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Nebraska Football: Four Things To Watch Against Purdue

By Oliver Vandervoort

Oct 15, 2016; Bloomington, IN, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. (4) looks to hand off the ball during the second half of the game at Memorial Stadium. The Nebraska Cornhuskers defeated the Indiana Hoosiers 27 to 22. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 15, 2016; Bloomington, IN, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. (4) looks to hand off the ball during the second half of the game at Memorial Stadium. The Nebraska Cornhuskers defeated the Indiana Hoosiers 27 to 22. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 1, 2016; Lincoln, NE, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers cornerback Joshua Kalu (10) celebrates in the final moments against the Illinois Fighting Illini in the second half at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska won 31-16. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Thorson-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Lincoln, NE, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers cornerback Joshua Kalu (10) celebrates in the final moments against the Illinois Fighting Illini in the second half at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska won 31-16. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Thorson-USA TODAY Sports /

Can The Huskers Play Four Quarters?

Despite the fact that the Nebraska football team is 6-0, there have been a number of games where the team has gone long stretches where they just haven’t looked that good. This was especially the case last week against Indiana.

The Cornhuskers opened up a 17-0 lead that had them looking as good as they had looked all year in the first quarter last week. They then failed to find the end zone again until the 4th quarter. Illinois was one of several games where it felt like it took a while for the offense to start running on all cylinders.

As the Nebraska football team gets into the heart of its schedule, with the next five games all being against teams at .500 or better, it’s officially time to start putting together a full four quarters.  The Purdue defense is bad enough that the Huskers should be able to move the ball. The Boilermakers are mistake-prone enough that they should also be able to force mistakes.

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The Huskers are 24 point favorites. That’s one of the biggest point spreads NU has seen all season. This should be a big win and one that moves the team to 7-0, but no one saw the loss last year coming either.

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