Badgers. Martinez and his teammates rebounded from the Wisconsin loss, however, by recording the biggest comeback win in Nebraska history as the Cornhuskers overcame a 27–6 deficit versus Ohio State. Nebraska responded with 28 unanswered points as the biggest play of the game may have been Martinez' screen pass to Burkhead who ran 30 yards into the end zone to tie the score at 27–27 with 7:35 left in the contest. Burkhead also scored the game's winning touchdown off a 17-yard run as Martinez finished the game completing 16-of-22 passes for 191 yards with two touchdowns while rushing for 102 yards off 17 carries against the Buckeyes. Martinez' best performance throwing the football in 2011 came in a 28–25 loss to Northwestern on November 5 as he completed 28-of-37 passes for 289 yards without an interception. Martinez threw touchdown passes of 15 and 14 yards. He had 53 rushing yards on 12 carries against Northwestern. Martinez and Nebraska had their first experience in the Big Ten as they finished 5–3 in the conference. The 6–1, 200-pound redshirt sophomore led Nebraska to a 9–4 record as the Cornhuskers were nationally ranked No. 24 by the AP College Football Poll. Martinez's statistics for the season had him completing 162-of-288 passes for 2,089 yards with 13 touchdowns and eight interceptions. The spread option quarterback ran the ball 188 times for 874 rushing yards and scored nine touchdowns in 13 games. Martinez's Cornhuskers were invited to play the nationally ranked No. 10 South Carolina Gamecocks (10–2) in the Capital One-Citrus Bowl on January 2, 2012, in Orlando, Florida. Nebraska lost the game, 30–13. 2012 Leading up to the 2012 season, Martinez was heavily criticized by fans and media for his awkward passing motion and tendency to turn the ball over. During the spring and summer of 2012, Martinez spent time working on his throwing motion with Steve Calhoun, a private quarterback's coach that operates a football camp in California called "Armed and Dangerous." Calhoun was known for his work with college quarterbacks, and had helped prepare some college quarterbacks for the NFL, including Cam Newton and Jake Locker. Although Martinez had only completed 56% of his passes in 2011, he was confident that his second season as quarterback for in Tim Beck's offense would be better. When asked if he had a completion rate goal for 2012, Martinez responded "70 percent or above." The