Nebraska’s season went downhill after Dylan Raiola limped off against USC. Freshman TJ Lateef had his work cut out to deal with a resurgent Trojans defense. He showed guts, but guts alone don’t win you games as they succumbed to a 16-40 loss against Iowa. On top of that, an injury scare dampened the mood in Nebraska.

Nebraska entered the game against Iowa hoping to secure bowl eligibility and salvage some pride. What unraveled was a one-sided contest, where they might have ended up losing their starting quarterback heading into the bowl season.

According to a tweet by Mitch Sherman, reporter for The Athletic, TJ Lateef suffered a hamstring injury early in the game. This resulted in Matt Rhule limiting him to being a passing threat and drastically reducing their offensive potential.

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