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Northwestern comes to Lincoln Nov. 5

The 2011 season will be winding down when Northwestern visits Lincoln to take on Nebraska on Saturday, Nov. 5, and fans with Husker football tickets will get to see a program that has had some success after many years of failure.
Northwestern actually won its first meeting with Nebraska, back in 1902 when they ended the season with a 12-0 loss to the Huskers in Lincoln. The two teams wouldn't meet again until 1931, when the Wildcats posted a 19-7 upset win against the Dana X. Bible-coached Huskers.
It would be 1974 before the two teams met again. Northwestern was the middle game of a three-game run of Big Ten teams Nebraska played that season, and the Huskers shut down the visiting Wildcats in a 49-7 win in Memorial Stadium. The team's last meeting came on neutral turf, as Nebraska blasted Northwestern 66-17 in the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas.
Northwestern has had some ups and downs during the course of its history. Most notable was a 34-game losing streak in the early 1980's when the Wildcats were at their lowest point. They experienced a revival in the mid 1990's when Gary Barnett and his team shocked the college football world by winning back-to-back Big Ten titles in 1995 and 1996 and appearing in the Rose Bowl. Northwestern has continued to have limited success on the gridiron, despite being the smallest school in the conference, as well as the toughest to get into because of its high educational standards.
This season, the Wildcats got off to a good start with wins over Boston College and Eastern Illinois. Northwestern came from behind to beat Boston College on the road and dominated in their home opener against EIU before losing at Army.
The Big Ten schedule hasn't been all that charitable for Northwestern so far this year. They lost a dramatic game to Illinois 38-35, then let a lead get away from them against visiting Michigan, dropping a 42-24 decision. They play at Iowa this week and face games against Penn State and Indiana before they come to Lincoln.
Northwestern likes to do a little of everything on offense. They run the ball fairly well, led by Kain Colter and Mike Trumpy (each running at 5.2 yards per carry). Colter has also done fairly well at quarterback, taking over after Dan Persa went down with an injury. Colter has completed 66 percent of his passes on the season.
Bryce McNaul and David Nwabuisi lead the Northwestern defensive attack. The WIldcats have forced 10 turnovers in five games this season, with Ibraheim Campbell and Brian Peters each picking off two passes.
This will be a Legends Division matchup in the Big Ten Conference for Nebraska and Northwestern, and the outcome of this game should give fans a pretty good idea where both teams stand in the chase to be one of the first teams to play in the Big Ten Championship Game this December in Indianapolis.
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Ohio State to mark historic occasion in Lincoln

