LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Ryker Fyfe’s second career start sure went a lot better than his first.

Fyfe passed for 220 yards and a touchdown while filling in for injured starter Tommy Armstrong Jr., leading No. 18 Nebraska to a 28-7 win over Maryland on Saturday.

The Cornhuskers (9-2, 6-2 Big Ten; No. 19 AP) stayed alive in the West Division. They must win at Iowa on Friday and Wisconsin must lose to Minnesota on Saturday for Nebraska to go to the conference championship game.

Fyfe, who walked on in 2012 and earned a scholarship two years ago, created a lifetime memory on senior day in what will be his only start at Memorial Stadium. He said he was motivated by the opportunity to redeem himself for his five-turnover performance in his previous start, a 55-45 loss at Purdue last year.

“I put a lot of pressure on myself,” he said. “You want to come out and play well and get a win and not lose to teams like Purdue. That was a tough one last year. For sure I came out playing hard.”

Terrell Newby ran for a career-high three touchdowns and Nebraska limited the Terrapins to 207 yards, including 11 rushing. Maryland (5-6, 2-6) lost for the sixth time in seven games and has been outscored 149-13 over three weeks.

Fyfe prevailed over Max Bortenschlager in a battle of backup quarterbacks.

Armstrong injured his hamstring against Minnesota and was not in uniform Saturday. Perry Hills was dressed but didn’t play for the Terrapins because of shoulder problems.

Fyfe was effective if not always pretty. He was 24 of 37, often dropping back deep and angling toward the sideline before throwing downfield, sometimes sidearm, sometimes off his back foot. He also hurt the Terps with a couple runs.

“I’ve always had a special spot for Ryker,” Nebraska coach Mike Riley said. “He’s a guy who could have gone to a smaller school and thrown for 3,000 yards one year. He stuck it out here with teammates and friends and won a big game for us to get our ninth win.”

Bortenschlager, a freshman who entered the game having thrown four passes in one previous appearance, was 14 of 29 for 191 yards. He was sacked five times.

“Throughout the year, we’ve been able to run the ball in just about every game,” Terps coach DJ Durkin said. “We weren’t able to do that today. That affected Max as well. If you can’t run the ball, that’s hard on any quarterback.”

Maryland ended an 11-quarter stretch with no touchdowns when D.J. Moore caught a screen pass and took it 92 yards to the end zone early in the fourth quarter.

“I would say that’s one of the best touchdowns I’ve had,” Moore said.

THE TAKEAWAY

Maryland: The Terrapins missed Hills but weren’t likely to win this game even if he played. The week off might help him get ready for a winnable home game against Rutgers.

Nebraska: Fyfe was good in the first half and OK in the second against an overmatched opponent. The Huskers definitely want Armstrong ready for Iowa next week.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Nebraska could move up in the Top 25 depending on what teams ahead of it do, but a win over the scuffling Terps doesn’t merit a promotion on its own.

KEY NUMBERS

Maryland was the first Nebraska opponent held scoreless in the first half. The Terps have been outscored 101-3 in the first halves over three games. … Jordan Westerkamp had a season-high eight catches for 85 yards and has caught at least one pass in 35 straight games. … Newby, playing his 50th consecutive game, ran 22 times for 98 yards and scored from 8, 5 and 1 yard. … The Huskers have gone two straight games without a turnover for the first time since 2003.

SPECIAL SENIOR DAY

Nebraska honored Sam Foltz during its senior day ceremony. Each senior greeted and hugged Foltz’s parents before placing a red rose on the 27-yard line. No. 27 was Foltz’s uniform number.

Foltz, who would have been the Huskers’ senior punter , and former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler were killed in a single-car accident in Wisconsin in July. Both were in Wisconsin to work at a kicking camp.

“We miss Sam like crazy and we love him so much, and he’s still out there with us,” Westerkamp said.

UP NEXT

Maryland: The Terrapins will try to break their four-game losing streak and achieve bowl eligibility when they host the Scarlet Knights on Saturday.

Nebraska: The Huskers visit Iowa on Friday hoping to avenge last year’s loss to the Hawkeyes in Lincoln.

