Northwestern Vs. Nebraska Final Score: Cats Astound Huskers, 28-25

The crazy part! Northwestern lost the turnover battle.

Things could get even worse for Nebraska, which has to travel to face stern Penn State and talented Michigan before welcoming Iowa.

They’ve had to use three different quarterbacks to do it, but Northwestern is keeping Nebraska on the ropes as time winds down. The Wildcats have a 21-10 lead in the fourth quarter in Lincoln.

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Northwestern’s win against Indiana last week signals a major turn of events for the team, which had lost its previous five games, including losses to Iowa and then-ranked Penn State and Illinois by less than ten points apiece. The victory may have come against one of the few teams in the Big Ten that’s more hapless than the Wildcats, but it was an important win for a team that’s had unprecedented success over the past few years.

They’re unlikely to maintain that momentum against a rising Cornhuskers team, though. Nebraska recently clocked in at No. 10 on the latest version of the BCS rankings, and they’re coming off a dominant 24-3 victory over then-No. 11 Michigan State last week. The Wildcats are likely to struggle against Nebraska’s impressive rushing offense, which currently ranks No. 9 in the country in yards per game.