The Nebraska football team is officially bowl eligible after their sixth win over the season, this one coming over Northwestern. The Wildcats entered the game with the identical 5-2 record, though there was plenty of proof that the two programs were going in different directions.
Northwestern had won four in a row, including a win over Penn State that ended James Franklin's career in Happy Valley. Meanwhile, Nebraska was coming off a gruesome loss to Minnesota on the same week they got back into the Top 25.
After the game, Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule addressed the media and talked about a number of different subjects.