First Down and Second Thoughts

It’s starting to feel like each and every week is a barometer on the progress of the program. A type of must-win feeling lingers with each game.

Win, and progress is shown as expected.

Lose, and questions brew.

This could not be more true than the upcoming road game against Penn State. The 4-6 Nittany Lions are currently favored by around 10 points. Even with Nebraska having the better record, you could argue the record of each team makes this tougher on Nebraska. At 7-3, Nebraska has already clinched a bowl game, but is also out of the playoff hunt, essentially only playing for a better bowl...