Why Northwestern Will/Won’t Beat Nebraska

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Why Northwestern will beat Nebraska

Nebraska’s run defense is subpar

The unit is coming off a strong showing against Michigan State last week, where it contained Kenneth Walker III to 61 yards on 19 attempts, but prior to that, the blackshirts had been scorched by Oklahoma for 194 yards and Illinois for 167 yards on the ground in the opening week. Oklahoma is consistently a perennial powerhouse, but Illinois is just the opposite. The Fighting Illini, since dropping 30 points on the Huskers, have gone winless and had notable losses against UTSA and most recently Purdue, where they earned just 275 total yards.

All this to say, Nebraska’s defense looks…