This is the biggest problem with NIL being part of the game now. Lying about what the player will receive and trying to stiff the player after they arrive. And this makes this kid look kinda bad in the end as well.

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The top ten, the Huskers, the Boilermakers and the bottom-ranked team.

TOTAL OFFENSE
1. Mississippi - 670.8 ypg
2. Miami (FL) - 605.0
3. Central Florida - 570.7
4. Tennessee - 565.8
5. Ohio State - 552.0
6. Boise State - 543.0
7. Penn State - 537.7
8. Arkansas - 524.0
9. Pittsburgh - 522.8
10. Washington State - 515.3
66. Nebraska - 402.3
95. Purdue - 354.7
133. Kent State - 167.8

RUSH OFFENSE
1. Central Florida - 375.7 ypg
2. Army - 356.0
3. Boise State - 311.3
4. Navy - 307.3
5. UNLV - 293.3
6. Tennessee - 290.0
7. Oregon State - 267.8
8. Texas A&M - 256.0
9. Rutgers - 255.7
10. Penn State - 255.0
49. Purdue - 183.0
87. Nebraska - 140.5
133. Kent State - 53.0

PASS OFFENSE
1. Mississippi - 422.8 ypg
2. Miami (FL) - 405.0
3. TCU - 367.0
4. Syracuse - 358.0
5. Colorado - 335.0
6. Pittsburgh - 330.3
7. Wake Forest - 329.3
8. San Jose State - 329.0
9. North Texas - 326.0
10. Texas - 321.5
45. Nebraska - 261.8
110. Purdue - 171.7
133. Air Force - 50.0

SCORING OFFENSE
1. Mississippi - 55.0 ppg
2. Tennessee - 54.0
3. Ohio State - 52.3
3. Miami (FL) - 52.3
5. Indiana - 50.5
6. Alabama - 49.0
7. Boise State - 48.7
8. Pittsburgh - 48.5
9. South Alabama - 48.3
10. Navy - 47.7
49. Nebraska - 31.5
92. Purdue - 25.7
133. Miami (OH) - 8.3

COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
1. Oregon - 83.7%
2. Washington - 75.4
3. Maryland - 74.3
4. Miami (FL) - 74.1
5. Mississippi - 73.4
6. Georgia Tech - 72.7
7. Indiana - 72.6
8. Nebraska - 72.4
9. Louisville - 71.6
10. Missouri - 71.5
60. Purdue - 63.2
133. Air Force - 35.7

PASS EFFICIENCY
1. Penn State - 221.06
2. Miami (FL) - 201.10
3. Mississippi - 199.96
4. Navy - 195.14
5. Alabama - 193.98
6. Indiana - 192.03
7. Boston College - 190.64
8. Louisville - 189.79
9. Oregon - 183.51
10. Texas - 183.48
34. Nebraska - 159.33
67. Purdue - 138.24
133. Air Force - 51.43

TURNOVERS LOST
1. Georgia - 0
1. Indiana - 0
1. Louisville - 0
4. Arizona State - 1
4. Army - 1
4. Eastern Michigan - 1
4. Marshall - 1
4. Oregon State - 1
4. Vanderbilt - 1
26. Nebraska - 3
69. Purdue - 5
132. Auburn - 14
132. East Carolina - 14

TACKLES FOR LOSS ALLOWED (per game)
1. Army - 2.00
1. Navy - 2.00
1. Texas A&M - 2.00
4. Louisiana-Lafayette - 2.33
5. Ohio State - 2.67
5. Western Michigan - 2.67
7. Coastal Carolina - 2.75
7. Miami (FL) - 2.75
9. Iowa State - 3.00
9. LSU - 3.00
9. Louisville - 3.00
9. Penn State - 3.00
45. Purdue - 4.33
59. Nebraska - 4.75
133. Massachusetts - 9.75

SACKS ALLOWED (per game)
1. Air Force - 0.00
1. Army - 0.00
1. Georgia Tech - 0.00
1. Northern Illinois - 0.00
1. New Mexico - 0.00
6. Oklahoma State - 0.25
6. Connecticut - 0.25
8. Coastal Carolina - 0.50
8. LSU - 0.50
8. TCU - 0.50
56. Nebraska - 1.50
80. Purdue - 2.00
133. Old Dominion - 5.00

