Basketball NU selected 12th in Big Ten Preseason Men's Basketball Media Poll
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Big Ten basketball preseason media poll: Can Purdue repeat again? Will IU challenge?
This year's Big Ten media preseason poll includes predicted order of finish, player, freshman and transfer of the year, and two all-conference teams.
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Preseason Big Ten Men's Basketball Media Poll
1. Purdue (20) - 572 pts
2. Indiana (7) - 549
3. UCLA (2) - 510
4. Illinois (2) - 458
5. Michigan State (1) - 448
6. Oregon - 412
7. Rutgers - 391
8. Ohio State (1) - 369
9. Michigan - 342
10. Maryland - 263
11. Iowa - 249
12T. Nebraska - 212
12T. Wisconsin - 212
14. USC - 196
15. Washington - 158
16. Northwestern - 153
17. Penn State - 87
18. Minnesota - 62
Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year
Braden Smith, Purdue (27)
Also Receiving Votes
Oumar Ballo, Indiana (2)
Ace Bailey, Rutgers (2)
Kobe Johnson, UCLA (1)
Payton Sandfort, Iowa (1)
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Big Ten Preseason Freshman of the Year
Dylan Harper, Rutgers (19.5)
Also Receiving Votes
Ace Bailey, Rutgers (12.5)
Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois (1)
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Big Ten Transfer of the Year
Oumar Ballo, Indiana (7)
Also Receiving Votes
Great Osobor, Washington (4)
Myles Rice, Indiana (4)
Vlad Goldin, Michigan (3)
Kylan Boswell, Illinois (2)
Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA (1)
Ja'Kobe Gillespie, Maryland (1)
Saint Thomas, USC (1)
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First Team Preseason All-Big Ten
Braden Smith, Purdue (64)
Payton Sandfort, Iowa (48)
Oumar Ballo, Indiana (47)
Bruce Thornton, Ohio State (34)
Dylan Harper, Rutgers (32)
Second Team Preseason All-Big Ten
Jackson Shelstad, Oregon (30)
Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State (26)
Great Osobor, Washington (26)
Ace Bailey, Rutgers (25)
Dawson Garcia, Minnesota (23)
Also Receiving Votes
Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern (19)
Malik Reneau, Indiana (19)
Mackenzie Mgbako, Indiana (13)
Myles Rice, Indiana (13)
Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois (12)
Vlad Goldin, Michigan (11)
Desmond Claude, USC (7)
Julian Reese, Maryland (7)
Dylan Andrews, UCLA (6)
Brice Williams, Nebraska (5)
Jaden Akins, Michigan State (4)
Kylan Boswell, Illinois (4)
Xavier Booker, Michigan State (3)
Kobe Johnson, UCLA (3)
Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA (2)
Frankie Fidler, Michigan State (2)
Owen Freeman, Iowa (2)
Ja'Kobe Gillespie, Maryland (2)
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue (2)
Saint Thomas, USC (2)
Meechie Johnson, Ohio State (1)
Fletcher Loyer, Purdue (1)
Sebastian Mack, UCLA (1)
Basketball Nebraska hosting group of unofficial visitors this weekend
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InsideNebraska - Nebraska basketball hosting group of unofficial visitors this weekend
The Nebraska men's basketball program will host a group of unofficial visitors this weekend. The group includes a
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Volleyball VB Match Preview: 2 Nebraska at Illinois
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2nd-ranked Huskers (12-1, 2-0 Big Ten) hit the road to face Illinois (8-4, 0-2) looking for their 10th straight win.
Stats and players to know, plus how to watch, stream and listen:
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VB Match Preview: 2 Nebraska at Illinois
Previewing tonight's Nebraska volleyball match on the road at Illinois.
VIDEO/QUOTES: Rutgers HC Greg Schiano previews Nebraska game
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Hey guys! Richie O'Leary here, publisher of The Knight Report aka the Rutgers-Rivals site. Just wanted to drop by and post our video from RU head coach Greg Schiano's press conference today. I'll try to stop by throughout the week and answer any questions you guys have + I'll drop all our game week links below as well.
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TKR TV: Rutgers Football HC Greg Schiano talks Nebraska game week
Rutgers Football Head Coach Greg Schiano talks with the media ahead of his team's week six matchup against Nebraska.
Football Game Notes: Rutgers at Nebraska
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Link: Full Game Notes (Huskers.com)
WHEN: Saturday, October 5 | 3:00 PM (CT)
WHERE: Memorial Stadium | Lincoln, Nebraska
TV: FOX Sports 1 (Alex Faust, Robert Smith)
RADIO: Huskers Radio Network (Greg Sharpe, Damon Benning, Jessica Coody)
THIS WEEK'S NUMBERS
1 - Saturday's game is the only scheduled college game this season matching head coaches with NFL head coaching experience. Nebraska Coach Matt Rhule led the Carolina Panthers for three seasons, and Rutgers Coach Greg Schiano was the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for two seasons.
24 - Nebraska has scored at least 24 points in each of its five games. It marks the first time Nebraska has scored at least 24 points in its first five games since 2016 when NU scored at least 24 in the first seven games. It marks Nebraska's first five-game streak with at least 24 points at any point since a five-game span between the 2018 and 2019 seasons.
