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The Nebraska men's basketball team's conference schedule was just revealed on Big Ten Network. Here it is:







The Huskers will play three teams twice in the new-look 18-team Big Ten: Iowa, Maryland and Ohio State.

Link: https://collegefootballnews.com/col...ka-prediction-game-preview-betting-lines-2024

Illinois vs. Nebraska Prediction, Preview and Betting Lines
by Pete Fiutak, CollegeFootballNews.com

It's been a lot of fun to be a fan of these two teams so far.

Nebraska is 3-0 for the first time since 2018, but it's been an easy run -- and yes, that includes the victory over Colorado.

The team is playing well, the defense has been fantastic, and Dylan Raiola is a great young quarterback to build around.

Sometimes as a sports fan, it's a ton of fun when your team is just getting good.

Illinois is also 3-0, easing by Central Michigan last week and with a strong home win over Kansas to get the season going. With a trip to Penn State up next, and with Michigan and at Oregon on the horizon before November, this is a big moment for the Illini.

Illinois (3-0, 0-0) at Nebraska (3-0, 0-0)
Friday, September 20 - 8:00 PM (ET) - FOX

Why Illinois Will Win
Nebraska has yet to face a team that can run the ball.

It's not that Northern Iowa didn't give it a shot, but that's an FCS team -- the Panthers only averaged 3.6 yards per carry. Colorado can't run and UTEP is UTEP.

Illinois has been decent throwing it, and it got stuffed a bit too easily by Kansas, but it'll start bashing away on the Husker front from the start.

Last year the coaching staff screwed up and only ran a season-low 19 times against Nebraska in the 20-7 loss. This time, the idea will be to keep bashing until something starts to break.

But there's one other key here -- the turnover monster hasn't hit the Huskers yet. They've been far more careful with the ball, partly because they haven't needed to take any chances. Meanwhile, Illinois is +8 in turnover margin over the first three games.

Why Nebraska Will Win
Yeah, about that running the ball for Illinois -- there's a shot it can't do it.

It's been too easy to let veteran Luke Altmyer throw and take over the offense in key situations, and it'll likely stick with the plan to mix it up a bit. He'll have to keep up with the kid on the other side.

Raiola has been brilliant. It's asking WAY too much for a freshman to rise up and carry an entire program, but that's what he's been doing.

He's hitting 74% of his passes with five scores and just one pick. It also helps that the Huskers are protecting their star.

Nebraska has allowed just one sack and 12 tackles for loss so far. Illinois has yet to show enough push into the backfield to matter -- the tackles for loss aren't there on a consistent basis.

Who Will Win
There's a major Prove It factor for Nebraska, and Illinois will provide it.

This is the first time all season the Huskers will have to get physical. It's also the first time they'll have to handle a nasty secondary.

Illinois is great at bringing a big-time attitude on the road, especially when it's not expected to do much. It'll push the Huskers for a full four quarters helped by two takeaways -- just wait; the Illini will dial up the pressure on Raiola.

But unlike past Husker teams, this one won't turtle when it counts.

Prediction
Nebraska 23, Illinois 20

Spread
Nebraska is favored at home by 9.5 points. The Over/Under is set at 43.5 points

Neb -8.5 Fanduel
Neb -8.0 DraftKings

Neb 3-0 ATS so far this year

Who ya got?

NU -31
ILL - 9

Stanford @ Nebraska
9/18/24 7pm CT
📺 BTN

I read somewhere that tonight's match is the last one scheduled between us. I hope we get a new series scheduled soon. This is always an intense battle.

GO 🌽🏐!!

Call me out for ruining the spirit of Bold Predictions. I deserve it. But, hey, you won't be mad if (well ... when) my prediction proves right.

The team that swept Stanford is the best team in the country. Just dominating.

This Sunday, on the road against Cook protege and #4 Louisville, will the same team show up? Or will it lose energy from the hostile crowd, ala SMU?

