What tier does Nebraska belong in for college football this season? ESPN says its not the worst place to be..

Early Break – 93.7 The Ticket KNTK · Aug 17, 2026 · 15m

-ESPN’s David Hale did the exercise this weekend to put all 138 FBS teams into tiers---and Nebraska ended up in Tier 7---which is “On the come

up,” where they join Auburn, Cal, Kansas State, NC State, Pitt, and Virginia

-The write-up says there is lots of reasons for these teams to have upside and possible break-throughs, and mentioned Anthony Colandrea

specifically for why it might work out for Nebraska. What other tiers stand out?

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