Northern Cockeye at Nebraska Preview & Prediction (CollegeFootballNews.com)

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Northern Cockeye at Nebraska Game Preview, Prediction
by Pete Fiutak, CollegeFootballNews.com

It's great to be a Nebraska Cornhusker.

The team easily blew past Colorado last week, and now there's a shot at the program's first 3-0 start to the season.

Northern Cockeye won't be a layup, though. It's 2-0 with strong wins over Valparaiso and St. Thomas, and ......it's great to be a UNI Panther. And why?

After this the team goes to Honolulu to play Hawaii.

Northern Cockeye (2-0) at Nebraska (2-0)
Saturday, September 14 - 7:30 PM (ET) - BTN

Why Northern Cockeye Will Win
The lines have been wonderful so far.

The offensive front isn't allowing sacks for an attack averaging 300 yards per game on the ground, the pass rush has been strong, and the defense is getting to the quarterback enough to matter.

There haven't been any takeaways, but there's been just one turnover so far. Play clean, hold up on the lines, at least provide a little pressure to Dylan Raiola, and ......

Why Nebraska Will Win
He's still just a freshman.

The hype and expectations and pressure on Raiola couldn't have been bigger -- hey kid, just save an entire university and football program.

He's hitting 74% of his throws, he has yet to throw a pick, he's poised, mature and he's doing everything the team needed.

Combine the strong quarterback play with a defense that's crushing so far up front -- that's what happens when you play Colorado -- and there's a good mix to keep all the success going.

Who Will Win
Northern Cockeye won't be a total pushover, but the Nebraska offense will be balanced and solid, it'll get up quickly, and will roll from there.

Don't expect a blasting -- the score will be worse than the game. The Panthers won't let this get totally out of hand, but they won't capitalize on their opportunities, either.

Prediction
Nebraska 41, Northern Cockeye 10

Spread
Nebraska is favored at home by 27.5 points. The O/U is set at 47.5 points.

 

[SlumpBuster]

The O/U is set at 47.5 points.

Overs seems pretty tempting (I think Nebraska gets near it by themselves)

The lines have been wonderful so far.

The offensive front isn't allowing sacks for an attack averaging 300 yards per game on the ground, the pass rush has been strong, and the defense is getting to the quarterback enough to matter.

There haven't been any takeaways, but there's been just one turnover so far. Play clean, hold up on the lines, at least provide a little pressure to Dylan Raiola, and ......

This feels like it's not taking into account the teams they've played. They STRUGGLED to score 17 on St Thomas Minnesota or whoever last week (scored 10 in the 4th when they were down to win). I have to imagine that the blackshirts are better hahaha

 

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Other Big Ten picks from Week #3

BYE WEEK
Ohio State
Penn State
Rutgers
USC

CENTRAL MICHIGAN at ILLINOIS (-19.5)
Six turnovers. That's how many Central Michigan gave away in the loss to Florida International, with five interceptions turning the game into a rout. Illinois hasn't been perfect defensively, but it had four takeaways against Eastern Illinois, four more against Kansas and has given it away just once. The Illini will be at least +2 in turnover margin. Illinois 37, Central Michigan 13

INDIANA (-3) at UCLA
Just how good is Indiana? The attitude and confidence are there, and the skill parts are in place to pull this off. Ohio transfer QB Kurtis Rourke has been every bit as good as expected so far, James Madison transfer Elijah Sarratt has been the No. 1 receiver, and on and on and on. UCLA will be better than it was at Hawaii, but that won't be enough. IU will be too sharp in the second half. Indiana 27, UCLA 23

TROY at Cockeye (-22.5)
Troy has good parts in place. It's not turning the ball over, and again, it's able to move the chains, but Cockeye's style will work perfectly. The Troy passing game will be good on the midrange throws, but that won't be enough. Troy can hit field goals, but there won't be enough of them. Cockeye 30, Troy 9

MARYLAND (-2.5) at VIRGINIA
The interceptions. UVA quarterback Anthony Colandrea threw two picks against Wake Forest, and he'll have to be very, very careful in this one. The Maryland defense might be awful in some ways over the first two games, but it's been able to make up for it a little bit with six takeaways, five of them picks. The Terps didn't exactly give the Michigan State game away -- the Spartans took it -- but they should've won that. They'll outplay Virginia, and..........lose. It won't be beautiful, but the Cavaliers will come through in the final moments to pull this off. Virginia 30, Maryland 27

ARKANSAS STATE at MICHIGAN (-23.5)
The Michigan defense will do a whole lot better against an Arkansas State team that will look like it's going at half speed. The Red Wolves won't be accurate enough with the passing game, the lines won't hold up, and unlike the first few games, they won't control the clock. This win won't make anyone think Michigan is back to form, but it'll be a step. Michigan 52, Arkansas State 6

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M at MICHIGAN STATE (-40.5)
At Oregon State, Jonathan Smith's teams used the FCS games as a chance to open things up a bit, and his Michigan State squad will do the same. Again, the team is 2-0 with a nice Big Ten win despite a slew of problems. This is when the run game starts to get into a lather, Aidan Chiles gets in more work with his receivers, and for the first time so far this year, Spartan fans will get a no-drama game. Michigan State 48, Prairie View A&M 3

