The Blackshirts
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Flick a field goal ... beat today's challenge
One kick, one wind, the same for everybody. It changes at midnight, and this week it runs against Maryland.
PlayNext 3 Matchups Scheduled
- FBallOct 3Oct 3Maryland3:00 PM CTLincolnLincoln
- VBallOct 3Oct 3at Maryland6:00 PM CTXFINITY Center, College Park, Md.XFINITY Center, College Park, Md.
- VBallOct 8Oct 8at Indiana5:30 PM CTWilkinson Hall, Bloomington, Ind.Wilkinson Hall, Bloomington, Ind.
Latest
- PredictionMy Pick: Nebraska 42, Maryland 13, Even Without Jamal RuleNebraska has won by 18 or more in all four games, but its top two rushers are doubtful and questionable against a Maryland team missing 17. The line is 14.5, and my pick says it is still too low.
- RecapNebraska Volleyball Sweeps Penn State: 45 Straight Wins, and 250 for Busboom KellyNo. 1 Nebraska swept No. 16 Penn State 25-20, 25-17, 25-18 and hit a season-high .440 at Rec Hall. The regular-season winning streak is 45, and Dani Busboom Kelly won her 250th career match.
- PredictionNo Picks Against the Favorite: The Model's Big Ten Board for Week FiveEight Big Ten games and, for the first time since Week 0, no pick against the betting favorite. The model has Nebraska 33-20 over Maryland, and its closest call is Penn State at Northwestern at 50.2%.
- PreviewNebraska Volleyball at Penn State: 44 Straight Regular-Season Wins, and the Last Loss Came ThereNo. 1 Nebraska is 13-0 and riding a 44-match regular-season winning streak into Penn State, the last team to beat the Huskers in the regular season. Kennedy Martin has 1,798 career kills, and Nebraska's block is holding opponents to .078.
- 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.