The Nebraska Cornhuskers and Northwestern Wildcats face off on Saturday in a Week 0 college football showdown at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ohio. When these two teams faced off in October of 2021 it was Nebraska that secured the 56-7 victory.
The Cornhuskers finished last season with a 3-9 record overall but there is still a lot of hope that they can finally turn around the program with Scott Frost in charge. There were some big changes this offseason for the Conrhuskers, and the biggest one is at quarterback. Gone is Adrian Martinez and in is Casey Thompson who transferred in from Texas. Last season with the Longhorns, Thompson threw for 2,113 yards and 24 touchdowns. If Thompson can have a big season, this could be a special season in Lincoln. On defense, Nebraska is sold up front, but there are some questions in the secondary that need to be answered.
On the other side of this matchup is Northwestern who also finished last season with only three wins, but they have even more questions heading into the season. Under center this season for Northwestern is expected to be Ryan Hilinski and last season he had some struggles. He finished the year throwing for four touchdowns and three interceptions. When Northwestern has been good, it’s been the defense that has been impressive for Pat Fitzgerald, but there are some concerns about how they will perform this year. With the Wildcats struggles moving the ball, the defense is going to need to be good against the Cornhuskers offense.
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