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UNL Officials Urge Fans to Protect Against Extreme Heat again this Saturday

Posted on September 5, 2013

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 5, 2013 — With extreme heat expected on game day again this week, University of Nebraska-Lincoln officials are again encouraging fans planning to attend Saturday’s football game at Memorial Stadium to be aware of the dangers of extreme heat and to take steps to protect themselves. Like last week, fans will be permitted to bring up to two of their own 20-oz. water bottles into the stadium.

The Huskers will face the University of Southern Mississippi in the heat of the day — in expected 100-degree temperatures and a heat index likely to top 104. Stadium gates open at 3:30 p.m. and kickoff is at 5 p.m. Many fans will be seated in direct sunshine, which can raise the heat index by an additional 15 degrees. Close contact with other fans raises it further.

To prevent heat illness, fans attending Saturday’s game should:

> Drink lots of water. Avoid drinking liquids that contain alcohol or large amounts of sugar, which cause the loss of more body fluid. Avoid very cold drinks, because they can cause stomach cramps.

> Minimize direct contact with the sun. Try to rest often in shady areas.

> Snack regularly, rather than eating heavy meals. Consider eating light, cool, easy-to-digest foods such as fruit or salads.

> Wear loose-fitting, light-colored clothing.

Fans will again be allowed to bring up to two of their own 20-oz. clear commercial water bottles into the stadium with them. Typically, stadium policy only allows fans to bring in empty plastic water bottles, but an exception is being made this week. Fans can purchase more water or refill at water fountains on the main concourses of Memorial Stadium. Four large, portable water fountains, one on each side of the stadium, also will be available.

The Red Cross will be on hand to provide emergency medical services. First Aid stations are in the southeast corner of field level, East Stadium upper concourse, East Stadium club level, northwest concourse and West Stadium club level. An emergency heart unit is in the northwest concourse; Advanced Cardiac Life Support is in the southeast corner of field level. Contact Red Cross volunteers, Boy Scout volunteers or stadium security personnel for assistance.

NU VB: Huskers Host Southern Mississippi, Villanova, Georgia

Posted on September 5, 2013

The No. 13 Nebraska volleyball team hosts Southern Mississippi, Villanova and Georgia this weekend at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Huskers will take on the Villanova Wildcats on Friday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m., and will face the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 1 p.m. Southern Mississippi will take on Georgia on Friday at 4:30 p.m., and will face Villanova on Saturday at 3 p.m.

Friday’s meeting will be the first between the Huskers and Villanova.

The Huskers hold a 4-0 record over Georgia, last meeting in 2000. The last time the Huskers faced the Bulldogs, the Huskers won in three sets (15-4, 15-2, 15-4).

The Nebraska Athletic Department will honor former Nebraska coach Terry Pettit on Friday, Sept. 6 by naming the court at the Bob Devaney Sports Center “Terry Pettit Court.” The naming is the result of a generous gift given by Bill and Ruth Scott in honor of the former Nebraska head coach.

Pettit was inducted into the AVCA Hall of Fame in 2009 and was a two-time AVCA National Coach of the Year, a seven-time Big Eight Coach of the Year and a two-time Big 12 Coach of the Year. In his 23 years at Nebraska, he guided the Huskers to a national championship in 1995, six Final Four appearances and 21 conference titles.

Fans can listen to all of the action with John Baylor and Diane Mendenhall on the 25-station Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and The Wolf 93.3 FM in Omaha. Fans outside the state will also be able to catch the live audio feed for free on Huskers.com. Saturday’s match will only be available on Huskers.com.

Nebraska’s match on Friday against Villanova will be streamed on the Big Ten Digital Network (BTN.com) and will be available with a subscription. Saturday’s match with Georgia will be streamed on Huskers.com and will be available with a HuskersNside subscription.

VILLANOVA vs. NEBRASKA

Date: Sept. 6

Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Lincoln, Neb.

Arena: Bob Devaney Sports Center

Live Stats: Huskers.com

Live Video: BTN.com (subscription)

Live Radio: Husker Sports Network,

Huskers.com

GEORGIA vs. NEBRASKA

Date: Sept. 7

Time: 1 p.m.

Location: Lincoln, Neb.