THIRD DOWN CONVERSION PERCENTAGE
1. Miami (FL) - 64.3%
2. Arkansas - 61.0
3. Indiana - 58.5
4. Army - 58.3
5. Boise State - 57.5
5. Central Florida - 57.5
7. Mississippi - 55.8
8. Nevada - 55.4
9. Missouri - 54.7
10. Syracuse - 53.3
18. Nebraska - 51.0
118. Purdue - 30.3
133. Kent State - 15.1

FIRST DOWNS GAINED
1. Mississippi - 130
2. Arkansas - 117
3. Miami (FL) - 114
4. Indiana - 110
5. Georgia Tech - 107
5. Pittsburgh - 107
7. Tennessee - 104
8. Missouri - 102
8. North Carolina - 102
10. Texas Tech - 100
23. Nebraska - 94
128. Purdue - 42
133. Air Force - 38

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TOTAL DEFENSE
1. Tennessee - 176.0 ypg
2. Ohio State - 180.0
3. Indiana - 199.3
4. Georgia - 202.0
5. Texas - 211.8
6. Kentucky - 217.0
7. Missouri - 219.0
8. Minnesota - 223.3
9. Penn State - 229.3
10. Miami (FL) - 232.8
30. Nebraska - 286.8
95. Purdue - 392.3
133. Kent State - 607.5

RUSH DEFENSE
1. Mississippi - 34.5 ypg
2. Tennessee - 50.8
3. Stanford - 51.7
4. Iowa - 62.0
5. Central Florida - 64.0
6. Miami (FL) - 64.8
7. Ohio State - 66.7
8. Texas State - 72.3
9. Indiana - 74.5
10. Kentucky - 74.8
23. Nebraska - 94.3
131. Purdue - 269.0
133. Kent State - 293.3

PASS DEFENSE
1. Georgia - 91.3 ypg
2. Minnesota - 99.5
3. Alabama-Birmingham - 102.7
4. Iowa State - 112.7
5. Ohio State - 113.3
6. Louisiana-Lafayette - 114.0
7. Alabama - 115.7
8. Texas - 116.0
9. Purdue - 123.3
10. Indiana - 124.8
59. Nebraska - 192.5
133. Middle Tennessee State - 342.0

SCORING DEFENSE
1. Mississippi - 5.5 ppg
1. Texas - 5.5
3. Georgia - 6.0
4. Ohio State - 6.7
5. Tennessee - 7.0
6. Alabama - 8.7
7. Indiana - 9.3
7. Army - 9.3
9. Iowa State - 9.7
10. Notre Dame - 9.8
18. Nebraska - 12.8
118. Purdue - 34.7
133. Kent State - 51.3

PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE
1. Iowa State - 74.01
2. Minnesota - 77.06
3. BYU - 77.54
4. Washington - 77.83
5. Alabama - 78.92
6. Notre Dame - 79.13
7. Alabama-Birmingham - 80.75
8. Texas - 85.07
9. Rutgers - 87.48
10. Georgia - 89.26
58. Nebraska - 121.98
78. Purdue - 130.89
133. Middle Tennessee State - 190.16

TURNOVERS GAINED
1. Oklahoma - 12
1. San Jose State - 12
3. California - 11
3. Southern Methodist - 11
5. Florida Atlantic - 10
5. Fresno State - 10
5. Illinois - 10
5. James Madison - 10
5. Maryland - 10
10. East Carolina - 9
10. Minnesota - 9
10. South Carolina - 9
10. South Florida - 9
10. Toledo - 9
23. Nebraska - 7
133. Purdue - 0

TACKLES FOR LOSS (per game)
1. Duke - 11.5
2. East Carolina - 11.0
3. Mississippi - 10.8
4. Buffalo - 9.5
5. Old Dominion - 9.0
5. Texas State - 9.0
7. Louisville - 8.7
8. Miami (FL) - 8.5
8. Rice - 8.5
8. Tulsa - 8.5
28. Purdue - 7.0
56. Nebraska - 6.0
133. Massachusetts - 2.0

