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Nov 09, 2012
No. 24 Northwestern (7-2, 3-2 Big Ten) travels to Ann Arbor to meet the Wolverines (6-3, 4-1 Big Ten). We gave this game a further look in a Weekend Spotlight. The Indiana Hoosiers (4-5, 2-3 Big Ten) could play their way into the Big Ten Championship Game when they host the Wisconsin Badgers (6-3, 3-2 Big Ten). They will have to break the pattern of recent history; Indiana has only won two of the last 15 games against Wisconsin. No. […]
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Oct 25, 2012
No. 22 Michigan (5-2, 3-0 Big Ten) at Nebraska (5-2, 2-1 Big Ten) is the game of the week in the Big Ten Conference, pitting the top two programs in the Legends Division. The trip to Lincoln is Michigan’s first in 101 seasons. Brady Hoke’s Wolverines will try to duplicate last year’s result when they defeated the Cornhuskers, 45-17. The game marks 50 years of consecutive sellouts at Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium. Minnesota (4-3, 0-3 Big Ten) hosts Purdue (3-4, 0-3 […]
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Sep 27, 2012
Michigan State (3-1, 0-0 Big Ten) welcomes rival Ohio State (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten) to East Lansing in a battle of top 20 teams. The Buckeyes have won seven of the last eight between the two programs, but LeVeon Bell and the Spartans are coming off a 10-7 victory last season in The Horseshoe. Michigan State is 2-3 all-time when ESPN College GameDay is in town. Wisconsin (3-1, 0-0 Big Ten) tries to continue the nation’s longest active conference win […]
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Sep 13, 2012
Michigan State (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) and Notre Dame (2-0) meet in a battle of top 20 programs. The Irish hold an 18-15-1 advantage in East Lansing. Michigan State is second all-time in victories over Notre Dame (28, behind USC’s 35). Ohio State (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) survived a scare against UCF last week, prevailing, 31-16, and host California on Saturday. Quarterback sensation Braxton Miller averages 332.0 total yards per game… the exact same number of yards that the Buckeye […]
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Sep 07, 2012
Three Big Ten teams head out west for non-conference showdowns in Week Two. Illinois (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten) visits Arizona State (1-0, 0-0 Pac-12), Nebraska (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten) heads to UCLA (1-0, 0-0 Pac-12) and Wisconsin (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten) heads to Oregon State (0-0, 0-0 Pac-12). The Illini will miss starting quarterback while the Cornhuskers will be without running back Rex Burkhead. Wisconsin, meanwhile, will look to bounce back from an ugly win at home last weekend against […]
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Aug 24, 2012
We’re previewing the college football season with the help from SBNation.com. Today we discuss Nebraska football with Corn Nation. Nebraska hasn’t won a conference title since 1999, and if the Huskers want to represent the Legends Division in the Big Ten Championship Game, they will have to weather a challenging mid-season stretch beginning with Wisconsin at home on Sept. 29. The six-week gauntlet also includes two difficult road tests at Ohio State and Michigan State, and a matchup in Lincoln […]
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Jan 03, 2012
Game programs are available for $15 from Ticketmaster.com Bowl patches are available for $10 from Ticketmaster.com South Carolina “Capital One Bowl Champions” merchandise is available from Ultimate Athletic. In addition, regular game merchandise is also still available.
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Jan 02, 2012
After a very unusual start for South Carolina, the Gamecocks went on a 21-0 run to end the game to get the victory. In the first quarter, the Cornhuskers were controlling South Carolina on both sides of the ball. They jumped out to an early lead of 13-9 and had more total yards than the Gamecocks. Quarterback Taylor Martinez had just two completions but they totaled for 44 yards and a touchdown. Running back Rex Burkhead was averaging 5.6 yards […]
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Jan 02, 2012
Final Stats Nebraska Postgame Press Conference Transcript Nebraska Postgame Notes South Carolina Postgame Press Conference Transcript South Carolina Postgame Notes The South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers 30-13 in the 2012 Capital One Bowl in front of an announced crowd of 61,351at the Florida Citrus Bowl Monday afternoon. “Wonderful win,” said South Carolina Head Coach Steve Spurrier. “We are proud of this team we got. They played extremely hard, but we won the fourth quarter and our defense was […]
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Dec 31, 2011
Before the Capital One Bowl, Sean Callahan of HuskerOnline.com was kind enough to talk with @CapitalOneBowl about this year’s game from the Nebraska perspective. @CapitalOneBowl: How well have the #Huskers adapted into the Big Ten this season? Were there any ‘culture shock’ moments? @Sean_Callahan: I think the biggest difference from the Big 12 was the overall top to bottom depth of the league. The other thing I’ll say is the front 7’s were more physical and that can put some […]
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