Arena: Bob Devaney Sports Center

Live Stats: Huskers.com

Live Video: Huskers.com (subscription)

Live Radio: Huskers.com

Scouting the Villanova Wildcats

• Villanova is 1-2 on the season. The Wildcats started the opening weekend of play with a 3-1 loss to Oregon State, a 3-1 win over Oakland and a 3-2 loss to Central Michigan.

• Freshman Claire Crutchfield led the Wildcats last weekend with 32 total kills and an average of 2.46 kills per set. Freshman Michaela Berendt posted 28 kills on the weekend and a .426 attack percentage.

• Sophomore Emma Pettit, daughter of former Nebraska coach Terry Pettit, paces the offense for the Wildcats at setter. She recorded 145 assists over the weekend and has an average of 11.15 assists per set. She tallied 52 assists in Villanova’s win over Oakland.

• Senior Carly Edwards and freshman Michaela Berendt both recorded 10 total blocks on the weekend, with an average of 0.77 blocks per set.

• Josh Steinbach is in his seventh season at the helm of the Wildcats. He is the longest-tenured coach in the program’s 40 years as a varsity sport. He has a career record 99-82 and was the BIG EAST Coach of the Year in his first season at Villanova.

Scouting the Georgia Bulldogs

• Georgia is 3-0 on the year after beating Lipscomb, TCU and Furman in 3-0 sweeps at the Georgia Bulldog Invitational last weekend.

• Sophomore Jasmine Eatmon was named MVP of the Bulldog Invitational after finishing the weekend with 20 kills, three service aces and nine blocks. She hit a team-best .548 clip and averaged one block per set.

• Senior Stacey Smith leads the Bulldogs offensively as she has a total of 24 kills on the year and an average of 2.67 kills per set.

• Junior Kaylee Kehoe paced the Georgia offense over the weekend with a total of 60 assists and an average of 6.67 assists per set.

• Junior Lauren Teknipp and senior Allison Summers were also named to the Georgia Bulldog Invitational all-tournament team for their efforts over the weekend. Teknipp led all players with 10 kills, going 10-for-21 for an attack percentage of .336 against TCU. Summers posted a team-high 34 digs over the weekend, averaging 3.78 digs per set.

• Georgia is coached by former Nebraska assistant coach Lizzy Stemke. She spent four seasons at Nebraska before being hired by Georgia and is in her third season.

Noting the Nebraska Cornhuskers

The information below provides a quick glimpse of a few statistics and brief notes heading into this weekend.

•Nebraska enters this weekend’s matches with a 2-1 record and No. 13 national ranking.

•The Huskers return AVCA Honorable-Mention All-Americans Morgan Broekhuis and Meghan Haggerty in 2013. They also welcomed 2011 AVCA Second-Team All-American Kelsey Robinson and 2011 AVCA Honorable-Mention All-American Mary Pollmiller to the 2013 roster after both transferred from Tennessee.

• Nebraska begins the 2013 season as the second-winningest program in Division I history with 1,168 wins and trails only UCLA (1,184) on the all-time list.

• The Huskers finished tied for second in the Big Ten in 2012. They were picked to finish fourth in the league in the Big Ten Coaches’ preseason poll in 2013.

• Nebraska carries a streak of 181 consecutive sellouts into the 2013 season, the longest sellout streak across all NCAA women’s athletics. The Huskers averaged 4,287 fans per home contest last season at the NU Coliseum.

• Nebraska has seven players on its 2013 roster who were Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selections, representing the top-50 players in that year’s recruiting class. Six of the Huskers’ last nine recruiting classes have ranked in the top five nationally, including the 2009 class that was ranked second and the 2013 class that was ranked first by Prepvolleyball.com

• Nebraska continued its string of All-America success in 2012, as Lauren Cook was named an AVCA All-American. Cook upped Nebraska’s NCAA-leading totals to 36 players and 74 certificates. Nebraska has had at least one All-American every season since 1983, a total of 31 straight seasons, including 39 All-America awards in Cook’s 13 years at Nebraska.

Groups Join to Combat Brain Injuries

Posted on September 5, 2013

UNDATED (AP) — The NFL, Under Armour and GE have together issued a challenge for new engineering to help protect athletes from brain injury.

