Live Game Thread: Nebraska at UCLA
Game day has arrived, Nebraska fans.
Quarterback Nico Iamaleava and the UCLA Bruins (3-5, 3-2 B1G) are hosting the Big Ten showdown against head coach Matt Rhule, first-time starting quarterback TJ Lateef and the Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-3, 3-3 B1G).
Kickoff is set for 8 p.m., under the lights at storied college football venue that is the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
Fox is providing the television coverage tonight and will have Tim Brando (play by play), Devin Gardner (color analyst) and Josh Sims (sideline reporter) on the call.
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Playing meaningful games in November has always been the goal for Rhule since taking the Nebraska job.
“That was the message — play great football in November,” Rhule said two days after Nebraska beat Northwestern, 28-21, and five days before the Huskers would lose, 21-17, to USC. “You’re training for November, not for September.”
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There weren’t many of those important November games in Rhule’s first two seasons. Even though his team lost to the Trojans last week and were eliminated from the College Football Playoff discussions, there remains a lot on the line tonight against the Bruins and over the last three weeks of the regular season.
Rhule and Co. have to adjust their end-of-season goals with a CFP berth no longer a possibility. Still, the program’s best regular-season record since 2016 – when Nebraska finished 9-3 – remains within reach, as the Huskers sit just one win away with three more tries to go. Win all three, and Nebraska will equal that 2016 group.
What will Nebraska do with this opportunity? We’re about to find out soon.
NEBRASKA at UCLA
How to watch, stream + listen:
Matchup: Nebraska at UCLA
Day: Saturday (Nov. 8)
Time: 8 p.m. CT
Location: Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)
TV: Fox (Tim Brando, Devin Gardner, Josh Sims)
Stream: FuboTV
Radio: Huskers Radio Network (Kyle Crooks, Damon Benning, Jessica Coody)
Internet Audio: Huskers.com
App Audio: Official Huskers App
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Nebraska & UCLA team info:
NEBRASKA
Record: 6-3 overall, 3-3 Big Ten
Last Game: vs. #23 USC (L, 21-17)
Rankings: NR
Head Coach: Matt Rhule
Career/Nebraska Record: 65-59 (10th Year) / 18-16 (3rd Year)
Record vs. UCLA: 0-1
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UCLA
Record: 3-5, 3-2 Big Ten
Last Game: at #2 Indiana (L, 56-6)
Rankings: NR
Head Coach: Tim Skipper (interim HC)
Career/UCLA Record: 3-2
Record vs. Nebraska: First meeting
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Series History:
All-Time Series: Series tied, 7-7
In LA/Pasadena: UCLA leads, 4-2
As Big Ten Foes: UCLA leads, 1-0
Current Win Streak: UCLA, 1 game
Last Meeting: UCLA, 27-20 (2024)
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Betting Lines:
Spread: UCLA -3
Total O/U: 44.5
>> Spreads and O/U point totals as of 10 am. CT on Monday, per BetMGM