— Associated Press —

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska led overmatched University of Mary by 10 points less than five minutes into the game Tuesday on its way to a 70-38 win in a game that gave the Huskers bench the opportunity to play more than half the minutes.

That was key for a team that has only five experienced players on the roster, all of whom start.

“It was good for them to get a feel for what the game is like,” said Michael Jacobsen, who led the Huskers with 10 points. “We’ve been practicing for about two months now. It’s hard when you go against each other so much. … In the game it’s a totally different feel. I think it’s good for them to get their minutes and just figure out their roles.”

All five of Nebraska’s non-starters played at least 20 minutes and combined for 30 points with each making at least a field goal. That was a marked improvement from Sunday’s home opener against Sacramento State in which the Nebraska bench made just two field goals and contributed only nine points.

“It was really, really important,” said Isaiah Roby, who came off the bench to score seven points in 24 minutes. “Obviously, we have to execute stuff against other people and also just getting tired. All of us were dripping sweat. … He (Nebraska coach Tim Miles) kind of challenged us to step our game up tonight. We still have a lot to work on obviously … but I think we stepped up a little bit more.”

Nebraska (2-0) was never challenged by the NCAA Division II school from North Dakota that is Miles’ alma mater. Nebraska went up by 12-2 on Jack McVeigh’s 3-pointer at the 15:18 mark and stretched the lead to 30-8 on another of McVeigh’s 3s with 5:52 left in the first half.

Mary (0-3) cut the Nebraska lead to 15 on Damonta Henry’s 3-pointer that opened the second half. But the Huskers quickly pushed the lead over 20, going up 41-19 on McVeigh’s 3-pointer with 17:37 left. Nebraska’s largest lead was 32.

The Marauders struggled against the Nebraska defense, hitting just 7 of 28 shots in the first half and finished 29 percent from the field. The bigger, stronger Huskers also dominated on the boards, outrebounding Mary 45-21

Nebraska hit 50 percent of its shots, but committed 17 turnovers

Mary played in front of the largest crowd it will likely see this season (8,459). Attendance at Marauder games, home and on the road, averages about 1,000. That should work to Mary’s advantage, said coach Joe Kittell.

“There’s not going to be any atmosphere that’s going to be more hostile than this,” Kittell said. “Our guys understand that, played in it, and it shouldn’t bother us anymore. Really excited about this group, I know we’re zero and three right now but there are a lot of good kids out there. They want to win, they want to get better.”

BIG PICTURE
Nebraska: Miles said the relatively low score and margin of victory can be attributed to Mary’s strategy of running down the shot clock on offense and impatience on the part of the Huskers once they finally got the ball.

University of Mary: The Marauders took full advantage of a game against a Division I foe, chartering a flight to bring fans from Bismarck to Lincoln. Those who paid $289 for the trip got lunch with Nebraska football coach Mike Riley, a tour of the athletic facilities and a dinner with Nebraska baseball coach and North Dakota native Darin Erstad.

UP NEXT

Nebraska will host Louisiana Tech at 7 p.m. Saturday, a starting time set to avoid conflict with the Nebraska-Maryland football game at 11 a.m.

Mary will return to Bismarck where it will host Yellowstone Christian Monday.

— Associated Press —

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Curtis Samuel had 178 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns, including a 75-yard touchdown reception on Ohio State’s first play of the second half, and the sixth-ranked Buckeyes dominated No. 10 Nebraska 62-3 on Saturday night.

After three straight weeks of close games and inconsistent offense, the Buckeyes (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten) put forth their best performance of the season, led 31-3 at the half and handed the Cornhuskers (7-2, 4-2 Big Ten) their most lopsided loss since 2004.

Damon Webb got it started with a 36-yard interception return for a touchdown on Nebraska’s first drive of the game. J.T. Barrett led three long touchdown drives, including a 15-play, 85-yarder that ended with 1-yard jump TD pass to Samuel with 3 seconds left in the half.

The Cornhuskers were playing as a top-10 team in November for the first time since 2010, but proved to still be a long way from the elites in the Big Ten. Nebraska is still in the Big Ten West race, but a loss to Wisconsin last week means the Huskers will need help.

Nebraska lost quarterback Tommy Armstrong to a scary head injury in the second quarter, when the senior slammed the side of his helmet on the turf after being knocked out of bounds. Armstrong was taken from the stadium in an ambulance, but returned to the sideline in sweats in the third quarter.