The group said Wednesday that it would award up to $10 million for new innovation and materials that could protect the brain from traumatic injury, as well as new tools for tracking head impacts in real time. It is the second of such challenges from the trio.

The move comes as the issue of concussions in football has taken center stage.

Meanwhile, three former college football players are suing the NCAA, saying it failed to educate them about the risks of concussions and did not do enough to prevent, diagnose and treat brain injuries. Chris Walker and Ben Martin, who played for Tennessee from 2007-2011, and Dan Ahern, who played for North Carolina State from 1972-76, filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court in Chattanooga, Tenn.

AP Nebraska High School Football Rankings

Posted on September 4, 2013

Here are the Associated Press Nebraska high school football rankings in Classes A through D2. Listings include name of school, season record, previous opponent and result, and next opponent. The rankings are based on a formula that includes ratings from the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star plus experts for each class. Class A: Dale Miller, Grand Island Independent. Class B: Jeff Fielder, Scottsbluff Star-Herald. Class C1: Tom Behmer, Norfolk Daily News. Class C2: Brent Wasinius, Fremont Tribune. Class D1: Mark Obermeier, North Platte Telegraph. Class D2: Nick Blasnitz, Hastings Tribune.

CLASS A

1. Millard West, (1-0), def. Lincoln Southeast 38-6, at Millard North.

2. Creighton Preparatory School (1-0), def. Omaha Burke 25-7, at Omaha Westside.

3. Millard South (1-0), def. Millard North 20-16, at Bellevue West.

4. Millard North (0-1), lost to Millard South 20-16, Millard West.

5. Omaha North (1-0), def. Omaha Benson 48-0, at Omaha South.

6. Lincoln Southeast (0-1), lost to Millard North 38-6, Lincoln High.

7. Omaha Westside (1-0), def. Omaha Central 24-7, Creighton Preparatory School.

8. Omaha Burke (0-1), lost to Creighton Preparatory School 25-7, Omaha Central.

9. Lincoln Southwest (1-0), def. Lincoln North Star 15-13, at Grand Island.

10. Grand Island (1-0), def. Lincoln Northeast 54-14, Lincoln Southwest.

Others receiving votes: Bellevue West, Papillion-LaVista South.

CLASS B

1. Gretna (1-0), def. Omaha Skutt Catholic 28-9, at Blair.

2. Elkhorn (1-0), def. Waverly 23-10, Omaha Gross Catholic.

3. Omaha Gross Catholic (1-0), def. Bennington 21-8, at Elkhorn.

4. Aurora (1-0), def. McCook 22-7, Alliance.

5. York (1-0), def. Norris 35-9, at Lexington.

6. Elkhorn South (1-0), def. Beatrice 17-0, at Nebraska City.

7. Ralston (1-0), def. Crete 20-16, Mount Michael Benedictine.

8. Omaha Skutt Catholic (0-1), lost to Gretna 28-9, Plattsmouth.

9. Norris (0-1), lost to York 35-9, at Schuyler.

10. Seward (1-0), def. Hastings 40-6, Columbus.

Others receiving votes: Columbus, Crete, Sidney.

CLASS C1

1. Norfolk Catholic (1-0), def. Columbus Lakeview 31-27, at Bishop Neumann.

2. Pierce (1-0), def. David City 33-14, at Boone Central/Newman Grove.

3. Boone Central/Newman Grove (1-0), def. West Point-Beemer 43-14, Pierce.

4. Adams Central (0-0), bye, at Cozad.

5. Columbus Lakeview (0-1), lost to Norfolk Catholic 31-27, Fairbury.

6. Wahoo (1-0), def. Douglas County West 47-6, at Boys Town.

7. Bishop Neumann (0-0), bye, Norfolk Catholic.

8. Lincoln Christian (1-0), def. Boys Town 48-16, at Milford.

9. Kearney Catholic (0-0) bye, Ord.

10. Ogallala (1-0), def. Gothenburg 20-7, Broken Bow.

Others receiving votes: Cozad.

