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The Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-5, 3-4 Big Ten) travel to face the Wisconsin Badgers (5-5, 3-4 Big Ten) on Saturday, November 18 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.
This game holds added significance as both teams are currently in the midst of losing streaks, and the winner will become bowl eligible.
Live coverage will be part of NBC Sports’ B1G Saturday Night, starting at 7:00 p.m. ET (kickoff at 7:30 p.m. ET) on NBC and Peacock. Keep reading for how to watch and key storylines for the game.
Nebraska
With a win, Nebraska would avoid a third-straight loss and reach its first bowl since 2016.
The biggest question mark for the Cornhuskers entering Saturday’s matchup is who will be under center. While sophomore Heinrich Haarberg was seen — by head coach Matt Rhule at least — as the potential quarterback of the future just weeks ago, Haarberg left last week’s game against Maryland with an ankle sprain, and despite being cleared to return, was “labored” and benched in favor of junior Georgia Tech transfer Jeff Sims… who was then benched for sophomore Chubba Purdy (younger brother of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy).
All three quarterbacks threw interceptions. All three are struggling in some way — whether be it consistency, injury, inexperience, or a mix of the three.
“I think there’s been several issues throughout the year,” Rhule said of his quarterbacks. “Anytime you’re having this (issue), the number one is turnovers, right? … You have to be intentional at quarterback. Every ball you throw is a ball you want to throw. We had twice (vs. Maryland) where guys threw interceptions kind of backing up and letting it rip and that’s just not who we are. That’s not who we should be.”
Who starts at QB is expected to be a gametime decision.
While Wisconsin is shifting to the “Air Raid” offense,…
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Publish date : 2023-11-16 23:03:56
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