LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) — After two-week stint on the road, the Cornhuskers are taking their show back home as the Northwestern Wildcats come to town.

Following a two-game stretch where the Huskers overcame a Maryland team on the rise and got smothered by Minnesota’s Golden Gophers , the Huskers are looking to right the ship and get to bowl eligibility over Northwestern.

In the middle of that trip, Nebraska had a quick stay in the AP top 25, but

In his presser on Monday, Head Coach Matt Rhule says Northwestern’s physicality will be similar to Minnesota’s.

“If fans spend their money to watch a team diving on the ground to make tackles and guys getting pushed back into the quarterback, then I’d boo us,” he said. “We better show up. No, we WILL show up.”

Although both teams are 5-2, the

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