Line: Oklahoma by 22
Series Record: Oklahoma leads 43-37-3.
Last Meeting: 2006, Oklahoma 21-7.
What’s at Stake
These aren’t the days of Barry Switzer and Tom Osborne anymore, but there’s still plenty of passion in the Battle of the Big Reds and one of the teams—Oklahoma—is still in the national championship picture.
Key Matchup
QB Joe Ganz vs. Oklahoma’s defense. Ganz has thrown for more than 300 yards in each of his past three games, and the Sooners gave up a season-high 486 passing yards last week against K-State.
Players to watch
Nebraska: Nate Swift became Nebraska’s school record-holder for career receptions last week and did it with a career-high 12 catches for 121 yards and two touchdowns.
Oklahoma: Ryan Broyles had the Sooners’ first punt return touchdown of the season last week, and Nebraska is the second-worst team in the nation in net punting.
Facts & Figures
Sooners coach Bob Stoops and Huskers coach Bo Pelini are both from Youngstown, Ohio, and Pelini was Stoops’ defensive coordinator for one season in 2004. … It’s only the sixth time in the storied series that Nebraska has come in unranked, but the third straight. Oklahoma has won all three of those games. … Oklahoma scored a school-record 55 points in the first half last week, but had only a field goal after halftime.
