LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN/Nebraska Athletics Press Release) - No. 1 Nebraska is back in action this weekend, but beginning the road edition of conference play with a rival.

The Huskers and the 16th-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions will square off Friday night at 7 p.m. CT on FOX. The following day, Nebraska will travel farther east to face off with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at 6 p.m. CT on B1G+.

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• Nebraska is off to a 12-0 start for the second time in three years, but just the third time since joining the Big Ten in 2011. The 2023 Huskers started the year 27-0, and the 2016 Huskers began the year 12-0.

• The Huskers rank first in the nation in opponent hitting percentage at .119. NU led the nation in opponent hitting percentage in 2022 and 2023 and was sixth in

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