FiveThirtyEight: The Big Ten Is A Big Slog
As Saturday's college football schedule wound down, the lights shined on the last two of four matchups between top-25 teams, two games that couldn't...
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2019 Schedule
4-3, 3rd in Big Ten - West
Illinois, Nebraska to kick off '21 season in Ireland
Nebraska and Illinois will play in the second installment of the Aer Lingus College Football Series on Aug. 28, 2021. Notre Dame and Navy will kick off the five-game series next season.
Rodney Smith, unbeaten Gophers run over Huskers 34-7
Rodney Smith ran for 139 yards and a touchdown, helping Minnesota overpower Nebraska on a wintry Saturday night and stay undefeated with a 34-7 victory on the strength of 322 yards rushing.
Inside the art of college football recruiting (1:56)
College football bowl projections after Week 6
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McCallum's FG at end gives Huskers 13-10 win over Wildcats
Lane McCallum kicked a 24-yard field goal as time ran out, giving Nebraska a 13-10 win in yet another close game against Northwestern on Saturday.
Huskers' Davis banned game for striking Buckeye
Nebraska defensive lineman Khalil Davis was reprimanded and suspended one game for striking an Ohio State player on Saturday.
College football bowl projections after Week 5
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Ohio State defense smothers Nebraska in blowout win (0:50)
Fields' 4 TDs, OSU's defense fuel blowout of Nebraska (1:47)
No. 5 Ohio St. throttles Huskers 48-7 behind Fields, defense
Ohio State was supposed to get its first big test of the season at Nebraska. It hardly turned out that way.
Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Writer
Ohio State QB Justin Fields and coach Ryan Day are the best first-year tandem in college football. They leave the field after a 48-7 win over Nebraska.
Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Writer
A signature opportunity for Nebraska QB Adrian Martinez tonight against an improved Ohio State defense.
Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Writer
Justin Fields makes his second career road start for Ohio State tonight at Nebraska.
Corso's pick: Ohio State vs. Nebraska (0:48)
Frost: Nebraska has a chance to prove how good we are (1:46)
How each playoff contender has answered its offseason questions
A Clemson title hangover? Nope. Josh Gattis bringing excitement to Michigan? Not so much. We break down these and more.
The CFB Pod: Who's #1? Week 5 games, Wojo on Stoops
Kevin and David discuss who they'd have #1 in the country right now (1:16) and the biggest games to come in Week 5 of the CFB season, including Penn State-Maryland (6:20), ASU-Cal (8:11), Virginia-Notre Dame (11:10), USC-Washington (12:36) and Ohio State-Nebraska (16:32). ESPN's Gene Wojciechowski also joined to discuss his Bob Stoops book "No Excuses: The Making of a Head Coach", including if he will ever coach again and his sentiments regarding passing off the program to current HC Lincoln Riley (24:07). Plus, if we've seen a "sea change" from giving coaches across CFB "time" in their jobs (36:55).
College football true freshman All-America team through Week 4
No true freshmen have stood out like Trevor Lawrence did in 2018, but this year's class has been impressive all over the field.
College football bowl projections after Week 4
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Martinez throws 3 touchdowns, leads Cornhuskers to comeback win (0:55)
Nebraska slips past Illinois 42-38 in conference opener
Adrian Martinez passed for 327 yards and three touchdowns to lead Nebraska over Illinois 42-38 Saturday night in the Big Ten Conference opener for both teams.
Illinois scores on Corbin's 66-yard run (0:38)
College football bowl projections after Week 3
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2019 Big Ten Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 3-0 | 6-0 |
| Penn State | 3-0 | 6-0 |
| Michigan | 3-1 | 5-1 |
| Michigan State | 2-2 | 4-3 |
| Indiana | 1-2 | 4-2 |
| Maryland | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| Rutgers | 0-4 | 1-5 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Minnesota | 3-0 | 6-0 |
| Wisconsin | 3-0 | 6-0 |
| Nebraska | 2-2 | 4-3 |
| Purdue | 1-2 | 2-4 |
| Iowa | 1-2 | 4-2 |
| Illinois | 0-3 | 2-4 |
| Northwestern | 0-3 | 1-4 |
2019 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards209.190th
Rushing Yards189.944th
Points For25.6
Points Against27.6
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zavier Betts | WR | Committed | 84 |
| Turner Corcoran | OT | Committed | 84 |
| Henry Gray | CB | Committed | 83 |
| Nash Hutmacher | OT | Committed | 79 |
| Logan Smothers | QB-DT | Committed | 79 |
Awards
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | N. Suh | Chuck Bednarik Award |
| 2009 | N. Suh | Bronko Nagurski Award |
| 2009 | N. Suh | Outland Trophy |
| 2009 | N. Suh | Lombardi Award |
| 2001 | E. Crouch | Davey O'Brien Award |
