already matching the number from last year and most since 2019 (21) with zero touchbacks

Buschini has been good this year and it's showing up in the box score and on the scoreboard

complimentary football, folks. it's a beautiful thing!

Interesting tweet here including old message board postings from Tennessee fans who knew what was going on back then.

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I can't handle anymore Taylor Swift camera shots every time Kelce blows his nose or ties his cleats!!
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OT from Michigan State. Went in the portal yesterday.

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Sure would be nice to have a team that can run the ball and stop the run...

Hope the young man improves his accuracy and finds another team.

Matt Rhule met with the media for his Thursday lightning round today to give a few final updates and thoughts ahead of Purdue. Here are three of the biggest takeaways:

Good interview and he gained some respect from me. When asked about what kind of offense he would like to have run at NU.....said did you see ksu last year??? Great running back and RBs need to be leading rusher with qb as compliment and o line that has post season award candidates. Well....duh.....but thanks AM. Totally agree 👍

My gosh I didn’t think it could be worse than having to watch our QB’s throw, but he is awful. Literally just threw two little hitch routes to open receivers and skipped them about 3-4 yards in front of them.

Also, no Logan Smothers, but Rich Rid has Jacksonville State looking pretty good.

Dude is an athlete. Just broke off a 17 yard scramble and outran the Viking backers. Man I still would like to see what his brother could do in Satt’s offense. His throwing shoulder should be completely healed now after the offseason surgery.

I’ve literally never seen a team at any level get decimated by injuries like this. When did Corcoran get hurt???

Link: Full Game Notes (Huskers.com)


WHEN: Saturday, October 28 | 2:30 PM (CT)

WHERE: Memorial Stadium | Lincoln, Nebraska

TV: FOX Sports 1 (Jeff Levering, Mark Helfrich)

RADIO: Huskers Radio Network (Greg Sharpe, Damon Benning, Jessica Coody)

NEBRASKA
Record: 4-3 (2-2 Big Ten)
Last Game: vs. Northwestern (W 17-9)
Streak: Won 2
Rank: NR
Coach: Matt Rhule (4-3, 1st year at NU | 51-46, 8th year overall | 0-0 vs. Purdue)

PURDUE
Record: 2-5 (1-3 Big Ten)
Last Game: vs. Ohio State (L 7-41)
Streak: Lost 2
Rank: NR
Coach: Ryan Walters (2-5, 1st year at Purdue and overall | 0-0 vs. Nebraska)

THIS WEEK'S NUMBERS

16 - The Nebraska defense has allowed a total of 16 points in its past two games, seven at Illinois and nine against Northwestern. It marks the first time the Huskers have held two straight conference foes to single digits since 2010.

24 - The Nebraska defense has recorded 24 sacks through seven games this season. The sack total is already Nebraska's best total since having 27 sacks in 2019. The last time Nebraska reached 30 sacks in a season was in 2013 when the Huskers had 39 sacks.

112 - Saturday's game is the 112th Homecoming Game in University of Nebraska history. The Huskers are 84-23-4 on Homecoming and have won 11 of their last 13 Homecoming games. Nebraska is 8-2 against Big Ten opponents on Homecoming.

THE MATCHUP
Nebraska squares off against a Big Ten West opponent in Lincoln for the second straight week as the

Huskers play host to Purdue on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. The game between the Huskers and the Boilermakers marks Nebraska's 2023 Homecoming contest, and it will kick off shortly after 2:30 p.m., with television coverage provided by FS1 and on the Fox Sports App. The game is also available on the Huskers Radio Network, the official Huskers App and Huskers.com.

Nebraska comes into the contest with a 4-3 overall record and a 2-2 mark in Big Ten Conference play. The Huskers have won their past two games and four of five overall to move over the .500 mark heading into the season's final five games.

The Huskers are coming off a 17-9 victory over Northwestern last Saturday in Lincoln. Defense dominated the day, with the Blackshirts limiting Northwestern to just three field goals while also recording eight sacks in the victory. It marked the sixth time in seven games this season the Nebraska defense has limited the opposition to less than 100 yards rushing.

