Coming off a huge overtime win over a ranked Michigan State team, the Northwestern Wildcats (5-3, 3-2 B1G) now take on Mike Riley’s Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-4, 3-2 B1G) in one of the toughest environments in college football.
1. Nebraska’s defense has not played well.
Out of Big Ten schools, Nebraska currently ranks 13th in scoring defense. They are last in pass efficiency defense. They are 12th in rushing defense, third down conversions allowed, and number of first downs. The entire unit has been injured and ineffective. Senior safety Joshua Kalu missed three games with a hamstring issue.