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It’s a tilt on the gridiron as a pair of teams in the West Division of the Big Ten as they do battle on the gridiron in the land of cheeseheads. The Nebraska Cornhuskers are on the road as they make the trip to take on the Wisconsin Badgers Saturday night. Nebraska comes in off a 13-10 home loss to Maryland in their previous contest last Saturday, failing to cover the line as a 1.5-point underdog. Wisconsin was dumped 24-10 at home by Northwestern in their previous contest, losing outright as a 12.5-point favorite last Saturday. In the all-time series between the schools, the Badgers own a 12-4 advantage and have won the last nine meetings, including a 15-14 road win in the most recent matchup on November 19, 2022.
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Nebraska suffered a second straight loss as they were beaten at home by Maryland last week. The Cornhuskers dropped to 5-5 on the season overall and stand tied for second in the Big Ten West with a 3-4 mark in conference play. Against Maryland, Nebraska trailed 7-0 at the half, rallied to lead 10-7 after three quarters but gave up a pair of field goals, including one as time expired, that sent them to defeat. The Cornhuskers were outgained 384-269 in total offense, gave up 19 first downs while picking up 17 and turned the ball over five times while forcing three turnovers. Those numbers overshadowed a 31:01 to 28:59 advantage in time of possession in the contest.
On the season, the Cornhuskers are 129th in the nation in passing offense with 127.3 yards per game while they are 30th in the nation with 185.2 yards per contest when it comes to rushing offense. Nebraska is 122n d in the FBS in scoring offense with 18.9 points per game while they are 19th in scoring defense by holding opposing teams to 18.2 points per contest. Heinrich Haarberg has taken the majority of the snaps under center this season for the Cornhuskers. He is 77 of 157 passing for 967 yards with seven touchdowns and seven interceptions. He leads the team on the ground with 120 carries for 477 yards and five touchdowns. Jeff Sims (28 of 47, 282 yards, TD, six INT, 189 rushing yards, TD) and Chubba Purdy (one of five, 24 yards, INT, 33 rush yards) have seen action under center as well. Anthony Grant (88 carries, 364 yards, three TD), Gabe Ervin Jr. (38 carries, 196 yards, TD) and Emmett Johnson (66 carries, 334 yards, two TD) are the trio of backs involved in the ground game. Billy Kemp IV leads the team with 23 receptions for 246 yards and a score this season. Thomas Fidone II (20 catches, 228 yards, four TD), Marcus Washington (eight grabs, 176 yards), Jaylen Lloyd (fo ur catches, 113 yards, TD) and Alex Bullock (12 receptions, 173 yards, TD) are the only players over 100 receiving yards this season. Tristan Alvano is 24 of 24 on extra point attempts and is seven of 11 on field goal attempts with a long of 55 this season.
Injuries abound for the Cornhuskers, especially on the offensive side of the ball. Ervin Jr. (hip) and Washington (knee) are done for the season. Ethan Piper (undisclosed) and Turner Corcoran (undisclosed) are missing from the offensive line. Quarterbacks Haarberg (ankle) and Purdy (undisclosed) along with wide receiver Joshua Fleeks (undisclosed) are all questionable.
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