113 - Saturday's game is the 113th Homecoming game in University of Nebraska history. The Huskers are 85-23-4 on Homecoming and have won 12 of their last 14 Homecoming games. Nebraska is 9-2 against Big Ten opponents on Homecoming, including 1-0 vs. Rutgers
HUSKERS
Record: 4-1 (1-1 Big Ten)
Last Game: at Purdue (W 28-10)
Streak: Won 1
Rank: AP (RV) | Coaches (RV)
Head Coach: Matt Rhule (9-8, 2nd year at NU | 56-51 9th year overall | 0-1 vs. Rutgers)
SCARLET KNIGHTS
Record: 4-0 (1-0 Big Ten)
Last Game: def. Washington (21-18)
Streak: Won 5
Rank: AP (RV) | Coaches (RV)
Head Coach: Greg Schiano (91-95, 16th year at Rutgers and overall | 0-2 vs. Nebraska)
THE MATCHUP
Nebraska returns to Lincoln for Homecoming Weekend as the Huskers take on Rutgers in a Big Ten Conference matchup at Memorial Stadium. Game time is set for 3 p.m. CT with FS1 providing the television coverage of the contest. The game can also be heard on the Huskers Radio Network and the Huskers App.
The Huskers stand at 4-1 on the season and 1-1 in Big Ten Conference play following a 28-10 road victory at Purdue. After trailing 3-0 deep into the third quarter, Nebraska exploded for 28 points in just over 12 minutes of action to pull away for the victory. The Nebraska defense limited Purdue to just three points until the game's final minutes, while the balanced Husker offense drove into Purdue territory on every possession in the game.
Rutgers comes to Lincoln with a 4-0 record following a 21-18 victory on Friday night against Washington in the Scarlet Knights' Big Ten opener. The win over the Huskies followed a perfect non-conference slate highlighted by a road victory at Virginia Tech. Coach Greg Schiano's team features one of the nation's top rushing offenses, as Rutgers averages 237.8 rushing yards per contest and better than 420 yards per game in total offense. The Scarlet Knights have committed just two turnovers through four games in the 2024 season.
Saturday's game marks the first matchup between the schools in Lincoln since 2017. The past two meetings between Nebraska and Rutgers have been in Piscataway with the Huskers winning in both 2020 and 2022. Overall, Nebraska has won all six meetings in the series, including both games at Memorial Stadium.
SERIES HISTORY
Nebraska and Rutgers will be meeting for the seventh time overall and the sixth time as Big Ten Conference opponents. The Huskers have won each of the six matchups in the series, including victories at Memorial Stadium in 2014 and 2017.
- The most recent meeting occurred in a Friday night matchup at Rutgers in the 2022 season, with the Huskers winning 14-13
- Saturday's game will be the first matchup between the two programs in Lincoln since 2017 when the Huskers posted a 27-17 victory
- Before the 2014 matchup in Lincoln, the schools had not met since a 28-0 Nebraska victory in 1920 at the famous New York Polo Grounds.
Nebraska vs. Rutgers History
1920: Nebraska 28, Rutgers 0 (New York City)
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2014: Nebraska 42, Rutgers 24 (Lincoln)
2015: Nebraska 31, Rutgers 14 (Piscataway)
2017: Nebraska 27, Rutgers 17 (Lincoln)
2020: Nebraska 28, Rutgers 21 (Piscataway)
2022: Nebraska 14, Rutgers 13 (Piscataway)
ABOUT RUTGERS
Rutgers has fielded a football team since 1869 and the Scarlet Knights have tallied 675 wins as a program. Rutgers has claimed one national championship and a conference title. The Scarlet Knights have made 12 bowl game appearances, claiming seven wins. Rutgers' last bowl game came last season when the Scarlet Knights defeated Miami (FL) 31-24 in the Pinstripe Bowl.
First Year: 1869
All-Time Record: 675-695-42
Bowl Record: 7-5
Conference Titles: 1
National Titles: 1 (1869)
Stadium: SHI Stadium
Capacity: 52,454
Surface: FieldTurf
Location: Piscataway, New Jersey
Enrollment: 67,000
Colors: Scarlet
ABOUT 2024 RUTGERS
Schedule/Results
Howard (W 44-7)
Akron (W 49-17)
at Virginia Tech (W 26-23)
Washington (W 21-18)
at Nebraska
Wisconsin
UCLA
at USC
Minnesota
at Maryland
Illinois
at Michigan State
Rutgers is off to a 4-0 start after picking up a pair of three-point wins against Virginia Tech and Washington in the last two weeks.
The Scarlet Knights enter this week's game averaging 35.0 points and 428.0 yards per game, with 190.2 yards per game through the air and 237.8 yards per game on the ground. Athan Kaliakmanis has completed 59-of-96 passes for 761 yards, seven touchdowns and an interception. Dymere Miller leads Rutgers with 15 receptions for 227 yards and a touchdown followed by Ian Strong with 12 grabs for 186 yards and a score. Kyle Monangai paces the Rutgers rushing attack with 97 carries for 589 yards and six scores. He ranks third nationally in rushing yards per game. Samuel Brown V has carried the ball 33 times for 172 yards and three touchdowns.
