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One kick, one wind, the same for everybody. It changes at midnight, and this week it runs against Maryland.
PlayNext 3 Matchups Scheduled
- VBallOct 1Oct 1at Penn State6:00 PM CTRec Hall, University Park, Pa.Rec Hall, University Park, Pa.
- FBallOct 3Oct 3Maryland3:00 PM CTLincolnLincoln
- VBallOct 3Oct 3at Maryland6:00 PM CTXFINITY Center, College Park, Md.XFINITY Center, College Park, Md.
Latest
- HonorsThirty Kills, Fourteen Blocks: Andi Jackson Named Big Ten Player of the WeekNebraska senior middle blocker Andi Jackson hit .578 with 30 kills and 14 blocks in a 3-0 week against Missouri, Rutgers and Ohio State. On Monday the Big Ten named her its Player of the Week.
- PredictionWeek Four Graded: 5-4, and the Model Had Nebraska's 31 Exactly5-4 straight up and 4-5 against the spread on the Week Four Big Ten board. Two solid picks lost to underdogs, the first pick against the favorite came in, and Nebraska scored exactly the 31 the model projected.
- RecapScout Team Tuesday, End Zone Twice on Saturday: Nebraska 31, Michigan State 13Nebraska won a Big Ten opener for the first time since 2019. Vincent Genatone, who had five rushing yards all season, scored twice, the defense got six sacks and took the ball away three times, and the Huskers are 4-0.
- RecapA Sweep That Didn't Feel Like One: Nebraska Survives the Best Rutgers Team Anybody Here RemembersNebraska led the second set 23-13 and needed six set points to close it. The Huskers swept Rutgers anyway to open Big Ten play 1-0 and go 12-0, behind 15 kills from Harper Murray and a .632 night from Andi Jackson.
- PreviewI Know Who My Boss Is: Nebraska Takes Its Identity to East LansingDana Holgorsen says he knows who he works for. Matt Rhule says this won't be a schematic game, it'll be a four quarter war. Michigan State is built to test whether Nebraska's toughness is real.