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More Questions Answered, but the Test is About to Get Much Harder
Nebraska opened its season 3-0 for the third straight year.It handled a North Dakota program that is a good FCS team but looked overmatched against a Big Ten opponent. It wasn’t the blowout Nebraska delivered against Bowling Green, yet the outcome rarely felt in doubt. Recapping the Huskers victory against North Dakota with Game on…
Nebraska's Final Test before a Tough Big Ten Schedule
Nebraska rounds out its 2026 non-conference slate with its first FCS opponent of the season – North Dakota.However, Nebraska fans shouldn’t assume this will be the easiest opponent of the young season. Bill Connelly, the creator of the SP+ metric, rates the Fighting Hawks ahead of the Huskers’ two MAC opponents. So far, they’ve looked…
Nebraska Delivered Answers against Bowling Green, but Questions Remain as Nebraska Gets Closer to Conference Play
Heading into this game, I didn’t expect Bowling Green to pose much of a threat to the Huskers. My confidence in that prediction wavered slightly after Jacory Barney Jr. had the ball ripped from his hands, leading to Anthony Colandrea’s first interception of the season. Then Nebraska repeated its second-half effort against Ohio, scoring touchdowns on…
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