1. Nebraska runs for 250+ with Dowdell and EJ each getting right near 100
2. D gets 4 sacks
3. Barney & a TE get 50+ yards receiving
4. DR gets 190 through the air as the running game does most of the work

Top five national showdown begins at The Bob in roughly 35-40 minutes:
No. 5 Nebraska (8-1) vs No. 2 Stanford (7-0)

Watch, stream, radio info:
>> Time: 7:00 p.m. Central Time
>> TV Channel: Big Ten Network
>> Streaming: FoxSportsGo
>> Radio: Huskers Radio Network will broadcast all the action on its volleyball affiliate stations
>> Listen online: Huskers.com
>> App Audio: Official Huskers App

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worth the $1 a month ...

Huskers vs Vols

could very well be a matchup between the projected top 2 picks in the '27 draft as long as Nico is still in school (he's a RS Frosh this year)

what a time to be alive

September 19

1796 - President George Washington's farewell address was published. In it, America's first chief executive advised, "Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all."

1881 - President James Garfield died from a gunshot wound inflicted by a disappointed office seeker the previous July 2; he was succeeded in office by Vice President Chester A. Arthur, who became the nation's 21st president.

1934 - Bruno Hauptmann was arrested for the kidnap and murder of Charles Lindbergh's baby.

1955 - President Juan Peron of Argentina was deposed and exiled after a military coup.

1957 - The United States conducted its first underground nuclear test in the Nevada desert.

1960 - "The Twist" by Chubby Checker reached No. 1 on the Billboard music charts.

1962 - Gov. Ross Barnett blocked James Meredith from enrolling in the University of Mississippi.

1985 - The Mexico City area was struck by the first of two devastating earthquakes that claimed thousands of lives. The second quake hit 36 hours later.

1994 - American troops entered Haiti to enforce the return of exiled president Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

1995 - The New York Times and The Washington Post published the manifesto of Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, which proved instrumental in identifying and capturing him.

2001 - The Pentagon ordered combat aircraft to the Persian Gulf following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

2004 - Hu Jinato became the undisputed leader of China with the departure of former President Jiang Zemin from his top military post.

2008 - Struggling to stave off financial catastrophe, the Bush administration laid out a radical bailout plan calling for a takeover of a half-trillion dollars or more in worthless mortgages and other bad debt held by tottering institutions. Relieved investors sent stocks soaring on Wall Street and around the globe.

2022 - Great Britain and the world said a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral that drew presidents, kings, princes and prime ministers from around the world.

Birthdays
21 - Lily Chee (model)
24 - Serena Laurel (singer)
25 - Serena Page (reality star)
28 - Pia Mia (singer)
28 - Sabrina Claudio (singer)
29 - Rachel Sennott (actress)
31 - Lisa Cimorelli (singer)
37 - Danielle Panabaker (actress)
40 - Eva Marie (model/professional wrestler)
42 - Columbus Short (actor)
47 - Shaunte Massard (actress)
50 - Jimmy Fallon (TV host)
53 - Sanaa Lathan (actress)
58 - Soledad O'Brien (news anchor)
60 - Trisha Yearwood (singer)
66 - Lita Ford (singer)
74 - Joan Lunden (TV host)
75 - Twiggy Lawson (actress/model)
76 - Jeremy Irons (actor)
82 - Freda Payne (singer)
84 - Paul Williams (singer)
97 - Rosemary Harris (actress)

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Today in Sports History - September 19
1901 - All major league baseball games were canceled for the funeral of U.S. President William McKinley.

1949 - Ralph Kiner (Pittsburgh Pirates) became the first National League player to hit 50 home runs in two different seasons.

1984 - Pete Rose reached the 100-hit plateau for the 22nd consecutive year. He also tied the National League record for doubles with 725.

1988 - Olympic diver Greg Louganis suffered a concussion after striking his head on the diving board during the preliminary round of the 3-meter springboard diving competition at the Seoul Summer Games; Louganis would recover from the injury and win a gold medal in the event the following day.

1993 - San Diego Chargers kicker John Carney kicks six field goals in an 18-17 win over the Houston Oilers to set an NFL record with 29 consecutive field goals made.

1993 - Atlanta Braves pitcher Tom Glavine wins 20 games for the third consecutive season.

1997 - Mark McGwire became the first major league player to hit 20 or more home runs for two teams (Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals) in the same season. It was his 54th home run of the year.