THE TAKEAWAY

Nebraska: The Cornhuskers rode a fairly easy first-half schedule into the top 10 and gave their fans some hope that maybe they could be in the mix for a College Football Playoff spot down the stretch. Not happening. The loss was the Huskers’ most lopsided since a 70-10 beating by Texas Tech in 2004. Year Two under coach Mike Riley for the Huskers represents a step forward, not a giant leap.

Ohio State: Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer has answered so many questions about getting the ball to Samuel more often over the last few weeks that he was laughing about them during the week leading up to Nebraska. Whether it was by design or not, Samuel had his best game since the opener against Bowling Green.

NEXT

Nebraska: The Cornhuskers return home to play Minnesota, which is tied atop the West standings with Nebraska and Wisconsin.

Ohio State: The Buckeyes face Maryland in the first of two straight away from Ohio Stadium. Ohio State’s next home game is Nov. 26 against No. 2 Michigan.

— Associated Press —

Nebraska safety Nathan Gerry has been recognized for his outstanding play in 2016, being named a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award.

The 6-2, 220-pound Gerry is one of 18 players named to the semifinal list on Monday. The Bednarik Award is presented annually to the Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year.

Gerry is one of three Big Ten players on the list, joining Michigan linebacker Jabrill Peppers and Iowa cornerback Desmond King. Gerry is one of five defensive backs on the watch list and joins Washington’s Bubba Baker as the only safeties on the watch list.

The Sioux Falls, S.D., native is having an outstanding senior year, highlighted by a team-leading four interceptions. Gerry picked off two passes in the fourth quarter at Wisconsin, helping the Huskers rally to force overtime. Gerry has 13 career interceptions, leaving him one shy of the Nebraska career record.

Gerry also ranks second on the team with 50 tackles, including 31 solo stops and seven tackles for loss. His 19 career tackles for loss are a Nebraska record for defensive backs. Overall, Gerry has 249 career tackles, the second-most for a Husker defensive back.

Three finalists for the Bednarik Award will be announced on Nov. 22.

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Dare Ogunbowale scored on an 11-yard run in overtime, and No. 11 Wisconsin held on to beat No. 7 Nebraska 23-17 on Saturday night to hand the Cornhuskers their first loss of the season.

The Badgers (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) stopped Nebraska on fourth-and-8 from the 23 after defensive back D’Cota Dixon swatted away a pass to the end zone from Tommy Armstrong Jr. intended for Stanley Morgan Jr.

Dixon’s giddy teammates rushed from the sideline to meet the safety in the end zone to celebrate. Tested Wisconsin picked up its third victory over a Top 10 program.

Nebraska (7-1, 4-1) gained respect after coming back from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter. Drew Brown’s 35-yard field goal with 3:43 left tied it at 17.

Wisconsin had a chance to win it with 1:43 left, but Andrew Endicott’s 45-yard field-goal try went wide left. Endicott also missed the extra point following Ogunbowale’s touchdown.

But a tough-as-nails defense bailed out the Badgers again.

Armstrong finished 12 of 31 for 153 yards. He ran for 39 yards on 13 carries, including a 2-yard score with 13:45 left in the fourth quarter to draw Nebraska within 17-14.

Needing just 11 yards to go over 10,000 in total offense for his career, Armstrong set the mark in the first quarter to become just the 11th player in Big Ten history to reach that milestone.

But he also threw two interceptions in the first half, including one on a pass tipped by lineman Alec James . It set up Endicott’s 44-yard field goal with 6:53 to go in the second quarter for a 10-7 lead that Wisconsin would hold through halftime.

THE TAKEAWAY

Nebraska: The Cornhuskers played well against a top team after being doubted by pundits for a slate of less-than-impressive wins. But that’s probably little consolation to coach Mike Riley’s crew. Regardless, the game will look good on Nebraska’s postseason resume.

Wisconsin: The Badgers shuffled offensive-line combinations again and gave backup quarterback Bart Houston several series, including the game-winning drive in overtime. They had trouble early getting traction in the running game, except for Bradrick Shaw’s 21-yard touchdown run up the middle in the first quarter to give Wisconsin a 7-0 lead. The Cornhuskers fell for a fake jet sweep on that play. Corey Clement had just 15 yards on eight carries in the first half, before finishing with 82 for the night. Wisconsin may want to see what transpires next week by sticking with one combination for a while.

