The No. 22 Nebraska Cornhuskers dropped a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of No. 24 Illinois Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium Friday night, 31-24 in overtime. Despite the loss, a lot of Huskers performed well in the contest between top-rated teams.

In a game where every detail, every mistake, every play was magnified. What did we learn about Matt Rhule’s second Husker team? They're better. They've made strides. But they aren't

Raise your hand if before the season began you thought the Illinois game was going to be a huge game for Nebraska. I didn't think so. Friday night, the Cornhu