SACKS (per game)
1. Boise State - 4.00
1. Miami (FL) - 4.00
1. Texas State - 4.00
4. Duke - 3.75
4. Michigan State - 3.75
6. San Diego State - 3.67
7. Oklahoma - 3.50
7. Rice - 3.50
7. South Carolina - 3.50
10. Eastern Michigan - 3.25
10. Florida State - 3.25
10. Mississippi - 3.25
10. Virginia Tech - 3.25
26. Nebraska - 2.75
30. Purdue - 2.67
133. (several schools tied for last with 0.0)

FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED
1. Ohio State - 35
2. Louisiana-Lafayette - 42
3. Northern Illinois - 43
3. Rutgers - 43
3. USC - 43
6. Tennessee - 44
6. UNLV - 44
6. Wisconsin - 44
9. Air Force - 45
9. Georgia - 45
9. Missouri - 45
9. Penn State - 45
9. Texas - 45
45. Purdue - 63
68. Nebraska - 70
133. Kent State - 119

THIRD DOWN CONVERSION PERCENTAGE DEFENSE
1. Alabama - 16.3%
2. Tennessee - 17.0
3. UNLV - 20.0
4. Texas - 21.8
5. Mississippi - 21.9
6. Northern Illinois - 22.2
7. Utah - 23.3
8. Miami (FL) - 23.5
9. Louisville - 23.8
10. Notre Dame - 24.5
73. Nebraska - 37.7
87. Purdue - 39.5
133. UCLA - 56.1

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NET PUNTING
1. Baylor - 48.21 ypk
2. USC - 47.55
3. Arkansas - 46.83
4. Florida State - 46.39
5. Alabama - 46.27
6. Auburn - 45.78
7. Florida - 45.54
8. Michigan State - 45.25
9. Wake Forest - 44.55
10. Georgia - 44.00
24. Purdue - 41.94
113. Nebraska - 35.00
133. South Alabama - 32.38

PUNT RETURNS
1. Troy - 34.67 ypr
2. North Carolina - 33.50
3. Alabama-Birmingham - 32.67
4. Kent State - 29.00
5. South Alabama - 28.00
6. Central Michigan - 26.60
7. Colorado State - 24.50
8. Pittsburgh - 23.40
9. Toledo - 23.00
10. Wake Forest - 21.50
40. Purdue - 12.60
79. Nebraska - 7.17
133. Akron - (-12.00)

PUNT RETURN DEFENSE
1. Bowling Green - (-7.00 ypr)
2. Ohio State - (-5.00)
3. North Texas - (-3.00)
4. Auburn - (-2.50)
5. Indiana - (-2.00)
6. Oklahoma - (-0.43)
7. Louisiana-Monroe - (-0.33)
8. Coastal Carolina - 0.00
8. Georgia - 0.00
8. Louisiana-Lafayette - 0.00
8. Missouri - 0.00
8. Mississippi - 0.00
8. Penn State - 0.00
8. Texas State - 0.00
65. Purdue - 6.60
116. Nebraska - 14.71
133. Boise State - 54.50

KICKOFF RETURNS
1. Alabama - 52.00 ypr
2. Oregon - 48.67
3. Bowling Green - 36.60
4. Northwestern - 34.00
5. Colorado - 33.00
6. Tulsa - 32.83
7. James Madison - 32.00
8. Toledo - 31.29
9. Georgia Southern - 30.00
10. Baylor - 29.80
30. Purdue - 23.50
35. Nebraska - 22.67
133. (several teams tied for last with 0.0)

KICKOFF RETURN DEFENSE
1. Arizona - 0.00 ypr
1. Louisiana Tech - 0.00
1. North Carolina State - 0.00
4. Tennessee - 5.00
5. Georgia State - 8.00
6. Georgia Southern - 9.14
7. Mississippi State - 9.50
8. Missouri - 10.00
9. UCLA - 12.00
10. Rice - 12.50
70. Purdue - 18.67
98. Nebraska - 20.17
133. Wyoming - 42.25