Anytime you get a chance to witness history, like fans with Husker football tickets will get to do Saturday when Nebraska faces Ohio State, it's a really big deal.
Interest in the Huskers' first-ever Big Ten home football game – and the first-ever trip to Lincoln for Ohio State –- is at a fever pitch heading into Saturday night's matchup at Memorial Stadium. And football fans are going to be in for a treat as two of college football's titans knock helmets in this Big Ten showdown.
The Buckeyes come into Saturday's matchup with a 3-2 record. Like Nebraska, Ohio State lost their Big Ten Conference opener, dropping a close 10-7 decision to Michigan State at home. They also lost at Miami (Fla.) 24-6, and own wins over Akron, Toledo and Colorado.
And while Ohio State has been near the top of the ratings for much of the last decade, this year's team is one of transition and turmoil.
Last year, Ohio State players were found to have traded memorabilia for such items as tattoos and money, which is a violation of NCAA rules. Coach Jim Tressell originally distanced himself from the issue, saying he had no knowledge, but reports surfaced that an OSU alum had actually notified the coach of the violations several months earlier. Eventually five players –- including All-American quarterback Terrell Pryor –- were suspended. The coach was suspended, and later resigned, as a result of the allegations.
Those problems have continued for Ohio State this season. In fact, three Buckeye players – including last year's leading rusher (Dan Herron) and returning receiver (DeVier Posey) were ruled ineligible for Saturday's game with Nebraska as a result of taking too much money for too little work in their summer jobs. Both players have yet to play this season, as they were among the players who were suspended for the first five games of the 2011 season. An offensive lineman, Marcus Hall, was also suspended for Saturday's matchup between the Huskers and the Buckeyes.
As far as the on-the-field events, Ohio State will bring in an offense that, even with the two suspended players in the lineup, is not nearly as potent as it was last year. The Buckeyes rank 111th in the FBS division in passing yards per game and a middle-of-the-road 54th in rushing. They are also low in points scored, averaging just under 24 points per game.
Defensively, however, is another story. The Buckeyes have always taken pride in their ability to drive opposing offenses crazy, and Ohio State is among the nation's best in points allowed per game, giving up just over two touchdowns per contest.
That should make things interesting as Nebraska looks to bounce back from a subpar performance in last week's Big Ten debut, a 48-14 shellacking at the hands of fourth-ranked Wisconsin. Nebraska has averaged more than 37 points per game so far this season with an offense that is ranked in the top 10 in rushing yards per game (249.8). Defensively, however, the Huskers are still a work in progress. They sit in the middle of the pack in points per game among FBS schools, and Ohio State will test the Nebraska secondary with its passing game when they meet for the first time in Lincoln on Saturday.
This will be the first time Nebraska and Ohio State have faced one another since the 1955 and 1956 seasons. Both games were played in Columbus, Ohio, and in both games the Buckeyes were nationally ranked while the Huskers were deep in the heart of a 20-year case of the doldrums. Consequently, the Buckeyes won both games, 28-20 in the 1955 matchup and 34-7 the following year.
However, this will be Ohio State's first-ever trip to Memorial Stadium, where the Huskers will play before their 317th consecutive sellout crowd, a streak that dates back all the way to November of 1962. More than 84,000 fans are expected to witness history in Lincoln, as Ohio State gets the honor of being the first Big Ten team to play a conference game on the Huskers' home turf.
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Abdullah gives kick return game a lift

One of the pleasant surprises on this year's Husker football team has been the play of kick return specialist Ameer Abdullah, who brought fans with Husker football tickets to their feet in Saturday's 42-29 win over Fresno State with a key 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.
The 5-foot-9, 180-pounder from Alabama had originally had his sights set on playing college football for his favorite team growing up, the Auburn TIgers. Auburn did show interest in him as a safety, but a mid-winter trip to Nebraska convinced him to choose the Huskers over a school that was his favorite team growing up. Auburn played its home games just two miles from his home, so it seemed only natural that he would play safety for the TIgers, who recruited him for his defense.
Fortunately for Nebraska fans, he felt he needed to do something different, so he bypassed the hometown team and found his way to Nebraska, where he is developing into an outstanding all-around player for the 2-0 Huskers.
According to the Lincoln Journal Star, Abdullah is taking some lessons from a guy who knows a thing or two about returning kicks. New Orleans Saints specialist Darren Sproles has worked out with Abdullah, as the kick returner took advantage of a connection he had with a trainer he knows back home. Abdullah said he's learned a lot from Sproles' expertise, and it has helped make him an even bigger threat to take one all the way back every time he touches the football.
You can see Abdullah in action this week, as the Husker football team hosts Washington in what should be an entertaining non-conference matchup this Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. Get your Husker football tickets now at Ticket Express – where no Husker football game is ever sold out.

Four Huskers earn football scholarships

Fans with Husker football tickets know all about Nebraska's walk-on program. The opportunity for a hometown boy to don the pads and play for the Huskers is part of the charm that makes Nebraska football such an endearing tradition to Nebraskans all over the state.
When one of those walk-ons gets a chance to shine, it can lead to an unexpected honor – a football scholarship. And coach Bo Pelini recently bestowed the honor on four current players who came to the program as a walk-on and have proven their worthiness of the honor.
Seniors Austin Jones (I-back), Tyler Legate (fullback) and Lance Thorell (defensive back) and junior P.J. Mangieri (long snapper) were presented their scholarships last week by Pelini, who said all four are deserving of the opportunity.
"They come from different backgrounds and different circumstances, but each of them represents what Nebraska football is all about. They have worked hard and done the right things on and off the field," he said.
The four join current Huskers Mike Caputo (center) and Austin Cassidy (safety) as walk-ons who have earned scholarships.
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Nebraska-Iowa game to be all about the Heroes