CLASS C2

1. Aquinas Catholic (0-0), bye, at Columbus Scotus.

2. Doniphan-Trumbull (0-0), bye, at Southern Valley.

3. Sutton (1-0), def. Tri County 52-19, Southern.

4. Lutheran High Northeast (0-0), bye, at Archbishop Bergan.

5. Crofton (0-0), bye, Wisner-Pilger.

6. North Platte St. Patrick’s (1-0), def. Kimball 37-0, at Bridgeport.

7. Archbishop Bergan (0-0), bye, Lutheran High Northeast.

8. West Holt (0-0), bye, Ainsworth.

9. Hastings St. Cecilia (0-0), bye, Centennial.

10. Hartington Cedar Catholic (0-0), bye, at Oakland-Craig.

Others receiving votes: Oakland-Craig.

CLASS D1

1. Exeter-Milligan (0-0), bye, Deshler.

2. Howells-Dodge (0-0), bye, at Allen.

3. Guardian Angels Central Catholic (0-0), bye, Pender.

4. Creighton (0-0), bye, at Clearwater/Orchard.

5. High Plains Community (1-0), def. Palmer 58-0, Clarkson/Leigh.

6. Arapahoe (1-0), def. Franklin 34-6, at Maxwell.

7. Randolph (1-0), def. Elgin Public/Pope John 38-12, Plainview.

8. Clarkson/Leigh (0-0), bye, at High Plains Community.

9. Elm Creek (0-0), bye, at Ansley-Litchfield.

10. Freeman (0-0), bye, Sterling.

Others receiving votes: Bruning-Davenport/Shickley, Burwell, Overton.

CLASS D2

1. Giltner (0-0), bye, Bruning-Davenport/Shickley.

2. Falls City Sacred Heart (0-0), bye, Pawnee City.

3. Sterling (1-0), def. Johnson-Brock 76-20, at Freeman.

4. Kenesaw (1-0), def. Pleasanton 56-42, Clifton-Clyde, Kan.

5. Fullerton (1-0), def. Humphrey St. Francis 46-22, at Osceola.

6. Wynot (0-0), bye, Humphrey.

7. Shelton (0-0), bye, Hampton.

8. Bancroft-Rosalie (1-0), def. Mead 58-20, at Winside.

9. Humphrey St. Francis (0-1), lost to Fullerton 46-22, at Osmond.

10. Lyons-Decatur Northeast (1-0), def. Spalding/Spalding Academy 64-50, Mead.

Others receiving votes: Elwood, Lawrence-Nelson, Parkview Christian.

B10 Won’t Penalize Schools that Schedule FCS Teams

Posted on September 3, 2013

If all goes according to plan, the possibility of an FCS wins over one of the big boys of college football won’t exist much longer in the Big Ten.

The College Football Playoff is coming next season, and strength of schedule is part of the criteria the selection committee will use to determine the four teams. Playing FCS opponents wouldn’t help the cause.

That’s only part of the reason Commissioner Jim Delany is encouraging Big Ten schools to keep FCS schools off non-conference schedules. He said recently that games against FCS foes don’t create enough excitement for players, fans and television networks.

Every Big Ten team except Michigan and Penn State is playing an FCS opponent this season. Three of those games are this week.

Blackshirts Amped for Bridgford, Golden Eagles

Posted on September 3, 2013

Lincoln – The Nebraska football team continued its week of preparation for Saturday’s game against Southern Misson Tuesday afternoon. The team practiced in full pads for just over two hours inside the Hawks Center and outside at the Ed and Joyanne Gass Practice Fields.

Defensive Coordinator John Papuchis addressed the media after practice, initially focusing on the similarities between Southern Miss quarterback Allen Bridgford and Wyoming quarterback Brett Smith.

“Allen Bridgford and Brett Smith are both big, strong-armed guys,” Papuchis said. “I’ve been impressed with the way Bridgford throws the ball, and I walked away very impressed with Smith as well. We’re still doing some research on Bridgford from his time back at Cal, but I’d say he’s somewhat similar to Smith.”

Papuchis was pleased with the way that some of his younger players played, such as freshman linebacker Josh Banderas, in their first action at Nebraska.

“Last week, the plan was to get Josh Banderas in a little bit more than we did,” Papuchis said. “The game wasn’t ever comfortable enough to make us that eager to put in a freshman, but we kind of bit the bullet in the fourth quarter and said it was time to get him out there. He played well, and we have a lot of confidence in him, whether we’re up 16 or up three like we were at the end.”

Although the impact of freshmen like Banderas was noticeable, Papuchis also mentioned his desire to get junior linebacker Zaire Anderson more reps against Southern Miss on Saturday.

