IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — It’s been 13 years and one seismic league change since Nebraska won a conference championship. One more win against downtrodden Iowa will move the Huskers a step closer to their first Big Ten title. The surging Huskers (9-2, 6-1 Big Ten), winners of their last five games, play at Iowa (4-7, 2-5) on Friday for the first time since 1999. A berth in the league title game against Wisconsin on the line for the Huskers. ”We have a lot of maturity on the team and I think we know we have to beat Iowa for us to go to the Big Ten Championship,” Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez. Nebraska can still reach the title game with a loss if Michigan falls to Ohio State on Saturday. But few expect it to come to that. The Huskers are considered heavy favorites to beat the Hawkeyes, losers of …
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