The Blackshirts
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Next 3 Matchups Scheduled
- VBallSep 23Sep 23Missouri6:00 PM CTBob Devaney Sports CenterBob Devaney Sports Center
- VBallSep 25Sep 25Rutgers7:00 PM CTBob Devaney Sports CenterBob Devaney Sports Center
- FBallSep 26Sep 26at Michigan State4:00 PM CTEast LansingEast Lansing
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- PredictionWeek Three Graded: The Model Went 10-1, and the Miss Was the Pick Against the Favorite10-1 straight up and 4-6-1 against the spread on the Week Three Big Ten board. The betting favorite won all 11 games; the model picked against it once, Maryland, and missed.
- RecapNebraska Went to Its Bench, FGCU Stole a Set, Then the Huskers Slammed the DoorWith four first-set regulars on the bench, Nebraska lost a wild third set to FGCU 27-25. Harper Murray came back for the fourth, the Huskers hit .542 with zero errors, and No. 1 moved to 10-0.
- RecapThe Rain Never Came, and Neither Did the Scare: Nebraska 34, North Dakota 7Jamal Rule ran for 119 yards and two scores, the Blackshirts got five sacks and held North Dakota to 99 rushing yards, and Nebraska finished non-conference play 3-0 in front of 86,217.
- RecapTwo Records in Three Nights: Nebraska Sweeps Creighton, Aces Out North CarolinaNo. 1 Nebraska swept No. 20 Creighton in front of the biggest indoor home crowd in program history, then served its way past No. 25 North Carolina with a Devaney Center-record 13 aces. The Huskers are 9-0.
- PredictionMy Pick: Nebraska 45, North Dakota 13Nebraska's starting five outweigh North Dakota's entire defensive line, the rain arrives around kickoff, and the Fighting Hawks' best pass rusher is hurt. My pick, and the reasoning behind the number.