{"id":58064,"date":"2022-08-27T14:27:15","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T14:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/week-zero-college-football-nebraska-northwestern-is-one-to-watch\/"},"modified":"2022-08-27T14:27:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-27T14:27:15","slug":"week-zero-college-football-nebraska-northwestern-is-one-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/week-zero-college-football-nebraska-northwestern-is-one-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Week Zero college football: Nebraska-Northwestern is one to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-grBDNq hide-for-print mb-sm undefined\">\n<div class=\"PJLV PJLV-iAjpuP-css flex items-center\" config=\"[object Object]\" data-qa=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"wpds-c-fLphcs\"><button class=\"wpds-c-gNHrZC wpds-c-gNHrZC-bywHgD-variant-primary wpds-c-gNHrZC-biynoz-density-compact wpds-c-gNHrZC-hZSyid-isOutline-true wpds-c-gNHrZC-ejCoEP-icon-left wpds-c-gNHrZC-futxca-cv wpds-c-gNHrZC-ihhnWqF-css\"><button class=\"PJLV PJLV-igcOMTV-css\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"wpds-c-coakfw wpds-c-efqEZa focus-highlight flex items-center justify-center brad-lg pointer transition-400 ease-in-out transition-colors\" aria-label=\"Comment on this story\" iconstyle=\"[object Object]\"><title>Comment on this story<\/title><path d=\"M14 14V2H2v9.47h8.18L12.43 13ZM3 10.52V3h10v9.23l-2.5-1.66Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>Comment<\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser-content grid-center\">\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">College football season kicks off Saturday with one of the more peculiar traditions that has taken root in recent years: Week 0, when a smattering of teams open their seasons the weekend before the generally accepted Labor Day weekend start date.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">There are two ways for Football Bowl Subdivision teams to play in Week 0: by applying for a waiver to the NCAA or by being a team that has to travel to face Hawaii at some point in the season (the NCAA allows such teams to recoup the costs of traveling to Hawaii by scheduling a 13th game).  Vanderbilt, Western Kentucky, Duquesne, Nevada, Wyoming, Utah State and UNLV will travel to face the Rainbow Warriors this season, and all are playing Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">So while there aren&#8217;t many marquee teams in action Saturday, Week 0 still will serve to whet our appetites for the coming season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"table-wrapper relative font-xxxs mb-md pr-md-ns \">\n<div class=\"table-wrapper-inner overflow-auto\">\n<table class=\"table left w-100\" data-qa=\"table\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"b bb\">\n<th scope=\"col\" class=\"th uppercase border-box pa-xs font-xxxs b bb sticky-column sticky\"\/>\n<th scope=\"col\" class=\"th uppercase border-box pa-xs font-xxxs non-sticky-column\"\/>\n<th scope=\"col\" class=\"th uppercase border-box pa-xs font-xxxs non-sticky-column\"\/><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"b bb\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text b bb border-box sticky-column font-light sticky\"\/>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\">\n<div class=\"undefined raw-html\" data-qa=\"raw-html\">\n<p>Western Kentucky vs.  Austin Peay<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\"\/><\/tr>\n<tr class=\"b bb\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text b bb border-box sticky-column font-light sticky\"\/>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\">\n<div class=\"undefined raw-html\" data-qa=\"raw-html\">\n<p>Northwestern vs.  Nebraska<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\"\/><\/tr>\n<tr class=\"b bb\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text b bb border-box sticky-column font-light sticky\"\/>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\">\n<div class=\"undefined raw-html\" data-qa=\"raw-html\">\n<p>Stephen F. Austin vs.  Jacksonville State<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\"\/><\/tr>\n<tr class=\"b bb\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text b bb border-box sticky-column font-light sticky\"\/>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\"\/>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\"\/><\/tr>\n<tr class=\"b bb\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text b bb border-box sticky-column font-light sticky\"\/>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\">\n<div class=\"undefined raw-html\" data-qa=\"raw-html\">\n<p>Utah State vs.  Connecticut<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\"\/><\/tr>\n<tr class=\"b bb\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text b bb border-box sticky-column font-light sticky\"\/>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\"\/>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\"\/><\/tr>\n<tr class=\"b bb\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text b bb border-box sticky-column font-light sticky\"\/>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\">\n<div class=\"undefined raw-html\" data-qa=\"raw-html\">\n<p>Florida State vs.  Duquesne<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\"\/><\/tr>\n<tr class=\"b bb\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text b bb border-box sticky-column font-light sticky\"\/>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\"\/>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\"\/><\/tr>\n<tr class=\"b bb\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text b bb border-box sticky-column font-light sticky\"\/>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\">\n<div class=\"undefined raw-html\" data-qa=\"raw-html\">\n<p>Florida Atlantic vs.  charlotte<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\"\/><\/tr>\n<tr class=\"b bb\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text b bb border-box sticky-column font-light sticky\"\/>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\">\n<div class=\"undefined raw-html\" data-qa=\"raw-html\">\n<p>North Carolina vs.  