Husker Notebook

Glenn, Dillard return

The Nebraska football team began preparations for Saturday's 11:30 a.m. matchup at Iowa State with a 2 1/2-hour workout in shorts, shoulder pads and helmets Monday afternoon inside Memorial Stadium.

"They came back well," Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said. "It was good. The attitude is good and we got a lot done for a Monday. I liked the practice."

The Huskers continued to solidify their linebacker corps for Saturday against the Cyclones as Cody Glenn and Phillip Dillard, who were both limited in the Texas Tech game by injuries, returned to the practice field.

"They were both back out there today," Pelini said. "It's kind of a day-to-day thing. For early in the week, I think we'll have them both, but you never know how the week's going to go."

Whether or not Glenn and Dillard return to the Husker lineup for Saturday's game, one key for them and the rest of the Nebraska defense will be to force ISU to turn the ball over. The Huskers have not forced a turnover during the three-game losing streak after forcing six in the first three games of the season, all wins.

"We've been stressing it," Pelini said. "We had a couple opportunities. We just have to keep working."

Nebraska's players and coaches will meet the media Tuesday for their weekly press conference before returning to the practice field for the second workout of the week.


NU-Baylor kickoff set

The Big 12 Conference has announced that Nebraska's Oct. 25 home game against Baylor at Memorial Stadium will be televised by Versus, beginning at 11:30 a.m.

 The game will mark the second straight appearance for the Huskers on Versus, as NU will take on Iowa State on the network this Saturday in Ames. This week's telecast will also begin at 11:30 a.m. The Huskers' contest with Baylor will also mark the fourth straight week Nebraska can be seen nationally. NU's Oct. 4 game at Missouri was carried nationally by ESPN, while last week's matchup at Texas Tech was televised nationally by FSN.

 Versus is available in more than 70 million homes nationwide and is carrying several Big 12 Conference games, along with games from the Pac-10, Mountain West and Ivy League. In Omaha and Lincoln, Versus is available on the digital tiers of Cox and Time Warner, respectively. Versus can be found on Channel 231 on Cox Communications in Omaha and Channel 229 on Time Warner Cable in Lincoln. The network is also available on Direct TV (Channel 603) and DISH (Channel 151). For information on Versus in specific areas, please visit versus.com, or check with your local cable provider.

 Other Big 12 games selected for telecast on Oct. 25 include: Texas Tech at Kansas (11 a.m., ESPN or ESPN2), Oklahoma at Kansas State (11:30 a.m., FSN), Oklahoma State at Texas (2:30 p.m., ABC), Colorado at Missouri (5:30 p.m., FSN).

 Game times and television information for Nebraska's games against Oklahoma, Kansas and Kansas State will be determined six to 12 days in advance. Nebraska's Nov. 28 home game against Colorado will be carried nationally on ABC, beginning at 2:30 p.m.


On the road again

Nebraska was the last Football Bowl Subdivision team to play a road game when the Huskers traveled to Texas Tech last weekend. The Huskers will face their second straight road trip this weekend at Iowa State and will look to find a winning formula on the road.

The Huskers will be looking to snap a five-game road losing streak, dating back to last year's 20-17 victory at Wake Forest. Nebraska will also attempt to pick up its first road victory over a Big 12 team since a 28-27 victory at No. 24 Texas A&M in 2006.

Nebraska owns a 12-4 all-time record at Jack Trice Stadium and was victorious in its last trip to Ames–a 28-14 win in 2006. ISU had won the previous two meetings in Ames, defeating the Huskers in 2002 and 2004.


The NU-ISU series

The matchup will be the 103rd all-time matchup between the two schools, with Nebraska holding a commanding 84-16-2 edge. The Huskers are 34-10-2 against ISU in Ames, including a 12-4 record at Jack Trice Stadium.

Nebraska has won three straight games in the series after the Cyclones won two of three meetings between 2002 and 2004. A Nebraska victory would give the Huskers their eighth winning streak of at least four games against ISU.