After an overtime loss to Illinois, the Huskers will travel to Purdue for the season’s first road test. Rhule said Monday that Nebraska will be without starting left tackle Turner Corcoran, who injured a hamstring during Friday night’s loss.

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.

Since being the head coach at Temple, Rhule took over at Baylor, even leading the Bears to a Big 12 Championship appearance where they lost to Oklahoma for the second time that se

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.

With the ball first in overtime, Illinois needed just two plays for quarterback Luke Altmyer to connect with Pat Bryant on a four-yard touchdown. Nebraska's overtime possession ended poorly, as Raiola was sacked three times, including on fourth down, to seal the loss.

Matt Rhule's shortcomings against ranked teams continued Friday night, as his 22nd-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers fell to the No. 24 Illinois Fighting