Good evening from Memorial Stadium, where there’s a buzz in the air as Nebraska and Colorado get set for a Saturday night showdown at 6:30 p.m. on NBC/Peacock.
Scroll down for our live updates from the game.
Pregamin’
5:33 p.m. Terrance Crawford is in the house, and he just gave Colorado coach Deion Sanders a big hug.
5:29 p.m. First loud roar of the night: boos as Colorado takes the field for warmups.
5:23 p.m. Big Ten Commissioner Tony Pettiti is roaming the sidelines for this one.
5:12 p.m. No surprises on Nebraska’s pregame availability report. Javin Wright the only Husker listed as “out.”
Photos: Nebraska football hosts Colorado — Sept. 7
Eric Turvey, of Lincoln (right), hands out balloons to fans before the game against Colorado on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
KATY COWELL Journal Star
Eric Turvey, of Lincoln (right), hands out balloons to fans before the game against Colorado on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
KATY COWELL Journal Star
Nebraska fans Monroe Polk, 9, of Norfolk (from left), Kash Schafer, 9, of Lincoln, and Polk’s little brother, Pierce, 7, play on the Tom Osborne statue before the game against Colorado on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
KATY COWELL Journal Star
A voulunteer carries a bundle of balloons out to waiting fans before the game on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Over 6,000 balloons are filled up in a room toward the southeast corner of the stadium before the game on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Toby Ekdale, a Freshman electrical engineering major, checks his phone while wearing a Runza hat in the student section before the game on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Nebraska fans hike up the northwest stadium ramp to get to their seats before the game on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Nebraska fans hike up the northwest stadium ramp to get to their seats before the game on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Sherri Zaliauskas (from left) helps Brenda Larsen clip balloons together to hand out before the game on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Ramos Zaliauskas (right) uses a long stick with duct tape at the end to retrieve balloons that fly away to the roof before the game on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Eric Turvey (center) hands out red balloons to eager students over two hours before the game on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Eric Turvey (center) hands out red balloons to eager students over two hours before the game on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Nebraska’s Ben Scott (from left), Bryce Benhart and Dylan Raiola arrive outside Osborne Legacy Complex, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.
JUSTIN WAN Journal Star
The Cornhusker Marching Band performs before the team arrives outside Osborne Legacy Complex, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024,
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Colorado head coach Deion Sanders exits the van as he arrives at Memorial Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.
JUSTIN WAN Journal Star
Fans gather before the Colorado game on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
JUSTIN WAN Journal Star
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