I can’t blame the visiting coach for wanting one.
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