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A look at IU football’s 2024 opponents: Week 7 — Nebraska

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July 8, 2024

A look at IU football’s 2024 opponents: Week 7 — Nebraska

With college football season starting to creep up, we’re running down Indiana’s schedule to preview all 12 opponents for 2024.

The Hoosiers start the second half of the season with a key game against Nebraska in Bloomington. The Cornhuskers are looking to get things going in Matt Rhule’s second year in Lincoln, just as Indiana is in Curt Cignetti’s first year. Nebraska is aiming for its first bowl game appearance and its first winning season since 2016.

Opponent: Nebraska
Date/Time/TV: Saturday, October 19, TBA
Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Ind.
2023 record/postseason result: 5-7, 3-6 Big Ten

Returning production, offense: 72 percent (per Bill Connelly/ESPN) (32nd in the country)

Offensive outlook: Rhule’s biggest win since taking over in Lincoln was getting Dylan Raiola, ranked the No. 7 overall player in the class of 2024 and the No. 2 quarterback in the class, to flip from Georgia to Nebraska. The Cornhuskers will likely turn to the five-star to run the offense right away and they’re hoping he can take them to the next level. Per 247Sports, he threw just one interception in 250 pass attempts in his final season at Buford (Ga.) High, and he possesses a big arm that can transform an offense.

Nebraska will need Railoa to live up to the hype. The Cornhuskers had one of the worst passing offenses in the country last year, with just 135.9 yards per game to rank 129th out of 133. They also bolstered their receiving corps in the transfer portal to help turn things around. UNL added Wake Forest leading receiver Jahmal Banks (59 receptions, 653 yards, four touchdowns) and former Texas and Wyoming receiver Isaiah Neyor, who earned second-team All-Mountain West Honors in 2021 with 878 yards on 44 receptions with 12 touchdowns.

The Huskers’ rushing offense was stronger last year, ranking 39th in the nation with 176.8 yards per game. And they have three of their four leading rushers from last year back this season, in redshirt junior quarterback Heinrich Haarberg (120 carries, 477 yards, five touchdowns), sophomore running back Emmett Johnson (90 carries, 411 yards, two touchdowns), and redshirt junior running back Gabe Ervin Jr. (38 carries, 196 yards, one touchdown). Haarberg is unlikely to be that heavy a factor in the run game this year with a revamped offense.

Nebraska’s offensive line had the 49th-best run-blocking grade in PFF last season and the 75th-best passing grade in the country. And the Huskers have nearly the entire offensive line back from last year.

Returning production, defense: 64 percent (per Bill Connelly/ESPN) (50th in the country)

Defensive outlook: Nebraska leaned on a strong defense in 2023, ranking 11th in the country and fifth in the Big Ten in total defense with 303.5 yards per game allowed. The Cornhuskers run defense was especially stout, as they ranked ninth in the nation and third in the Big Ten at 92.9 yards per game allowed.

Senior Isaac Gifford led the Huskers in tackles last season at their hybrid linebacker/defensive back spot, and he’s back this year. UNL’s third and fourth-leading tacklers from 2023, linebackers Javin Wright and John Bullock, both also return in 2024. Redshirt junior defensive end Jimari Butler is back as well after leading Nebraska with 8.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks last year. He, redshirt senior defensive end Ty Robinson, and senior nose tackle Nash Hutmacher form an experienced front three.

Nebraska’s pass defense was solid, but not as strong as the run defense last season. The team has cornerback Tommi Hill back after he led the team with four interceptions last season. Hill also earned high grades from PFF, ranking 29th in the nation among cornerbacks overall, and he ranked 17th in coverage.

Special teams outlook: Nebraska had only 14 kickoff returns as a team all season last year, but Hill averaged a solid 24 yards over his six returns and could feasibly be the primary kick returner again. Main punt returner Billy Kemp IV is gone, and sophomore defensive back Ethan Nation may be poised to take over. Sophomore kicker Tristan Alvano will look to bounce back from a tough debut season, when he converted a Big Ten-worst 60 percent of his field-goal attempts. He went 27 for 27 on extra points. Senior punter Brian Buschini also returns after he finished 10th in the conference with 40.7 yards per punt last season.

Overall Outlook: Rhule’s team certainly has the potential to end Nebraska’s drought this year. Much will depend on how quickly Raiola adapts to college football, but players of that caliber can often figure it out quickly. Nebraska has a lot of key pieces back around him and strengthened the roster in some other needed areas. It would be a disappointing season in Lincoln if the Huskers don’t get to a bowl game, and if things break right, they could be one of the better teams in the Big Ten. This could be a measuring-stick type of game for Cignetti’s Hoosiers.

