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No. 22 Nebraska hosts No. 24 Illinois in a Big Ten opener matching unbeaten teams
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Let the games begin, for real. That's coach Matt Rhule's attitude as No. 22 Nebraska enters its game against No. 24 Illinois on Friday night. “Now the season starts, this is the first game in the Big Ten for us and we’ll find out where we...
College football picks: New conference rivalries for No. 11 USC and No. 15 Oklahoma take spotlight
Conference realignment often seems to have done more harm than good for college football and it is easy to lament what has been lost in the name of chasing dollars. Then Week 4 of the season rolls around and the schedule is highlighted by No. 6 Tennessee at No. 15 Oklahoma in the...
Raiola's sharp 1st half gets No. 23 Nebraska started in its 34-3 win over FCS Northern Iowa
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Dylan Raiola passed for 247 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 23 Nebraska continued its best start since 2016 with a 34-3 win over Northern Iowa on Saturday night. The Cornhuskers (3-0) came away with points on five of their first six possessions against the...
No. 23 Nebraska closes nonconference play with matchup against Northern Iowa of the FCS
Northern Iowa (2-0) at No. 23 Nebraska (2-0), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: No line. Series record: First meeting. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Nebraska is a week away from its Big Ten opener against...
No. 23 Nebraska enters game vs. Northern Iowa as a ranked team for the first time in 5 years
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — No. 23 Nebraska will enter its game against Northern Iowa on Saturday as a Top 25 team for the first time in five years. That fact elicited little more than a shrug from coach Matt Rhule. “It’s where we should probably be, but it’s not...
College football Week 3: Colorado needs a win to quell negative vibe in wake of loss to Huskers
Did Shedeur Sanders throw his offensive line under the figurative bus in his comments after Colorado got clobbered at Nebraska? Was it poor form for Deion Sanders to post pictures of himself on social media the next day? And did “Coach Prime” really instruct the CU...
World champ Terence Crawford says leading Huskers to field was like walking to the ring for a fight
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Terence Crawford said he felt the same way he does when he makes the walk from his dressing room to the boxing ring for a world championship fight. The difference last Saturday night was that he was leading the Nebraska Cornhuskers from their locker room to the...
Nebraska rides dominating defensive performance to 28-10 win over old rival Colorado
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Dylan Raiola passed for 185 yards and a touchdown, Nebraska turned a smothering defensive performance into a big early lead, and the Cornhuskers went on to beat Colorado 28-10 in a game that turned into a slog in the second half Saturday night. “That's how we...
Old rivals Colorado and Nebraska will wrap up their 4-game nonconference series in Lincoln
Colorado (1-0) at Nebraska (1-0), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Nebraska by 7. Series record: Nebraska leads 41-29-2. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Colorado's Deion Sanders and Nebraska's Matt Rhule both are in their...
Colorado-Nebraska rivalry in background as Sanders, Rhule continue building in their second seasons
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska's 1994 national championship team is holding a reunion this weekend to coincide with the Cornhuskers' game against Colorado. Thirty years ago, the programs were at the height of their rivalry in the old Big Eight Conference and ranked in the top three...
