They’re facing another basketball team that’s 0-3 in Big Ten Conference games and also burdened with a long losing skid in conference play.
You’re dang right there’s motivation and spirit and eagerness with such an opportunity lurking.
Rutgers players can sense it.
So yes, Nebraska should be concerned when it enters the Rutgers Athletic Center on Saturday.
The downtrodden, shorthanded, basement dweller-ridden Scarlet Knights know they must capitalize at home against a Nebraska team that’s lost 10 straight Big Ten Conference road games, and 11 straight overall in the regular season.
“We’re going to play with great determination, because they’ve been OK at home,” Nebraska coach Tim Miles said.