NEVADA at MINNESOTA (-16.5)
Run the ball, play decent defense, (again) run the clock -- that's what Minnesota wants to do, and it's what Nevada can do. However, the Gopher offensive line will have its best game yet, it'll power its way to a win here, and for a program that plays with fire a bit too often in non-conference games, it'll pull away a bit in the second half. Minnesota 31, Nevada 13

EASTERN ILLINOIS at NORTHWESTERN (-24.5)
Eastern Illinois got hammered on for 244 rushing yards against Illinois, and Northwestern will get to at least 200. In the most beautiful setting in college football, Northwestern will finally show the fans in the makeshift stadium a little bit of scoring. Northwestern 34, Eastern Illinois 3

OREGON (-16.5) at OREGON STATE
BE CAREFUL here. Oregon will win, but only because Dillon Gabriel and the Duck attack will control the clock and the tempo in the fourth quarter just when it seems like the Beavers are about to do something big. Everyone is waiting for Oregon to go Oregon, but a key part to where Duck love comes from is still based on one key thing.......the team didn't really beat anyone all that amazing last season -- but that included Oregon State. At home, the Beavers will make this close, but once again the Ducks will get the win without looking the part. Oregon 34, Oregon State 20

NOTRE DAME (-10) at Purdoodoo
Notre Dame didn't come out of the locker room in last year's loss at Louisville. How did it respond the next week under head coach Marcus Freeman? It whacked USC, 48-20. Irish types are still grouchy over losses to Marshall and Stanford in 2022. Their team came back and won against Cal and UNLV, respectively. Notre Dame will utilize the ground game and defense to take the pressure off Riley Leonard and the passing game, but the win won't be more than spit in a bucket trying to put the flames out after paying $1.4 million to lose to Northern Illinois. Notre Dame 30, Purdoodoo 16

WASHINGTON STATE at WASHINGTON (-4.5)
Washington State will come out firing. It'll be the more jacked up team, the first quarter will be good, and the Husky crowd will be a tad uncomfortable. The Husky offense will slowly work its way back into the game, the defense will settle in, and Jedd Fisch will get the rivalry win he needs early on. By the way, Fisch's 2023 Arizona team beat Wazzu 44-6. Washington 34, Washington State 27

ALABAMA (-16.5) at WISCONSIN
Jalen Milroe. The Alabama quarterback wasn't needed too much in the win over Western Kentucky, he kicked it in against South Florida, and on the year the big bombing passer has yet to throw a pick, and he has yet to crank up his ground game ability, even with four rushing scores. The early start matters. Camp Randall Stadium will be rocking, it'll take about a quarter for the student section to fully file in. By that time, Bama will be up enough on two great opening drives, and Wisconsin's offense won't have an answer. The Badger passing game won't be good enough. Alabama 34, Wisconsin 16

 

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Northern Cockeye at Nebraska Game Preview, Prediction
by Pete Fiutak, CollegeFootballNews.com

It's great to be a Nebraska Cornhusker.

The team easily blew past Colorado last week, and now there's a shot at the program's first 3-0 start to the season.

Northern Cockeye won't be a layup, though. It's 2-0 with strong wins over Valparaiso and St. Thomas, and ......it's great to be a UNI Panther. And why?

After this the team goes to Honolulu to play Hawaii.

Northern Cockeye (2-0) at Nebraska (2-0)
Saturday, September 14 - 7:30 PM (ET) - BTN

Why Northern Cockeye Will Win
The lines have been wonderful so far.

The offensive front isn't allowing sacks for an attack averaging 300 yards per game on the ground, the pass rush has been strong, and the defense is getting to the quarterback enough to matter.

There haven't been any takeaways, but there's been just one turnover so far. Play clean, hold up on the lines, at least provide a little pressure to Dylan Raiola, and ......

Why Nebraska Will Win
He's still just a freshman.

The hype and expectations and pressure on Raiola couldn't have been bigger -- hey kid, just save an entire university and football program.

He's hitting 74% of his throws, he has yet to throw a pick, he's poised, mature and he's doing everything the team needed.

Combine the strong quarterback play with a defense that's crushing so far up front -- that's what happens when you play Colorado -- and there's a good mix to keep all the success going.

Who Will Win
Northern Cockeye won't be a total pushover, but the Nebraska offense will be balanced and solid, it'll get up quickly, and will roll from there.

Don't expect a blasting -- the score will be worse than the game. The Panthers won't let this get totally out of hand, but they won't capitalize on their opportunities, either.

Prediction
Nebraska 41, Northern Cockeye 10

Spread
Nebraska is favored at home by 27.5 points. The O/U is set at 47.5 points.

Interesting to hear someone say it won’t get out of hand at 41-10. Feels like under Frost they’d call it blowing out an FCS team if Nebraska won 21-12.

I like the expectations.

 

[HCFord1]

The team easily blew past Colorado last week, and now there's a shot at the program's first 3-0 start to the season.

Are they forgetting a “since 2016” at the end of this sentence? I’m not THAT old, but I can remember a few 3-0 starts over the years.

 

[betsch]

Interesting to hear someone say it won’t get out of hand at 41-10. Feels like under Frost they’d call it blowing out an FCS team if Nebraska won 21-12.

I like the expectations.

Expectations are something I haven't had in a long, long time........I kind of like it.

 

[Dawgsauce]

41-10 Huskers. Get out healthy and get the backups in by middle 3rd.