2002 - Tom Gamboa, coach of the Kansas City Royals, was attacked by a man and his son while he was standing near first base. The two fans were arrested and charged with battery.

2004 - Oakland Raiders receiver Jerry Rice ends his record NFL streak of 274 consecutive games with a reception in a contest against the Buffalo Bills.

2011 - Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees recorded his 602nd save, making him baseball’s all-time leader in the category.

2017 - Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals hits home run No. 5,694, setting a record for most cumulative home runs hit in Major League Baseball in a single season by all teams combined.

IMO I would say yes, on just about every front besides special teams.

Thursday - September 19

CLASS A
Bellevue West (2-1) at Omaha Westside (3-0)
Lincoln Southwest (0-3) at Lincoln East (2-1)
Norfolk (2-1) at Lincoln Southeast (2-1)
Omaha Creighton Prep (2-1) at Millard West (0-3)
Omaha South (0-3) at Lincoln North Star (1-2)
South Sioux City (2-1) at Lincoln High (1-2)

CLASS B
Elkhorn North (3-0) at Gretna (2-1)
Lexington (0-3) at Plattsmouth (1-2)
Lincoln Pius X (1-2) at Platteview (3-0)

CLASS C1
Columbus Lakeview (3-0) at Elkhorn Mt. Michael (1-2)
Hershey (C2) (0-3) at Alliance (1-2)
Minden (1-2) at Kearney Catholic (C2) (3-0)

CLASS C2
Hershey (0-3) at Alliance (C1) (1-2)
Minden (C1) (1-2) at Kearney Catholic (3-0)

CLASS D1
South Loup (2-1) at Sandhills Valley (1-2)

CLASS D2
Hyannis (2-1) at Maxwell (1-2)

CLASS D6
Hay Springs (2-0) at Creek Valley (1-1)
Parkview Christian (1-1) at Shelton (0-2)

ALL-NATIONS FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Crazy Horse (South Dakota) (2-1) at Omaha Nation (3-0)
Winnebago (3-0) at Mahpiya Luta (South Dakota) (0-3)

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Friday - September 20

CLASS A
Bellevue East (0-3) at Papillion-LaVista (3-0)
Grand Island (0-3) at Elkhorn South (3-0)
Lincoln Northeast (3-0) at North Platte (1-2)
Millard South (2-1) at Millard North (2-1)
Omaha Benson (0-3) at Omaha Northwest (0-3)
Omaha Burke (1-2) at Omaha Bryan (1-2)
Omaha Central (1-2) at Omaha Buena Vista (2-1)
Omaha North (2-1) at Kearney (2-1)
Papillion-LaVista South (0-3) at Omaha Westview (3-0)

CLASS B
Bennington (3-0) at Grand Island Northwest (1-2)
Blair (2-1) at Norris (1-2)
Crete (0-3) at McCook (2-1)
Elkhorn (2-1) at Waverly (1-2)
Gering (3-0) at Ogallala (C1) (1-2)
Gretna East (0-3) at Lincoln Standing Bear (0-3)
Lincoln Northwest (0-3) at Hastings (1-2)
Ralston (1-2) at Omaha Skutt (3-0)
Seward (3-0) at Scottsbluff (3-0)
York (2-1) at Beatrice (1-2)

CLASS C1
Adams Central (1-2) at Holdrege (2-1)
Auburn (3-0) at Ashland-Greenwood (2-1)
Aurora (0-3) at Columbus Scotus (2-1)
Broken Bow (1-2) at Ord (C2) (0-3)
Central City (2-1) at Nebraska City (0-3)
Chase County (2-1) at Cozad (2-1)
Douglas County West (2-1) at Omaha Roncalli (1-2)
Fairbury (1-2) at Milford (3-0)
Fort Calhoun (2-1) at Pierce (2-1)
Gering (B) (3-0) at Ogallala (1-2)
Gothenburg (2-1) at Chadron (3-0)
Lincoln Christian (2-1) at Syracuse (1-2)
Lincoln Lutheran (C2) (1-2) at Boys Town (3-0)
Mitchell (C2) (1-2) at Sidney (3-0)
O'Neill (3-0) at Ponca (C2) (1-2)
Omaha Concordia (2-1) at Falls City (3-0)
Omaha Gross (2-1) at Wahoo (3-0)
Palmyra (C2) (0-3) at Louisville (2-1)
Schuyler (0-3) at Omaha Brownell-Talbot (0-3)
Wayne (1-2) at Logan View/Scribner-Snyder (0-3)
Wilber-Clatonia (0-3) at Fillmore Central (C2) (2-1)

