The inevitable final question of the Nebraska football offseason: Can it beat Iowa?

The inevitable final question of the Nebraska football offseason: Can it beat Iowa?

September 3, 2026 · 40 min · Episode 931

About this episode

The episode previews the Nebraska vs. Iowa football matchup and discusses various aspects of the teams and the upcoming season.

Our series of nine Big Ten opponents in nine weeks comes to an end on this Thursday. We are previewing Iowa as the Hawkeyes, without a named starting quarterback, ready for Northern Illinois on Saturday in Iowa City. Is the difference for Nebraska between finishes at 7-5 or 8-4 entirely riding on Black Friday? And was last year, a 40-16 Iowa win after seven consecutive one-score games in this series, an anomaly? Tay Ellis is no longer committed to Nebraska. What happens now for the Millard South wide receiver, who moved in from Texas this summer to get closer to the Huskers and QB pledge Trae Taylor? The Big Ten is putting microphones and cameras in the replay booth for Friday night games this fall — starting this week. That’s entirely a good thing, right? And we’ve got picks for Nebraska, the Big Ten and Week 1 nationally in college football. It is time to play ball. Join us.

People in this episode

Hosts: Mitch Sherman, Connor Happer

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nebraska, Iowa, Northern Illinois, Big Ten

Places: Iowa City

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