Northwestern QB Bryant out against Nebraska

Pete Thamel, ESPNOct 21, 2023, 06:10 AM ET

Northwestern quarterback Ben Bryant will not play at Nebraska on Saturday.

Bryant is recovering from an upper-body injury suffered when he took a hit against Penn State on Sept. 30 and left the game. He also missed Northwestern’s win against Howard on Oct. 7.

Brendan Sullivan started at quarterback against Nebraska. It was Sullivan’s second start of the season, after he threw for 131 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another in the 23-20 win over Howard.

Both Nebraska and Northwestern are 3-3, with the game looming large for each school’s bowl aspirations.

Bryant has thrown for 926 yards and six touchdowns for Northwestern this year. It’s his third season as a starting quarterback at three different schools, as he threw for 3,121 yards for Eastern Michigan in 2021 and for 2,732 yards for Cincinnati last year.

Sullivan, a junior, is one of the team leaders and started four games for the Wildcats last season. He threw for 589 yards and four touchdowns last year.