For the second straight year, Nebraska football is 5-2 through seven games.
Last year, the Huskers notched wins over a Power Four program, a Group of Five team, and an FCS foe before dropping the Big Ten Conference opener and bouncing back in the next two contests just to get embarrassed on the road.
That same pattern has played out this year, with a 30-27 loss to Michigan followed by bounce-back wins against Michigan State and Maryland before Friday’s debacle in Minneapolis.
In 2024, the Huskers improved to 5-1 before dropping the next four, eventually settling for a 6-6 record. That was good enough to earn a Pinstripe Bowl invite, which Nebraska took advantage of to notch a winning record for the first time since 2016’s 9-4 finish…