Ranking the Remaining Games on Nebraska’s Schedule

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TJ Birkel
October 16, 2024

The bye week has got us frothing at the mouth in anticipation for more Nebraska football. While we wait, today’s exercise will involve ranking the remainder of Nebraska’s games from easiest to hardest. Nothing is easy in the Big Ten, of course. Just ask Illinois, which barely survived an overtime thriller against 1-4 Purdue. Or USC, which seems to have the talent to play with anyone and somehow has three losses. But it’s always fun to pull out the crystal ball, and hopefully the Big Red can make some noise as they head into what is most certainly the more difficult part of their schedule. 

In case it’s of interest, we predicted wins and losses for the remainder of Nebraska’s schedule with Mitch Sherman on our mid-season review episode this week. Between Mitch and the three Common Fans, final predictions had the Huskers ending the year anywhere from 8-4 to 10-2. I’ll include each of our predictions below; you can find the episode here. 

Ranking Nebraska’s Remaining Games, Easiest to Hardest

UCLA (November 2 in Lincoln). First time head coach DeShaun Foster has a project on his hands. He didn’t inherit the most stable program, and the Bruins have had a hard time finding their footing this season. They’re 1-5 so far, having lost every conference game and even struggled in their only win to date against Hawaii. In the offseason, before former head coach Chip Kelly left to become Ohio State’s Offensive Coordinator, this one seemed like it could be a stiff challenge for the Huskers. It looks more manageable now.  

Common Fan predictions…