The UCLA Bruins are riding high, winning their first Big Ten Conference game against Rutgers, 35-32. This is largely due to an incredible performance from the quarterback. Ethan Garberswho played the best game of his career so far.

Now fully rested after a bye week, UCLA looks to continue that momentum as they head on the road to battle the Nebraska Cornhuskers, a team that narrowly lost to Ohio State, the No. 4-ranked team in the nation.

Needless to say, this is a great game for both teams. Here’s everything you need to know about this highly anticipated showdown.

The UCLA Bruins and Nebraska Cornhuskers will meet on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 12:30 pm PT. The game will take place at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. The game will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.

Currently, Nebraska is seen as the favorite, with FanDuel Sports Betting listing the Cornhuskers as 7.5 point favorites as of this writing. Given that they have a much better record than UCLA, 5-3 compared to 2-5, this is quite understandable.

That being said, the Bruins are hungry and just got their players back from injury during their bye week. Nebraska is going to have a lot more fight than they expected.

For UCLA, this will largely depend on how well Garbers leads this team. Against Rutgers, the starting quarterback recorded 32 completions for 383 passing yards and four passing touchdowns, as well as 48 rushing yards and a rushed touchdown.

While this was impressive, it’s a far cry from how he performed the rest of the season. In six games, Garbers completed 124 passes for 1,484 yards and eight touchdowns. What remains concerning is that he leads the conference with nine interceptions.

Nebraska has a much tougher defense than Rutgers, so Garbers will have a harder time getting the ball. Still, I expect the Bruins to emerge victorious, albeit just barely.

UCLA Bruins 27 – Nebraska Cornhuskers 24

UCLA Bruins safety Bryan Addison also had a stellar game against Rutgers, recording five tackles, a pass deflection and a key interception late in the game.

Nebraska quarterback Dulan Raiola threw for 1,731 yards, nine touchdowns and seven interceptions.

Running back Tomarion Harden leads the Bruins in rushing, recording 180 yards and a single touchdown. He also made 26 receptions for 238 yards and a touchdown.

Two Nebraska running backs have rushed for more yards than Harde. Dante Dowdell has recorded 410 rushing yards and six touchdowns. Emmett Johnson has recorded 261 rushing yards and one touchdown.

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