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A Showdown of Strengths in Nebraska vs USC The 2025 season has been one in which the Huskers have challenged many of the long-standing narratives around the program. They’ve won three one-score games, ti

The USC passing attack takes on a strong Blackshirts passing defense. The winner of this matchup could decide the outcome.

HuskerMax Staff Forecasts a Tight Win for No. 23 USC over Nebraska in Saturday's Blackout Game The final third of the 2025 Nebraska football season starts off with a bang on Saturday as the Huskers welcome in No. 23 USC for the program's first promoted Bl

The No. 23 Trojans take on the home Huskers in what is a de facto College Football Playoff elimination game.

How to Watch Nebraska Football vs. No. 23 USC with Breakdown, Preview, TV Channel It's crunch time for the Nebraska football team. In a stressful, but business-like, win over Northwestern last week at Memorial Stadium, the Huskers reacted li

The Huskers welcome in the Trojans for Saturday night's blackout as NU attempts to break a 28-game losing streak to AP-ranked opponents.

Nebraska’s Natalie Potts Named to Power Forward of the Year Watch List One year after a season-ending injury that changed the entire dynamic of a talented Nebraska women’s basketball team, redshirt sophomore forward Natalie Potts i

Natalie Potts is eyeing a major comeback season.

Dave Feit's Seven Takeaways from Matt Rhule's Contract Extension Matt Rhule and Nebraska have agreed to a contract extension that will keep him at Nebraska for an extra two years, and give him the opportunity to earn raises b

When we read between the lines of the contract extension, what do we learn?

Here are some things I believe to be true:

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Matt Rhule Discusses Extension to Stay at Nebraska Matt Rhule is officially staying at Nebraska. After an official announcement from the university, Rhule met with the media at his regularly scheduled availabili

Extension talk dominated Matt Rhule's Thursday media appearance.

What Matt Rhule's Contract Extension Means for Nebraska, College Football Matt Rhule is officially staying at Nebraska. Rhule and Nebraska agreed to an extension, officially announced Thursday morning. Below are statements from Athlet

Matt Rhule is officially staying in Lincoln. With an official extension in place, here is what that means for Nebraska and college football.

How Nebraska Matches Up with USC Based on Trojans’ Midseason Grades Los Angeles Times USC football writer Ryan Kartje recently handed out midseason grades for the Trojans. He likes USC’s offense; the defense not so much. USC (5-

How Nebraska matches up with USC based on Trojans’ midseason grades.
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Mark Manning Previews No. 2 Nebraska Wrestling’s Upcoming Season Nebraska wrestling enters the 2025–26 season with championship momentum and a hunger for more. On Sports Nightly, head coach Mark Manning previewed a campaign b

Fresh off a national runner-up finish and two individual titles, Nebraska wrestling isn’t coasting; it’s charging forward.

Huskers Ready for a Challenge Against Big Ten Rival Wisconsin Ask Rebekah Allick about the Nebraska-Wisconsin match at the Devaney Center from 2023, and her face lights up with a smile.  The senior middle blocker recalled

After sweeping the Badgers three times last year, Nebraska will face a different-looking team in Madison.

How to Watch No. 1 Nebraska Volleyball vs. No. 11 Wisconsin, Oregon with Previews, Breakdowns, TV Channels The No. 1 Nebraska Volleyball team has been a buzzsaw through the Big Ten so far in 2025, but the top-ranked Huskers may be in for their toughest conference cha

Having not dropped a set in Big Ten play this season, the No. 1 Huskers face their toughest conference weekend yet in 2025.

Jake Butt on How Far Nebraska Football Has Come — and Where the Huskers Still Need to Improve Former Michigan Tight End and current Big Ten Network analyst Jake Butt joins the Common Fans to discuss Nebraska’s season to date and the upcoming game against

Jake Butt joins the Common Fans to discuss USC and the current state of Husker football.
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With Report of Rhule Signing Contract Extension, Nebraska Does the Right Thing Nebraska had to make a move and give head coach Matt Rhule a new contract or risk losing more than their coach. Rhule reportedly signed a three-year contract ex

Chuck Bausman: Signing Matt Rhule is the right thing to do.
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Sources: Matt Rhule Has Signed Extension With Nebraska Matt Rhule has signed a multi-year extension with Nebraska, keeping the third-year head coach of the Cornhuskers in Lincoln beyond 2030. This, according to sour

The third-year head coach at Nebraska has decided to stay at Nebraska, amidst speculation he'd go to his alma mater, Penn State.

Nebraska's Nyziah Hunter on the USC Trojans, Matt Rhule, Alternate Uniforms and More Adam Carriker goes one-on-one with the Huskers' leading wide receiver ahead of Saturday's big game. Nyziah has a very strong prediction and some humorous takes.

#Huskers' Nyziah Hunter has a strong prediction on what to realistically expect for the USC game. He & Adam Carriker debate the Blackout/Alternate uniforms & there are a couple of surprises. Fun conversation!

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Nebraska Football Faces Pivotal Test vs. No. 23 USC at Memorial Stadium Nebraska faces off against USC on Saturday night in what should be an electric atmosphere at Memorial Stadium. Both teams come into the game with only two losse

USC provides another pivotal test for Nebraska football.
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Was it 'Just Northwestern' or is Nebraska Turning a Corner? The No Block No Rock podcast, hosted by Jared Hall, Mike Delaware, Kyle Byers, and Connor Kavulak, dissected Nebraska’s gritty 28-21 win over Northwestern — a v

Is Nebraska finally turning the corner, or just surviving another scare?

‘I’m Doing It for Those Guys’: Rocco Spindler on Battling Through a Broken Finger Ahead of USC In Week 10 of the college football season, few players are still playing fully healthy at this point, but Nebraska left guard Rocco Spindler takes dedication to

Rocco Spindler’s fight through injury reflects Nebraska’s underdog mindset heading into Saturday's game.

Where, Who the Latest Bowl Projections Have Nebraska Playing For the second consecutive season, Nebraska football is bowl eligible. The Huskers are out to a 6-2 start, their best since 2016. That was the last year that Ne

The Las Vegas Bowl against a former Pac-12 team is the most popular projection, but other destinations and opponents leave plenty of intrigue ahead of the November run.

Tracking the Huskers Legacy against the Blue Bloods The Nebraska-USC game this weekend features two of the most legendary programs in college football history. Both teams rank among the top 10 in most major colle

Nebraska has a long history of playing against the other Blue Bloods of college football. After the formation of the Big 12, these matchups were no longer guaranteed every season. This makes the Huskers' upcoming game versus the Trojans even more special.

Nebraska’s Ceyair Wright Sets the Standard for the Huskers’ Defense Nebraska escaped with a win over Northwestern, improving its record to 6-2 and securing bowl eligibility. But for this football program, bowl eligibility is no

Ceyair Wright sets the standard for the Huskers’ defense.
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Four Questions for Nebraska Football Headed Into the USC Game The Nebraska football team is back on track after a gritty win over Northwestern on Saturday. The Huskers are now 6-2, bowl eligible for the second consecutive

Four questions for Nebraska heading into the USC game.
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Nebraska's Most Likely Final Record After Eight Games For the first time in 2025, Nebraska football is on a different path than the way the season played out in 2024. Last year, the Huskers started 3-0 before a clo

The Huskers are ahead of the pace from 2024. What do the analytics say about how the rest of the season will go?

Where Football Polls and Metrics Have Nebraska Placed in Week 10 Nebraska pulled out a tight victory over Northwestern on Saturday and the national polls and rankings we monitor gave the Huskers a little boost. The Huskers, w

Where football polls and metrics have Nebraska placed in Week 10.
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Adam Carriker's Nebraska Football vs. USC Preview and Prediction Hit the play button below, and scroll down for a synopsis. Husker Nation and Nebraska fans, what may very well be the biggest game of the year is almost he

Do the #Huskers have a win in them Saturday? Adam Carriker gives his preview and prediction.

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Nebraska Prepares for Adversity with Intense Practices If there is a downside to winning 11 straight matches in a row by sweep, Nebraska hasn’t faced much adversity in the past month.  The top-ranked Huskers have do

The Huskers prepare for another split weekend, provide a self-scout and dress up for Halloween.

Nebraska’s Big Play Prevention Defense Will Be Key Against USC On this week's After Nebraska Football, Josh Peterson and Jack Mitchell discussed Nebraska's defense through eight games. Why is it so conservative, even though

Nebraska's defense has prevented big plays all season long. Can they do it one more time against USC on Saturday night?

Huskers Preparing for Weather, Challenge Against USC As Lincoln goes through a few days of rainy and chilly weather, Nebraska football is getting outside in the elements in preparation for what could happen on a g

Dana Holgorsen and John Butler are preparing for the potential of a chilly November evening against a hot Trojan team.

Nebraska Continues to Close the Gap with Wisconsin in the Big 10/Abbott Blood Drive Nebraska continues to close the gap in the Big 10/Abbott blood drive. At the time of this article Wisconsin still leads Nebraska by 368 donors (8,729 to 8,361

Nebraska continues to gain on Wisconsin in the Big 10/Abbott Blood Drive.
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Why the Memorial Stadium Blackout Will Be a Success As you have likely heard, Nebraska wants their game against Southern Cal to be a 'blackout.' The team will be wearing new black alternate uniforms. Notably, fan

Instead of unfounded (and ageist) angst about how "the boomers will eff up the blackout", let's look at it factually and objectively.

⚫️The fallacy of the blue hair argument
⚫️Why previous attempts failed
⚫️How this will be different
⚫️Why NU/Adidas aren't giving free shirts

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