After a disappointing start, Nebraska is looking to turn things around in October.
After two straight disappointing losses, Northwestern travels to Lincoln, Nebraska and will attempt to right the ship against an underachieving Cornhuskers squad. Nebraska is 3-4 on the season and new coach Mike Riley has been under fire from many vocal fans who are calling for his head. However the Cornhuskers are coming off a 48-25 rout of Minnesota and look to be turning their season around.
Here are three things to know about Nebraska heading into Saturday's matchup:
1. Nebraska is better than its record suggests
If you only looked at its record, you would assume that Nebraska has played pretty poorly this year, but that's not really the case.