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Heroes Game on Friday: Iowa at Nebraska With Hawkeyes Favored

Nebraska’s freshman QB TJ Lateef faces an Iowa defense ranked among the nation’s best.

Overview

  • Kickoff is set for Friday, Nov. 28 at 12 p.m. ET at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, with television coverage on CBS.
  • Both teams enter at 7-4, seeking an eighth win to close the regular season in the annual rivalry matchup.
  • Nebraska will start true freshman TJ Lateef at quarterback in place of injured Dylan Raiola, with Lateef completing 70.4% of his passes and adding three rushing TDs to date.
  • Doak Walker semifinalist Emmett Johnson leads the Big Ten in rushing, setting up a strength-on-strength test against an Iowa defense allowing roughly 268 yards per game.
  • Betting markets and analyst picks lean Iowa at about -6.5, with forecasts of snow and sleet reinforcing expectations for a low-scoring, run-heavy game.