After a whirlwind week of team announcements and press conferences, we’ve saved you the Googling and puled together the news of the week. Have at it, Husker fans! We start with our friends over at SB Nation, who opened the week with a look at all of the bowl games, including the best non-BCS bowl match-up in the Capital One Bowl. HuskerOnline.com tells us that Nebraska wanted the return trip to the Capital One Bowl, and the opportunity to play […]
Read MoreLately, no stat has been used to define the Nebraska Cornhuskers more than the 539 rushing yards allowed against Wisconsin in the B1G Ten Championship Game. But one stat, let alone one game, does not define a team. “It’s not the first time we’ve gotten hit in the mouth,” said Huskers Head Coach Bo Pelini at today’s Capital One Bowl press event. “Everyone who’s played the sport of football has.” Georgia knows the feeling well, having given up 350 yards to […]
Read MoreThis year, the Nebraska Cornhuskers return to the Capital One Bowl for the second straight year. Back-to-back bowl trips may seem like a rare occurance, but in actuality, it’s fairly common. In the case of Nebraska, it’s especially common. One of the most storied programs in the country, Nebraska has played in 48 bowl games in school history, and has posted a 24-24 record. In nine of those games, the Blackshirts were playing in the same bowl game they played […]
Read MoreFew teams qualify for “storied program” status. There are even fewer coaches that can truly be classified as legends. In the case of Tom Osborne and the Nebraska Cornhuskers, both monikers fit snuggly. When the former head coach and congressman and current Athletic Director Osborne pays you a compliment, it means something. That’s exactly what he did on Sunday night after the Blackshirts were announced as this year’s Big Ten participant in the Capital One Bowl. “We were treated very […]
Read MoreThe Georgia Bulldogs will meet the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the 2013 Capital One Bowl. The New Year’s Day classic will kick off in its traditional 1:00 p.m. ET slot on January 1 from Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando and will be televised nationally by ESPN on ABC. Georgia makes its sixth appearance in the Capital One Bowl, its last coming in a 2009 victory over Michigan State. The Bulldogs won the SEC East for the second year in a […]
Read MoreThe Nebraska Cornhuskers have been selected to play in the 2013 Capital One Bowl against an SEC opponent to be announced later tonight. Nebraska, champions of the Big Ten Legends Division at 10-3 (6-1 Big Ten) heads to Orlando for the second time in as many seasons after posting its third 10-win season in four years. The Cornhuskers fell to South Carolina in last year’s Capital One Bowl, 30-13. This year they return Taylor Martinez, who is the Huskers’ all-time […]
Read MoreThe second-ever Big Ten Championship goes down this weekend, with the outcome having direct and indirect impact on conference options for the Capital One Bowl. Kickoff: 8:17 PM EST Television: FOX Series: Tied 3-3 Series since 2011 when the Big Ten Championship was added: 1-1 Last Meeting: September 29, 2012, Nebraska 30, Wisconsin 27 Line, just in case you want to know who is favored, not because you are betting on this game, right?: Nebraska by 3 as of Thursday […]
Read MoreThe Cornhuskers can only make a return appearance in Orlando after a loss in the Big Ten Championship Game this Saturday. If they do make it back, they’d be one win better (and maybe a few spots higher in the polls) than last year’s team. Record: 10-2 Record vs. Bowl-Eligible Teams (6-6 or better): 6-1* Key Wins: vs. Michigan (23-9), @ Northwestern (29-28) Key Losses: @ UCLA (36-30), @ Ohio State (63-38) Last Bowl Appearance: 2012 Capital One Bowl vs. […]
Read MoreExpansion has put the Big Ten back in the spotlight this week, but new additions Maryland and Rutgers are a season or two away from joining up. The conference season winds down with a number of games that will impact bowl positioning. Legends division frontrunner No. 14 Nebraska (9-2, 6-1 Big Ten) will host Iowa (4-7, 2-5 Big Ten) on Friday, November 23 at 12pm on ABC. Nebraska has not lost a game to Iowa since 1981. After their close […]
Read MoreFresh off clinching the Leaders Division, Wisconsin (7-3, 4-2 Big Ten) hosts Ohio State (10-0, 6-0). The Badgers will try to recreate the magic of two years ago when they upset an undefeated Buckeye team in Madison and went on to win a share of the Big Ten championship. No. 21 Michigan (7-3, 5-1 Big Ten) hosts Iowa (4-6, 2-4 Big Ten). Michigan hasn’t lost at home this year but the Hawkeyes won their last meeting in Ann Arbor in […]
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