Nebraska Rights Ship Against Rutgers, Secures Bowl Eligibility

Nebraska football is going bowling.

NU improved to 6-4 with a 31-0 win at Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights fell to 2-8.

The win secures bowl eligibility for Nebraska for a third straight year. This follows a seven-year stretch where the Huskers did not reach that goal.

The victory also snaps a four-game losing streak, which resulted in the firing of offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen. Glenn Thomas, who had been the OC for Matt Rhule at previous stops, took over the play-calling this week.

Thomas and Nebraska put a heavy emphasis on the run game, doing so on the first seven plays of the game. The eighth play saw Anthony Colandrea hit Jacory Barney Jr. in the end zone, but the wideout couldn't hold…