Purdue heads to a Lincoln after a bye weekend. The Boilermakers are 2-5 overall and 1-3 in Big Ten Conference play under first-year head coach Ryan Walters. Purdue has faced one of the nation's most difficult schedules, facing six Power Five opponents to date. The Boilermakers own one of the Big Ten's best offenses, ranking fourth in the Big Ten in passing yards per game at better than 230 yards per contest.

Nebraska will be looking to end a Purdue two-game win streak in the series, as the Boilermakers won by six points last year in West Lafayette and five points in 2021 at Memorial Stadium.

SERIES HISTORY
Saturday's meeting will be the 12th matchup in the Nebraska-Purdue series. The Boilermakers own a 6-5 edge, and the teams have split four previous meetings in Lincoln.

- The series is tied at five wins apiece since Nebraska 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 five since 2018.

- Four of the past six games between the schools have been decided by six points or fewer, including Purdue victories by six and five points the past two seasons

- Nebraska and Purdue will meet for the 12th consecutive season next fall in West Lafayette. However, with the Big Ten's new non-division schedule format, the schools will not meet in 2025 or 2026, before resuming with games in 2027 (Lincoln) and 2028 (West Lafayette)

Nebraska vs. Purdue Matchup History
1958: Purdue 28, Nebraska 0 (West Lafayette)
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2013: Nebraska 44, Purdue 7 (West Lafayette)
2014: #17 Nebraska 35, Purdue 14 (Lincoln)
2015: Purdue 55, Nebraska 45 (West Lafayette)
2016: #8 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)

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. Purdue has made 21 bowl game appearances with 11 wins, with the last bowl appearance coming last season when Purdue took on LSU in the Citrus Bowl.

First Year: 1887
All-Time Record: 637-592-48
Bowl Record: 11-10
Conference Titles: 12
National Titles: 1 (1931)
Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium
Capacity: 61,320
Surface: Natural Grass
Location: West Lafayette, Indiana
Enrollment: 49,639
School Colors: Old Gold & Black

2023 Purdue Schedule/Results
Fresno State (L 35-39)
at Virginia Tech (W 24-17)
Syracuse (L 20-35)
Wisconsin (L 17-38)
Illinois (W 44-19)
at Iowa (L 14-20)
Ohio State (L 7-41)
at Nebraska
at Michigan
Minnesota
at Northwestern
Indiana

ABOUT 2023 PURDUE BOILERMAKERS
Purdue has won two of its first seven games under first-year head coach Ryan Walters, picking up victories against Virginia Tech and Illinois.

The Boilermakers enter Saturday averaging 370.7 yards per game, with 232.1 yards per game through the air and 138.6 yards per game on the ground. Hudson Card has completed 149-of-246 passes for 1,617 yards, seven touchdowns and five interceptions. Deion Burks has 27 receptions for 418 yards and five touchdowns, followed by Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen with 25 catches and 329 yards. Devin Mockobee leads the Boilermaker rushing attack with 478 yards and four touchdowns through seven games this season.

Defensively, Purdue is allowing 395.4 yards per game and 29.9 points per game. Dillon Thieneman leads the Boilermakers with 62 tackles and three interceptions on the season. Kydran Jenkins has recorded a team-high seven tackles for loss and five sacks in seven games, followed by Nic Scourton with 6.5 tackles for loss and four sacks this season.



ABOUT PURDUE HEAD COACH RYAN WALTERS
Ryan Walters is in his first season as the head coach at Purdue and has led the Boilermakers to a 2-5 record through seven games this season.

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 15, 2022

Purdue 43, Nebraska 37

WEST LAFAYETTE - Nebraska offense tallied 476 yards of total offense, but Purdue led with 608 offensive yards in a 43-37 win over the Huskers at Ross-Ade Stadium on Saturday night.

Purdue improved to 5-3 overall and 3-1 in the Big Ten as the Boilermakers got out to an early 10-0 lead and never trailed Nebraska, who fell to 3-4 and 2-2 in the Big Ten.

