The hype around the Nebraska football team is hitting a fevered pitch. Less than two weeks away from the Huskers' season opener, more and more analysts are predicting NU might be a dark-horse College Football Playoff contender.
Josh Pate is the latest to put the Cornhuskers in the field come this winter, and he believes they'll take on a fellow Blue Blood. Should the analyst's predictions come true, it's one of those picks that is quite interesting for no other reason than that despite the two programs being among the most storied in the sport, they haven't squared off all that often.