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Nebraska’s Dedrick Mills rushes with the ball against Northwestern on Nov. 7 in Evanston, Illinois.



JOHN KONSTANTARAS, POOL VIA NORTHWESTERN ATHLETICS


WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Nebraska looks to stop a two-game skid and faces a Purdue team that’s lost three straight after starting the season 2-0. 

Here are some pregame observations: 

* Senior running back Dedrick Mills is on the trip after missing the most of the past three games with an apparent right knee injury. 

Mills, the 5-foot-11, 220-pound tailback, was injured on the first series against Penn State on Nov. 14 and then missed losses against Illinois and Iowa the past two weeks. 

He has 31 carries for 95 yards and two touchdowns so far on the season. His return would be a big lift, considering he’s the only veteran running back on the roster. 

* Nebraska has its normal four quarterbacks on the trip in junior Adrian Martinez, redshirt freshman Luke McCaffrey, freshman Logan Smothers and walk-on Matt Masker. 

Martinez took early pregame snaps with sophomore center Cam Jurgens, while McCaffrey worked with senior Matt Farniok. That’s the same setup as last week, when Martinez and Jurgens were both in the starting lineup. 

Contact the writer at pgabriel@journalstar.com or 402-473-7439. On Twitter @HuskerExtraPG.



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