TURNOVER MARGIN
1. California (+8)
2. Oklahoma (+7)
2. Maryland (+7)
2. Indiana (+7)
2. Illinois (+7)
2. James Madison (+7)
7. South Florida (+6)
7. Miami (FL) (+6)
7. Florida Atlantic (+6)
10. South Alabama (+5)
10. Southern Methodist (+5)
10. Pittsburgh (+5)
10. Minnesota (+5)
10. Memphis (+5)
10. Iowa (+5)
10. Arizona State (+5)
17. Nebraska (+4)
118. Purdue (-5)
132. Temple (-10)
132. Auburn (-10)

PENALTY YARDS PER GAME
1. Wisconsin - 17.67 ypg
2. Kent State - 18.00
3. Louisiana-Lafayette - 20.00
4. Iowa - 23.75
5. Boston College - 25.75
6. Iowa State - 27.00
7. Army - 28.00
8. Louisiana Tech - 30.00
8. Western Michigan - 30.00
10. Rutgers - 33.33
98. Purdue - 67.67
99. Nebraska - 68.25
133. San Diego State - 116.33

AVG TIME OF POSSESSION
1. Oregon State - 37:56
2. Army - 36:56
3. Massachusetts - 36:53
4. Utah - 36:21
5. Missouri - 35:07
6. Rutgers - 35:02
7. Northern Illinois - 34:08
8. Ball State - 34:04
9. Wisconsin - 34:01
10. North Carolina State - 33:27
41. Nebraska - 31:32
128. Purdue - 24:31
133. Auburn - 22:16

Illinois is +17.5 against Penn
Indiana -5.5 against Maryland
USC is -13.5 against Wisconsin
Ohio St -24.5 over Sparty
Michigan-12.5 over Gophers
Oregon -23.5 over UCLA
Georgia -2 over Bama

First the focus on NIL

Then the natural surface in Memorial Stadium

Now this, which the entire state should be in agreement with

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I am the first to hate people that bring up the WNBA and Caitlin vs just about all those bit--es, but I really need to know...

Am I crazy here or am I seeing full on Larry Moe and Curley going on with this one. People are trying to say they do not believe this is intentional. Look at the full palm up all of a sudden going claw mode with the big fake fingernails right at Caitlin's eye.

Tell me I am crazy if you think or was this what I think I am seeing? Not gonna lie it's almost 4:30AM had a few barley pops for the evening so I am asking for expert advice to read in the morning.

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Her-27
Him -16

Can't drink enough for this to be OK. Throw the book at her.

“Name the Nebraska QB who led the Big Eight in completions, attempts, completion percentage, passing yards and passing TDs in 1976.

“Name the franchise that selected him in the fourth round of the 1977 NFL Draft.”

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Answers:

Vince Ferragamo

Los Angeles Rams

Totally the expected outcome. He was going to play sparingly behind Teddy and it was a matter of time before he was injured. Seems like a good kid, but sometimes despite your measurables, some bodies just can’t take the punishment of big time football.

Ferragamo Perfume

September 25
1513 - Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama and sighted the Pacific Ocean.

1775 - Ethan Allen was captured by the British.

1789 - The first Congress adopted 12 amendments to the U.S. Constitution and sent them to the states for ratification; the first ten became the Bill of Rights.

1890 - Wilford Woodruff, president of the Mormon Church, renounced the practice of polygamy, which paved the way for Utah's acceptance as a state in 1896.

1956 - The first trans-Atlantic telephone cable officially went into service with a three-way ceremonial call between New York, Ottawa and London.

1957 - Nine Black students who had been forced to withdraw from Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, because of unruly white crowds were escorted to class by members of the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division and the National Guard.

1978 - A Pacific Southwest Airlines Boeing 727 and a private plane collided over San Diego, killing 144.

1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor was sworn in as the first female justice of the United States Supreme Court.

2003 - It was reported that more than 14,000 people lost their lives in France in a summer heat wave.