UP NEXT

Nebraska: The trip to Camp Randall Stadium was just a warm-up act for the Cornhuskers, who travel to the Horseshoe to face No. 6 Ohio State next week.

Wisconsin: Visits Northwestern next week. The Badgers in recent years have had trouble at Ryan Field.

— Associated Press —

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s victory over Purdue won’t convince skeptics who’ve been saying the No. 8 Cornhuskers aren’t worthy of a top-10 ranking.

The wait to find out how good they really are is almost over.

In their final tuneup before their Big Ten West showdown at No. 10 Wisconsin, they came back from a four-point halftime deficit to beat the Boilermakers 27-14 Saturday.

Once again, and this time against a 24-point underdog, the Huskers (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) underperformed against a lesser opponent until pulling away in the second half. Still, they’ll take their best record since 2001 into the game in Madison.

“These games, they haven’t been pretty,” linebacker Josh Banderas said. “My heart’s been going in a lot of them. I’d like to have a couple where that’ s not the case. But we’re going to find that our will to win is up there with the best in the country. No matter what team is in front of us, we’re going to find a way to win somehow.”

Tommy Armstrong Jr. accounted for 303 yards of total offense and two touchdowns, and Purdue (3-4, 1-3) managed only 94 yards in the second half in interim coach Gerad Parker’s first game since taking over for the fired Darrell Hazell.

“What a great first half we played,” Parker said. “We battled through some tough things and had fun with it and smiled about it whether things worked or not. I thought we did the same thing with our effort the second half. It’s just one of those things where they made more plays than we did.”

The Huskers lost 55-45 at Purdue last year, and Memorial Stadium was in a stunned silence as the Boilermakers pulled out to a 14-10 lead on David Blough’s two touchdown passes to DeAngelo Yancey, the second one an 88-yard catch-and-run.

But the Huskers scored on three straight possessions after going three-and-out on their first series of the second half.

“This will sound like a little bit of a broken record, but we’re extremely happy to win the game,” coach Mike Riley said. “My feelings are Purdue came here and played hard and their intentions were to win. Their quarterback is a good player and made plays, and so did their team. We struggled in a lot of ways and just had to stay with it.”

Armstrong’s 40-yard pass to De’Mornay Pierson-El gave the Huskers the lead, and Alonzo Moore went 24 yards for a touchdown on a jet sweep and Drew Brown kicked a career-long 51-yard field goal for the game’s final points.

The Huskers, with a banged-up offensive line and facing a Purdue defense crowding the line of scrimmage, leaned on the pass far more than expected against the Big Ten’s worst rushing defense. Armstrong was hit-and-miss, and they went punt-punt-punt-interception on their last four series of the half.

Leading Nebraska on the road at half in his first game since replacing Hazell left Parker emotional for his halftime interview with an ABC sideline reporter.

“I’m almost in tears and got chills all over me,” he said.

THE TAKEAWAY

Purdue: Parker said the Boilermakers would play as if they had nothing to lose, and that’s what they did. They went for it on fourth down four times, converting twice and scoring a touchdown on one of them.

Nebraska: The Huskers continue to scuffle with lesser opponents. They could be in trouble if they don’t step up their game against the tougher opponents that are fast approaching.

KEY NUMBERS

Armstrong was 17 for 31 for 252 yards and ran 10 times for 51, and he set the school record with his 13th game with 300 yards or more of total offense. Terrell Newby had 82 yards on 22 carries for the Huskers.

Blough was 25 of 43 for 309 yards, the fifth 300-yard day of his career and his most in a road game. Yancey caught four balls for 100 yards.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Even though at least one team ahead of them in the poll will have lost, the Huskers don’t merit a promotion after an uninspired performance. They might even slip a spot or two.

UP NEXT:

Purdue: The Boilermakers host Penn State to begin a stretch of three home games in four weeks.

Nebraska: Their season-defining stretch starts at No. 10 Wisconsin next Saturday and continues the following week at No. 2 Ohio State.

