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Analysis: Illinois beats Nebraska in college football's opener as Cornhuskers' troubles grow

The best way to get people talking about your favorite college football program is to either be consistently relevant or be so inept that the mere mention of that school elicits head-shaking and laughter.

The latter is especially true of Nebraska, which openly campaigned to play during a pandemic last season and then complained when the Big Ten released its schedule.

The Cornhuskers also attempted to get out of this season's Sept. 18 matchup against Oklahoma, and led by head coach Scott Frost, tried to gauge the interest of several Group of Five Conference programs to replace the Sooners, according to The Action Network.