Three Games That Will Define the Season for Nebraska Football in 2025

by T.J. Birkel

Year three of the Matt Rhule era is upon us. As was the case in 2024, the Nebraska football team faces what is considered to be a manageable Big Ten schedule. Of course, the Huskers are not in a position to take any team for granted. But the Big Red avoids Ohio State, Oregon, and Indiana–all playoff teams in 2024–and they also get Michigan, USC, and Iowa at home. 

The point is, the schedule could be much worse. It sets up nicely for the Huskers to have a chance to take a leap, similar to what Matt Rhule has done at his other stops in college football.  

We recently did a Common Fan podcast episode looking at three games that will define the season in 2025. For the episode, each of the Common Fan co-hosts picked our own lists of games; today I'll try to boil it down to just the top three. 

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