Get the best Illinois vs. Nebraska predictions ahead of Sunday's matchup in Lincoln. Free college basketball picks for February 1.

20-1 Huskers have challenging schedule with No. 9 Illinois, No. 12 Purdue at Pinnacle Bank Arena, plus a USC-UCLA trip

Plus, how Michigan knocked off the Huskers in unlikely fashion and the timely progress of a star freshman guard.

Nebraska football fans have endured more hardship than most in the last two decades. From the heights of the 1990s to the long slog through the doldrums of college football, Husker fans have heard every explanation imaginable for why the turnaround takes time and why rebuilding Nebraska “isn’t as easy as people think.

Huskers will try to bounce back from first loss of season

While Nebraska basketball won’t have to contend with injured Illinois guard Kylan Boswell on Sunday, but Illini freshman Keaton Wagler has picked up the scoring slack.