CLASS C2
Boone Central (1-2) at Wood River (3-0)
Broken Bow (C1) (1-2) at Ord (0-3)
Centura (0-3) at Valentine (1-2)
Conestoga (0-3) at Yutan (0-3)
Cross County (2-1) at Doniphan-Trumbull (2-1)
Fremont Bergan (2-1) at Battle Creek (3-0)
Gibbon (1-2) at Gordon-Rushville (0-3)
Hartington Cedar Catholic (2-1) at Tekamah-Herman (0-3)
Hastings St. Cecilia (0-3) at Wahoo Neumann (2-1)
Lincoln Lutheran (1-2) at Boys Town (C1) (3-0)
Malcolm (3-0) at Oakland-Craig (3-0)
Mitchell (1-2) at Sidney (C1) (3-0)
Norfolk Catholic (3-0) at Arlington (1-2)
O'Neill (C1) (3-0) at Ponca (1-2)
Palmyra (0-3) at Louisville (C1) (2-1)
Raymond Central (3-0) at David City Aquinas (1-2)
St. Paul (0-3) at Amherst (2-1)
Superior (1-2) at Grand Island Central Catholic (2-1)
West Point-Beemer (2-1) at North Bend (0-3)
Wilber-Clatonia (C1) (0-3) at Fillmore Central (2-1)

CLASS D1
Alma (0-3) at North Platte St. Patrick's (3-0)
Arapahoe (3-0) at Southern Valley (0-3)
Atkinson West Holt (2-1) at Arcadia/Loup City (2-1)
Boyd County (2-1) at Wausa/Osmond (2-1)
Bridgeport (1-2) at Perkins County (2-1)
Clarkson/Leigh (0-3) at Twin River (2-1)
Crofton (2-1) at Bloomfield (2-1)
David City (3-0) at Newman Grove/St. Edward (0-3)
Hartington-Newcastle (3-0) at Niobrara/Verdigre (1-2)
Heartland (0-3) at Shelby/Rising City (2-1)
Hi-Line (0-3) at Dundy County-Stratton (3-0)
Homer (1-2) at Guardian Angels Central Catholic (3-0)
Humphrey/Lindsay Academy (1-2) at Madison (0-3)
Johnson County Central (2-1) at Johnson-Brock (2-1)
Kimball (1-2) at Hemingford (2-1)
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (0-3) at Lutheran High Northeast (1-2)
McCool Junction (2-1) at East Butler (2-1)
Mead (0-3) at Centennial (0-3)
Nebraska City Lourdes (2-1) at Freeman (0-3)
Omaha Christian (1-2) at Cedar Bluffs (D2) (1-2)
Pender (2-1) at Tri County Northeast (1-2)
Plainview (2-1) at Elkhorn Valley (2-1)
Pleasanton (3-0) at Ravenna (3-0)
Sandy Creek (3-0) at Tri County (3-0)
Southern (1-2) at Exeter-Milligan/Friend (1-2)
Summerland (3-0) at Stanton (3-0)
Sutherland (0-3) at Morrill (0-3)
Sutton (3-0) at Thayer Central (2-1)
Wakefield (0-3) at Wisner-Pilger (1-2)

