Courtesy of AlphaMedia, USA-Lincoln. HUSKER FOOTBALL: Nebraska Gearing Up for Challenge from Rutgers It’s homecoming and hall of fame week for the Nebraska Football team and the Huskers welcome in Rutgers to Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The matchup will feature the Scarlet Knights coming into Lincoln with an undefeated mark under head coach Greg Schiano. Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule on Monday said Schiano has won at a high level before and came back to Rutgers, where he’s winning at a high level. “He’s a great football coach zero point blank. He’s a great builder. He’s elevated that entire university. I have the utmost respect for him. When he speaks, I listen. I just have a lot of respect for him,” Rhule said. When it comes to Nebraska’s special teams, Rhule said Rutgers will come after them, especially on special teams. “We have good players. They have to play well and that’s really been my message to the team is you can’t all of the sudden change who you are. If you’re going to be fast be fast. If you’re going to be tough be tough and it will be against a really good Rutgers team,” Rhule added. The question came up Monday about the status of offensive lineman Micah Mazzccua with the team, after he was suspended last week but reinstated this week. “I wouldn’t start him,” Rhule said. “I’m working with him to make him the best that he can be.” Nebraska and Rutgers kickoff Saturday afternoon at 3pm on FS1. Rodriguez, Wait Honor with Weekly Conference Honors, Nebraska and Creighton Stay Put in AVCA Rankings   Nebraska senior libero Lexi Rodriguez was named Big Ten Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Rodriguez had a season-high 20 digs in a 3-1 win against UCLA on Friday and followed up with 13 digs in a 3-0 sweep of No. 20 USC on Sunday. Creighton Volleyball’s Kendra Wait has been named BIG EAST Setter of the Week. She was previously recognized on Sept. 2, Sept. 9 and Sept. 23rd. Wait had 29 assists, five digs, three kills and two blocks in Friday’s sweep vs. Providence, Creighton’s 11th straight league-opening win. She then had 41 assists, eight digs, three blocks and a kill on Sunday in a 3-0 win against a 12-1 UConn team. For the second straight week, the Nebraska Volleyball team is No. 2 in the AVCA Top 25 rankings, while Creighton remains rated 6th. Pittsburgh is the No. 1 team. High School Volleyball Monday night score: Lincoln Lutheran swept Syracuse in 3 sets. On the Schedule for Tuesday night….Lincoln Lutheran will play host to Minden……Lincoln East hosts Kearney…..Lincoln Southwest will square off with Lincoln North Star…..Lincoln Northeast is at Lincoln Pius X…..Lincoln Northwest hosts Seward…..Waverly hosts Hastings….Norris is at Gretna.   High School Softball Monday scores…..Bellevue West beat Lincoln Northwest 16-6…..Lincoln Southwest defeated Elkhorn South 8-4…..Millard West shutout Lincoln East 8-0…..Lincoln Northeast shutout Lincoln High 12-0…..Papillion-LaVista South was a 10-2 winner over Lincoln Southeast….Waverly beat Seward 15-10….Norris beat Wahoo 11-2.