Florida A&#038;M<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\"\/><\/tr>\n<tr class=\"b bb\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text b bb border-box sticky-column font-light sticky\"\/>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\"\/>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\"\/><\/tr>\n<tr class=\"b bb\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text b bb border-box sticky-column font-light sticky\"\/>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\">\n<div class=\"undefined raw-html\" data-qa=\"raw-html\">\n<p>New Mexico State vs.  Nevada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\"\/><\/tr>\n<tr class=\"b bb\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text b bb border-box sticky-column font-light sticky\"\/>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\"\/>\n<td class=\"td border-box pa-xs pl-0 font--meta-text non-sticky-column\"\/><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\"><b>Nebraska and Northwestern<\/b> travel all the way to Dublin for the season&#8217;s first game (and Week 0&#8217;s only game) featuring two power-conference teams.  The Cornhuskers won only three games for a second straight season in 2021, nearly costing Coach Scott Frost his job \u2014 he was forced to take a pay cut and fire four offensive assistants \u2014 but the underlying statistics tell the story of a team that may have been just plain unlucky: Nebraska scored 63 more points than its opponents over the course of the season but was 0-8 in games decided by one score.  Frost brought in a new offensive coordinator, Mark Whipple, who did wonders for Pittsburgh&#8217;s attack.  That, plus a wealth of transfers, could lead to brighter days in Lincoln (or at least Frost hopes).  The Wildcats, meanwhile, posted a 3-9 record for the second time in three seasons, their season undone by a leaden offense (they had only 124 plays gain at least 10 yards, which ranked 124th out of 130 teams).  \u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\"><b>Illinois, which hosts Wyoming<\/b>, showed progress as Coach Bret Bielema&#8217;s first Champaign campaign wore on, winning four of its final seven games in 2021, including that ludicrous nine-overtime road upset of then-No.  7 Penn State.  But the Illini lost a whole lot of production from that team and are more or less starting from scratch.  The Cowboys are dealing with a similar problem, particularly on offense: They must replace their top two quarterbacks, leading rusher, top two receivers and two all-conference linemen.  But considering how bad Wyoming&#8217;s offense was last season \u2014 the Cowboys failed to reach 20 points in six games last season \u2014 that may be a blessing in disguise.  \u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\"><b>Hawaii-Vanderbilt<\/b> is about as \u201cWeek 0 Nightcap\u201d as a game can get, especially considering it will be played at the Rainbow Warriors&#8217; 9,300-seat practice field after Aloha Stadium was declared unusable after last season.  Allegations of mistreatment by former coach Todd Graham sent many of Hawaii&#8217;s best players to the transfer portal, meaning there&#8217;s little left from last year&#8217;s 6-7 team for new coach Timmy Chang, who put up gaudy numbers as the Rainbow Warriors&#8217; quarterback earlier this century .  Vanderbilt&#8217;s brief moment of competence \u2014 the Commodores went to five bowl games over an eight-season stretch from 2011 to 2018 \u2014 appears to be over: Vanderbilt has gone 5-28 over the past three seasons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"b bt bc-offblack dn-ns hide-for-print\" data-testid=\"mostRead\" subscriptions-section=\"content\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comment on this story Comment College football season kicks off Saturday with one of the more peculiar traditions that has taken root in recent years: Week 0, when a smattering of teams open their seasons the weekend before the generally accepted Labor Day weekend start date. There are two ways for Football Bowl Subdivision teams &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/week-zero-college-football-nebraska-northwestern-is-one-to-watch\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Week Zero college football: Nebraska-Northwestern is one to watch<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":58040,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nebraska-northwestern-playing-big-ten-game-in-ireland-may-start-trend\/","url_meta":{"origin":58064,"position":0},"title":"Nebraska, Northwestern playing Big Ten game in Ireland may start trend","date":"August 27, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The last time Northwestern played a home football game against Nebraska that fans could attend, it was an October day, it was homecoming and a capacity crowd of more than 47,000 saw the Wildcats pull off a comeback victory in overtime that helped propel them to a Big Ten championship\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/08\/05\/USAT\/f8d81219-4bdc-496a-ba40-f15e2fd57fcb-1-alabama.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":58261,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/heres-why-fans-at-the-nebraska-northwestern-game-in-dublin-got-free-beer\/","url_meta":{"origin":58064,"position":1},"title":"Here&#8217;s why fans at the Nebraska-Northwestern game in Dublin got free beer","date":"August 27, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"College football fans watching the Nebraska Cornhuskers take on the Northwestern Wildcats in Ireland got an extra treat after the game kicked off: free beer.Sometime during the Big Ten match on Saturday in Dublin, the wireless internet apparently went down at Aviva Stadium, according to the Omaha World-Herald. 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