Nebraska has a rare weekend off this weekend as they prepare themselves for their Big 12 opener Thursday, Oct. 8 at Missouri.
The Huskers have started the season in good shape, going 3-1 with the only loss a last-second 16-15 heartbreaker at Virginia Tech. The defense has shown improvement and played one of their best games last week in a 55-0 shutout of Louisiana-Lafayette, and the development of the offense under new quarterback Zac Lee is promising for a team that had some question marks on the offensive side of the ball at the start of the season.
Now comes Missouri, a team that has proved to be more than a worthy nemesis for the Huskers in recent years.
The Tigers are the two-time defending North Division champions and have had quite a bit of success against Nebraska in recent years. The Tigers have won four of the last six meetings between these two teams, and Nebraska has not won at Faurot Field since 2001.
Last year, the Tigers embarrassed Nebraska on their homecoming in Lincoln, winning 52-17. The Tigers are averaging more than 40 points a game against Nebraska in the last three meetings and come into the game with a 4-0 record.
This will be the fifth time Nebraska has played on a Thursday night during the regular season. Fortunately, the Huskers have never lost on Thursday and this will be their third Thursday night game this decade. Nebraska won at Southern Miss in 2003 and beat Rice at home in 2001 in a game that was rescheduled after the 9/11 terrorist attacks shook the nation.
Will Missouri continue their winning ways against the Huskers. Or will Nebraska turn the tables and win in Missouri for the first time in eight years? You can catch the Nebraska vs. Missouri game in person with tickets from Ticket Express -- where no Husker football game is ever sold out.
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