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Nebraska Football to-do list for pivotal November 2019

By Danny Jaillet

LINCOLN, NE - OCTOBER 26: Quarterback Luke McCaffrey #7 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers leads tight end Jack Stoll #86 and offensive lineman Boe Wilson #56 on the field during the game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium on October 26, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - OCTOBER 26: Quarterback Luke McCaffrey #7 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers leads tight end Jack Stoll #86 and offensive lineman Boe Wilson #56 on the field during the game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium on October 26, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /
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NASHVILLE, TN – DECEMBER 30: Nebraska Cornhuskers fans gather before the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl game between Tennessee and Nebraska on December 30, 2016, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN. Tennessee beats Nebraska 38-24. (Photo by Frank Mattia/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – DECEMBER 30: Nebraska Cornhuskers fans gather before the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl game between Tennessee and Nebraska on December 30, 2016, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN. Tennessee beats Nebraska 38-24. (Photo by Frank Mattia/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Win two games

This sounds extremely simplistic but all Nebraska Football has to do is win two games this month. Heading into Saturday’s action against Purdue with a 4-4 record, they are so close to a  bowl game. However, this November schedule could certainly be considered a gauntlet.

Purdue, Maryland, Wisconsin, and Iowa are all on the schedule for November. Wisconsin and Iowa are ranked. In particular, Wisconsin should present a challenge. Running back Jonathan Taylor has been tearing up college football, rushing for 1,009 yards and 15 touchdowns. Averaging 5.9 yards per carry, he has recorded 177 rushing attempts. He is a big part of the Wisconsin offense, and I don’t expect that to change when Nebraska sees them.

This is definitely a daunting part of the schedule. Nebraska will have to bear down and play hard and consistently. A bowl game would certainly be a huge step for this program, especially considering where they were a year ago. I would hate to see them fall short of one, but that’s also very possible. You can never tell which Nebraska team you are going to get, and that is a bit concerning. Nevertheless, a bowl would certainly go a long way into proving the doubters wrong.

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