For the first time in eight years and six weeks, Nebraska football is prepping for an opponent with bowl eligibility already secured. It couldn’t come at a bett

The Iowa football team aims to retain the Heroes Trophy when it hosts Nebraska on Friday night. The Cornhuskers and Hawkeyes are each coming off victories and are each bowl-eligible for the first time since 2016.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Iowa Hawkeyes are set to close out their regular-season schedules with stakes that don’t just include conference bragging rights, but also a chance to climb higher among this year’s list of bowl-bound teams.

Nebraska football ends its regular season this week, looking to win a second straight rivalry game.