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Against long odds, Nebraska will try tonight for its first 2018 victory — and its first win at Wisconsin as a Big Ten school. Here are the pregame reads from Lincoln (1, 2), Omaha (1, 2),* Grand Island (1, 2),* Milwaukee (1, 2), Madison and Chippewa. Commentary: Vogel, Sipple, Shatel,* Callahan, Christopherson.

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It’s now official that running back Greg Bell is leaving the team.* He believes he was not being used to his full potential. | Discuss

Lincoln High defensive back Cam Kleinschmidt* has accepted a Nebraska walk-on offer.

It remains all Wisconsin as the latest game predictions come in: Carriker,* Dolezal | More | Your pick

Anatomy of an Era: Charlie McBride knew what to say, and “we’d leave that locker room literally crying, ready to kill for each other,” says defensive back John Reece.

True freshman Bryson Williams, Wisconsin’s No. 2 nose tackle, says it feels like any other week as he gets set to face his hometown school.

Ron Brown says Scott Frost knows what “the greatest motivator on the planet” is.

Games at Camp Randall have become turning points* for the Huskers in recent years.

Devine Ozigbo worked hard in the offseason to change his game so he could be a better fit the new offense

Scott Frost says Nebraska will have to be efficient on offense Saturday, given the Badgers’ clock-consuming ways. He said he saw progress this week from the wide receivers and running backs. Get all the coverage from Thursday’s practice here. | Updates & discussion.

Wisconsin tight end Zander Neuville will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury suffered this week in practice.

Even the coaches who used to get beaten badly by the Huskers are having difficulty grasping the state of the Nebraska program.

Adam Carriker isn’t happy that transferring after four games is becoming the new norm.*

Anatomy of an Era: The 1992 trip to Tokyo was life-altering for John Reece.

Scouting reports: The LJS and OWH* preview the Badgers. | Contrasting offenses*

Barry Alvarez says turning around a football program takes time, persistence and no compromising.*

College Football News previews the game and sees Wisconsin winning comfortably. | More predictions

Replacement tickets* are being issued this week for the Bethune-Cookman game.

Scott Frost is No. 10 on USA Today’s latest list of college football coaches’ pay.

Offensive coordinator Troy Walters says receiver Tyjon Lindsey’s decision to transfer came as a surprise. Get all the coverage from Wednesday morning’s practice here. | Updates & discussion

Nebraska has struggled for years to get the most out of its four-star recruits.* | 2017 washout* | Recruiting notes: 1, 2

Anatomy of an Era: Defensive back John Reece recalls that after the 1990 season, “people thought that Tom was just outdated and it was time to move on.”

Receiver Tyjon Lindsey, one of the Huskers’ highest-rated* signees in recent years, has been granted a release from the team. | Discuss

Devine Ozigbo’s rise to No. 1 at running back is no surprise* to the members of the defense who have faced him in practice. | Carriker interview*

Rob Zatechka dives deep into discipline, coaching and culture in the latest Husker Doc Talk.

Erik Chinander says more tough love is in order for his Husker defense. Get all the coverage from Tuesday’s practice here. | Updates & discussion

The OWH breaks down the Huskers’ woeful penalty numbers.*

Anatomy of an Era: Bruce Moore says the coaches in the early ’90s “really stepped it up” and made “solid changes, visible changes, rather than continuing to do what they’d been doing a long time.”

Husker Dan is ready for Nebraska’s “Groundhog Day” role to end.

Coach Paul Chryst says Wisconsin is expecting Nebraska’s best shot: “You see what they’re capable of being and that’s a really good football team.” | Notes

Scott Frost says the mistake-filled Purdue game opened players’ eyes to the importance of doing things right during the week. Get all the coverage from Monday’s press conference here. | Updates & discussion

The latest depth chart is out, and there are changes at multiple positions.

JD Spielman gets Pro Football Focus’s highest Week 5 grade among Big Ten wide receivers.

Poll question: Will Nebraska turn things around against Wisconsin?

Bill Moos has added country club memberships for key Athletic Department fundraisers.

Anatomy of an Era: Before he was a Blackshirt, Bruce Moore was a walk-on who came close to walking away.

Brett Maher nails a game-winning field goal for the Dallas Cowboys as time expires. | More NFL Huskers

Many of the Huskers’ troubles have more to do with coaching, talent and strategy than with program culture, Sam McKewon* writes. More commentary: Sipple, Washut, Carriker

Opposing offenses are making hay on third-and-long* against the Husker defense. | Dose of hope from Martinez

See how the Huskers and Badgers match up statistically. | 3-touchdown underdogs

It could be an interesting week of personnel decisions for the Husker staff, Brian Christopherson writes.

This week in Husker history: Even Minnesota’s student manager plays as Minnesota routs the 1943 Huskers.

Purdue 42, Nebraska 28. The Huskers show some second-half fight but fall to the Boilermakers. Go to the game page for the details. | Stryker commentary | Postgame presser | Highlights| Big Red Over-Reaction

Keeping the faith? Husker fans tell Tad Stryker how it’s done.

Check out segments from Saturday morning’s BTN Tailgate show that aired from Lincoln.

The 0-3 Huskers have a laundry list of bad habits to clean up as they try to turn things around Saturday against Purdue. Get the pregame reads from Lincoln (1, 2, 3), Omaha (1, 2, 3, 4),* Grand Island (1, 2),* Lafayette (1, 2)* and Fort Wayne. Commentary: Sipple, Vogel, Christopherson, Callahan, Shatel,* DeFabo.*

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Jaron Woodyard is among the receivers aiming to step up and provide needed depth behind Stanley Morgan and JD Spielman.

Here are details about the BTN Tailgate show that airs Saturday morning from Lincoln. | Osborne’s special guest

Husker247 recaps the developments of Purdue week.

Nebraska isn’t finished looking for junior college help* in the 2019 recruiting cycle.