CLASS D2
Axtell (0-3) at Wilcox-Hildreth (1-2)
Bayard (1-2) at Sandhills/Thedford (3-0)
Brady (1-2) at Mullen (2-1)
Burwell (1-2) at Palmer (1-2)
Cambridge (2-1) at Bertrand (1-2)
Central Valley (2-1) at Anselmo-Merna (0-3)
Creighton (2-1) at O'Neill St. Mary's (2-1)
Elgin/Elgin Pope John (2-1) at North Central (0-3)
Elm Creek (0-3) at Blue Hill (1-2)
Elmwood-Murdock (1-2) at Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer (1-2)
Falls City Sacred Heart (0-3) at Weeping Water (3-0)
Fullerton (3-0) at Osceola (2-1)
Giltner (0-3) at Deshler (1-2)
High Plains (2-1) at Nebraska Lutheran (0-3)
Hitchcock County (3-0) at Overton (3-0)
Kenesaw (2-1) at Franklin (1-2)
Lawrence-Nelson (2-1) at Bruning-Davenport/Shickley (3-0)
Maywood/Hayes Center (2-1) at Loomis (3-0)
Nebraska Christian (1-2) at Howells-Dodge (3-0)
Neligh-Oakdale (1-2) at Ainsworth (0-3)
Omaha Christian (D1) (1-2) at Cedar Bluffs (1-2)
Riverside (2-1) at Archangels Catholic (3-0)
Twin Loup (0-3) at Chambers/Wheeler Central (2-1)
Walthill (0-3) at Bancroft-Rosalie (3-0)
Winside (2-1) at Lyons-Decatur Northeast (1-2)
Wynot (1-2) at Randolph (0-3)

CLASS D6
Ansley/Litchfield (0-2) at Medicine Valley (0-2)
Hampton (2-0) at Pawnee City (2-0)
Potter-Dix (1-1) at Sioux County (2-0)
Sterling (2-0) at Red Cloud (2-0)

Bye Week
Arthur County (3-0)
Banner County (0-3)
Cody-Kilgore (1-2)
Crawford (1-2)
Diller-Odell (2-1)
Dorchester (0-3)
Garden County (3-0)
Harvard (0-3)
Heartland Lutheran (1-2)
Lewiston (1-2)
Leyton (2-1)
Meridian (1-2)
Minatare (1-2)
Paxton (2-1)
Santee (0-3)
Silver Lake (2-1)
South Platte (0-3)
Southwest (2-1)
Stuart (2-1)
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (3-0)
Wallace (2-1)
Wauneta-Palisade (2-1)

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Saturday - September 21

CLASS A
Columbus (1-2) vs. Fremont (2-1) (at Memorial Stadium - Lincoln)

Sorted by Date/Time. All times Central. All rankings from AP Poll.

BYE WEEK
Air Force
#4 Alabama
Alabama-Birmingham
Arizona
Central Florida
#2 Georgia
Georgia State
Kennesaw State
Old Dominion
#9 Oregon
San Diego State
Texas State
UNLV
Wake Forest
Western Michigan
Wisconsin

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THURSDAY - SEPTEMBER 19

6:30 PM
South Alabama at Appalachian State (ESPN)

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FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 20

6:30 PM
Stanford at Syracuse (ESPN)

7:00 PM
#24 Illinois at #22 Nebraska (FOX)

9:00 PM
San Jose State at Washington State (The CW)

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SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 21

11:00 AM
Charlotte at Indiana (Big Ten Network)
Florida at Mississippi State (ESPN)
Houston at Cincinnati (FOX Sports 1)
James Madison at North Carolina (ACC Network)
Kansas at West Virginia (ESPN2)
Marshall at #3 Ohio State (FOX)
North Carolina State at #21 Clemson (ABC)
Rice at Army (CBS Sports Network)
Tulane at Louisiana-Lafayette (ESPNU)
Villanova at Maryland (Big Ten Network)

11:45 AM
Ohio at Kentucky (SEC Network)

12:00 PM
Ball State at Central Michigan (ESPN+)

1:00 PM
Arkansas State at #20 Iowa State (ESPN+)
St. Francis at Eastern Michigan (ESPN+)
Utah State at Temple (ESPN+)
Virginia at Coastal Carolina (ESPN+)

2:00 PM
Eastern Washington at Nevada (Mountain West Network)
Southern Mississippi at Jacksonville State (ESPN+)