Malcolm Hartzog got the Huskers off to a strong start, intercepting a pass from Boilermaker quarterback Aiden O'Connell in the opening drive of the game, but Purdue was able to hold the Huskers scoreless in the first quarter while getting off to a 10-0 lead. A two-yard pass from O'Connell to TJ Sheffield and a 37-yard field goal from Mitchell Fineran led Purdue into the second quarter.

The Huskers responded early in the second quarter as Jaquez Yant rushed for a one-yard touchdown with 13:16 to go. After holding the Boilmakers on the next drive, NU was able to tie the game at 10-10 with a 36-yard field goal from Timmy Bleekrode.

Purdue followed with 17 unanswered points before the half. A 31-yard touchdown pass from O'Connell to Charlie Jones gave the Boilermakers the lead, while a 37-yard field goal, a one-yard rushing touchdown from Devin Mockobee and a 43-yard field goal extended the lead at the end of the second quarter.

The Huskers came out of the half strong, scoring on the opening drive of the third quarter. Trey Palmer scored a touchdown on a 37-yard reception from Casey Thompson.

After Mitchell Fineran missed a 41-yard field goal attempt, NU took over on the Nebraska 24. Despite a 60-yard rush from Palmer to start the drive, the Huskers settled for a 22-yard field goal.

NU's defense was unable to stop O'Connell as he went 75 yards in six plays, scoring a touchdown on a 28-yard passing touchdown to TJ Sheffield.

Thompson responded quickly, going the distance in two plays and 32 seconds with a 72-yard pass to Palmer for his second touchdown of the quarter. Despite only having possession for 3:03 of the third quarter, the Huskers were able to outscore the Boilermakers, 17-7.

NU went into the fourth quarter, down 34-30, but Purdue moved the ball down the field to start the fourth quarter and adding three with a 34-yard field goal.

After Thompson recorded his second interception of the night, the Boilermakers were able to add six more after a two-yard touchdown pass from O'Connell to Charlie Jones made it a 43-30 game. Fineran missed the extra point attempt.

Thompson again looked to Palmer to go the distance and quickly. Thompson completed the 64-yard pass to Palmer. At Purdue's own six-yard line, Grant rushed up the middle for the touchdown.

However, the Huskers were unable to hold the Boilermakers in their final drive, recording the 43-37 loss.

The Husker offense totaled 476 yards, with 354 passing yards and 122 on the ground. Casey Thompson completed 16-of-29 passes for 354 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Trey Palmer pulled in seven catches for 237 yards and two touchdowns, while also recording 60 rushing yards. Palmer's 237 receiving yards marked the most in a single game in Nebraska history.

The Big Red held the Boilermakers to 608 yards, with 391 passing yards and 217 yards on the ground. Myles Farmer and Isaac Gifford both led NU with nine tackles while Nick Henrich added one tackle for loss. Malcolm Hartzog snagged an interception for the third game in a row.

Good stuff from Matt Rhule on why he finds value in working with the scout team during the week.

@Greg Smith

Staff on a major Bama recruiting site posted a recruiting nugget on Monday stating Kewan Lacy had just scheduled an OV to Bama for the 11/4 LSU game. Bama has offered him and has been out to see him play in person. Do you have any further detail?

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Caught up briefly with Nebraska running back commit Kewan Lacy just now. I wanted to get his overall thoughts on his first game day experience in Lincoln.

"It was a great experience," Lacy said. "I feel great about next year and my class coming in. I can’t wait to work and build the program back up."

I spotted Lacy hanging out with defensive back commit Mario Buford quite a bit before the game. Those two were also with Florida native Jacory Barney Jr. a lot. Lacy said it was cool just getting to know each other more. He feels like they are all going to be pretty close.

Lacy also told me that his relationship with running backs coach EJ Barthel is going well.

"It's been going great got a lot of faith and trust in him and coach g [Garret McGuire]."

