Nebraska at Rutgers 10/7/22 - College Football Picks & Predictions

The Nebraska Cornhuskers visit SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey on Friday to play the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Nebraska improved to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the Big Ten play following its 35-21 victory over Indiana on Saturday. Nebraska gained 385 yards of total offense but committed a pair of turnovers including a fumble that was recovered by Indiana in the end zone for a touchdown. Nebraska scored on a 30-yard return of a blocked punt.

Casey Thompson has thrown for 1,265 yards with seven touchdowns and four interceptions. The leading rusher for Nebraska is Anthony Grand with 600 yards and five touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Trey Palmer with 480 yards and two touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker Luke Reimer is the leading tackler with 44. Nebraska has seven quarterback sacks and three interceptions.

Rutgers dropped to 3-2 overall and 0-2 in Big Ten play following its 49-10 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday. Rutgers gained only 187 yards of total offense and committed a pair of turnovers, while allowing Ohio State to gain 413 yards of total offense. Rutgers quarterback Evan Simon passed for 74 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Sean Ryan caught the only touchdown pass of the game for Rutgers.

Quarterback Evan Simon has passed for 640 yards with four touchdowns and three interceptions. The leading rusher is Samuel Brown V with 210 yards and two touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Aron Cruickshank with 172 yards and two touchdown receptions. On defense, cornerback Christian Izien is the leading tackler with 37. Rutgers has 10 quarterback sacks and six interceptions.