No. 22 Nebraska football and No. 24 Illinois will battle under the Friday night lights at Memorial Stadium in a matchup of 3-0 squads ranked in the AP Top 25.

Ahead of the Big Ten opener for both teams, Husker head coach Matt Rhule provided his final public updates and thoughts on the game at a lightning round press conference on Wednesday.

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