Defensively, the Scarlet Knights are allowing 16.2 points per game and 352.3 yards per game. Dariel Djaborne leads the Rutgers defense with a team-high 36 tackles, followed by Desmon Igbinosun with 22 stops. Rutgers has totaled 14 tackles for loss, four sacks and three interceptions through four games this season.
ABOUT GREG SCHIANO
Greg Schiano is in his fifth season back as the head coach of Rutgers. The Wyckoff, New Jersey native is in his second stint with the Scarlet Knights after previously serving as the head coach at RU from 2001 to 2011.
Schiano has led the Scarlet Knights to eight bowl games, including six victories. He has coached the leading rusher, passer and receiver by yards in program history, sending all to the NFL.
Schiano served as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for two seasons from 2012 through 2013. He then returned to the college ranks as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator at Ohio State from 2016 to 2018.
Schiano will face Nebraska for the third time as a head coach on Saturday. Schiano holds an 0-2 record against the Huskers after the Big Red picked up road wins in Piscataway in 2020 and 2022.
Schiano has faced NU three other times as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator with Ohio State from 2016 to 2018, with the Buckeyes claiming victory in all three meetings.
LAST MEETING (October 7, 2022)
Nebraska 14, Rutgers 13
Piscataway, NJ - Nebraska overcame a 13-point deficit with a pair of second-half touchdowns, as the Huskers captured a 14-13 road win at Rutgers on Friday night in Piscataway, N.J.
The win was Nebraska's first victory when trailing after three quarters since the Huskers erased a 14-point deficit in a 42-38 win at Illinois on Sept. 21, 2019. Friday night's comeback was the 24th comeback of 13 or more points in school history and the seventh in a Big Ten Conference game.
Playing in their first road game the of the season, the Huskers totaled 304 yards compared to Rutgers' 348. The Huskers had 72 yards on the ground and 232 yards through the air. Casey Thompson completed 24-of-36 passes for 232 yards, a pair of touchdowns and two interceptions. Anthony Grant had 19 carries for 47 yards, while Trey Palmer led the Husker receiving corps with four receptions for 64 yards and a touchdown. Travis Vokolek pulled in six grabs for 46 yards and a score, followed by Grant with six receptions and 34 yards.
The Husker defense put together a dominant second-half performance for the second consecutive game after allowing 263 total yards and 13 points in the first half. Nebraska forced three turnovers and limited Rutgers to just 85 yards in a scoreless second half.
Garrett Nelson led Nebraska with a career-high 11 tackles, two tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. Nick Henrich tallied nine tackles and a tackle for loss, followed by Marques Buford Jr.'s six tackles and five tackles and an interception from Myles Farmer. Malcolm Hartzog and Brandon Moore each had an interception, while Ochaun Mathis posted four tackles, one tackle for loss and a sack.
Rutgers jumped ahead 7-0 with a six-play, 75-yard drive on the opening possession, capped by a 21-yard touchdown run by Noah Vedral on a scamper down the left sideline.
With just over two minutes left in the first quarter, the Scarlet Knights tacked onto the lead with a 25-yard field goal by Jude McAtamney on a drive that began on the Nebraska nine-yard line after Parker Day's 11-yard return on the blocked punt.
The Huskers threatened midway through the second quarter with a trio of pass plays. Starting on their own 25, Thompson found Marcus Washington and Palmer for gains of 15 and 20 yards, before a pass to Grant for 13 yards had Nebraska on the Rutgers 27-yard line. Nebraska's momentum was short-lived, as the Scarlet Knights picked off Thompson's pass attempt to Oliver Martin to keep the Huskers off the board.
A 58-yard field goal attempt by McAtamney as time expired in the first half fell short to keep it a 13-0 game at the break.
Nebraska took the momentum instantly in the third quarter with a nine-play, 70-yard drive that culminated with Thompson's seven-yard pass to Vokolek. It was Vokolek's first touchdown as a Husker and his first since he played for Rutgers in 2018.
The two teams exchanged drives ending in punts, before Moore picked off Evan Simon's third-down pass intended for Johnny Langan on the Nebraska 31-yard line to keep it a one-score game with 3:46 left in the third.
On the ensuing drive, Nebraska's offense stalled on the RU 27-yard line for the second time after Thompson's pass to Washington on fourth-and-one fell incomplete to keep the Rutgers lead at 13-7 with 31 seconds left in the third.
The fourth quarter began with a punt from each team, before Nebraska's defense manufactured its second interception of the night when Farmer picked off Simon's pass and returned it 17 yards to the Rutgers 27-yard line with nine minutes left in the game.
The Huskers capitalized on the RU turnover with a 27-yard strike from Thompson to Palmer on the first play to give Nebraska a 14-13 lead with 8:54 remaining.
The Scarlet Knights had one last chance at the go-ahead score, taking over at their own 20-yard line with 1:03 left without any timeouts. Rutgers appeared to have a first down on a defensive passing interference penalty against the Huskers, but the penalty was called off after a second look at the play on the official review ruled that Mathis had tipped the ball at the line of scrimmage.
On the next play, Hartzog intercepted Simons' pass with 48 seconds left on third-and-10 to clinch the road victory for the Huskers.
