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- PredictionMy Pick: Nebraska 42, Maryland 13, Even Without Jamal RuleNebraska has won by 18 or more in all four games, but its top two rushers are doubtful and questionable against a Maryland team missing 17. The line is 14.5, and my pick says it is still too low.
- PredictionNo Picks Against the Favorite: The Model's Big Ten Board for Week FiveEight Big Ten games and, for the first time since Week 0, no pick against the betting favorite. The model has Nebraska 33-20 over Maryland, and its closest call is Penn State at Northwestern at 50.2%.
- PredictionWeek Four Graded: 5-4, and the Model Had Nebraska's 31 Exactly5-4 straight up and 4-5 against the spread on the Week Four Big Ten board. Two solid picks lost to underdogs, the first pick against the favorite came in, and Nebraska scored exactly the 31 the model projected.
- RecapScout Team Tuesday, End Zone Twice on Saturday: Nebraska 31, Michigan State 13Nebraska won a Big Ten opener for the first time since 2019. Vincent Genatone, who had five rushing yards all season, scored twice, the defense got six sacks and took the ball away three times, and the Huskers are 4-0.
- PreviewI Know Who My Boss Is: Nebraska Takes Its Identity to East LansingDana Holgorsen says he knows who he works for. Matt Rhule says this won't be a schematic game, it'll be a four quarter war. Michigan State is built to test whether Nebraska's toughness is real.
- PredictionThree Picks Against the Favorite: The Model's Big Ten Board for Week FourNine Big Ten games, three picks that go against the betting favorite, and all three are coin flips. Every Week 4 pick from the model, with the number beside it, including Nebraska at Michigan State.
- PredictionWeek Three Graded: The Model Went 10-1, and the Miss Was the Pick Against the Favorite10-1 straight up and 4-6-1 against the spread on the Week Three Big Ten board. The betting favorite won all 11 games; the model picked against it once, Maryland, and missed.
- 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.
- 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.
- Feature169-0, Four Titles, One Hometown: Tyson Terry Never Had to LeaveTyson Terry went 169-0 at Omaha North, won four straight heavyweight state titles, the last one on a torn ACL, and stayed home. Now he's playing every game on Nebraska's defensive line.
- PredictionWeek Two Graded: The Model Went 8-7, and 0-3 Against the Favorite8-7 straight up and 6-9 against the spread on the Week Two Big Ten board. The betting favorite won 11 of 15 games; the model picked against it three times and missed all three.
- PredictionI Said 52-10. It Was 56-7. Vegas Missed by 18.5.My Bowling Green pick finished seven points off the final margin. The betting line missed by 18.5 and the model by 21. Here's the scorecard... and the part I got wrong.
- HonorsWhat's Next: Anthony Colandrea Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the WeekAnthony Colandrea threw an interception on Nebraska's second play against Bowling Green, then four touchdowns before halftime. On Monday the Big Ten named him its Offensive Player of the Week... his first conference honor as a Husker.
- RecapFifty-Six to Seven, and the Same Sixty-Five YardsNebraska answered almost everything it spent the week talking about... the rush lanes held, the defense scored, and Colandrea threw four touchdowns. The penalty yardage did not move an inch.
- PredictionNebraska 52, Bowling Green 10: My Pick, and I'm Not Hedging ItThe betting line moved to 30.5 and the model won't go past 38-10. I'm going higher than both. Here's why... and the three things I'm watching under the lights.
- PredictionNobody Had Rutgers: The Model's Big Ten Board for Week TwoThe model went 12-2 in Week One and finished within a point of Vegas on margin. Its worst miss was a game the entire betting market got wrong by 45 points. All 15 Big Ten games for Week Two, straight from the machine.
- ProgramPlay Violent, Play Clean: Nebraska's Week of Setting the StandardThree days of press conferences and one question running through all of them: how hard is too hard? Jacory Barney, Dana Holgorsen and Rob Aurich each answered it differently, and together they drew Nebraska's line.
- FootballTwo Months Ago, Mekhi Nelson Didn't Think He'd Be HereNelson shed a couple of tears before kickoff, then put up 129 all-purpose yards with a 29-yard touchdown run and a career-long 51-yard touchdown catch in Nebraska's 49-21 win over Ohio.
- FootballBody Blows: Jamal Rule Needed 17 Touches to Announce HimselfJamal Rule's third career carry went for a touchdown. He finished his first college game with 122 rushing yards, 169 scrimmage yards and three scores... the first Nebraska freshman to run for 100 in an opener since Adrian Martinez in 2018.
- FootballNebraska 49, Ohio 21: The Hard First Half Was the Whole PointNebraska trailed 13-7, led by one at the break, then outscored Ohio 35-8 after halftime. Anthony Colandrea threw for 275 and three scores, freshman Jamal Rule went for 169 on 17 touches, and Matt Rhule said afterward he wanted it that way.
- PredictionNebraska 42, Ohio 17: My Pick, Not the Model'sThe model says Nebraska 34-17. The market says 23.5. I'm taking the Huskers by 25, and the reason is a quarterback comparison the model can't make... Anthony Colandrea has 31 career starts, and Ohio's starter has 290 career passing yards.
- GamedayOne Sealed Bottle: Nebraska Is Letting You Bring Water Into Saturday's OpenerWith a Heat Advisory in effect and a forecast near 98 degrees, Nebraska Athletics is making an exception to its beverage policy for the home opener against Ohio. Here is what you can carry through the gate.
