After an overtime loss to Illinois, Nebraska football will travel to Purdue for the season’s first road test. Rhule said the Huskers will be without starting le

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LINCOLN — After running the ball just a handful of times in the second half of a 31-24 overtime loss to Illinois, Nebraska coach Matt Rhule conceded Monday that NU may need more of a run game commitment going forward.

This article originally appeared on Cornhuskers Wire: What Nebraska coach Matt Rhule and Illinois coach Bret Bielema said after the Illini upset the Huskers No. 24 Illinois is off to a 4-0 start for the first time since 2011 after defeating No. 22 Nebraska in Lincoln, 31–24.

Illinois’ ability to disguise its coverages and alternate between zone and man-to-man looks was a point of concern heading into the game, but Rhule said that Raiola “crushed it” in identifying the coverages he was facing. It wasn’t always perfect — Raiola was fooled on the game’s first play, Rhule said — but it was steady from that point.