“With Wyoming being a four-wide personnel team, the initial thought was that we were going to play a lot more dime, which made Mo Seisay a lot more involved,” Papuchis said. “I’d like to see Zaire Anderson play a bigger role this week, but that’s going to be dictated by what kind of personnel groupings we see from Southern Miss.”

Finally, Papuchis noted the difficulties of scouting opponents in openers and his belief that the defense is more prepared for Saturday’s game against Southern Miss.

“Openers are always somewhat tricky in college football,” Papuchis said. “You run the fine line between preparing too much and overwhelming your guys with information and not preparing enough, leaving a lot of guesswork. We did some things on defense that they had never seen before, and they did some things on offense we had never seen before. We have a little bit more film on Southern Miss, and we have a better base idea of who they are.”

Nebraska will hit the practice field again on Wednesday as the team moves closer to its second game of the season. NU will face Southern Mississippi on Saturday at 5 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast nationally on the Big Ten Network.

Robert Lovell’s Week 1 College Football Power Rankings

Posted on September 3, 2013September 9, 2013

Ranking	School	Record	LW	Next Game
1	Alabama	1-0	1	September 14 @ 5 Texas A&M
2	Texas	1-0	2	September 7 @ BYU
3	Ohio State	1-0	4	September 7 vs. San Diego State
4	Notre Dame	1-0	5	September 7 @ 16 Michigan
5	Texas A&M	1-0	6	September 7 vs. Sam Houston State
6	Louisville	1-0	7	September 7 vs. Eastern Kentucky
7	LSU	1-0	9	September 7 vs. UAB
8	Clemson	1-0	12	September 7 vs. South Carolina State
9	Oklahoma State	1-0	8	September 7 @ UTSA
10	Oregon	1-0	10	September 7 @ Virginia
11	Florida State	1-0	13	September 14 vs. Nevada
12	Georgia	0-1	3	September 7 vs. 15 South Carolina
13	Florida	1-0	11	September 7 @ 18 Miami
14	Ole Miss	1-0	15	September 7 vs. SE Missouri State
15	South Carolina	1-0	16	September 7 @ 12 Georgia
16	Michigan	1-0	17	September 7 vs. 4 Notre Dame
17	Stanford	0-0	19	September 7 vs. San Jose State
18	Miami	1-0	20	September 7 vs. 13 Florida
19	Oklahoma	1-0	22	September 7 vs. West Virginia
20	Nebraska	1-0	21	September 7 vs. Southern Miss
21	Washington	1-0	25	September 14 @ Illinois
22	TCU	0-1	18	September 7 vs. SE Louisiana
23	Northwestern	1-0	24	September 7 vs. Syracuse
24	Oregon State	0-1	14	September 7 vs. Hawaii
25	USC	1-0	NR	September 7 vs. Washington State
Next Five: Baylor, Arizona State, Virginia Tech, Arizona, Vanderbilt

Lincoln Workshop Set for Hunters of Small Game

Posted on September 3, 2013

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Game and Parks has scheduled a Lincoln workshop for hunters of small game.

The workshop is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 11 at the Lincoln Izaak Walton League Clubhouse and Range. The Game and Parks Commission’s Hunter Education team will discuss small-game opportunities, hunting techniques, equipment and calling.

The workshop will be preceded by a rimfire rifle sight-in at 6 p.m. Participants must bring their own firearms and ammunition.

Space is limited. Go online at HuntSafeNebraska.com to register.

The Izaak Walton League facility sits a half-mile south of Nebraska Highway 2 on 134th Street.

CSG Athletes of the Year Named

Posted on September 3, 2013

Lincoln—A fencer and a diver/triathlete from Omaha, a Taekwondo master from Hastings and a wrestler from Scottsbluff have earned top honors as 2013 Cornhusker State Games Athletes of the Year.

Alex Bucevicius, 25, of Omaha, who earned a gold medal, two silvers and a bronze in fencing, was named the Male Athlete of the Year. Bucevicius, who had participated in Cornhusker State Games Martial Arts as a youth, first tried fencing in 2005 after he and some fellow martial arts students saw it in the State Games.

