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Nebraska’s dark-horse playoff hopes get major shift after rival QB's season ends

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Now that the Nebraska football team is 5-1, it's officially time to look at how the second half of the season could go. The most interesting part is that one of the Huskers' final games of the year just got a massive shift with an injury to Drew Allar.

When the Huskers' schedule was released, most fans circled the game against Penn State on November 22 as its toughest of the year. After all, the Nittany Lions made noise in the College Football Playoffs last season and were considered one of the top National Title contenders this season.