Nebraska faces off against Illinois

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) -Nebraska returns to Lincoln to start the ultimate stretch of the 2022 season when it takes on Illinois on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. Recreation time for the matchup between the Huskers and No. 17/18 Illinois is ready for two:30 p.m. CT, with tv protection offered by ABC.

The Huskers are coming off their second bye week of the season, following a 43-37 setback at Purdue on Oct. 15. The loss to the Boilermakers dropped Nebraska to 3-4 total and 2-2 in Large Ten Convention play. The Illinois recreation begins a stretch of 5 video games in 27 days to finish the 2022 common season, with three of the subsequent 4 video games in Lincoln.

Nebraska was electrical on offense at Purdue, averaging 9.2 yards per play with 5 performs that lined not less than 30 yards within the recreation. Large receiver Trey Palmer set a Nebraska single-game receiving document with 237 yards on his seven receptions, whereas totaling 297 all-purpose yards. Regardless of the trouble by the offense, Purdue secured the six-point win by controlling the soccer for almost 43 minutes, permitting the Boilermakers to run 101 offensive performs.

Illinois involves Lincoln with a 6-1 total document and a 3-1 mark in Large Ten Convention play. The Combating Illini are ranked seventeenth on this week’s Related Press Ballot and verify in at No. 18 within the coaches ballot. Illinois has gained its previous 5 video games, and at 3-1 within the league it holds a 1/2 recreation lead within the Large Ten West Division race. The Illini are led by one of many nation’s greatest defenses.

Illinois ranks first within the nation in scoring protection (8.9 ppg) and complete protection (221.0 ypg), and is second nationally with 18 takeaways. Offensively, Illinois averages almost 200 dashing yards per recreation and ranks within the high 10 nationally in time of possession.

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