The Female Athlete of the Year Award goes to two-sport medalist Emily Kluth, 27, also of Omaha. Kluth, who is an Assistant Athletic Director at the College of St. Mary and coaches diving for the Millard Omaha Dive Squad, earned two gold medals in diving and a silver for her age group in triathlon. A native of Columbus, Neb., Kluth was a two-time Division II All-American in diving at the University of South Dakota.

Hastings Taekwondo athlete and instructor Vicki Neiman was selected as the E Lee Todd Senior Athlete of the Year for participants age 55 and over. Nieman earned a silver medal in the forms division, in which she competed with an otherwise all-male field. The 60 year-old has volunteered for the past seven years as a judge and instructor of judges and is well-known among Taekwondo athletes for her positive attitude and good sportsmanship.

Salem Harsh, a 14 year-old wrestler from Scottsbluff, earned the CSG Youth Athlete of the Year award along with his third straight CSG Wrestling Iron Man Award, five gold medals and one silver. The Harsh family, with brothers Salem, Sebastian, Sabian and their father Jon, has won more than 50 CSG Wrestling medals over the past three years. Salem finished this year’s Games with a 13-1 record.

CSG Male, Female and Youth Athletes of the Year are nominated for national awards issued by the National Congress of State Games at its annual symposium, set to take place Oct. 21-24 in San Antonio. The E. Lee Todd Senior Athlete of the Year Award is a Nebraska-only honor. Local awards are determined by a selection committee of sports officials and journalists.

The 2013 Cornhusker State Games, held July 20-29, drew 12,323 participants from 81 different counties. The Nebraska Sports Council, which conducts the Cornhusker State Games, is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. Platinum partners include St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center, BlueCross & BlueShield of Nebraska and Nebraska Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine. Learn more at NebraskaSportsCouncil.com.

Huskers Move on to Southern Miss

Posted on September 2, 2013

Lincoln, Neb.- The Nebraska football team started its game two preparations for Southern Mississippi during a two-hour practice held inside the Hawks Center and outside at the Ed and Joyanne Gass Practice Fields in shorts and helmets Monday afternoon.

Offensive Coordinator Tim Beck met with media after practice, noting that the team had a good practiceMonday after beating Wyoming 37-34 Saturday night at Memorial Stadium.

“It was good, starting to introduce the prep for Sothern Miss, so it is a lot more teaching and listening and learning day today. You could see, I think they were eager to get out there and play.”

Beck added that it was nice to move on to week two of the season, after a close win against the Cowboys Saturdaynight.

“It was week one, for lack of a better term. We did some good things out there, just didn’t finish the game real well. We had some individual players break down, and it showed up and kind of hurt us later in the game.” Beck said, “We just didn’t focus at the end, and weren’t able to convert and finish the game the way I was hoping to finish.”

The high-powered Nebraska offense relied on its power running attack was more conservative in its play-calling on Saturday night. In hindsight, Beck wishes that he would have taken more chances during the season opener.

“Yeah there is no doubt, there is opportunities to be able to do it, but once again I kind of feel like we were running the ball pretty affectively. We were going to run it until they (Wyoming) stopped us, and I didn’t think there was any need to risk—and then that one pass at the end of the quarter got intercepted.” Beck said, “If you look back there were opportunities we could have took, probably should have took them in hindsight, but we didn’t.”

Nebraska boasted a four-man running combo Saturday night, which led the Huskers to 375 yards rushing against the Cowboys. Beck noted that he trusts running backs coach Ron Brown to continue to help the stable of running backs produce amazing stats.

“I trust Ron (Brown) to be able to know what they need to do.” Beck said, “It is not a sprint it is a marathon, we have a long season ahead of us, and we are going to need them all. It is good to get them touches and experience.”

True freshman running back Terrell Newby of West Hills, Calif., was one of those backs that helped NU record 375 on the ground. Beck said that he was really impressed with Newby’s play and to expect more carries to go his way.

“I was very pleased with what he did, again just kind of trust and rely on our coaches that is why they are here.” Beck said, “I wanted Terrell in the game because of his speed, and I wanted some fresh legs in the game, and he brought us that.”

Nebraska will continue preparations Tuesday as the team moves closer to its second game of the year. NU will face Southern Mississippi on Saturday at 5 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast nationally on the Big Ten Network.