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Five Reasons Nebraska Will Win: Northern Illinois

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We only had to wait until the third game of the season to finally get a home game.

That beautiful home game is going to have the Husker faithful marching merrily out of Memorial when it ends in a big win.

Here are the five reasons why:

#1 DEFENSE

The Huskers are the #8 rushing defense in the country, allowing just 1.95 yards a rush. While this Northern Illinois squad does not run the ball as much as they pass, they are going to want to get a running game established. They are going to find this difficult with the stout Husker defense.