Nebraska Might Need a Win over Rutgers for Bowl Eligibility

Nebraska’s bowl lifeboat might depend on Rutgers, the Huskers’ opponent on Saturday.

When Nebraska started the season 5-0, this scenario looked improbable if not impossible. But the Huskers have lost four consecutive games and still need one more win to become bowl eligible. A quick look at the schedule — at Rutgers, Ohio State and at Iowa — reveals that Rutgers might be the Huskers’ best opportunity for that elusive sixth victory. And yes, that calculates Ohio State’s unthinkably poor performance vs. Oregon on Saturday.

Rutgers played its part on Saturday, losing at Wisconsin, 31-10, to fall to 2-7, 1-5 in the Big Ten. Rutgers lost to Badgers freshman backup quarterback Ryan Hopkins, who…