Nebraska struggled mightily on the defensive line in 2025, yet Sunday afternoon's news leaves a bad taste in the program's mouth. Announced on Jan. 4, sophomor

FOX Sports' Casey Jacobsen shares the latest college basketball rankings, with several teams making moves this week.

So Fred Hoiberg's Cornhuskers are now 14-0 on the season, 3-0 in the Big Ten and 10-0 inside Pinnacle Bank Arena. They're undeniably one of the sport's best stories and up to No. 9 in Saturday morning's updated CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings. This is the highest Nebraska has ever been in the Top 25 And 1.

LINCOLN—After back-to-back losses to top-20 opponents, the No. 20 Nebraska women's basketball team needed to bounce back. The Huskers got just that on Sunday afternoon, topping the Purdue Boilermakers at Pinnacle Bank Arena, 78-62. NU improves to 13-2 while PU falls to 8-7.

Ohio State (10-3, 2-1 Big Ten) comes off an impressive 80-73 win at Rutgers on Friday night. Bruce Thornton had 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead four Buckeyes in double figures as OSU shot 51 percent in the second half to outscore Rutgers, 43-32 at the break.

The No. 9 Michigan State Spartans and the No. 13 Nebraska Cornhuskers meet Friday in Lincoln, Nebraska. Tip-off is set for 9 p.m. ET.

He may have been listed as questionable, but it was easy to tell by warmups that Michigan State guard Divine Ugochukwu wasn’t going to play Friday at Nebraska. The sophomore transfer from Miami stood on the sidelines, wearing a black medical mask, watching his teammates warm up while held out due to illness.

Nebraska Cornhuskers (20/25) vs. Purdue Boilermakers Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, 2 p.m. (CT) Lincoln, Nebraska (Pinnacle Bank Arena) Tickets: Huskers.com/Tickets TV/Live Stream: Nebraska Public Media/B1G+ (Larry Punteney,