Lacy doesn't have any plans for visits right now but would like to be back in Lincoln for a night game this season if possible.

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Plenty of good stuff from Rhule's apperance on the HRN. Hit the link.



From @Zack Carpenter, who touches on a pair of rising NFL stocks and Rhule's promise in November to "leave no stone unturned to find good players" when he first took over the program:

And a year of "firsts" for Rhule:

Never change

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Login to view embedded media Coach Matt Rhule Purdue Press Conference Notes -Did not attend the #Husker volleyball, but commends their grit and hopes to match their intensity -Team is pretty beat up -Ethan Piper (knee), Turner Corcoran (foot) out for the season -Nouredin Nouili out for two weeks or so -Billy Kemp will be out for multiple weeks with MCL sprain -Tommi Hill is day to day -Ty Robinson was absolutely dominant last Saturday -Teddy Prochazka is a starter now, he's OOU (one of us) -When we walk out on Saturday, all but two guys will be underclassmen -Young guys when given a chance are making plays -Players careers always come first when talking about redshirts -Mentions James Williams on the DL -Jacob Hood is back and playing -Our older players fight for us, but the young guys are stepping up with the injuries -Don't care about the score, but rather cares about the execution -Need to grow up on offense this week in terms of taking care of the ball -Purdue is going to come after you defensively -We rushed on offense, causing us to leave too many open plays on the field -Lots of plays we should absolutely hit -Nick Henrich has been a little bit banged up, knee then shoulder -Ben Scott is healthy, expect him to play -Turner Corcoran and Ethan Piper have already started coaching the young guys -Jaidyn Doss will start in the slot -Going with a 5 man rush allowed 5 one on ones, suggested by Coach Coop and Tony White adopted is -When you have so many inside backers you can trust, they can play fast -Blaise Gunnerson is making big jumps, and finding his confidence -Purdue QB Hudson Card is athletic, tough to run down -Sign stealing happens every game. This is why we should have mics in the helmets -Completely different than filming someones signs -Not going to comment on Michigan potentially stealing signs from Nebraska -last week was by far Ty Robinson's best game -RB room will continue to be by committee pending a good week of practice and ball security -Similar defense to Illinois (Purdue HC previously Illinois DC) -NFL scouts want to know about a players character, practice habits, learning habits, etc. -Coach Rhule has to be completely honest to the scouts -One scout called Nebraska the 2nd hardest practicing team he's seen -University of Georgia is the 1st hardest, "we'll catch them" -Visitor side is a real disadvantage in sign stealing and the sun -"Don't change anything that Tom Osborne did" -Trev is always looking ahead for things that can help us win -Doesn't worry about things he can't control

Here’s a bit more on Purdue and what the Boilermakers will bring to Lincoln.

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Great stuff from Bergen Reilly and Laney Choboy last night. Hit the link.

October 26
1774 - The First Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia.

1825 - The Erie Canal, connecting Lake Erie to the Hudson River, opened.

1861 - The legendary Pony Express officially ceased operations, giving way to the transcontinental telegraph. (The last run of the Pony Express was completed the following month.)

1881 - Wyatt Earp, his two brothers, and Doc Holliday were involved in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.

1975 - Anwar Sadat became the first Egyptian president to pay an official visit to the United States.

1979 - South Korean president Park Chung Hee was killed by the head of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency.

1982 - The medical drama “St. Elsewhere,” which would make stars of Denzel Washington, Mark Harmon and others, premiered on NBC.

1984 - “Baby Fae,” a newborn with a severe heart defect, was given the heart of a baboon in an experimental transplant in Loma Linda, California. (She lived 21 days with the animal heart.)

1994 - Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel and Prime Minister Abdel Salam Majali of Jordan signed a peace treaty in a ceremony attended by President Bill Clinton.

2001 - President George W. Bush signed the USA Patriot Act, giving authorities unprecedented ability to search, seize, detain or eavesdrop in their pursuit of possible terrorists.

2002 - Russian government forces stormed the Moscow theater held by Chechen rebels; more than 100 hostages were killed.

