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The Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-3) will face the Washington Huskies (6-6) for the second time this season. This time it will be in the Holiday Bowl, in San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium, at 10 p.m. ET Thursday, Dec. 30. The first time the two teams met was all the way back on Sept. 18 and it was a massacre in favor of Nebraska, 56-21. Huskers quarterback Taylor Martinez destroyed Washington to the tune of 137 yards and three touchdowns on the ground while throwing for another 150 yards and a touchdown. His counterpart, heavily hyped Jake Locker, completed only 4-of-20 passes for 71 yards while throwing two interceptions.
This time around, the momentum is a bit different. Washington enters having won three straight, while No. 17 Nebraska has dropped two of three.
Locker has battled injuries for some part of 2010, but comes in with a hot hand, having thrown for 463 yards and three touchdowns in the final two games. He'll likely need a big game to keep up with Nebraska. For the season, he's thrown for 2,209 yards and 17 TDs against nine interceptions. He's also run for 302 yards and five touchdowns.
The Huskers bring in a stellar three-headed monster of a rushing attack. Martinez has run for 942 yards (6.4 per carry) and 12 touchdowns, Roy Helu has 1,211 yards (6.8 per carry) and 11 touchdowns while Rex Burkhead has 912 yards (5.7 per carry) and seven touchdowns. Martinez, a freshman, has also thrown for over 1,500 yards and nine touchdowns.
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Source: http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2010/12/30/nebraska-vs-washington-holiday-bowl/
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