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WHEN: Saturday, October 5 | 3:00 PM (CT)
WHERE: Memorial Stadium | Lincoln, Nebraska
TV: FOX Sports 1 (Alex Faust, Robert Smith)
RADIO: Huskers Radio Network (Greg Sharpe, Damon Benning, Jessica Coody)
THIS WEEK'S NUMBERS
1 - Saturday's game is the only scheduled college game this season matching head coaches with NFL head coaching experience. Nebraska Coach Matt Rhule led the Carolina Panthers for three seasons, and Rutgers Coach Greg Schiano was the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for two seasons.
24 - Nebraska has scored at least 24 points in each of its five games. It marks the first time Nebraska has scored at least 24 points in its first five games since 2016 when NU scored at least 24 in the first seven games. It marks Nebraska's first five-game streak with at least 24 points at any point since a five-game span between the 2018 and 2019 seasons.
113 - Saturday's game is the 113th Homecoming game in University of Nebraska history. The Huskers are 85-23-4 on Homecoming and have won 12 of their last 14 Homecoming games. Nebraska is 9-2 against Big Ten opponents on Homecoming, including 1-0 vs. Rutgers
HUSKERS
Record: 4-1 (1-1 Big Ten)
Last Game: at Purdue (W 28-10)
Streak: Won 1
Rank: AP (RV) | Coaches (RV)
Head Coach: Matt Rhule (9-8, 2nd year at NU | 56-51 9th year overall | 0-1 vs. Rutgers)
SCARLET KNIGHTS
Record: 4-0 (1-0 Big Ten)
Last Game: def. Washington (21-18)
Streak: Won 5
Rank: AP (RV) | Coaches (RV)
Head Coach: Greg Schiano (91-95, 16th year at Rutgers and overall | 0-2 vs. Nebraska)
THE MATCHUP
Nebraska returns to Lincoln for Homecoming Weekend as the Huskers take on Rutgers in a Big Ten Conference matchup at Memorial Stadium. Game time is set for 3 p.m. CT with FS1 providing the television coverage of the contest. The game can also be heard on the Huskers Radio Network and the Huskers App.
The Huskers stand at 4-1 on the season and 1-1 in Big Ten Conference play following a 28-10 road victory at Purdue. After trailing 3-0 deep into the third quarter, Nebraska exploded for 28 points in just over 12 minutes of action to pull away for the victory. The Nebraska defense limited Purdue to just three points until the game's final minutes, while the balanced Husker offense drove into Purdue territory on every possession in the game.
Rutgers comes to Lincoln with a 4-0 record following a 21-18 victory on Friday night against Washington in the Scarlet Knights' Big Ten opener. The win over the Huskies followed a perfect non-conference slate highlighted by a road victory at Virginia Tech. Coach Greg Schiano's team features one of the nation's top rushing offenses, as Rutgers averages 237.8 rushing yards per contest and better than 420 yards per game in total offense. The Scarlet Knights have committed just two turnovers through four games in the 2024 season.
Saturday's game marks the first matchup between the schools in Lincoln since 2017. The past two meetings between Nebraska and Rutgers have been in Piscataway with the Huskers winning in both 2020 and 2022. Overall, Nebraska has won all six meetings in the series, including both games at Memorial Stadium.
SERIES HISTORY
Nebraska and Rutgers will be meeting for the seventh time overall and the sixth time as Big Ten Conference opponents. The Huskers have won each of the six matchups in the series, including victories at Memorial Stadium in 2014 and 2017.
- The most recent meeting occurred in a Friday night matchup at Rutgers in the 2022 season, with the Huskers winning 14-13
- Saturday's game will be the first matchup between the two programs in Lincoln since 2017 when the Huskers posted a 27-17 victory
- Before the 2014 matchup in Lincoln, the schools had not met since a 28-0 Nebraska victory in 1920 at the famous New York Polo Grounds.
Nebraska vs. Rutgers History
1920: Nebraska 28, Rutgers 0 (New York City)
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2014: Nebraska 42, Rutgers 24 (Lincoln)
2015: Nebraska 31, Rutgers 14 (Piscataway)
2017: Nebraska 27, Rutgers 17 (Lincoln)
2020: Nebraska 28, Rutgers 21 (Piscataway)
2022: Nebraska 14, Rutgers 13 (Piscataway)
ABOUT RUTGERS
Rutgers has fielded a football team since 1869 and the Scarlet Knights have tallied 675 wins as a program. Rutgers has claimed one national championship and a conference title. The Scarlet Knights have made 12 bowl game appearances, claiming seven wins. Rutgers' last bowl game came last season when the Scarlet Knights defeated Miami (FL) 31-24 in the Pinstripe Bowl.
First Year: 1869
All-Time Record: 675-695-42
Bowl Record: 7-5
Conference Titles: 1
National Titles: 1 (1869)
Stadium: SHI Stadium
Capacity: 52,454
Surface: FieldTurf
Location: Piscataway, New Jersey
Enrollment: 67,000
Colors: Scarlet
ABOUT 2024 RUTGERS
Schedule/Results
Howard (W 44-7)
Akron (W 49-17)
at Virginia Tech (W 26-23)
Washington (W 21-18)
at Nebraska
Wisconsin
UCLA
at USC
Minnesota
at Maryland
Illinois
at Michigan State
Rutgers is off to a 4-0 start after picking up a pair of three-point wins against Virginia Tech and Washington in the last two weeks.
