Nebraska coach Matt Rhule on the penalty he received for throwing his headset after a second-half holding call on WR Jahmal Banks: “Someone here is going to have to fight for Nebraska. I’m going to fight for Nebraska.”
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- Nebraska cornerback Tommi Hill said he and Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter traded words in the first half on Saturday. “If he was going against me,” Hill said, “he was gonna face a dog.” Hill said he told Hunter to expect a rough night. “I told him nothing is gonna be
- Nebraska WR Trey Palmer: “You see what happened when I wake up pissed off.”
- Scored his first touchdown. And got engaged after the 68-0 Nebraska victory. That’s Luke Lindenmeyer.
- Dominic Raiola on his way out tonight: “Still haven’t lost to Colorado.”
- Nebraska volleyball is different because of pictures like this. Player on the right, a freshman, beat out the player on the left, a junior, for a job. Both were No. 1-rated recruits at their position. Both are helping the team win. Neither is in the portal.HEADED SOUTH ON BUSINESS.
- “The cloud that hangs over everything,” Nebraska coach Matt Rhule says, “it’s gone. This will be the last time we celebrate six wins.”
00:00 - Final: Nebraska 42, Illinois 38. This is how all of Nebraska feels.
- What else could happen tonight? Oh, Will Compton and Taylor Lewan are on with Peyton and Eli. Compton: "Peyton, you know a little bit about Nebraska." Manning: "I try to forget, Will."
- A thought after seeing No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 Tennessee lose to Vanderbilt and Arkansas; Florida State (which started 13-0 last year) drop to 1-5; No. 11 USC lose at Minnesota and No. 9 Mizzou lose by 31: If your team is 5-1, be happy and don’t worry how it looks.
- Nebraska AD Trev Alberts will miss the Purdue football game Saturday at Memorial Stadium to attend the wedding of his son, Chase, and Chase’s fiancé Cassie. “I had a nice chat with my wife,” Alberts said, “and she informed me that I would be at the wedding.”
- What bowl do you want to go to, Nebraska fans? Final score: Nebraska 44, Wisconsin 25.
- Nebraska students definitely representing tonight. This is from more than an hour before kickoff. And with some choice words for Colorado that I’ve never heard at Memorial Stadium. The atmosphere is angry in the building.