Previous opponent outlooks:

Florida International

Western Illinois

UCLA

Charlotte

Maryland

Northwestern

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IU dominated but then ‘it was just turnovers’ to blow 16-point lead vs Nebraska

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January 10, 2026

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IU dominated but then ‘it was just turnovers’ to blow 16-point lead vs Nebraska

Indiana men’s basketball lost to Nebraska 83-77 after leading by as many as 16 points.
Coach Darian DeVries cited a bad stretch, including key fouls on Tucker DeVries and turnovers, as the turning point.
The Hoosiers have three more opportunities for a Quad 1 win in their upcoming games.

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries thought his team played well for about 28 minutes Saturday afternoon.

In those 28 minutes, IU built up as much as a 16-point lead against undefeated Nebraska. The Hoosiers went on a 12-2 run to end the first half, then extended that lead early in the second half.

Then, the defense started crumbling. Tucker DeVries picked up two fouls in the course of 21 seconds, forcing him to the bench. The Hoosiers started turning the ball over.

And Indiana’s upset bid fell apart, as the Hoosiers dropped an 83-77 decision to the Cornhuskers (16-0, 5-0 Big Ten).

“It’s disappointing, for sure,” Darian DeVries said. “We played well for a good 25, 27, 28 minutes, whatever, and then just had a bad stretch in there, and the game flipped. That’s why the turnovers are a big piece of that. We had, (a 16-point lead) and Tucker picked up his third and fourth foul on back-to-back possessions. Then they went on a 10-0 run right after that. That was a big turning point in the game, I thought, when he picked those two up.”

It seemed like the coaching staff (and fans) didn’t agree with those fouls, either.

Tucker DeVries’ third foul came as he fell on the ground while trying to defend Berke Buyuktuncel’s shot. Buyuktuncel continued to attempt a shot after the fall, and he got tangled in DeVries’ legs, falling himself, and officials called a foul on DeVries. Both Tucker and Darian DeVries, along with the crowd of 13,000 fans, didn’t agree with that foul.

Tucker DeVries’ fourth foul, which forced him to the bench for eight minutes, came just 21 seconds after his third. On the Hoosiers’ next offensive possession, DeVries attempted to shoulder his defender to get more space, and got called for the offensive foul and the turnover.

Indiana (12-4, 3-2) turned the ball over on four of its next five possessions, Darian DeVries said, and Nebraska capitalized for a 12-2 run to tie the game.

“I just think we didn’t have the type of possessions we needed after (Tucker DeVries) went out again, and most of them, it was just turnovers,” Darian DeVries said. “We didn’t get shots at the goal. I thought there might’ve been one or two in there where I think Lamar (Wilkerson) drove it hard and tried going through contact, and we didn’t get one there, but outside of that, we just didn’t get very good possessions. Our movement wasn’t as good.”

After Nebraska went on that run, all the momentum shifted to the Cornhuskers. In ways, the Hoosiers couldn’t get out of their own head, and the mistakes kept coming.

“We’ve talked to them a lot about that next play mentality,” Darian DeVries said. “Win that next play, and not compound mistakes. I thought tonight, again, for a stretch there was a period where we let one mistake turn into two. Then, instead of digging in and really making sure we get a quality possession the next time, we compounded it with another turnover. It led to back-to-back-to-back. All of a sudden your lead is gone, and momentum is real. It shifted pretty quickly there.”

This game, especially taking into account the 16-point lead Indiana once had, was a crucial opportunity for the Hoosiers to get their first Quad 1 win of the season.

But the Hoosiers, sitting at No. 30 in the NET rankings, still have three straight Quad 1 opportunities coming up in two road tilts at Michigan State and Michigan and a home game against Iowa in the next two weeks.

Those games, much like Nebraska, will be tall tasks. But, DeVries said, if the Hoosiers can execute for a full game like they did in those 28 minutes on Saturday, they’ll have a chance at them.

“When they’re executing the way that they did the first 25 minutes, it looks really good,” DeVries said. “And they’re doing a great job, and they’re defending and getting movement and things.”

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$3,125 Nebraska Pick 4 winning ticket sold in York

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January 10, 2026

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,125 Nebraska Pick 4 winning ticket sold in York

LINCOLN, Neb. (KSNB) – One lucky player who bought a Nebraska Pick 4 ticket for the Thursday drawing is holding a ticket worth $3,125.

The ticket was sold at Pump & Pantry #16, 109 Lincoln Avenue, in York. The winning numbers from Thursday’s Nebraska Pick 4 draw were 09, 06, 01, 02.

Winning Nebraska Lottery Lotto tickets expire 180 days after the drawing. Tickets with total prize amounts of $501 to $19,999 must be claimed by mail or at a Regional Lottery Claim Center. Additional information about claiming prizes can be found at the Nebraska Lottery website, nelottery.com, or by calling 800-587-5200.

Nebraska Pick 4 is a daily Lotto game from the Nebraska Lottery. Players select four numbers, each from a separate set of digits 0 through 9, for a chance to win up to $6,000. Players decide what type of play style and potential prizes to play for by choosing from one of six bet types. The odds of winning the $3,125 prize in Nebraska Pick 4 are 1 in 10,000.

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