The Scarlet Knights enter this week's game averaging 35.0 points and 428.0 yards per game, with 190.2 yards per game through the air and 237.8 yards per game on the ground. Athan Kaliakmanis has completed 59-of-96 passes for 761 yards, seven touchdowns and an interception. Dymere Miller leads Rutgers with 15 receptions for 227 yards and a touchdown followed by Ian Strong with 12 grabs for 186 yards and a score. Kyle Monangai paces the Rutgers rushing attack with 97 carries for 589 yards and six scores. He ranks third nationally in rushing yards per game. Samuel Brown V has carried the ball 33 times for 172 yards and three touchdowns.
Defensively, the Scarlet Knights are allowing 16.2 points per game and 352.3 yards per game. Dariel Djaborne leads the Rutgers defense with a team-high 36 tackles, followed by Desmon Igbinosun with 22 stops. Rutgers has totaled 14 tackles for loss, four sacks and three interceptions through four games this season.
ABOUT GREG SCHIANO
Greg Schiano is in his fifth season back as the head coach of Rutgers. The Wyckoff, New Jersey native is in his second stint with the Scarlet Knights after previously serving as the head coach at RU from 2001 to 2011.
Schiano has led the Scarlet Knights to eight bowl games, including six victories. He has coached the leading rusher, passer and receiver by yards in program history, sending all to the NFL.
Schiano served as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for two seasons from 2012 through 2013. He then returned to the college ranks as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator at Ohio State from 2016 to 2018.
Schiano will face Nebraska for the third time as a head coach on Saturday. Schiano holds an 0-2 record against the Huskers after the Big Red picked up road wins in Piscataway in 2020 and 2022.
Schiano has faced NU three other times as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator with Ohio State from 2016 to 2018, with the Buckeyes claiming victory in all three meetings.
LAST MEETING (October 7, 2022)
Nebraska 14, Rutgers 13
Piscataway, NJ - Nebraska overcame a 13-point deficit with a pair of second-half touchdowns, as the Huskers captured a 14-13 road win at Rutgers on Friday night in Piscataway, N.J.
The win was Nebraska's first victory when trailing after three quarters since the Huskers erased a 14-point deficit in a 42-38 win at Illinois on Sept. 21, 2019. Friday night's comeback was the 24th comeback of 13 or more points in school history and the seventh in a Big Ten Conference game.
Playing in their first road game the of the season, the Huskers totaled 304 yards compared to Rutgers' 348. The Huskers had 72 yards on the ground and 232 yards through the air. Casey Thompson completed 24-of-36 passes for 232 yards, a pair of touchdowns and two interceptions. Anthony Grant had 19 carries for 47 yards, while Trey Palmer led the Husker receiving corps with four receptions for 64 yards and a touchdown. Travis Vokolek pulled in six grabs for 46 yards and a score, followed by Grant with six receptions and 34 yards.
The Husker defense put together a dominant second-half performance for the second consecutive game after allowing 263 total yards and 13 points in the first half. Nebraska forced three turnovers and limited Rutgers to just 85 yards in a scoreless second half.
Garrett Nelson led Nebraska with a career-high 11 tackles, two tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. Nick Henrich tallied nine tackles and a tackle for loss, followed by Marques Buford Jr.'s six tackles and five tackles and an interception from Myles Farmer. Malcolm Hartzog and Brandon Moore each had an interception, while Ochaun Mathis posted four tackles, one tackle for loss and a sack.
Rutgers jumped ahead 7-0 with a six-play, 75-yard drive on the opening possession, capped by a 21-yard touchdown run by Noah Vedral on a scamper down the left sideline.
With just over two minutes left in the first quarter, the Scarlet Knights tacked onto the lead with a 25-yard field goal by Jude McAtamney on a drive that began on the Nebraska nine-yard line after Parker Day's 11-yard return on the blocked punt.
The Huskers threatened midway through the second quarter with a trio of pass plays. Starting on their own 25, Thompson found Marcus Washington and Palmer for gains of 15 and 20 yards, before a pass to Grant for 13 yards had Nebraska on the Rutgers 27-yard line. Nebraska's momentum was short-lived, as the Scarlet Knights picked off Thompson's pass attempt to Oliver Martin to keep the Huskers off the board.
A 58-yard field goal attempt by McAtamney as time expired in the first half fell short to keep it a 13-0 game at the break.
Nebraska took the momentum instantly in the third quarter with a nine-play, 70-yard drive that culminated with Thompson's seven-yard pass to Vokolek. It was Vokolek's first touchdown as a Husker and his first since he played for Rutgers in 2018.
The two teams exchanged drives ending in punts, before Moore picked off Evan Simon's third-down pass intended for Johnny Langan on the Nebraska 31-yard line to keep it a one-score game with 3:46 left in the third.
On the ensuing drive, Nebraska's offense stalled on the RU 27-yard line for the second time after Thompson's pass to Washington on fourth-and-one fell incomplete to keep the Rutgers lead at 13-7 with 31 seconds left in the third.
The fourth quarter began with a punt from each team, before Nebraska's defense manufactured its second interception of the night when Farmer picked off Simon's pass and returned it 17 yards to the Rutgers 27-yard line with nine minutes left in the game.
The Huskers capitalized on the RU turnover with a 27-yard strike from Thompson to Palmer on the first play to give Nebraska a 14-13 lead with 8:54 remaining.