2005 - In the presence of disarmament observers, the Irish Republican Army decommissioned its arsenal of weapons, officially ending a 36-year armed campaign for a unified Irish state.

2011 - King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia granted women the right to vote and run for office in future elections.

2012 - President Barack Obama, speaking to the U.N. General Assembly, pledged U.S. support for Syrians trying to oust President Bashar Assad, calling him “a dictator who massacres his own people.”

2018 - Bill Cosby was sentenced to three-to-10 years in prison for drugging and molesting a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home. (After serving nearly three years, Cosby went free in June 2021 after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his conviction.)

Birthdays
21 - Emily Roman (actress)
27 - Jayda Cheaves (TV personality)
29 - Sofia Reyes (singer)
35 - Jordan Gavaris (actor)
40 - Zach Woods (actor)
41 - Donald Glover (actor)
47 - Clea DuVall (actress)
48 - Chauncey Billups (basketball player)
53 - John Lynch (football player)
55 - Catherine Zeta-Jones (actress)
56 - Will Smith (actor)
59 - Scottie Pippen (basketball player)
60 - Maria Doyle Kennedy (actress)
61 - Tate Donovan (actor)
62 - Aida Turturro (actress)
63 - Heather Locklear (actress)
66 - Michael Madsen (actor)
73 - Bob McAdoo (basketball player)
73 - Mark Hamill (actor)
75 - Anson Williams (actor)
76 - Mimi Kennedy (actress)
77 - Cheryl Tiegs (model)
80 - Michael Douglas (actor)
91 - Hubie Brown (basketball player)

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Today in Sports History - September 25

1882 - The first major league double header was played. It was between the Worcester and Providence teams.

1926 - The NHL awards franchises to the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings.

1965 - Willie Mays, at the age of 34, became the oldest man to hit 50 home runs in a single season. He had also set the record for the youngest to hit 50 ten years earlier.

1965 - Satchel Paige (Kansas City Athletics), at the age of 59, pitched three shutout innings against the Boston Red Sox.

1978 - Melissa Ludtke, a writer for "Sports Illustrated", filed a suit in U.S. District Court. The result was that Major League Baseball could not bar female writers from the locker room after the game.

1988 - American sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner wins the women's 100 meters at the Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea in world record time of 10.54 seconds.

1997 - The WNBA announces new franchises in Detroit and Washington, D.C.

2001 - Michael Jordan announced that he would return to the NBA as a player for the Washington Wizards. Jordan became the president of basketball operations for the team on January 19, 2000.

2013 - Skipper Jimmy Spithill and Oracle Team USA won the America’s Cup with one of the greatest comebacks in sports history, speeding past Dean Barker and Emirates Team New Zealand in the winner-take-all Race 19 on San Francisco Bay.

I'm going with:
NU big over UCLA
NU loss to USC
NU close win over Wisconsin
NU close win over Iowa

Got ya, Indy!! 😜

Just kidding @IndyHusker

Ever since updating my phone to IOS 18 this page loads very slowly, especially threds with twits in them. I remember this happening before and I thought there was a fix. Any ideas?

From my understanding we’re running a quarters coverage in the secondary that we did not run last year. Probably explains why there is so many missed assignments in the back 8 of the defense, and the reservation to blitz more than the front 3 or 4.

Even after watching the first 3 games I felt like 6 wins would be the most this team could pull. After last night it only confirms my view of this bunch. Should have an even chance to beat Purdue and UCLA but after that the 6st win will be hard to come by. Lose one to either Purdue or UCLA and the chances of reaching a bowl are near nada.

Caught up with talented big Tommy Ahneman, a 6-foot-11, 240-pounder from North Dakota who visited Nebraska on Monday. It couldn't have gone better, and Ahneman has already scheduled an official visit for September.

"I can’t stress this enough, how excited I am to go back. I loved it there.”


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....but I wish we had a Mariano Rivera type coach to come and close the games out....

Sold to the same group that owns the Iowa Cubs. Sounds like they will remain in Omaha.

