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Can the struggling Husker defense provide any resistance? Can Nebraska's offense get back on track? Nebraska is back under the lights at Memorial Stadium for its first Big Ten home game of the season.

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» Freshman cornerback Malcolm Hartzog, who has played sparingly this season, warmed up with the No. » Nebraska will try yet another offensive line combination – its third in as many games – with left tackle Turner Corcoran, left guard Ethan Piper, center Trent Hixson, right guard Broc Bando and right tackle Bryce Benhart. The junior transfer from New Mexico State — who has five catches for 120 yards this season — was not suited up in during warmups.

Indiana Hoosiers Football (3-1) and Nebraska Cornhuskers Football (1-3) square off in a Week 5 matchup at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb.

Nebraska is coming off a bye week, and most recently lost 49-17 at home to Oklahoma in Mickey Joseph's first game as interim head coach. The Hoosiers enter this game with a 3-1 record following last week's 45-24 loss at Cincinnati. at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb.

If Nebraska football wants to land Urban Meyer as its next head coach, then former NFL wide receiver and current analyst Keyshawn Johnson knows how.

Perhaps most interesting in all the comments about Urban Meyer and the Nebraska football team is how many people from the outside seem to be pushing this union. If the Nebraska football program wants to make the splash hire that would be Urban Meyer, then ESPN’s Keyshawn Johnson knows how to go about doing it. The failed Jacksonville Jaguars coach was in Lincoln just a few weeks ago for the Huskers home opener.

The Daily Hoosier is live at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb. for Indiana (3-1) vs. Nebraska (1-3). Join us for live updates throughout the day, ...

- Mike Katic is snapping to Connor Bazelak as the centers and QBs warm up. Matthews was down on the field practicing punt catches during pre-game. 13:43 left in the game. 21-14 Nebraska, 3:04 left in the half. Bazelak to Simmons for the 13 yard touchdown. Interceptions by both teams to open the second half. Indiana is shut out in the second half and loses 35-21. Hoosiers fall to 3-2 on the season. Would obviously be a major loss if IU is without both Camper and Matthews. TOUCHDOWN NEBRASKA: 71-yard pass, Thompson to Palmer gives Nebraska the lead back. for Indiana (3-1) vs. Nebraska (1-3).

Nebraska looks to invigorate the home faithful as is hosts Indiana Hoosiers in conference college football action on Saturday.

A win at home in front of the sold-out faithful in red would go a long way to feel like this team is capable of rebuilding. Indiana Hoosiers (3-1) and Cornhuskers (1-3) have the exact opposite record and are seemingly going on opposite trajectories. The challenge now will be to limit Nebraska's offense on the road.

Nebraska's Chris Kolarevic (31) adjusts his helmet during warm-ups ahead of the Indiana vs. Nebraska football game in Lincoln on Saturday. ANNA REED THE WORLD- ...

It’ll have plenty of space to fill in West Stadium, too, once the new football building — set to be completed next summer — houses the training table and academic advisement center. But I really want to have the concourses all connected. “It’s like its own little stadium — it’s kind of weird,” Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts said at the Big Red Breakfast. Such a plan passes on costs to the fans, though. South Stadium, a giant wedge of Memorial Stadium and, is fed by a couple dedicated gates and sits atop classrooms used by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Meager widths of aisles and seats exist under grandfathered rules that will disappear when Nebraska starts to work on it.

This Nebraska team was hugely vulnerable and Indiana could not take advantage. Now, the Hoosiers' path to a bowl looks complicated.

Now, the Hoosiers' path to a bowl looks complicated. Then, they'll need to get a scalp in a difficult November: Penn State, at Ohio State, at Michigan State, Purdue. But Bazelak struggled for most of the evening to find a rhythm without his preferred targets, and it cost IU dearly. The Hoosiers' last two drives of the first half covered 145 yards in a combined 13 plays. A fumble recovery in the end zone for a touchdown kept them in the game, barely. Bazelak struggled to find a rhythm passing the ball, not just in terms of completing passes but in getting comfortable with his receivers.

Sam McKewon, with the Omaha World-Herald, breaks down the Indiana vs. Nebraska football game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Saturday, October 1, 2022.

The blocked punt that led to a touchdown was such a welcome development. That used to be such a weapon for Nebraska. Take a screenshot of the standings. At one time I thought some of the Westies would be able to line up and route the Big Red. The Huskers have five games left against the West and three of those at-bats will be at home. The Huskers are 1-1.

We watched a performance that was aided by coaching rather than hindered by it. It complimented a team that refused to fold. I'll take it.

Indiana ball at the 36. The Thompson to Palmer connection netted a difficult first down at the Hoosier 43ish. Hoosier third down on the two yard line. Hoosier ball on the one yard line. It marked Nebraska’s first blocked punt return for a touchdown since Justin Blatchford had a 25-yard return of a blocked punt for a touchdown at Baylor on Oct. The Huskers have just under three minutes in the half. The RB popped off a big run to set up a short yardage situation. THE HUSKERS BLOCK THE PUNT AND RETURN IT FOR A TD!!!! The Hukers lost yardage on the first run and it got worse from there as Purdy was chased back into the end zone and fumbled. Indiana returned the favor with a delay of game. Anthony Grant lost 2 (and nearly fumbled the ball to the Hoosiers). /Cue Ride of the Valkyries

Then-freshman quarterback Donaven McCulley looks for an open receiver during the game against the University of Minnesota on Nov. 20, 2021, at Memorial Stadium.

In a second half where Indiana was shut out, it was clear the offense will need to adjust going into next week if it wants a chance to win. Neither team was particularly strong on third down, but Indiana went just 2-15 in the contest when it mattered most. In a matchup that featured 23 combined penalties and three turnovers, both teams struggled to find rhythm until late in the second half. “At the end of the first half, they couldn’t stop us,” Indiana redshirt junior quarterback Connor Bazelak said. Nebraska scored 14 unanswered in the second half to put Indiana away 35-21. After falling behind 21-7, Indiana came storming back to tie the game heading into the locker room.

Defense and kicking game show life as Joseph, Huskers handle Hoosiers on Homecoming.

Joseph and his team needed something to build on, and winning a game that was tied in the fourth quarter is a good starting point. He threw a 71-yard touchdown pass to Palmer early in the fourth quarter to give the Huskers the lead. “We finished today in the fourth quarter,” Thompson said in the postgame press conference. They stayed patient as the Big Red frittered away excellent field position in the scoreless third quarter with sloppy offensive line play, including three penalties over the course of back-to-back series that started at the Indiana 49 and the Husker 44. Joseph and Mark Whipple didn’t dramatically slow down Nebraska’s offensive pace — the Huskers rarely huddled — but they held nearly a 10-minute advantage in time of possession and practiced complementary football for the first time in recent memory. Chris Kolarevic and Malcolm Hartzog teamed up to deliver a blocked punt for a touchdown, something NU hadn’t done since Halloween 2009 in a 20-10 win over Baylor, the day Jared Crick had a school-record five sacks for the Big Red.

After a bye week, Nebraska football conquered Indiana University in their homecoming game — the 386th consecutive sellout game at Memorial Stadium.