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No. 20 Nebraska opens Big Ten play at Northwestern on Saturday, looking to build on a win that vaulted them into the AP poll for the first time in nearly two years. A 35-32 victory over coach Mike Riley's old rival Oregon gave Nebraska (3-0) its first ranking since December 2014. ''There's lots of stuff that we have to improve on to be a good team consistently,'' said Riley, the longtime Oregon State coach in his second year at Nebraska. Continue to Article

September 23, 2016 3:44:pm EST

Nebraska's Caleb Lightbourn has taken the punting job he didn't want yet and run with it. Lightbourn expected to spend this season as the understudy to one of the nation's best punters in Sam Foltz. After up-and-down performances the first two games, Lightbourn was named Big Ten freshman of the week for shutting down Oregon's powerful return game in last week's 35-32 victory in Lincoln. Continue to Article

September 21, 2016 1:49:pm EST

Coming off an emotional win over Oregon, Nebraska's task this week is to keep its mojo going. ''We won't talk about Oregon anymore after this day, today,'' coach Mike Riley said Monday at the start of his news conference. Next up for the 20th-ranked Cornhuskers (3-0) is the Big Ten opener at Northwestern (1-2). Continue to Article

September 19, 2016 3:14:pm EST

For all the championships and other high points in Nebraska's proud football history, there's one thing the Cornhuskers' ardent fan base desires most of all. Nebraska's 35-32 win over Oregon on Saturday has put the Huskers back in the national spotlight with a 3-0 record. Riley, whose team plays at Northwestern this week, said the Oregon win was only a starting point. Continue to Article

September 18, 2016 3:10:pm EST