— Associated Press —

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — No. 10 Nebraska finally finished off Indiana on Saturday.

Barely.

They needed Stanley Morgan Jr. to take advantage of two Indiana safeties running into one another for a 72-yard TD catch. They needed a break from the officials — and the replay booth — when Terrell Newby nearly lost a fumble with the Cornhuskers clinging to a two-point lead with 2:06 to play. They needed a 39-yard field goal with 45 seconds left to force the Hoosiers to drive for a touchdown and they needed an interception on the Hoosiers’ final series to close it out.

No, it wasn’t pretty and it certainly wasn’t easy. But for the first time in 15 years, Nebraska has won its first six games.

“Great teams win games,” quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. said. “That’s all I got to say about it. You can say what you want about it, but all we do is come out and win games.”

Nebraska (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) has won seven straight overall and five straight in this series, which was played for the first time since 1978.

Afterward, relieved Nebraska players and coaches were just glad to be heading home still in charge of the conference’s West Division.

The improving Hoosiers (3-3, 1-2), meanwhile, sure didn’t make it easy as they chased their first win over a top 10 team since 1987.

Nebraska scored the first 17 points courtesy of a field goal and two TDs in a 14-second span.

Indiana scored the next 15 and finally got into the end zone on the final play of the third quarter with a 33-yard TD run from Devine Redding on a fake reverse.

Morgan’s TD catch finally gave Nebraska the upper hand and all the Hoosiers could muster after that was Redding’s 4-yard TD catch that made 24-22 with 8:26 to play and the Cornhuskers played keep away the rest of the night.

“Three weeks in a row, play three pretty good games. One game we eliminate the mistakes and we get a victory,” Indiana coach Kevin Wilson said. “The other two weeks, we make mistakes and we lose the games.”

THE TAKEAWAY

Nebraska: The ‘Huskers could start to lock up the Big Ten West over the next two weeks. Nebraska is the only unbeaten team left on that side of the conference standings, and No. 8 Wisconsin comes to town in two weeks. A win there — or a loss by the Badgers before then — would make Nebraska a clear favorite to book a trip to December’s Big Ten championship game.

Indiana: The Hoosiers are in solid shape heading into an easier second half. They’ve already upset one ranked team, seriously challenged two more and their usually maligned defense has proven it can hold up. That bodes well for the Hoosiers, who need three wins to become bowl eligible for a second straight season for the first time in a quarter century.

KEY NUMBERS

Armstrong was held in check, running 11 times for 36 yards while going 10 of 26 for 208 yards through the air. Morgan had three catches for 93 yards and Newby ran 22 times for 102 yards. Indiana’s Lagow completed 19 of 32 passes for 196 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. His top target was Mitchell Paige, who had nine catches for 101 yards. Ricky Jones had six catches for 76 yards for Indiana.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Nebraska: This week, the Cornhuskers cracked the Top 10 for the first time in five years and they should continue moving up. How high they’ll go depends on everyone in front of them.

Indiana: The Hoosiers might be getting closer to a major breakthroughs but don’t expect them to end their 22-year absence in the rankings this week.

UP NEXT

Nebraska: Now the Cornhuskers have something to prove against Purdue. A year ago, the Boilermakers stunned Nebraska. But after Iowa’s 49-35 victory, the Boilermakers are reeling and Nebraska needs to keep the momentum rolling before facing No. 8 Wisconsin and No. 2 Ohio State.

Indiana: After finishing a brutal stretch against three straight Top 20 foes, the Hoosiers visit underperforming Northwestern. For the Hoosiers, it’s a chance to get back on the right track with two more winnable games after next week.

— Associated Press —

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s fourth-quarter dominance showed up again Saturday. This time it was Terrell Newby leading the way.

The senior ran for 113 of his 140 yards and scored two touchdowns in the last 15 minutes, just in time for the 15th-ranked Cornhuskers to turn back Illinois’ upset bid and win 31-16.

Newby touched the ball on 18 of Nebraska’s last 21 plays from scrimmage and the Cornhuskers (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) won going away after being down 16-10. They also avenged a 14-13 loss last year in Champaign.

“Newby, I thought, was a real man today,” Nebraska coach Mike Riley said.

