Big Ten Week 13 preview
It’s the last week before the Big Ten championship game, which means this is the last game before bowl season for some teams and the last game until next year for others. Let’s…
Huskers Win: A Late Breakdown of Hawkeyes’ Crash to Memorial Stadium Turf
Nebraska and Iowa were rivals before the horrendously named “Heroes Game” ever took place. Iowa, to a foaming-at-the-mouth Husker fan like myself, is a knockoff. A bootlegged version of our great state. They’re…
Nebraska Football: Heroes Game Not a Rivalry Until Iowa Wins
ri·val·ry /ˈrīvəlrē/ Noun: Competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field So, is the Heroes Game between Nebraska and Iowa a rivalry yet? It’s got many trappings of a…
Big Ten helmet stickers: Week 13
Recognizing the best and the brightest from Week 13 in Big Ten play. Nebraska RB Rex Burkhead: The inaugural Heroes Game served as the perfect platform for “Superman” to turn in another big…
Final: Nebraska 20, Iowa 7
They call it the Heroes Game, so it’s appropriate that a guy whose nickname is “Superman” stole the show. Nebraska simply dominated Iowa on Black Friday in a very impressive defensive effort. The…
Iowa vs. Nebraska Football: Is This the Big Ten’s New Best Rivalry?
Today’s game between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Iowa Hawkeyes will be the start to a new rivalry game that looks like it could become one of college football’s best. The matchup is being…
Halftime: Nebraska 10, Iowa 0
The first Heroes Game is in need of some more offensive heroes, especially from the Iowa side. It took nearly the entire first half before either team scored a touchdown, as Nebraska quarterback…
Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers: What to Watch for in Heroes Game
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Now that the turkey has been consumed, naps have been taken and Grandma is off to make her Christmas fruitcake, let’s return our focus once again to college football—specifically the…
Sorry, Bo, Nebraska’s Motivation Level Is Key to Win over Iowa
There are any number of key issues that could determine who will win the inaugural Heroes Game between Nebraska and Iowa. Will Nebraska’s beleaguered secondary be able to handle Iowa’s Marvin McNutt? Will…
Heroes Game: Iowa vs. Nebraska in College Football’s New Rivalry Game
Iowa vs. Nebraska 12 p.m. ET on ABC There is a new rivalry in college football town, and it’s called the Heroes Game. Beginning in 2011, the bordering states of Nebraska (8-3, 4-3…
