WATCH: Nebraska-Northwestern postgame press conference with Matt Rhule, Dylan Raiola + more
Nebraska football is 6-2.
Final score: Nebraska 28, Northwestern 21
The Huskers began the season by rattling off consecutive wins over Cincinnati, Akron and Houston Christian for a 3-0 start. Then came the Week 4 showdown with Michigan in the Big Ten opener, which ended in yet another disappointing loss for this Nebraska program in a big game.
The Huskers rebounded, though, against the other B1G team from the Wolverine State in a win over Michigan State. Then, they came back in the fourth quarter for a victory over Maryland that appeared to be a galvanizing win for Matt Rhule’s program.
Those two bounce-back victories against MSU and UMD paved the way for Nebraska to earn its way into the national AP Top 25 poll for the first time this season. Things took a sharp turn, though, less than seven days later when Nebraska looked lifeless on the road at Minnesota in a 24-6 Friday night loss – just the latest Husker defeat under a national spotlight.
On Saturday, the Huskers (6-2 overall, 3-2 Big Ten) had a chance to right some wrongs from that dreadful showing in Minneapolis. Ultimately, they got the job done over a much better-than-expected Northwestern team (5-3, 3-2) that had an over/under win total set at just 3.5 entering the season.
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Before the team reviews the game film and gets ready for another week of practice before next Saturday night’s showdown with USC, Rhule and several players were made available to the media for Saturday’s postgame press conference.
The players who spoke at the main podium were quarterback Dylan Raiola, running back Emmett Johnson, wide receiver Nyziah Hunter, linebacker Javin Wright, cornerback Ceyair Wright and running back/kick returner Kenneth Williams.
They all discussed the 28-21 victory over Northwestern, what the win could mean moving forward and more thoughts from Saturday afternoon.
Watch and listen to those interviews via the videos below.
Saturday’s postgame press conference videos are also available to watch for free on the Inside Nebraska YouTube channel.