Nebraska is coming off one of the toughest, most gut punch losses in recent memory (and friends, that is saying something). After losing to both USC and UCLA la

The UCLA Bruins (3-5) take on a conference opponent when they host the Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-3) on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at the Rose Bowl in a Big Ten clash. The Bruins enter the matchup after losing 56-6 to the Indiana Hoosiers in their last outing on Oct. 25. Last time out, the Cornhuskers lost 21-17 to the USC Trojans.

The Huskers are bowl eligible, but there’s a problem now. They have to be sharp to get by the Bruins. Here’s the CFN Nebraska vs USC preview of the interesting showdown.

After a 50-point loss to Indiana, the Bruins used the bye week to return to details, like Tim Skipper did upon taking over to spark a three-game winning streak.

One of UCLA's most frequent matchups in terms of Big Ten opponents, Nebraska and the Bruins have played 14 times historically and split the series 7-7 so far. Their last matchup was in November last season and the Bruins won in Lincoln, 27-20.

Preview the Week 11 NCAA football matchup between the UCLA Bruins and Nebraska Cornhuskers with best bets, picks, predictions and more.

Former Tennessee Vols quarterback Nico Iamaleava is 3-1 in his last four starts for the UCLA Bruins. Iamaleava, who transferred from Tennessee to UCLA near the end of spring practice, got off to a slow start with the Bruins this fall,

The new era of Nebraska football begins Saturday night at UCLA. A new era nobody in Lincoln asked for, or wanted. With sophomore Dylan Raiola out for the season with a broken fibula, the Huskers will start backup TJ Lateef, a freshman.

The loss of starting quarterback Dylan Raiola looms over Nebraska's closing stretch to the 2025 campaign, which takes the Cornhuskers to Pasadena, Calif., for a matchup with UCLA on Saturday.

Nebraska has played in the Rose Bowl before, but they have yet to play UCLA inside of the stadium as members of the Big Ten Conference.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/ucla as Three Nebraska Defenders Who Could Give UCLA Trouble. The Bruins are back from their bye week, ready to take on a Dylan Raiola–less Nebraska team that hopes to spoil any remaining bowl game aspirations for the Bruins.