by T.J. Birkel The Nebraska football team is back on track after an exhilarating win over UCLA at the Rose Bowl this past Saturday night. The Huskers are now 7-3, their best record through 10 games since 2016. The Big Red will finish the season by playing at Penn State–a team that is both deeply flawed and immensely talented–and hosting Iowa at home on Black Friday. With optimism buzzing anew after true freshman quarterback TJ Lateef’s strong performance, we look at four questions for the Nebraska football team headed into the bye week.  How high can this offense fly under ...

by T.J. Birkel The Nebraska football team bounced back in a major way on Saturday night, taking the fight to the UCLA Bruins from the outset. The Huskers scored on their first drive of the game and, other than a 2 minute, 13 second period of time when it was tied 7-7, led for the rest of the game. True freshman TJ Lateef shined in his first start as a Cornhusker, playing confident and fearless and showing off his athleticism in leading the Big Red to victory. The win is a major shot of momentum for Matt Rhule’s program, and ...

by T.J. Birkel Nebraska is coming off one of the toughest, most gut punch losses in recent memory (and friends, that is saying something). After losing to both USC and UCLA last season, the Huskers will look to get at least one against the state of California as they travel to LA to take on the Bruins at the Rose Bowl on Saturday night.  I talked to Kevin Balaji, host of the Bruin Source Podcast, to get the UCLA perspective on the upcoming game.  INTERVIEW WITH KEVIN BALAJI, HOST OF THE BRUIN SOURCE PODCAST UCLA has had a wild ride ...

by T.J. Birkel The Nebraska football team lost a heartbreaker to USC, extending their streak of losses to ranked teams and prolonging the agony of a fan base dying for a breakthrough win. They played well in so many ways, but still fell short against the Trojans. The Huskers will try to get up off the mat against UCLA on Saturday, in what looks like it will be a perfect night at the Rose Bowl. The game against the Bruins represents the first of two away games, before the Big Red closes out the regular season against Iowa in Lincoln ...

by T.J. Birkel The Nebraska football team lost a heartbreaker in Lincoln on Saturday night to #23 USC, 21-17. The Big Red led for pretty much all of the 1st half and a good chunk of the 2nd half, before surrendering the lead and falling short on their final drive. It’s a gut punch for this team and a gut punch for Husker Nation. We cover it all in the Topline Takeaways.  CHEERS TO THAT Emmett, Again. It’s hard to think where this Nebraska team would be without #21. Johnson continues to prove he is one of the best backs ...

by T.J. Birkel 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 losses, and the matchup serves as a pivotal contest with regard to the outlook for each squad the remainder fo the season. With the Trojans ranked #23 in the AP poll, the Huskers will have yet another chance to knock off a ranked opponent for the first time in nearly a decade.  I talked to Brandon Jones, host of the Light the Torch Podcast, to get the USC perspective on ...