The Scarlet Knights had one last chance at the go-ahead score, taking over at their own 20-yard line with 1:03 left without any timeouts. Rutgers appeared to have a first down on a defensive passing interference penalty against the Huskers, but the penalty was called off after a second look at the play on the official review ruled that Mathis had tipped the ball at the line of scrimmage.
On the next play, Hartzog intercepted Simons' pass with 48 seconds left on third-and-10 to clinch the road victory for the Huskers.
Recruiting Recruiting Mailbag: Key visitors, tough stretch ahead and more
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Recruiting Mailbag: Key visitors, tough stretch ahead and more
In this week's recruiting mailbag, we're discussing some key visitors for Nebraska, record prediction and more
Recruiting Blue-chip 2027 QB visiting Nebraska this weekend
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Football Husker history vs elite B1G RBs, Red Zone Rutgers & more creativity with Barney
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I had three prevailing thoughts on Nebraska-Rutgers that I can't get off my mind after Tuesday's press conference:
👉 NU’s recent history vs. the best RBs in the B1G.
👉 One key to the game: NEB struggles finishing drives in the red zone/settling for shaky FGAs vs. Rutgers’ elite RZ defense.
👉 Getting creative with Jacory Barney + one intriguing, very specific prediction.
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👉 NU’s recent history vs. the best RBs in the B1G.
👉 One key to the game: NEB struggles finishing drives in the red zone/settling for shaky FGAs vs. Rutgers’ elite RZ defense.
👉 Getting creative with Jacory Barney + one intriguing, very specific prediction.
NU history vs elite B1G RBs, Red Zone Rutgers & more creativity with Barney
Three thoughts on the Nebraska-Rutgers matchup with some keys to the game and an intriguing, very specific prediction.
Football The Nebraska Football Show: Huskers back home to face undefeated Rutgers
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Here's this week's The Nebraska Football Show, where @TimVerghese and I sit down to talk about the Purdue win and look ahead to Rutgers:
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In this week's The Nebraska Football Show, we preview Nebraska's homecoming game against Rutgers
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Football Details on a College Football "Super League" unveiled (The Athletic)
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College football ‘Super League’ details unveiled, would be called ‘College Student Football League’
The details feature a football-only reorganization of the 136 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools into two distinct conferences.
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College football 'Super League' details unveiled, would be called "College Student Football League"
by Justin Williams, The Athletic
A group of executives and administrators developing a college football "Super League" formally announced its proposal Tuesday, outlining a single, national league dubbed the College Student Football League (CSFL).
The details, which have been formulating for months, feature a football-only reorganization of the 136 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools into two distinct conferences. The top 72 programs -- mostly the current Power 5 -- would compete in the Power 12 Conference, made up of a dozen six-team, geography-based divisions.
The remaining 64 programs -- mostly the current Group of 5 -- would complete in the Group of 8 conference.
A group of the top teams from the Group of 8 would be eligible for a "promotion" to play up against the Power 12 the following season, similar to the structure of European football leagues, but there would be no relegation among the Power 12 schools.
The advisory group for the CSFL, known as College Sports Tomorrow (CST), is a collection of industry leaders in business and sports as well as university presidents and athletic directors. The Athletic first reported on CST and its "Super League" ambitions in April.
Despite Tuesday's announcement, including in-depth specifics on a format, governance and revenue model for the CSFL, the league is still a long way from being a realistic and viable proposition. It would require cooperation and coordination between the NCAA and its member institutions, almost of which belong to conferences with their own distinct television contracts and grants of rights. The current College Football Playoff contract with ESPN runs through the 2031-32 season, and other conference deals extend beyond that. CST also states that it would not interfere with or ask for any current media contracts to be renegotiated.
CST has brought together too many high-profile powerbrokers to be completely dismissed. But the idea of college sports, which has long lacked any semblance of cohesion, moving away from the existing model and agreeing to a newly unified structure, seems -- at the moment, at least -- like a pipe dream.
Barriers aside, CST maintains that the league would not be a "Super League" and instead wants to prevent such a thing by better supporting all 136 FBS members. CST's argument is that the CSFL would remedy that disruption and disorder within college sports and address the numerous legal battles the NCAA is currently facing, including the proposed House settlement. It would also aim to reduce the financial and competitive imbalance that so often defines college football in particular.
On the field, the CSFL would utilize a geographical- and results-based scheduling model to foster more competitive matchups, while still preserving certain long-standing rivalries, even between teams in different divisions. Postseason berths and seeding would be determined by win/loss records, similar to the NFL, with a 24-team playoff featuring division winners and wild card spots. The Power 12 season and postseason would run for 21 weeks from late August through early January, including multiple byes.
POWER 12 CONFERENCE: 72 SCHOOLS
GROUP OF 8 CONFERENCE
“Historically, the beauty of college football has been how many schools around the country were competing for the championship,” Jimmy Haslam in a statement CST released on Tuesday. Haslam is a member of CST, as well as the owner of the Cleveland Browns and longtime booster for University of Tennessee athletics. “We need to bring college football back to the broad, national model of its golden years in a system which fosters more competitive balance.”
The CSFL would be football-only, and other sports could continue competing in their current conferences or “return to their traditional, geographic conferences,” as stated in the press release.
