• It figures to be a mismatch, but the Huskers say they're treating South Dakota State the same as any other opponent. Get more on tonight's game from the papers in Omaha (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), Lincoln (1, 2, 3, 4), Grand Island (1, 2, 3), Sioux Falls (1, 2, 3) and Yankton (1, 2, 3). Commentary: Shatel, Sipple, McKeever

• It was the things Alfonzo Dennard did off the field that helped him get on it.

• It's a trap game for NU, Ted Gilmore says. | One who got away | Room to improve

• Strong on intangibles, Rex Burkhead and Taylor Martinez are quickly proving their recruitnik doubters wrong. | 2009 story | New QBs making waves

• Hear Barney Cotton discuss the O-line's progress. | Friday Husker Tailgate

• Downsizing his ego has helped Roy Helu Jr. grow as a player and a person.

• Check out the predictions and Sam McKewon's five keys to Saturday's game.

• Jim Ebke's decision to transfer from SDSU was all about pursuing a dream.

• Listen to Jared Crick rate the D-line's play and tell what has changed with Suh gone.

• SDSU hopes its past games against major-college schools will help. | AP preview

• Another day, another feature on left tackle Jeremiah Sirles.

• Blackshirts are issued to a dozen players at Thursday's practice. Notes: 1, 2

• There's a bowl-game feel to this week among the South Dakota State fan base.

• Brenden Stai tells what impressed him about the game in Seattle and insists there's a redeeming value to a late-September game against an FCS foe.

• The Blackshirts are a savvy bunch in Year 3 of the Pelini era. | D-line shines

• South Dakota has supplied Nebraska with some of its most stellar linemen.

• Know your Huskers: Mike Caputo (1, 2), Jeremiah Sirles | Wednesday notes: 1, 2, 3

• NU is part of a Big 12 trio waiting to crack the Top 5 in AP's rankings.

• Running back Kyle Minett is a difference-maker for SDSU. | Sputtering offense

• Jake Locker calls Nebraska's defense "probably the best one I've seen."

• Listen to running back Austin Jones' story of why he walked on.

• Hear stories about Taylor Martinez from his former high school coach.

• The offense has established an identity, and its big plays are making TD drives easier to come by. More: Martinez the passer | Pancakes, anyone? | Challenge looming

• Player features: Solid start for Jeremiah Sirles | Q&A with Mike McNeill

• It'll be a homecoming for the dozen Nebraskans on the South Dakota State roster.

• Cody Green took Saturday's miscue hard. More notes from Tuesday: 1, 2, 3

• Bo Pelini likes the offense's resurgence but sees room to improve. More from Tuesday's press conference: The FCS factor: 1, 2 | Audio: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | Video: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

• A classic drive in Seattle made a statement about power football. | Prolific again

• Hear Bob Zenner's call of Rudy Johnson's opening TD against SDSU in 1963.

• Brandon Kinnie is becoming a difference maker even if he has yet to find the end zone.

• Here's information about the pay-per-view telecast of the SDSU game.

• The Jackrabbits came away from the 1963 mismatch battered & bruised. | Box score

• The O-line is clearing the way but is not without its missteps. Notes: 1, 2, 3, 4

• Hear Steve Sipple discuss the UW game and what's next with KLIN's Jack & John.

• Eric Hagg is named Big 12 co-defensive player of the week. | Honor for Martinez

• Big running gains point to a return of a traditional strength for Nebraska. | Notes

• Day-after commentary: McKewon | Sipple | Kerkhoff | Hairopoulous | Sorrentino | Russo

• South Dakota State's slow start to 2010 continues. | Getting to know SDSU

• A mystery analyst gives Taylor Martinez an A-plus grade.

• NU climbs to 6th in the AP poll and 7th in the coaches' poll, with a first-place vote.

• The much-anticipated NU game has become a distraction for South Dakota State.

• The Jackrabbits aim again for postseason play.

• Californians for Nebraska has migration packages for the South Dakota State game.