An old rivalry from the Big 8 days gets renewed on Saturday night when Nebraska and Oklahoma meet in Sioux Falls, S.D.

The Cornhuskers and Sooners have only met once since 2011, before Nebraska moved to the Big Ten the following season. That came in 2022 in a Thanksgiving Week tournament in Florida, a game Oklahoma won 69-56.

The only player remaining from that matchup is Nebraska senior Sam Hoiberg, who played one minute of garbage time. A lot has changed since then, as Hoiberg is coming off a career-high 18 points in Tuesday's win over Maryland-Eastern Shore.

"It's good to see him knock down a couple shots," said Fred Hoiberg, Nebraska's head coach and Sam's father.

Nebraska (3-0) has won each game by at least 19 points and has the nation's longest active win streak at seven dating b

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