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Rutgers quarterback Noah Vedral against the Huskers

Vedral, the Wahoo native and former Nebraska quarterback, will have an impact on the game even if he doesn’t play due to an ankle injury he suffered on Saturday against Maryland. He’ll either be in the game operating against a defense he saw every day for three years — one at Central Florida and two at Nebraska — or he’ll be on the sideline, perhaps keeping an eye on the Nebraska signals, which head coach Scott Frost said NU will need to be mindful of.

Rutgers’ defensive front vs. Nebraska’s offensive line

Rutgers has a veteran, disruptive defensive line led by seniors Mike Tverdov (eight TFLs), Julius Turner (seven) and CJ Onyechi (5.5). Nebraska could well be starting a true freshman and two redshirt freshmen up front. It’s going to be a big challenge for Greg Austin’s group to create space to run the ball and also to protect the quarterback.

The thinking here couldn’t have turned out more wrong last week. Instead of looking sharp and building on a solid offensive outing, Nebraska was sloppy and took a big step back. It’s hard to expect a team that threw for 111 yards and turned it over twice six days earlier to come out — with a 40-game starter at left tackle swapped out for potentially a true freshman making his first start — and light the world on fire.



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