Gophers' next opponent: Nebraska

October 17, 2011 at 7:00AM

UP NEXT: NEBRASKA

When, where: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, TCF Bank Stadium

TV: Ch. 5

Radio: 100.3-FM

Records: Gophers 1-5, 0-2 Big Ten; Nebraska 5-1, 1-1 Big Ten

The skinny: The Cornhuskers, ranked 13th in the latest Associated Press poll, visit Minneapolis for the first time since 1989 and the first time ever as a member of the same conference. They have won 14 consecutive games against the Gophers and have scored 111 consecutive points in the series. Even before the loss of All-America defensive lineman Jared Crick to a torn pectoral muscle, Nebraska had been a disappointment on defense this season, allowing 27.2 points per game. But behind junior tailback Rex Burkhead (105.8 yards per game), the Huskers wield the Big Ten's second-best rushing offense and average 37.0 points per game.

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