Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez says he’s prepared for the hostile environment Saturday at Washington’s Husky Stadium that will be his first college road game.

The redshirt freshman’s reason might surprise you.

“Just because I played in high school in big games,” he said. “The crowd doesn’t bother me very much.”

Given that Husky Stadium can be one of the loudest venues in college football, one might conclude Martinez is really naive or that he is quite the jokester.

His teammates on the eighth-ranked Huskers say the answer is neither.

They say he’s genuinely unfazed at the prospect of going to a place where the noise level once was measured at 130 decibels — about as loud as a jackhammer and well past the point where hearing damage is a risk.

“I believe he can get it done,” receiver Brandon Kinnie said Tuesday. “He’s a winner. That’s all he knows how to do is to win.”

Receiver Niles Paul said Martinez is so laid back that it’s hard to tell if he ever feels pressure.

“If you tell him (about the noise), he probably won’t listen to you anyway,” Paul said. “He’ll handle it his own way. He has no emotion.”

Martinez has been sensational in his first two games. He’s the top freshman rusher in the nation, and seventh overall, with 142 yards a game. He’s averaging 13.5 yards a carry and has six runs of at least 20 yards, including TDs of 67, 46, 43 and 20. He’s the first Nebraska quarterback since Jammal Lord in 2003 to have back-to-back 100-yard rushing performances.

He also has proved to be a competent passer, completing 66 percent of his 32 throws for 242 yards with one interception.

But his numbers have been amassed at home against Western Kentucky and Idaho. Washington (1-1), coming off a 41-20 win over Syracuse in Seattle, will be the first true test for Martinez and the Huskers (2-0). All 72,500 seats are sold.

“We’ll see how good we actually are,” Martinez said.

Washington linebacker Cort Dennison said the last thing the Huskies want is for Martinez to get room to move outside the pocket.

“He’s a great athlete, probably the fastest quarterback, one of them, that I’ve ever seen,” Dennison said. “He’s the heart of their offense.”

Coach Bo Pelini said Martinez’s personality is such that he should be able to handle the atmosphere.