Big Ten Network breaks down Nebraska football at Indiana

Nebraska football is just days away from another chance to earn its first victory over a ranked opponent since the Mike Riley era.

The Huskers have lost 25 straight games to top-25 teams since 2016. That’s the second-longest active streak among power conference teams, behind only Rutgers’ 40 straight games.

On Wednesday, the Big Ten Network’s “B1G Today” looked at Nebraska’s Saturday game against No. 16 Indiana. Dave Revsine and Ashley Adamson discussed the game as part of the show’s “B1G Story.”

“This IU story has captured everyone’s imagination,” Revsine began. “It’s pretty amazing that they’re still undefeated at this point.”

The Hoosiers are undefeated in six games for the first time since 1967. However, the Huskers are just one extension away from being spotless as well.

“The thing I’m most focused on is the Indiana offense, which has been absolutely fabulous, against a Nebraska defense that has been airtight for most of this year,” Revsine said.

Indiana ranks in the top 10 in the country in total offense, passing offense, third-down conversion percentage and scoring. Nebraska leads the nation in rushing defense, sacks and red zone defense.

“It’s strength versus strength,” Adamson said. “This is the game that may teach us the most in week eight.”

Adamson said Indiana is dealing with heightened expectations now that it played in just one bowl game in Curt Cignetti’s first season and was already bowl eligible by midseason.

“When you win games, the games get bigger. That’s exactly what happened in Bloomington. They’ve passed every test since Curt Cignetti took over, but obviously, Dave, when you look at the schedule and it starts Saturday with Nebraska, these “The tests are getting harder and harder,” Adamson said.

Entering Week 8, none of the teams that played Indiana currently have a winning record – 16-20 overall. They currently have wins in four of their last six games – a total of 22-15, including 5-1 at Nebraska.

“The question for me is what does Nebraska look like,” Adamson said. “Dylan Raiola, we’ve seen him in big moments, but what does he look like on the road in a big setting on Saturday?”

Raiola is 1-0 in away games at the collegiate level, having led the way in a 28-10 win at Purdue in late September.

Revsine pointed out that Nebraska needs to clean up the special teams. NU is the last in the country to allow blocking of punts and kicks.

“This is a very important warning sign that we still have a little work to do on special teams,” Revsine said.

As for the offense, Revsine wondered how good Nebraska is.

“Are they great? Is this a great running game? I don’t think it’s a great running game,” Revsine said. “I think what stood out to me is Dylan Raiola’s decision-making, which was pretty good.”

Revsine and Adamson agreed that this was the toughest game of the season so far for both teams.

“How good are these teams really,” Revsine said. “I think they are good. I think they have improved. Nebraska fans would be thrilled to get a win this week and just get the bowl thing out of the way and then see where that can take them.”

For anyone living under a rock, Nebraska has the longest bowl drought in power conference football since the 2016 season.

“You would end the drought. You’d keep all these monkeys off your back and then you could say, ‘Hey, where is this season taking us?’ Because I think there’s still a chance to get them to a really good place.”

You can watch the full segment above. Nebraska and Indiana kick off Saturday at 11 a.m. CDT. The game will be televised on FOX with the Big Noon Kickoff crew on site.

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