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Indiana Football vs Nebraska: 5 players to watch

By Alec Lasley

LINCOLN, NE - OCTOBER 5: Running back Maurice Washington #28 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers takes a handoff from quarterback Adrian Martinez #2 against the Northwestern Wildcats at Memorial Stadium on October 5, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - OCTOBER 5: Running back Maurice Washington #28 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers takes a handoff from quarterback Adrian Martinez #2 against the Northwestern Wildcats at Memorial Stadium on October 5, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – OCTOBER 12: Lamar Jackson #21 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Rashod Bateman #13 of the Minnesota Gophers go for a pass intended for Bateman during the third quarter of the game at TCF Bank Stadium on October 12, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Gophers defeated the Cornhuskers 34-7. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – OCTOBER 12: Lamar Jackson #21 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Rashod Bateman #13 of the Minnesota Gophers go for a pass intended for Bateman during the third quarter of the game at TCF Bank Stadium on October 12, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Gophers defeated the Cornhuskers 34-7. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

4. Lamar Jackson

No, not the Lamar Jackson that is currently in the NFL for the Ravens, but this Lamar Jackson is one of the better defensive backs in the conference, if not the country.

With 21 career pass deflections, the senior already has 11 breakups this season to go along with his two interceptions.

Despite only having 21 total tackles, most of that is due to the lack of activity on his side of the field from the opposing offense.

So far in all but two games, Jackson has broken up a pass, with the majority of his games having at least two deflections a game.

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A great matchup to watch could be Jackson on Whop Philyor, with two of the best at their respective positions going at it. With Jackson’s size however, at 6-foot-3, the Cornhuskers could use him on some of the bigger IU wideouts.

Even though Indiana has a tremendous amount of depth at the wide receiver position, shutting down Philyor will definitely help a Nebraska defense that gives up 400 yards per game this season.

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