The Corn Pickers from Nebraska look to build on a dominant 28-10 win over Colorado by taking on Northern Iowa. It’s the Huskers’ second straight night game, kicking off at 6:30 p.m. CDT on the Big Ten Network.

The HuskerMax And Nebraska Cornhuskers SI crew make their predictions. The average score is 42-8 Nebraska.

The closest prediction for Nebraska vs. Colorado last week was David Max with a score prediction of 28-21 for the Huskers. That was 11 points less than the actual 28-10 final.

*Indicates what was closest to last week’s prediction and how many ‘wins’ have been achieved this season.

The Why

Kaleb Henry: Nebraska will absolutely wipe out UNI. I expect more downfield shots in the passing game than the Huskers predicted last week. The Panthers manage to make a field goal against the Blackshirts top line and then get a late touchdown when third and fourth string guys get reps.

Austin Jacobsen: Matt Rhule wants to build Nebraska into a championship-winning program. Part of that process is winning games convincingly — like this one. While it won’t be an SEC blowout due to the Panthers’ ability to get ground-and-pounding-limiting possessions, it feels like a game where the Huskers’ box score won’t match how the game actually felt. The best statistic after this game will be how many NU players contributed — my guess? 100.

Eric Hess: Nebraska gets off to a strong start early, with the starters getting some valuable rest before a short week, while the second unit puts up some points in the second half.

Josh Petersen: A bit of a wooden game at times, due to the emotion of the Colorado game. WRs recover from a mid-game and the defense makes a few turnovers.

ThotDoc: That score may be up to coach Matt Rhule, as it depends on when he decides to call the dogs off. UNI is a run-first team, and that doesn’t bode well against a Blackshirt defense that allows just 36 yards per game. Barring a turnover frenzy, the Huskers should score early and often, allowing Rhule to empty the bench in the fourth quarter.

Cole Stukkenholtz: The Blackshirts score a clean sheet, Raiola remains efficient and Alvano scores two field goals on a good Saturday evening.

High school baseball coach: In recent years, Nebraska would have probably let a win over Colorado go to their heads, so they would have a tough time against Northern Iowa. This year’s team feels different: hungry and focused. You can feel it in the players and coaches at the press conferences. Lack of focus is the number one cause of turnovers, penalties and fouls, which are the building blocks to getting upset by a lesser opponent. I don’t see that happening. I see waves of hungry, aggressive players, especially on defense and in the trenches, where it matters most. The extra focus on Special Teams will hopefully help as well. Northern Iowa is running into a buzz saw.

Tad Style: The Husker offense will be motivated by a lackluster second half against Colorado.

Chris Fort: Nebraska’s offense is firing on all cylinders early, giving the reserves plenty of reps. Northern Iowa scores a garbage time touchdown.

Enrique Alvarez-Clary: Nebraska’s offense scored three passing touchdowns, three rushing scores and two field goals of 30+ yards.

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