Off the field, the CSFL would collectively bargain via a single, comprehensive players association, which the CST’s proposal suggests could lobby in tandem with the league for a special classification from Congress enabling athletes to seek collective representation without being deemed employees.
According to the CST, this would provide college athletes input on rules and compensation while offering the league protection from antitrust claims via the “non-statutory labor exemption.” The CFSL could also utilize a salary cap for teams and pay scales for player earnings, and proposes new guidelines such as limiting athletes to two transfers within a five-year window of eligibility.
“The courts are forcing change in college sports, which presents an opportunity to reimagine college football so it works for everybody,” CST co-founder Len Perna said via statement. Perna is also the chairman of TurnkeyZRG, a prominent employment search firm within college athletics.
CST’s proposal believes the CSFL would be “economically advantageous and sustainable,” with a single, consolidated league able to generate more revenue that would allow “universities to fairly compensate players, create reasonable competitive balance, cover rising NIL costs and continue to underwrite other intercollegiate sports that generate less revenue, including women’s sports and the U.S. Olympic program.”
The proposal suggests that within each conference, per-school revenue distribution would be relatively equal, with slightly more incentives eventually geared toward legacy and top-performing programs that drive the most value. However, an overwhelming majority of the revenue — 94 percent — would be distributed to Power 12 programs, with the remaining 6 percent going to the Group of 8.
The CSFL would be governed by a board encompassing all 136 schools, with one commissioner overseeing the entire league and smaller executive committees within each conference. The Power 12 executive committee would hold a “key governance role.”
Under CST’s proposal, the CSFL would be owned and controlled by the member programs, with each school retaining their rights. CST believes the revenue this league could generate would mean that no private equity would be needed to fund the model, but the CST would use “minimal” outside capital to bridge financing through the initial transition.
CST’s members include Perna, Haslam and former NBA player Grant Hill, among others. Supportive ambassadors include athletic directors Danny White (Tennessee), Bubba Cunningham (North Carolina) and Kirby Hocutt (Texas Tech), along with West Virginia University president Gordon Gee and Syracuse University chancellor Kent Syverud.
CST’s website states that, despite multiple members NFL ties, the NFL “has nothing to do with either CST or the CSFL.”
In April, The Athletic reported that Brian Rolapp, the NFL’s No. 2 executive behind commissioner Roger Goodell, was a member of the 20-person CST group. On Tuesday, Rolapp’s name was not listed on the CST news release or any of the media materials, and a CST spokesperson confirmed to The Athletic that Rolapp is not involved with CST.
by Justin Williams, The Athletic
A group of executives and administrators developing a college football "Super League" formally announced its proposal Tuesday, outlining a single, national league dubbed the College Student Football League (CSFL).
The details, which have been formulating for months, feature a football-only reorganization of the 136 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools into two distinct conferences. The top 72 programs -- mostly the current Power 5 -- would compete in the Power 12 Conference, made up of a dozen six-team, geography-based divisions.
The remaining 64 programs -- mostly the current Group of 5 -- would complete in the Group of 8 conference.
A group of the top teams from the Group of 8 would be eligible for a "promotion" to play up against the Power 12 the following season, similar to the structure of European football leagues, but there would be no relegation among the Power 12 schools.
The advisory group for the CSFL, known as College Sports Tomorrow (CST), is a collection of industry leaders in business and sports as well as university presidents and athletic directors. The Athletic first reported on CST and its "Super League" ambitions in April.
Despite Tuesday's announcement, including in-depth specifics on a format, governance and revenue model for the CSFL, the league is still a long way from being a realistic and viable proposition. It would require cooperation and coordination between the NCAA and its member institutions, almost of which belong to conferences with their own distinct television contracts and grants of rights. The current College Football Playoff contract with ESPN runs through the 2031-32 season, and other conference deals extend beyond that. CST also states that it would not interfere with or ask for any current media contracts to be renegotiated.
CST has brought together too many high-profile powerbrokers to be completely dismissed. But the idea of college sports, which has long lacked any semblance of cohesion, moving away from the existing model and agreeing to a newly unified structure, seems -- at the moment, at least -- like a pipe dream.
Barriers aside, CST maintains that the league would not be a "Super League" and instead wants to prevent such a thing by better supporting all 136 FBS members. CST's argument is that the CSFL would remedy that disruption and disorder within college sports and address the numerous legal battles the NCAA is currently facing, including the proposed House settlement. It would also aim to reduce the financial and competitive imbalance that so often defines college football in particular.
On the field, the CSFL would utilize a geographical- and results-based scheduling model to foster more competitive matchups, while still preserving certain long-standing rivalries, even between teams in different divisions. Postseason berths and seeding would be determined by win/loss records, similar to the NFL, with a 24-team playoff featuring division winners and wild card spots. The Power 12 season and postseason would run for 21 weeks from late August through early January, including multiple byes.
