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Stat tracking: Ooof. Third-down defense continues to haunt Huskers, and a look at chunk plays | Football



Saturday: Nebraska struggled with chunk plays early against the Illini, but finally got it going. NU had 11 runs of 10 yards or more and three passes of 16 yards or more. Wan’Dale Robinson — the Huskers have been looking to have him break loose — had his hands in four of those plays.

Entering Saturday: Illinois had recovered eight fumbles in only three games. In last year’s meeting, Illinois recovered four Husker fumbles and scored 21 points off of turnovers.

Saturday: Scott Frost on his pregame radio show said taking care of the football was atop the list for this game. Nebraska put the ball on the ground four times, and lost two, and had five turnovers overall. The first fumble — yes, bad call by the officials — set the tone for the Illini. That’s nine combined turnovers in two meetings with the Illini.



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