Fans with Husker football tickets are anxious to watch Nebraska take on their new border rivals from Iowa, and the game will join a traditional list of "trophy games" that are part of the Big Ten history.
With trophies like the Little Brown Jug and Paul Bunyan's axe, the Nebraska-Iowa matchup on Friday, Nov. 25 will also have a trophy, and the game also has a name – The Heroes Game.
The announcement was made during this week's Big Ten media days in Chicago, and while a trophy has yet to be created, the logo for the game was presented during a morning meeting of reporters and conference officials.
The game will honor one citizen from each state for an extraordinary act. "Heroes" will be nominated  and will be guests of the two teams at the game, and they will have their name and hometown etched on to the Heroes Game trophy.
According to the Lincoln Journal Star, the idea for the trophy was hatched by Nebraska assistant athletic director Michael Stephens, who felt it was an opportunity to elevate the game and give both schools an opportunity to honor its heroic citizens.
The first Heroes Game will be played when Iowa comes to Lincoln to take on the Huskers, and athletic director Tom Osborne hopes the Nebraska-Iowa rivalry can take on some of the characteristics of the Nebraska-Oklahoma matchup from the old Big Eight days. He hopes the rivalry doesn't take on the nastiness and bitter attitude of the one Colorado tried to develop against Nebraska during the 80's and 90's.
Husker football fans will have a great opportunity to see the first-ever Heroes Game on Friday, Nov. 25 at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. Get your tickets for all the Husker football games -- both home and away -- right now at Ticket Express -- where no Husker football game is ever sold out.

Will he or won't he? Only Bubba knows

One of the big questions fans with Husker football tickets is asking about this upcoming season is the status of freshman recruit Bubba Starling.
The phenomenal multi-sport standout from Gardner, Kan., recently arrived on the University of Nebraska campus in Lincoln to begin voluntary football drills, but many are wondering just how long he'll stay in Lincoln.
Starling is a standout in both football and baseball, and earlier this summer he was the fifth pick overall in the Major League Baseball entry draft, taken in the first round by the Kansas City Royals.
Starling has until Aug. 15 to decide whether he wants to stay in Lincoln and play football for the Huskers, or sign a multi-million dollar deal to play baseball in the Royals farm system. And as easy a decision as that might sound, it's certainly not one that anybody involved in Starling's future is taking lightly.
Starling told the Lincoln Journal-Star earlier this year that he wasn't sure if he was ready for professional baseball, but after a tremendous spring of high school baseball, he's certainly got the Royals' attention and he has hired noted pro sports agent Scott Boras, who no doubt will broker a very nice deal for Starling if he chooses baseball over football.
There is a lot of anticipation as to how this will all play out for Starling, who looks every bit the athlete that could step into a leadership role and be an outstanding athlete for the Huskers the next four years. If he decides on college football, Nebraska fans will no doubt have a lot of exciting opportunities to watch this young man develop.
And even if he decides on baseball, there's a good chance fans living in the Lincoln and Omaha area could one day see Starling play for the Omaha Storm Chasers on his way to the big league club in Kansas City.
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Husker football to be featured on Big Ten Network