Link: Full Game Notes (Huskers.com)


WHEN: Saturday, September 28 | 11:00 AM (CT)

WHERE: Ross-Ade Stadium | West Lafayette, Indiana

TV: Peacock (Jac Collinsworth, Michael Robinson, Caroline Pineda)

RADIO: Huskers Radio Network (Greg Sharpe, Damon Benning, Jessica Coody)
HUSKERS
Record: 3-1 (0-1 Big Ten)
Last Game: vs. #24 Illinois (L 24-31 OT)
Streak: Lost 1
Rankings: AP (RV) | Coaches (RV)
Head Coach: Matt Rhule (8-8, 2nd year at NU | 55-51, 9th year overall | 1-0 vs. Purdue)

BOILERMAKERS
Record: 1-2 (0-0 Big Ten)
Last Game: at Oregon State (L 21-38)
Streak: Lost 2
Rankings: AP (NR) | Coaches (NR)
Head Coach: Ryan Walters (5-10, 2nd season at Purdue and overall | 0-1 vs. Nebraska)

THIS WEEK'S NUMBERS

1 - Saturday's game at Purdue will be the first road game of the season for the Huskers. Excluding the 2020 COVID season, the Sept. 28 road opener is Nebraska's latest in a season since 2013.

4 - Senior receiver Isaiah Neyor has four receiving touchdowns through four games, including two last week against Illinois. His four TD receptions rank 10th nationally and match Nebraska's 2023 team leader (Thomas Fidone)

7 - Nebraska's last five Big Ten games have all been decided by seven or fewer points, including two in overtime. The last time a Husker Big Ten game was decided by more than seven points was a 31-14 win over Purdue in Lincoln last season.

THE MATCHUP
Nebraska leaves Lincoln for the first time in 2024, traveling to West Lafetyette, Ind., to take on Purdue in the Huskers’ Big Ten road opener. Game time at Purdue’s Ross-Ade Stadium is set for 11 a.m. CT (Noon, local) with Peacock providing streaming coverage of the matchup. The game can also be heard on the Huskers Radio Network and the Huskers App.

The Huskers stand at 3-1 on the season and 0-1 in Big Ten Conference play following a 31-24 overtime loss to Illinois on Friday night in Lincoln. The Huskers took a 24-17 lead early in the fourth quarter, but the Illini tied the game at 24-24 midway through the fourth quarter and prevailed with an overtime touchdown.

The loss to Illinois ended a streak of 10 straight games in which Nebraska had allowed 24 or fewer points. The Husker offense continued to show its explosiveness with 297 yards through the air, including five pass plays of at least 20 yards.

Purdue comes into the contest with a 1-2 record, following a 38-21 loss at Oregon State on Saturday night. The Boilermakers opened the season with a victory over Indiana State, before losses to Notre Dame and Oregon State. Coach Ryan Walters’ team has shown a strong running game through three contests, averaging 183.0 yards per game on the ground, including 263 rushing yards at Oregon State. The Boilermaker defense has been solid against the pass, allowing just 123 yards per game.

Saturday’s game marks the 12th consecutive year Nebraska and Purdue have met on the gridiron. Following this year’s contest the teams are not scheduled to meet again until the 2027 season in Lincoln.

SERIES HISTORY
Saturday's meeting will be the 13th matchup in the Nebraska-Purdue series, with the series tied at 6 wins apiece. Nebraska posted a 31-14 win last year in Lincoln to even the series.

- Nebraska holds a 6-5 edge since the Huskers joined the Big Ten in 2011. The Huskers won four of the first five matchups between 2013 and 2017, and Purdue has responded by winning four of the past six games since 2018.

- Four of the past seven games between the schools have been decided by six or fewer points, including three Purdue victories between 2019 and 2022. Nebraska's past two wins have been by 10 and 17 points.

