Jamal Roberts is turning Missouri into must-see TV in the SEC.
After bursting for 211 yards and three touchdowns on Florida last week, Roberts was even more explosive Saturday in a 27-6 win over Texas A&M. He piled up 222 yards and two scores, another emphatic performance in a stretch that has flipped the Tigers’ season from afterthought to problem.
Missouri had been brushed aside after its 31-24 loss at Mississippi State on Sept. 26, but that’s changed in a hurry. The schedule is about to get louder, too, with Ole Miss, Georgia and Texas all waiting in the next five weeks.
JAMAL ROBERTS HOUSE CALL‼️@MizzouFootball pic.twitter.com/1WCh8eltkt
Nebraska spent most of Saturday looking like it was about to do the thing its fans have been waiting a quarter-century to see: knock off a heavyweight and finally reclaim some of that old edge. The Cornhuskers controlled the game in volume, running nearly twice as many plays as Indiana, 83 to 44, and for long stretches it felt like they were the team dictating terms against the defending national champions and their 22-game winning streak.
Then came the swing plays. In the early fourth quarter, Indiana wide receiver Nick Marsh ripped off touchdown catches of 75 and 44 yards, and that was that for Nebraska’s charge.
The Huskers now head to Oregon before their bye week.
THE HOOSIERS HAVE THE LEAD IN THE 4TH!Hoover finds Nick Marsh for six! @IndianaFootball pic.twitter.com/0Owzu06spV
North Carolina also had reason to feel good after a result that finally gave its coach a breakthrough against a ranked opponent. A year and a half in, the greatest coach in the history of American football picked up that first ranked win, even if it came against a No.
25 Pitt team adjusting to life without quarterback Mason Heintschel. The Tar Heels’ defense came up with two interceptions, and Billy Edwards Jr. played clean enough to keep the afternoon on track, finishing 18 of 26 for 249 yards while throwing two picks of his own.
If North Carolina can keep moving through Syracuse on Oct. 24, UConn on Nov. 7 and Virginia on Nov. 21, it will earn a shot at its first bowl win since 2019.
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Nebraska's New-Look Roster Already Faces A Big Ten Readiness Test
Nebraskas revamped mens basketball roster got its first real look in an exhibition against St. Louis, and the night offered a useful reminder of how much the Cornhuskers still have to figure out before Big Ten play arrives. With eight newcomers joining seven returnees, the mix was still taking shape, even as freshman Jacob Lanier led Nebraska with 15 points in a 79-74 loss that gave Fred Hoiberg an early baseline for where his team stands.
The stat sheet was close enough to suggest the Huskers can compete, with both teams grabbing 41 rebounds, but Hoiberg said afterward that Nebraska was out-toughed. That kind of edge is exactly what exhibition games are supposed to expose, and for a roster built almost from scratch, the challenge now is turning individual promise into the kind of physical, connected play that travels in conference games. [Read more 🡒]
Nebraska Let Another Big Opportunity Slip Away Under Matt Rhule
Nebraska had another chance to turn a promising moment into something bigger Saturday, and again the chance slipped away. The Cornhuskers fell to No. 7 Indiana, 20-17, in a game that fit too neatly into a familiar pattern for a program still trying to climb back into the national conversation. The loss extended Nebraskas losing streak against top-25 opponents to 31 games, a run that underscores how hard it has been for the Huskers to cash in when the opponent is at its best.
For Matt Rhule, the frustration is starting to take on a historical edge. Nebraska has not beaten a top-seven team since 2015, and Rhule is still searching for his first win over a ranked opponent since arriving in Lincoln. The broader story around this team remains the same: competitive enough to stay in the fight, but not yet able to land the kind of signature victory that changes how the season is viewed. [Read more 🡒]
Indiana Walks Into A Nebraska Spotlight Fans Know Can Change Everything
A first-time meeting between unbeaten Nebraska and unbeaten Indiana has turned Saturday into one of the more interesting September games on the schedule, and FOXs Big Noon Kickoff is bringing the kind of attention Memorial Stadium has not seen in several years. For Nebraska, that matters as much as the matchup itself. The program has spent recent seasons looking for a way back into the national spotlight, and a high-profile home date like this offers a chance to show the place still carries the kind of juice that used to make it one of college footballs biggest stages.
Indiana brings a slight edge in the all-time series, but the larger storyline is what Nebraska has not been able to do often enough against ranked opponents lately. Those are the games that have defined the conversation around the Huskers, the ones that can reset expectations in a hurry or deepen the doubt if they go the wrong way. With both teams unbeaten and a national broadcast spotlight back on Lincoln, this one feels less like an ordinary Big Ten crossover and more like the kind of afternoon that can change how a season is viewed. [Read more 🡒]