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It was a bit chaotic but a game the coach knew she could experiment with lineups and plays

To say that Nebraska had a coming-out party on the offensive side of the ball against Wisconsin is an understatement. It didn’t look like the same team that could barely move the ball down the field with wide receivers locked down and predictable run plays gobbled up.

You could hear/feel the jubilation/relief of that sixth win as the clock wound down for the final five minutes. The sense of overwhelming weight finally being lifted off the darkness that surrounded the Nebraska football program. I was smiling so hard at something so trivial as making a bowl game it hurt, but the pain was worth it because it had been so damn long.

Radio: Wednesday’s game will be carried on the Huskers Radio Network including KLIN (1400 AM) in Lincoln, KXSP (590 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington.

The tale of the first half was a scary eye injury to Juwan Gary and two big runs by Connor Essegian and Brice Williams to jet out to a big lead at half and a 17 point victory over the South Dakota Coyotes.

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The Five Heart Podcast is moving this week’s live stream to Wednesday at 9 pm Central. We will properly kick off the Thanksgiving holiday by giving thanks for Nebraska’s 5-star quarterback, Dylan Raiola, and our super-star baller, shot caller, Dana Holgorsen.

Defensive Line stud Malcolm Simpson out of Hitchcock, Texas, has decided to stay with his Nebraska commitment after a late push from the Texas Longhorns.

These top-5 programs are statistically similar but there are key differences that will matter come match time

Nebraska is walking away from this Black Friday Rivalry match up with a win and I’ve got some killer reasons why.