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Martinez runs for three TDs Saturday

Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez (right) scores a touchdown as he is pursued by Western Kentucky’s Orlando Misaalefua (31) and Quanterus Smith (second from left) in the second half of an NCAA football game in Lincoln, Neb. on Saturday.

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The running quarterback is back at Nebraska. It was just one game, against overmatched Western Kentucky, but Taylor Martinez’s impressive debut Saturday night provided a strong indication of the offensive direction under coordinator Shawn Watson. Martinez, who won a long preseason quarterback competition, did nothing in the eighth-ranked Cornhuskers’ 49-10 victory to make anyone doubt the decision to go with the redshirt freshman. Martinez bolted 46 yards for a touchdown on ...

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