POWER 12 CONFERENCE: 72 SCHOOLS
| EAST | MIDEAST | GREAT LAKES | MIDWEST | CAROLINAS | MIDSOUTH |
| Boston College | Cincinnati | Illinois | Iowa | Clemson | Alabama |
| Maryland | Penn State | Indiana | Iowa State | Duke | Auburn |
| Navy | Pittsburgh | Michigan | Minnesota | North Carolina | Kentucky |
| Notre Dame | Rutgers | Michigan State | Nebraska | North Carolina State | Louisville |
| Virginia | Syracuse | Northwestern | Ohio State | South Carolina | Tennessee |
| Virginia Tech | West Virginia | Purdue | Wisconsin | Wake Forest | Vanderbilt |
| SOUTHEAST | SOUTH | PLAINS | TEXAS | SOUTHWEST | WEST |
| Central Florida | Arkansas | Colorado | Baylor | Arizona | BYU |
| Florida | Houston | Kansas | Southern Methodist | Arizona State | Oregon |
| Florida State | LSU | Kansas State | TCU | California | Oregon State |
| Georgia | Memphis | Missouri | Texas | Stanford | Utah |
| Georgia Tech | Mississippi | Oklahoma | Texas A&M | UCLA | Washington |
| Miami (FL) | Mississippi State | Oklahoma State | Texas Tech | USC | Washington State |
GROUP OF 8 CONFERENCE
| EAST | MIDEAST | MIDWEST | ATLANTIC |
| Connecticut | Akron | Ball State | Appalachian State |
| Delaware | Bowling Green | Central Michigan | Charlotte |
| James Madison | Buffalo | Eastern Michigan | Coastal Carolina |
| Liberty | Kent State | Middle Tennessee State | East Carolina |
| Massachusetts | Marshall | Missouri State | Georgia Southern |
| Temple | Miami (OH) | Northern Illinois | Georgia State |
| Ohio | Western Kentucky | Kennesaw State | |
| Toledo | Western Michigan | Old Dominion | |
| SOUTHEAST | SOUTH | CENTRAL | WEST |
| Alabama-Birmingham | Arkansas State | Colorado State | Boise State |
| Florida Atlantic | Louisiana-Lafayette | New Mexico | Fresno State |
| Florida International | Louisiana-Monroe | New Mexico State | Hawaii |
| Jacksonville State | Louisiana Tech | Texas State | Nevada |
| South Alabama | North Texas | Texas-El Paso | San Diego State |
| South Florida | Rice | Texas-San Antonio | San Jose State |
| Southern Mississippi | Sam Houston State | Wyoming | UNLV |
| Troy | Tulsa | Utah State |
“Historically, the beauty of college football has been how many schools around the country were competing for the championship,” Jimmy Haslam in a statement CST released on Tuesday. Haslam is a member of CST, as well as the owner of the Cleveland Browns and longtime booster for University of Tennessee athletics. “We need to bring college football back to the broad, national model of its golden years in a system which fosters more competitive balance.”
The CSFL would be football-only, and other sports could continue competing in their current conferences or “return to their traditional, geographic conferences,” as stated in the press release.
Off the field, the CSFL would collectively bargain via a single, comprehensive players association, which the CST’s proposal suggests could lobby in tandem with the league for a special classification from Congress enabling athletes to seek collective representation without being deemed employees.
According to the CST, this would provide college athletes input on rules and compensation while offering the league protection from antitrust claims via the “non-statutory labor exemption.” The CFSL could also utilize a salary cap for teams and pay scales for player earnings, and proposes new guidelines such as limiting athletes to two transfers within a five-year window of eligibility.
“The courts are forcing change in college sports, which presents an opportunity to reimagine college football so it works for everybody,” CST co-founder Len Perna said via statement. Perna is also the chairman of TurnkeyZRG, a prominent employment search firm within college athletics.
CST’s proposal believes the CSFL would be “economically advantageous and sustainable,” with a single, consolidated league able to generate more revenue that would allow “universities to fairly compensate players, create reasonable competitive balance, cover rising NIL costs and continue to underwrite other intercollegiate sports that generate less revenue, including women’s sports and the U.S. Olympic program.”
The proposal suggests that within each conference, per-school revenue distribution would be relatively equal, with slightly more incentives eventually geared toward legacy and top-performing programs that drive the most value. However, an overwhelming majority of the revenue — 94 percent — would be distributed to Power 12 programs, with the remaining 6 percent going to the Group of 8.
The CSFL would be governed by a board encompassing all 136 schools, with one commissioner overseeing the entire league and smaller executive committees within each conference. The Power 12 executive committee would hold a “key governance role.”
Under CST’s proposal, the CSFL would be owned and controlled by the member programs, with each school retaining their rights. CST believes the revenue this league could generate would mean that no private equity would be needed to fund the model, but the CST would use “minimal” outside capital to bridge financing through the initial transition.
CST’s members include Perna, Haslam and former NBA player Grant Hill, among others. Supportive ambassadors include athletic directors Danny White (Tennessee), Bubba Cunningham (North Carolina) and Kirby Hocutt (Texas Tech), along with West Virginia University president Gordon Gee and Syracuse University chancellor Kent Syverud.
CST’s website states that, despite multiple members NFL ties, the NFL “has nothing to do with either CST or the CSFL.”
In April, The Athletic reported that Brian Rolapp, the NFL’s No. 2 executive behind commissioner Roger Goodell, was a member of the 20-person CST group. On Tuesday, Rolapp’s name was not listed on the CST news release or any of the media materials, and a CST spokesperson confirmed to The Athletic that Rolapp is not involved with CST.
