Northwestern’s defense, however, is first nationally in not giving those plays up, allowing just 10 passing plays of 20-plus yards this season. Much like last week, there’s plenty of enticement here for Nebraska to run the ball often on Saturday. Speaking of which…
4.95 – Sack-adjusted yards per carry allowed by Northwestern’s defense against FBS opponents. That ranks 68th nationally and second-to-last in the Big Ten West (Purdue is worse). Nebraska’s offense is averaging 5.87 sack-adjusted yards per carry against FBS teams this season, tops in the division, second in the Big Ten and 16th nationally.