Another week, another one-score loss for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The team showed signs of improvement offensively under new offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen. But his less than two weeks on the job showed, and the Huskers fell to the USC Trojans 28-20.

So there is reason for optimism in what Matt Rhule called “the most important coaching week of my career.” Wisconsin rolls into town at 5-5 just like Nebraska. What an opportunity to send the Huskers to a bowl game for the first time in eight years!

Nebraska football fans have heard that a lot this season — and the past several years — but as the Huskers continue to make costly mistakes in narrow losses, that refrain continues to surface. Head coach Matt Rhule uttered the phrase once again on Monday, lamenting the latest missed chances and mistakes that cost Nebraska in a 28-20 loss at USC.