The lead-up to Nebraska’s prime-time matchup with Ohio State last weekend featured more hullabaloo than any game this season and probably more than any in some time around Lincoln.
Even after it didn’t go as Husker fans — or players and coaches, for that matter — wanted, it might be easy to look at a Saturday matinee against Northwestern, even on Homecoming, and think, “Eh, it’s Northwestern.”
“I know they’re going to come in ready to play with where their season is.