Washington Huskies Are Coming To Lincoln!

It's going to be an exciting day in Lincoln on Sat, Sept 17th as the Washington Huskies come to play the Nebraska Cornhuskers! Besides it being cool and possibly a rainy day, if you're not at the game, you can watch it on ABC at 2:30 CST.

According to bloggers on The Lincoln Journal Star a lot of people are predicting (naturally) that the Huskers will beat the Huskies by an average of 7 points. People at work are predicting the same. According to the prediction tracker, if I read it correctly, Nebraska will win by 17 pts with a variance of 4 points. Check this link to see if I read it correctly--
http://www.thepredictiontracker.com/predncaa.html

The info below is taken from http://beat.bodog.eu with extreme gratitude as they also predict NE to win by 17 points:

Think the Washington Huskies and Nebraska Cornhuskers are tired of each other? They probably will be by Saturday evening after the schools meet for the third team in almost exactly one calendar year. The 11th-ranked Huskers are 17-point favorites on Bodog’s NCAA football odds for this one.

Last Sept. 18 the Huskers went to Seattle and throttled UW 56-21 behind now-sophomore QB Taylor Martinez, who accounted for 287 total yards and four scores. Nebraska rushed for 383 yards and netted 533 total yards in the blowout. It had three players, including Martinez, with at least 100 yards rushing. But UW turned the tables in last December’s Holiday Bowl, winning 19-7 in Washington QB Jake Locker’s final college game. This time the Huskies’ defense held Nebraska to only 189 total yards. Chris Polk rushed for 177 yards as UW put up 268 on the ground.

So here we are again with both teams at 2-0. The Huskers have had few problems thus far in beating Chattanooga and Fresno State by a combined score of 62-31. Martinez has thrown for 335 yards and a score on the season and leads the team with 301 yards rushing and five scores. Washington has played two close games, beating FCS power Eastern Washington by just a field goal and then Hawaii last week 40-32. New starting QB Keith Price has been solid, completing 70 percent of his passes for 417 yards and seven scores. Polk has rushed for 232 yards and a score.

One of UW’s key defensive players, starting safety Nate Fellner, aggravated a hamstring injury against Hawaii last weekend and is doubtful for Saturday's game. This is only the sixth time since 1997 that two teams from different conferences will play three times in two seasons.

My prediction is Huskers 40 and Puppies 17. Go Big Red!!