Report Card Huskers 20 Illinois Fighting Illini 7 Corn Nation

Report Card Huskers 20 Illinois Fighting Illini 7 Corn Nation I dare say many husker fans had similar "here we go again" reactions when the huskers started turning the ball over in the fourth quarter against illinois. nevermind espn’s consistently. The huskers were coming off a 45 7 thrashing by the #2 michigan wolverines, but illinois seemed to be in a worse place having taken it in the teeth 44 19 from purdue. and then a couple of.

Report Card Illinois Fighting Illini 30 Huskers 22 Corn ођ I dare say many husker fans had similar “here we go again” reactions when the huskers started turning the ball over in the fourth quarter against illinois. nevermind espn’s consistently overstated “win percentage” of 99%; nebraska’s offense was taking a hard left turn towards the banana peel. But nebraska managed to make the most of them, pulling away from illinois in a tense 20 7 win. the huskers’ defense returned to form following the blowout loss to michigan, announcing it with a major goal line stand on the first drive of the game. illinois finished with just 21 rushing yards, forcing quarterback luke altmyer to throw 47 total. The huskers are no longer the nation's no. 1 team against the run, but they were downright stingy vs. the illini. two critical stops on fourth and short (including a goal line stand) changed the momentum of the game. in total, the illini were only able to muster 21 yards on 19 carries. illinois' longest run of the game was just 10 yards. The huskers are no longer the nation's no. 1 team against the run, but they will be climbing back up the list. nebraska was downright stingy in this area, highlighted by two fourth and short stops.