2:30 PM
Arizona State at Texas Tech (FOX Sports 1)
Arkansas at Auburn (ESPN)
Buffalo at #23 Northern Illinois (ESPN+)
Central Connecticut State at Massachusetts (ESPN+)
Georgia Tech at #19 Louisville (ESPN2)
Houston Christian at Texas-San Antonio (ESPN+)
Kent State at #10 Penn State (Big Ten Network)
Memphis at Navy (CBS Sports Network)
Miami (OH) at #17 Notre Dame (NBC)
Rutgers at Virginia Tech (ACC Network)
#11 USC at #18 Michigan (CBS)
Youngstown State at Pittsburgh (ESPN+)

2:40 PM
UCLA at #16 LSU (ABC)

3:00 PM
Duke at Middle Tennessee State (ESPNU)
#12 Utah at #14 Oklahoma State (FOX)

3:15 PM
Vanderbilt at #7 Missouri (SEC Network)

4:00 PM
TCU at Southern Methodist (The CW)

5:00 PM
East Carolina at Liberty (ESPN+)
Monmouth at Florida International (ESPN+)
Texas-El Paso at Colorado State (truTV)

6:00 PM
California at Florida State (ESPN2)
Florida Atlantic at Connecticut (CBS Sports Network)
Florida A&M at Troy (ESPN+)
#8 Miami (FL) at South Florida (ESPN)
New Mexico State at Sam Houston State (ESPN+)
Northwestern at Washington (FOX Sports 1)
Toledo at Western Kentucky (ESPN+)
Tulsa at Louisiana Tech (ESPN+)
Wyoming at North Texas (ESPN+)

6:30 PM
Akron at South Carolina (ESPNU)
Bowling Green at #25 Texas A&M (ESPN+)
Iowa at Minnesota (NBC)
#6 Tennessee at #15 Oklahoma (ABC)

6:45 PM
Georgia Southern at #5 Mississippi (SEC Network)

7:00 PM
Baylor at Colorado (FOX)
Louisiana-Monroe at #1 Texas (ESPN+)
Michigan State at Boston College (ACC Network)

7:30 PM
Fresno State at New Mexico (truTV)
Purdue at Oregon State (The CW)

8:45 PM
Portland State at Boise State (FOX Sports 1)

9:30 PM
#13 Kansas State at BYU (ESPN)

11:00 PM
Northern Iowa at Hawaii (Spectrum Sports PPV)

Fast fact today:

“25 years ago, Nebraska mascot Lil’ Red captured the national championship at the NCAA National Mascot Competition.”

(Apparently, the NCAA National Mascot Competition is a real thing. The more you know…)

I know this is a long shot but I am looking for 3 tickets to Friday nights game. My wife is taking 2 of our boys. It will be my 8 year old son’s 1st game. Wife teaches so she wont be able to leave until after school. Driving from Des Moines so probably won’t get there until 6 or so. Thanks!

Leach deletes, apologizes for quarantine tweet http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...ppi-state-mike-leach-apologizes-deleted-tweet
via @ESPN App http://espn.com/app

That's just funny to any married person in quarantine right now. Jesus

Maryland def. Delaware State (25-15, 25-11, 23-25, 25-12)
Nebraska def. Stanford (25-17, 25-22, 25-14)
Northwestern def. Northern Illinois (25-16, 25-18, 25-18)
Pittsburgh def. Penn State (25-15, 25-19, 25-13)
Oregon def. Portland State (25-21, 25-22, 25-19)

Standings
Michigan (8-0)
Purdue (8-0)
Washington (7-0)
Nebraska (9-1)
Penn State (8-1)
Illinois (7-1)
Oregon (7-1)
Maryland (7-2)
Indiana (6-2)
UCLA (5-2)
USC (4-2)
Michigan State (6-3)
Ohio State (5-3)
Iowa (5-4)
Minnesota (4-3)
Wisconsin (4-3)
Rutgers (4-5)
Northwestern (1-6)

Matches for Wednesday, September 18
Oregon at Portland State

Matches for Thursday, September 19
Rutgers at Old Dominion
South Dakota at Iowa
Purdue at Kansas
Minnesota at Wisconsin-Green Bay
UCLA at UC-Davis
Loyola-Marymount at USC
Washington at Long Beach State

Next Nebraska Match - Sunday, September 22
Nebraska at Louisville (11:30 AM - ABC)