With the news that both the Oregon Ducks and Washington Huskies are going to be leaving the Pac-12 Conference a year from now and joining the Big Ten Conference, we decided that it is time for Oregon fans to learn a bit more about their future home.
Not only do Duck fans need to know a bit more about the history of the Big Ten, but they also need to learn about the teams that occupy the conference.
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Fortunately, the USA TODAY College Wires’ network is ripe with journalists who cover the Big Ten. Whether it’s the Ohio State Buckeyes, Michigan Wolverines, or Penn State Nittany Lions, we have access to some of the top reporters in the region who know their teams inside and out. To help learn about each team, we sat down for a Q&A with the numerous site editors in the Big Ten.
When it comes to blue bloods in the world of college football, the Nebraska Cornhuskers have a seat at the table. They may not have the success over the past two decades that makes them come to the top of mind when thinking about national powers, but with five national championships from 1970 to 1997, there are few teams as engrained in the history of the sport as the Cornhuskers.
The Ducks have a rich history against Nebraska, but they’ve got the short end of the stick when it comes to that matchup over the years, holding just a 2-6 all-time record against the Cornhuskers. Most recently, Oregon picked up a win over Nebraska in 2016, winning 42-35 in an Autzen thriller. Hopefully, with the hiring of Matt Rhule, the Cornhuskers will soon be back on the way to national relevance, and these two teams can get back to having a strong rivalry, this time in the Big Ten Conference.
To help give us a better sense of who the Cornhuskers are, and what some of the Nebraska fans think about the Oregon Ducks, we sat down with Evan Bredeson, the managing editor of USA TODAY’s Cornhuskers Wire. Here is that conversation: