Nebraska is coming off a bye week and begins the homestretch of the season, which includes three of the final four games in Lincoln. Nebraska enters the Purdue game with a 3-5 overall record, including a 1-4 mark in Big Ten play, after a 30-23 setback at Minnesota on Oct. 16. The Huskers rallied from a 12-point deficit, but could not convert on multiple red-zone chances in the road loss. Each of Nebraska’s five losses this season have come by eight or fewer points.
Purdue heads to Lincoln with a 4-3 overall record, including a 2-2 mark in Big Ten play.