Newby didn’t have much choice. Fellow running back Devine Ozigbo went out of the game late in the third quarter with an ankle injury, and backup Mikale Wilbon was banged up.

“I knew I had to kind of carry the load from then on,” Newby said. “I accepted it and wanted to do everything in my power to get the victory.”

Newby’s two TDs came as Nebraska scored 21 straight points to overcome a 16-10 deficit. The Huskers have outscored their five opponents 78-6 in the fourth quarter.

Illinois (1-3, 0-1) got off only 10 offensive plays after taking its six-point lead with 7:40 left in the third quarter. The Illini have lost 14 straight and 23 of 24 against Top 25 opponents.

“We got better today. We still have a loss but I think we made improvements,” Illinois coach Lovie Smith said. “We hung in there throughout, had a lead for most of the game, but it’s about finishing. We didn’t do that.”

Nebraska, favored by three touchdowns, turned over the ball on back-to-back possessions while falling behind. The Illini had to settle for field goals after each takeaway, allowing the Huskers to stay close.

The Huskers went 18 plays in 10:42 to take a one-point lead early in the fourth. Nebraska kept the drive alive because of two huge penalties on the Illini. Chunky Clements had Tommy Armstrong Jr. stopped for a loss on a third-and-12, but he was called for a horse-collar tackle, and Darius Mosley was flagged for pass interference on a fourth-and-4.

The biggest play, though, was when Newby picked up a first down by inches on a fourth-and-1 at the Illinois 4. The spot stood after a video review.

“It’s a game of inches,” Newby said. “I tried to do everything I could to stretch the ball out. I’m glad it went our way.”

Newby went into the end zone from the 3 on the next play, and he finished the scoring with a 63-yard burst.

Reggie Corbin led the Illini with 72 yards on nine carries, and Kendrick Foster scored their only touchdown on a 31-yard run. Wes Lunt was 13 for 22 for 133 yards.

“Definitely no moral victories,” Lunt said, “but we’re so close to breaking through. We’re leading all the way up to the fourth and battled through adversity all game. But at the end, they made a few plays and won the game.”

THE TAKEAWAY

ILLINOIS: The Illini, who have lost three in a row since winning their opener, gave Nebraska all it could handle. The offense couldn’t get going again once the Huskers took the lead, and the defense was on the field way too long.

NEBRASKA: The Huskers should feel good about getting out of this one with a win considering all their injuries. Jordan Westerkamp was taken to a hospital to be evaluated after he appeared to take a knee to the back while getting tackled. Tight end Cethan Carter injured his elbow early in the game.

“Looking at our team and watching that thing take place, it appears to be a real good time for a bye week,” Riley said.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Nebraska has a chance to move up, but the Huskers aren’t ready to break into the top 10 for the first time since 2011.

LAST WORD

“Well, did you all stay around for the fourth quarter? That didn’t look like much up until then.” — Riley.

UP NEXT

ILLINOIS: The Illini return home to face Purdue, which they beat 48-14 last season.

NEBRASKA: The Huskers have an open date next week before visiting Indiana on Oct. 15. It will be the Huskers’ first game against Indiana since they became Big Ten members in 2011.

— Associated Press —

University of Nebraska quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. was honored for his performance against Northwestern, as he was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week.

Armstrong accounted for 378 yards of total offense, as the Huskers improved to 4-0 on the season with the 24-13 victory. Armstrong rushed for a career high 132 yards on 13 carries, an average of 10.2 yards per rush, while also completing 18-of-29 passes for 246 yards and a touchdown. Armstrong’s third-quarter TD pass to Cethan Carter gave the Huskers a 17-7 lead.   With his 132 rushing yards, Armstrong became the seventh Husker quarterback to reach 1,500 rushing yards in a career. He also went over 9,000 yards of total offense in his career, becoming just the second Husker to accomplish the feat.

Monday’s honored marked the third Big Ten Offensive Player-of-the-Week award in his career. In addition, it is the third straight week a Husker has won or share a Big Ten weekly honor.

The No. 15/15 (AP/Coaches) Huskers are now 4-0 on the season and 1-0 in the Big Ten heading into Saturday’s homecoming game with Illinois. Kickoff is at 2:30 p.m.

— NU Athletics —