- Nebraska and Purdue will meet for the 13th consecutive season on Saturday. However, with the Big Ten's new non-division schedule format, the schools do not meet in 2025 or 2026 before resuming the series with games in 2027 (Lincoln) and 2028 (West Lafayette)

Nebraska vs. Purdue Big Ten History
2013: Nebraska 44, Purdue 7 (West Lafayette)
2014: Nebraska 35, Purdue 14 (Lincoln)
2015: Purdue 55, Nebraska 45 (West Lafayette)
2016: Nebraska 27, Purdue 14 (Lincoln)
2017: Nebraska 25, Purdue 24 (West Lafayette)
2018: Purdue 42, Nebraska 28 (Lincoln)
2019: Purdue 31, Nebraska 27 (West Lafayette)
2020: Nebraska 37, Purdue 27 (West Lafayette)
2021: Purdue 28, Nebraska 23 (Lincoln)
2022: Purdue 43, Nebraska 37 (West Lafayette)
2023: Nebraska 31, Purdue 14 (Lincoln)

HUSKERS LOOK FOR WIN IN BIG TEN ROAD OPENER
Nebraska opened Big Ten play last week against Illinois and plays its first conference road game Saturday at Purdue. It marks the first time Nebraska opened Big Ten play at home since 2017.

Nebraska's past four Big Ten road openers were also the Huskers' season-opening game from 2020 to 2023. The Huskers' last victory in a conference road opener was in 2019 when the Huskers won at Illinois. Since joining the Big Ten, NU is 4-9 in Big Ten road openers, including a 2013 win at Purdue.

ABOUT PURDUE
Purdue has fielded a football team since 1887, and the Boilermakers have tallied nearly 650 wins as a program. The Boilermakers have claimed one national title and 12 conference titles.

The Boilermakers have made 21 bowl game appearances, posting an 11-10 record. Purdue's last bowl game appearance came in 2022 when the Boilermakers took on LSU in the Citrus Bowl.

First Year: 1887
All-Time Record: 641-597-48
Bowl Record: 11-10
Conference Titles: 12
National Titles: 1 (1931)
Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium
Capacity: 61,441
Surface: Natural Grass
Location: West Lafayette, Indiana
Enrollment: 52,211
Colors: Old Gold & Black

SCOUTING 2024 PURDUE FOOTBALL

2024 Schedule
Indiana State (W 49-0)
#18 Notre Dame (L 7-66)
at Oregon State (L 21-38)
Nebraska
at Wisconsin
at Illinois
Oregon
Northwestern
at Ohio State
Penn State
at Michigan State
at Indiana

Purdue is off to a 1-2 start under second-year head coach Ryan Walters, picking up a 49-0 win against Indiana State in the season opener before suffering back-to-back losses.

The Boilermakers enter Saturday averaging 354.7 yards per game, with 171.7 yards per game through the air and 183.0 yards per game on the ground. Hudson Card has completed 42-of-66 passes for 453 yards with six touchdowns and three interceptions. Max Klare has 10 receptions for 153 yards and two touchdowns, followed by Jahmal Edrine with five catches for 77 yards. Devin Mockobee leads the Boilermaker rushing attack with 276 yards and a score through three games this season, while Reggie Love III has 165 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries.

Defensively, the Boilermakers are allowing 392.3 yards per game and 34.6 points per game. Kydran Jenkins leads Purdue with 27 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks on the season. Dillon Thieneman is second on the team with 25 tackles, while Will Heldt is second on the team with four tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks through three games.



ABOUT PURDUE COACH RYAN WALTERS
Ryan Walters is in his second season as the head coach at Purdue after guiding the Boilermakers to a 4-8 record in 2023.

Walters arrived at Purdue after spending the previous two seasons as the defensive coordinator at Illinois. Walters emerged as one of the nation's best defensive playcallers, earning recognition as Defensive Coordinator of the Year by 247Sports and Coordinator of the Year by On3 in 2022.

Prior to his time at Purdue and Illinois, Walters was an assistant coach at Missouri for six years, including five seasons as defensive coordinator. Before Missouri, Walters spent time at Memphis (2014), North Texas (2013), Oklahoma (2012), Arizona (2010-11) and Colorado (2009).

LAST MEETING - OCTOBER 28, 2023
Nebraska 31, Purdue 14

LINCOLN - Nebraska's Blackshirts produced another dominant performance powering Nebraska to a 31-14 win over Purdue at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

With its third consecutive victory, Nebraska improved to 5-3 overall and 3-2 in the Big Ten while the Boilermakers fell to 2-6 overall and 1-4 in the conference.

