"It does have meaning and purpose, and brings back a lot of memories," former Husker coach Tom Osborne says of the renewal of the Nebraska-Oklahoma football rivalry.

The Huskers use the Friday scrimmages to get their younger players live reps, with the older players looking on.

"This year’s game has given us a chance to celebrate each other," says all-time Sooner great Joe Washington, summing up the weekend well. 

Nebraska and Oklahoma have produced some of the greatest moments in college football. We somehow trimmed a list down to a dozen.

Corinna Zullo's 87th minute winner gave South Carolina a 2-1 win over the Tigers.

Hear what Jedd Fisch had to say as the Arizona Wildcats look to snap a 14-game losing streak on Saturday against Northern Arizona. 

The linebacker played just 18 of the 62 defensive snaps in the 38-3 loss to the Saints in Jacksonville.

Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff met with Arizona's head coaches Thursday then discussed key issues with the media including the TV rights deal, CFP expansion and The Alliance.  

On the Life in the Red Podcast, the guys discussed what specifically has to happen for Nebraska to beat OU. Here's a transcript of the conversation.

"It's just one game and we're not going to be held prisoner mentally by that poor performance," Rodgers said.

If you're an NU fan, you surely hope to see Austin Allen and Travis Vokolek both ready to contribute Saturday, perhaps in double-TE sets, which could help the struggling run game.

In an appearance on Jim Rome's radio show Thursday, Wisconsin football coach Paul Chryst said playing against Notre Dame's Jack Coan, a former UW quarterback, will be different. 

For the four Lumberjacks who grew up in Southern Arizona, though, Saturday will be a de facto home game, making the trip even more special.

Have you heard? Nebraska plays Oklahoma this week. Journal Star staffers make score picks, along with other game thoughts and predictions.