Nebraska take on Northwestern this weekend over in the Aer Lingus Classic in Dublin, Ireland, which represents only the conference's second international matchup in Big Ten history.
Nebraska will be hoping to rebound off a disappointing 3-9 campaign last season along with Northwestern also, who posted the exact same record, with both teams unfortunately owning the Big Ten West's longest active losing streak last year with six straight losses overall.
Nebraska own the bragging rights in head-to-head competition with nine wins compared to Northwestern's six, but Northwestern have won three of the last five against the Cornhuskers in recent matchups.
Last season's 56-7 blowout victory over Northwestern in Lincoln, Nebraska m arked, not only the Huskers highest points total and largest margin of victory in a Big Ten conference game, but also their largest margin of victory in any conference game in over 20 years as well, so head coach Scott Frost will no doubt be looking for more of the same in this one.