- Depth ChartThree Backs, No Starter: Are They Good, or Just Unproven?Nebraska's depth chart lists Isaiah Mozee, Mekhi Nelson and Jamal Rule as equals at running back. The efficiency numbers behind them are the best in the Big Ten... on 73 carries.
- Depth ChartNebraska's Week One Depth Chart, Top to BottomThe full two-deep from Nebraska's Ohio game notes... offense, defense and special teams, with every OR marked and the career starts behind each name.
- PredictionWe Rebuilt the Model This Week. It Still Won't Give You Nebraska by Three Touchdowns.Week Zero exposed real flaws, so we spent the week fixing them... six changes, all backtested. Here's what the repaired model says about Ohio, and every Big Ten game on the board.
- PredictionWe Went 4-2 in Week Zero. The Pick We Liked Most Is the One We Blew.Six games, four right, and a scoring model that beat its own error bar. The miss that matters came in Dublin... and the model's own math shows why.
- PredictionWeek Zero: Eight of Twelve Teams Are Starting a Quarterback They've Never StartedSix games Saturday, three of them coin flips, and almost nobody knows who's taking the first snap. Our picks for the opening slate... and where the model is out on a limb.
- ProgramNebraska's Five-Star Freshman Corner Is Already on a National Watch ListDanny Odem III hasn't played a college snap. He's one of 37 players in the country on the preseason list for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award.
- Program"Blessed to Be Back": Mekhi Nelson Owned It, and Nebraska Stood By HimThe Nebraska running back opened Tuesday's press conference with a statement he could barely get through. The charges against him were dismissed... and the room he came back to never let go.
- Depth ChartSix Backs, One Ball: Nebraska Just Lost an All-American and EJ Barthel Says This Room Is BetterEmmett Johnson is in Kansas City. His position coach says the room he left behind is the most talented he's ever had... and he can tell you exactly why, name by name.
- FilmSix or Seven Seconds: Every Nebraska Coach Described the Same QuarterbackFour coaches were asked about Anthony Colandrea in four different rooms on Tuesday. They gave the same answer without hearing each other... and one of them named the problem with it.
- PredictionEveryone Has Nebraska at 7-5. The Number Is Wrong.The national media is grading last year's Blackshirts and last year's quarterback. Two things changed in Lincoln... and they change the whole season.
- ProgramHe Never Applied: How Dave Tollefson Coached His Way Onto Nebraska's StaffA two-time Super Bowl champion showed up at Nebraska as somebody's friend, kept coming back unpaid, and never asked for a job. Matt Rhule eventually told him to stick around.
- Depth ChartAnthony Colandrea: 7,542 Yards, Three Programs, and Nebraska's GuyMatt Rhule named Anthony Colandrea his starting quarterback for the opener against Ohio. Here's what Nebraska is actually getting... a fourth-year starter, a Mountain West Player of the Year, and a scrambler the defense has been chasing all camp.
- RosterNebraska's 2026 Roster: 31 Nebraskans, 30 Transfers, and Only 18 SeniorsA look at where Nebraska's 115-man 2026 football roster actually comes from... the portal haul, the in-state core, and the position group the Huskers still build at home.
- CampWho's Really About It: The Single Digits Are Coming, and a Freshman Could Get OneMatt Rhule closed training camp by confirming Nebraska's single-digit tradition continues... and made clear he won't rule out a freshman. The players decide.
- FootballSuh Causes One More Fumble at NebraskaTwo years ago I got a credential, a chair, and a conversation with Ndamukong Suh at his Hall of Fame induction. Here is what he said, and how badly I handled it.
- FootballNebraska’s Defensive Dominance Shines in West LafayetteNebraska’s defense, led by James Williams, dominated Purdue in a 28-10 win, with five sacks and another interception returned for a touchdown.
- FootballNebraska vs. Purdue: Prediction for Cornhuskers' Big Ten Road OpenerNebraska faces Purdue in their first road game of the season. With a balanced offense and a solid defense, can the Huskers get back on track?
- FootballFriday Night Lights: Nebraska’s 400th Consecutive Sellout at Memorial StadiumNebraska's Memorial Stadium will celebrate its 400th consecutive sellout as the Huskers face Illinois in a highly anticipated Big Ten showdown.
- FootballThe Evolution of The Blackshirts: From Improvement to Dominance?Explore the evolution of Nebraska's Blackshirts defense from improvement to potential dominance in the upcoming 2024 season opener against UTEP.
- FootballYouth gone wild in Husker Football - A Data-Driven AnalysisDiscover how the Huskers' young talent is shaping their 2023 season, with a data-driven look at the team's offense, defense, and class composition.
- FootballNebraska 10 - 2?? REALLY?? Yup I think so..Nebraska Cornhuskers 2024 season predictions, highlighting early wins and a strong start. Anticipation builds for a promising year in college football
- RecruitingMichael Terry and David Sanders Jr.: Spend the MoneyNebraska needs both five-star recruits, Michael Terry and David Sanders Jr., to secure a brighter future. Discover why these versatile and dominant athletes are essential for the Huskers.
- FootballBig Ten Media Days: Nebraska's Rollercoaster Ride Over 14 YearsA 14-year analysis of Nebraska's Big Ten Media Days predictions vs. reality, with optimism for 2024 as the Huskers aim to outperform conservative media expectations.
- FootballCornhusker State Dominance: A Look at Nebraska Football's 2024 RosterThe 2024 Nebraska Cornhuskers roster features a strong mix of local talent and national recruits, promising an exciting season ahead.