Nebraska's Season Is Falling Apart! Illinois Makes the Huskers Pay for Another Costly…

Nebraska's Season Is Falling Apart! Illinois Makes the Huskers Pay for Another Costly Night

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(Illinois just handed Nebraska another painful loss, and the Huskers are running out of excuses as the season slips away. Meanwhile, the Fighting Illini are quietly putting together a pretty impressive)

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#1 · Original post · Sat, 07 November 2026 10:05

Nebraska's Season Is Falling Apart! Illinois Makes the Huskers Pay for Another Costly Night

Four straight losses. That's where Nebraska finds itself after falling 24-13 to Illinois on Friday night, and the frustration in Husker Nation has to be boiling over.

Here's what makes this one particularly frustrating for Big Red. Nebraska actually piled up 426 yards of offense, more than Illinois, but couldn't turn enough of those yards into points. Meanwhile, Katin Houser threw three touchdown passes, and Collin Dixon hauled in two of them to set a new Illinois single-season record with 12 touchdown receptions.

Give Illinois credit, too. The fake field goal that produced a 29-yard run by punter Lars Rau was a gutsy call, and it helped swing the game in the Illini's favor. Illinois is now 6-3, bowl eligible, and riding a four-game winning streak. Nebraska started the season 5-0, but that feels like a long time ago right now.

Husker fans, is Matt Rhule losing control of this season, or does he deserve another chance to turn things around?

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