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Next 3 Matchups Scheduled
- VBallSep 20Sep 20Florida Gulf Coast12:00 PM CTBob Devaney Sports CenterBob Devaney Sports Center
- VBallSep 23Sep 23Missouri6:00 PM CTBob Devaney Sports CenterBob Devaney Sports Center
- VBallSep 25Sep 25Rutgers7:00 PM CTBob Devaney Sports CenterBob Devaney Sports Center
Latest
- RecapThe Rain Never Came, and Neither Did the Scare: Nebraska 34, North Dakota 7Jamal Rule ran for 119 yards and two scores, the Blackshirts got five sacks and held North Dakota to 99 rushing yards, and Nebraska finished non-conference play 3-0 in front of 86,217.
- RecapTwo Records in Three Nights: Nebraska Sweeps Creighton, Aces Out North CarolinaNo. 1 Nebraska swept No. 20 Creighton in front of the biggest indoor home crowd in program history, then served its way past No. 25 North Carolina with a Devaney Center-record 13 aces. The Huskers are 9-0.
- PredictionMy Pick: Nebraska 45, North Dakota 13Nebraska's starting five outweigh North Dakota's entire defensive line, the rain arrives around kickoff, and the Fighting Hawks' best pass rusher is hurt. My pick, and the reasoning behind the number.
- AnalysisThe Longer That Game Goes On, the More Hope Those Guys GetNebraska is 2-0 and just won by 49. Its coordinators spent Tuesday warning that relaxing early is how Power Four teams end up in ugly nights against FCS teams... and North Dakota arrives 3-0 and ranked sixth.
- PredictionOne Pick Against the Favorite: The Model's Big Ten Board for Week ThreeEleven Big Ten games, one pick that goes against the betting favorite, and nine projected margins smaller than the line. Every Week 3 pick from the model, with the number beside it.