The Husker football program has enjoyed some incredible moments over the years, and fans with Husker football tickets will still remember some of the dramatic wins in recent Nebraska history.
Some of those great moments can be relived this weekend, as the Big Ten Network is going to feature the University of Nebraska as it enters into the conference on Friday. The network will spend the Fourth of July weekend featuring its newest member in some of its biggest football games in recent memory.
The network will officially welcome the University of Nebraska at 11 a.m. on Friday, and at 12 p.m. the will replay Nebraska's Orange Bowl win over Tennessee in 1998, a game that was the last for legendary coach Tom Osborne and resulted in Nebraska winning the national championship (new conference foe Michigan shared the title that season, winning the AP writers' poll).
Features on Nebraska's wins over Miami in the 1995 Orange Bowl will be shown, as well as features on the 1994, 1995 and 1997 national championship teams. Also scheduled are replays of the volleyball team's 2006 national championship win over Stanford and last year's win over Missouri in the final conference football matchup between the two long-standing foes.
The conference network will also have a live chat with former Husker football standout Ahman Green, as well as interviews with coaches Bo Pelini (football), Doc Sadler (men's basketball), Darin Erstad (baseball), John Cook (volleyball) and Rhonda Revelle (softball). Osborne, now the school's athletic director, will also be featured this weekend.
It should be a fun weekend for Husker football fans, and will get fans in the mood for what should be an exciting season of college football as Nebraska officially joins the Big Ten Conference.
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Running backs aplenty for Huskers this season

One of the traditions fans with Husker football tickets have enjoyed is Nebraska's punishing ground game.
For years, Nebraska has staked its success on its ability to move the football on the ground. With running backs like Ahman Green, Mike Rozier and many others running behind Nebraska's always-tough offensive line, it's been a key element in the Huskers' success over the years.
Coach Bo Pelini will have an interesting stable of ponies in the backfield this year, and Husker fans are anxious to see what kind of depth can be developed at the running back spot in advance of Nebraska's Sept. 3 season opener against Tennessee-Chattanooga.
Rex Burkhead is back and has been a reliable, explosive force coming out of the backfield. He also gets some help from Nebraska native Tyler Legate, who has developed into an outstanding fullback for the Huskers.
After that, there is a lot of questions to be answered with some young backs that have shown a lot of promise, but have yet to do so on the big stage.
The Huskers have some great incoming talent this year, including true freshmen Ameer Abdullah, Bryalon Heard and Aaron Green, along with transfer Michael Marrow. They'll compete alongside some of the veterans, including Collins Okafor, Curneski Gilleylen, Austin Jones and Ty Kildow, to see who will help shoulder the load at the running back spot.
The Huskers will also have some new blood at the coaching spot at running back. Longtime receivers coach Ron Brown is bringing his talents into the backfield, and with his experience and history as part of the Husker program, you can bet this year's group of running backs will be well-versed, not only in the Huskers' offense, but in the history that they carry with them each time they step into the Husker backfield.
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Running back cleared to play for Huskers

Fans with Husker football tickets got some good news recently, as the Omaha World-Herald reported that running back Braylon Heard has enrolled at Nebraska.
Heard signed a letter of intent to play for the Huskers in February of 2010, but did not meet the NCAA's initial eligibility requirements.
Although he is not officially listed on the roster, a UNL official confirmed that Heard has enrolled at the school and is expected to take part in the Huskers' summer conditioning program, which begins in early June.
Heard's arrival will be welcome news to Husker fans, who were nervous about the lack of depth at the running back spot heading into the 2011 season.
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Huskers get much-needed help

One of the traditions fans with Husker football tickets have enjoyed over the years is outstanding play at the running back position.
This year, Nebraska has some concerns at that position, as a lack of depth behind junior standout Rex Burkhead is leaving people to wonder what the Huskers are going to do without the traditional ground attack.
Earlier this week, the Husker football team got some great news, as former Eastern Michigan recruit Mike Marrow is transferring to Nebraska, where he will be reunited with his father, graduate assistant Vince Marrow.
Marrow signed with Alabama after graduating in 2009. He redshirted that season and moved to Eastern Michigan after some deaths in the family, according to the Lincoln Journal-Star.
Marrow didn't play at Eastern Michigan last year, and the 6-foot-1, 250-pound back is waiting to see if he'll be cleared to play this year for the Huskers.
Marrow's arrival would give the Huskers some much-needed size in the backfield. Marrow is a thick, solid runner that could easily step in at fullback with his size. He told Husker coaches that he's excited about making the transfer and is looking forward to giving Nebraska another look in the backfield.
You'll get to see the Husker football team in action this season as they play their first season in the Big Ten Conference. Get great Husker football tickets now at Ticket Express -- where no Husker football game is ever sold out.