Indiana Hoosiers Prepare To Travel To Corn Huskers Country

USPA NEWS - Both teams are coming off of their first loss this year. Nebraska lost to #6 ranked Oregon 49-14. The Corn Huskers are 1-4 in their last 5 games. The Hoosiers are 3-2 in their last 5 outings. Right now Nebraska is a 3.5 point favorite for Saturdays night game. When looking at the stats pretty even match across the board. Point per game; IU 28.8-NEB 30.5; Total Yards IU 407.5 vs NEB 451.0; Passing IU 292.8 vs 257.5. Yards Allowed; IU 432.5 vs 514.0 NEB; The point pickers right now have the game 28.0 to 31.2 to NEB. The Hoosiers are on the road. Last years road travel was not a positive factor for the Hoosiers, 5 of their 10 losses came from on the road. This is an important game for the Hoosiers for several reason. One, can they bounce back from a loss? This is a winnable game for the Hoosiers, very evenly matched. This is a game that will show not only strength, but heart and courage and determination to prove what kind of football team we want to be the rest of the year.

Right now the Hoosiers are 3-1. They get ready to play the Nebraska Corn Huskers on their home turf, a tough place to win! From here on their schedule will only get tougher! #4 Michigan, who just beat 3-1 Maryland. Then they have Penn State, at home, helpful yes, but still a good football team. Then they go to the shoe, OSU, Michigan State & finish with state rival Purdue. This game with Nebraska will set the tone/ attitude for the rest of the season, I'm convinced of that. They have got to dig down and find it, and find it now, find quick. There is no easy path victory!
Nebraska's passing attack will be lead by #11 Jr. QB 6'0" 195lbs. Casey Thompson. He's thrown 5 TD's with 3 INT's so far this yr for a total of 995 YDS. Casey averages about 249yds per game passing. with an 59.5 completion rate. Anthony Grant, Junior, 5'11" 200lbs handles the rushing duties, averaging 5.7yds per carry, with 464yds on 82 carries. Trey Palmer, WR #3, 6'1" 190lbs, has top receiving responsibilities with 323, on 28 catches foe average of 11.5 yds per catch, with 1 TD. When teams are this closely matched many times it will come down to Special team performance, punts, kick off returns.