The Blackshirts helped Nebraska build a 24-0 lead into the fourth quarter, before Purdue was able to capitalize on a pair of late turnovers to cut the lead to 24-14.

But Heinrich Haarberg, Emmett Johnson and the Nebraska offense mustered a game-sealing touchdown late in the fourth before defensive back Tommi Hill put the finishing touches on a big day with his second interception of the game with just under two minutes left.

Haarberg, who improved to 5-1 as a starter, finished the day 6-of-11 passing for 122 yards with two touchdown passes, while adding 57 rushing yards on 19 carries.

Johnson added 13 carries for a game-high 76 rushing yards and the only rushing touchdown of the game. Josh Fleeks and Anthony Grant each contributed 21 rushing yards, as the Huskers finished with 155 yards on 48 carries.

The defense held Purdue under 200 total yards, including 96 rushing yards on 29 carries, while limiting the Boilermakers to 99 yards on 17-of-33 passing with two interceptions. The first time since holding Michigan to less than 100 yards rushing and 100 yards passing in 2012.

The Blackshirts flexed their muscles from the start, despite starting the game deep in their own territory after the Huskers fumbled the opening kickoff.

Purdue started its first drive at the NU 32, but the Blackshirts pushed the Boilers back and forced a turnover on downs after five-play drive of minus-1 yard.

After a scoreless first quarter, Haarberg and the Huskers found their footing with a methodical 15-play, 87-yard drive that started with 4:37 left in the first quarter and ended with Haarberg's one-yard touchdown pass to tight end Thomas Fidone with 10:43 left in the second quarter to give Nebraska a 7-0 lead. Fidone's fourth touchdown grab of the season capped Nebraska's longest drive of the season in plays, yardage and time (8:52).

The Blackshirts made quick work of Purdue's ensuing drive, as Hill grabbed his first interception of the game and returned it six yards to the Nebraska 27.

One play later, the Huskers went up 14-0 with Haarberg's 73-yard touchdown pass to freshman wide receiver Jaylen Lloyd. It was Lloyd's first career touchdown.

The Husker defense shut down the Boilermakers the rest of the half to take a 14-0 lead to the locker room.

The Blackshirts forced a three-and-out on Purdue's drive to open the second half, but the Husker offense turned it over on Nebraska's first offensive play of the third quarter.

The Boilers took over at the NU 13, but the Blackshirts pushed them back to then NU 20, before Elijah Jeudy blocked Ben Freehill's 37-yard field goal attempt. Quinton Newsome scooped it up and raced 68 yards untouched into the end zone to put the Huskers in front 21-0 less than three minutes into the half. It was Nebraska's first blocked field goal for a touchdown since Nathan Gerry accomplished the feat against Minnesota in 2014.

Nebraska extended the margin to 24-0 with 12:23 left in the game on freshman Tristan Alvano's career-long 55-yard field goal.

The Blackshirts continued to play great defense, but another Nebraska turnover set Purdue up at the Husker 24. The Boilermakers finally converted with Hudson Card's 29-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Veal with 9:08 left.

Less than three minutes later, Purdue's Kydran Jenkins forced another fumble on 4th down-and-1, picked it up and ran 55 yards to paydirt to cut the margin to 24-14 with 6:24 remaining.

Johnson then ended any of Purdue's comeback hopes with his 28-yard touchdown run to cap a six-play, 48-yard drive to make it 31-14 with 3:54 left.

Nebraska won the time of possession battle 33:10-26:50, and committed fewer penalties (6-49) than Purdue (8-84).

Isaac Gifford led the Blackshirts with 10 tackles including a pair of TFLs and a breakup, while John Bullock added seven stops. Phalen Sanford pitched in six tackles, while Newsome contributed five tackles.

Kitties gifting BYU 14 points. Fumble/Int with less than 1:30 left in half.

I will be in Topeka this weekend for a wedding and wanted to see if there was any place to watch the huskers