Nebraska goes back on the road Saturday, this time to Piscataway, N.J., to play Rutgers at SHI Stadium. Kickoff is 11:30 a.m. CST, which is 12:30 p.m. Eastern on Rutgers’ official schedule. The game is on BTN and can be heard on the Huskers Radio Network, Huskers.com and the official Huskers app.
The Huskers are 5-4 and 2-4 in the Big Ten after a 24-13 loss at Illinois on Nov. 6. That was their fourth straight defeat, following one-score losses to Indiana (17-20), at Oregon (14-17) and to Washington (10-17). One more win would make them bowl eligible, with three regular-season games still to play.
The opponent
Rutgers is 2-7 overall and 1-5 in the Big Ten, per the Scarlet Knights’ official schedule, and has lost three in a row. The latest was a 31-10 defeat at Wisconsin on Nov. 7, a result also cited in Nebraska’s Nov. 9 game preview. Greg Schiano is in his second stint at Rutgers and his 18th season overall with the program, Nebraska Athletics said.
This is the fourth meeting between the schools since 2020, and three of those have been in Piscataway. The last three games in the series were all decided by seven points or fewer, per Nebraska’s preview.
A new play-caller
Saturday is also the first game with co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Glenn Thomas calling plays, after Matt Rhule dismissed offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen following the Illinois loss. Rhule discussed that change at his Monday press conference, the transcript of which was posted by Nebraska Athletics.
As of that Monday availability, Rhule said Rutgers running back KJ Duff did not play against Wisconsin and that Nebraska was not sure of his availability.
After Saturday, Nebraska hosts Ohio State on Nov. 21 at Memorial Stadium (time to be announced) and plays at Iowa on Friday, Nov. 27, at 11 a.m. CST.
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