Nebraska Football: Four Things To Watch Against Purdue

The Nebraska football team will be going for a some revenge on Saturday against the Purdue Boilermakers.

The Huskers’ loss to Purdue last season is easily the most embarassing of the Mike Riley era. Purdue won exactly one conference game in 2015, and that was against NU. Yes, the Huskers were going without their starting quarterback but that doesn’t excuse a 55-45 loss.

The fact the Nebraska football team was down 42-16 at one point is even more inexcusable. Backup quarterback Ryker Fyfe was put into an impossible situation, and performed poorly. The defense performed even more poorly.

There was talk after that game, that Mike Riley might not last more than one year as the team looked defeated and dead. Instead, that loss was a turning point for the program in a positive way. Since that game, the Nebraska football team has gone 9-1.

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Now the team is here once again, this time welcoming a Purdue team that just fired it’s head coach despite the fact that team has already matched its season win total from a year ago. One of the reasons they kicked their coach to the curb is likely because the Boilermakers’ defense has been about as bad as any in the country.

In fact, Purdue is ranked 83rd in the country in total defense. They’re ranked 108th in the country in scoring defense. Nebraska is ranked 38th in the country in yards per game and 35th in points per game. In other words, Purdue should be staring a blowout in the face.

Despite the Nebraska football team being favored by 24 points, there are some things Husker fans should keep an eye on during the game, to see if we’re actually going to win.