2010 - Iran began loading fuel into the core of its first nuclear power plant.

2012 - After leaving nearly five dozen people dead in the Caribbean, Hurricane Sandy headed toward the eastern United States, with forecasters warning that it would merge with two winter weather systems to create a mega-storm.

2018 - Federal authorities captured a Florida man with a criminal history and accused him of sending at least 13 mail bombs to prominent Democrats. (Cesar Sayoc was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a judge who concluded that the bombs purposely were not designed to explode.)

2020 - Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court by a deeply divided Senate, with Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump’s nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come.

2021 - Satirist Mort Sahl, who helped revolutionize stand-up comedy during the Cold War with his running commentary on politicians and current events, died at his California home at the age of 94.

Birthdays
21 - Margarida Corceiro (model)
29 - Tokyo Jetz (rapper)
29 - Allie DeBerry (actress)
32 - Beulah Koale (actor)
39 - Sasha Cohen (figure skater)
40 - Toya Wright (reality star)
44 - Jonathan Chase (actor)
45 - Mark Barry (singer)
45 - CM Punk (professional wrestler)
46 - Jon Heder (actor)
47 - Florence Kasumba (actress)
48 - Paula Faris (TV news correspondent)
50 - Seth MacFarlane (writer/producer)
52 - Anthony Rapp (actor)
52 - Rosemarie DeWitt (actress)
55 - Tom Cavanagh (actor)
56 - Keith Urban (singer)
57 - Steve Valentine (actor)
60 - Natalie Merchant (singer)
62 - Dylan McDermott (actor)
63 - Patrick Breen (actor)
67 - Rita Wilson (actress/singer)
76 - Hillary Rodham Clinton (wife of President Bill Clinton)
77 - Pat Sajak (game show host)
78 - Jaclyn Smith (actress)

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Today in Sports History - October 26

1911 - The Philadelphia Athletics defeat the New York Giants in six games to win the World Series.

1960 - The American League approves the move of the Washington Senators to become the Minnesota Twins; also approves two new expansion franchises -- the Los Angeles Angels and a new Washington Senators team (which would become the Texas Rangers in 1972).

1980 - The St. Louis Cardinals record an NFL record 12 sacks against the Baltimore Colts.

1982 - Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton becomes the first to win the Cy Young Award four times.

1985 - The Montreal Canadiens retire Doug Harvey's #2.

1990 - Wayne Gretzky became the first NHL player to reach 2,000 points.

1995 - Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) scored his 500th National Hockey League (NHL) career goal against the New York Islanders in his 605th game. He became the second-fastest player to attain the plateau. Wayne Gretzky had reached 500 goals by his 575th NHL game.

1996 - The New York Yankees defeat the Atlanta Braves in six games to win the World Series.

1997 - The Florida Marlins defeat the Cleveland Indians in seven games to win the World Series.

2000 - The New York Yankees became the first team in more than a quarter-century to win three straight World Series championships, beating the New York Mets in game five of their “Subway Series.”

2005 - The Chicago White Sox sweep the Houston Astros to win their first World Series championship in 88 years.

2018 - In the longest-ever World Series game in both innings and time, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 in 18 innings, over 7 hours, 20 minutes, in Game 3.

Our pup is coming home! Liver enzymes aren't completely back to normal, but have went down the last two days so think he's going to be okay.

Thanks so much for your prayers!

OP: Our 6 month old puppy ate some gum with xylitol which is toxic to dogs. His liver enzymes are high which isn't a good sign. In the animal hospital now under observation and getting treatment. Next couple days will be crucial.

We just lost our 1 year old dog this June when his collar broke and he ran out into the street and got hit by a pickup. Kids were very attached to him but are even more attached to our new puppy. That is especially true for my daughter who is on the spectrum. Dogs do truly become part of the family.

I know there are a lot more important and tragic things that you can pray for, but in your charity I'd appreciate it if you'd send one up for his healing but also surrender to and acceptance of God's will whatever it be for me and my family.

TIA