There is a chance you take when the Kickoff Classic calls, with money and exposure and the opportunity to become the only game of the day.

The teams had not played each other since 1983, a 44-6 Nebraska victory in the Kickoff Classic.

For the first time in its seven-year history, the Kickoff Classic will be a sellout.

All games are counted, including Kickoff Classics and conference title games.

The Kickoff Classic did not fit those criteria.

Until this season, the first 19 Kickoff Classics and other "preseason classic" games were exempt.

They beat the Hawkeyes, 23-22, that night in one of the better Kickoff Classics.

This would be the first Kickoff Classic for both schools.

Maybe, but what a hideous game Nebraska's defense turned this Kickoff Classic into today.

He was asked the other day if the Kickoff Classic was like a bowl game.