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Another ‘trench game’ for defense; no decision yet on Husker QB Thompson’s availability Another week, another "trench game" for the Nebraska defense. For the fourth week in a row, the Huskers are facing an offense geared toward opening holes for a 1,000-yard rusher. This time, it's Wisconsin and Braelon Allen. "The workload has been real, and it doesn't change this week even with the gauntlet we've kind of had with Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan," defensive coordinator Bill Busch said after Wednesday's Nebraska football practice. "They've had a lot of trench games, and this game will be the ...
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Offensive coordinator isn’t ruling out Casey Thompson for Michigan game, will ‘see where everybody is at’ Thursday Offensive coordinator Mark Whipple isn't ruling out Casey Thompson for Saturday's game at third-ranked Michigan even though the quarterback didn't throw during Wednesday morning's Nebraska football practice. Whipple said he's seeing "a little more confidence" from Thompson's backups, Chubba Purdy and Logan Smothers, who are "just handling things better" compared with last week. He described this week's practices the best yet for the two. Whipple said the plan is to "see where ever...
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Chubba Purdy and Logan Smothers preparing to lead Nebraska’s offense against Minnesota There's "a good chance" both Chubba Purdy and Logan Smothers will play at quarterback against Minnesota if Casey Thompson isn't ready Saturday, offensive coordinator Mark Whipple said after Wednesday morning's Nebraska football practice. Thompson took some snaps Wednesday, but his status remains up in the air as he recovers from the elbow injury he suffered during the Huskers' loss last week to Illinois. Whipple expects the two backups to be better prepared than they were against Illinois. "I feel a lot bett...
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Illinois among nation’s elite at running back and on defense It stands to reason that containing Illinois running back Chase Brown will be a top priority Saturday for Nebraska. He leads the nation in rushing, having eclipsed 1,000 yards before October was half over. "He has so many yards after contact that it's ridiculous," interim defensive coordinator Bill Busch said after Wednesday's Nebraska football practice. "He has breakout runs, and he can make you miss," Busch said. "But his biggest strength that Chase has is that he's able to turn three-yard runs into six-yard runs. ... You look at t...
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Nebraska’s staff shakeup complicates the evaluation Last year, I handed out midseason grades of the Nebraska coaching staff. It's a fun exercise to evaluate the performance of the assistants, coordinators and head coach in a handful of different areas. The overall GPA allows us to see how they rank. Honestly, I almost didn't do it this year. The shakeup from Scott Frost's firing - two existing coaches in interim roles, replaced by two analysts - makes proper evaluation tough. Plus, there is the elephant in the room: several (if not all) of the current coaches will be out of a job when the full...
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Nebraska football coordinators comment after Wednesday’s practice To interim Nebraska defensive coordinator Bill Busch, stopping the Purdue offense is a supreme challenge. Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm "does a magnificent job in how he schemes things up. ... Also he's got a lot of NFL players walking around, so that helps," Busch said after Wednesday's Nebraska football practice. Mentioning quarterback Aidan O'Connell, receiver Charlie Jones and tight end Payne Durham in particular, Busch said the Boilermakers are "as talented a group as we've seen all year skill-wise." The winner of Saturday n...
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Inability to sustain early success in games frustrates Nebraska’s play-caller No more Mr. Nice Guy from Nebraska football's offensive coordinator, Mark Whipple. Whipple said Tuesday that he was frustrated by a lack of focus and urgency from the offense to keep things rolling after early successes in games. In the 35-21 win Saturday over Indiana, the Huskers scored on their initial possession for the fourth time in five games. "Then they just act like, 'Well, yeah, OK,'" Whipple said. "Your job's to score touchdowns. ... My expectations at times just seem to be higher than our guys that are pla...
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Nebraska’s defensive and offensive coordinators discuss preparations for Indiana and more Nebraska's offensive and defensive coordinators met with reporters Wednesday for the first time since the firings of Scott Frost and Erik Chinander. Both said the players have responded admirably to a difficult situation. "They've been through a lot," interim defensive coordinator Bill Busch said after Wednesday's practice. "I can't tell you how proud I am to be a coach at Nebraska and be able to coach these players. They are ridiculous on how hard they try and what they do." Offensive coordinator Mark Wh...
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Coordinators speak after Tuesday’s Husker football practice Offensive coordinator Mark Whipple says the Huskers will be facing a fired-up opponent Saturday in Georgia Southern. "This is a big game for them. ... They have good athletes and guys that can run," Whipple said after Tuesday's Nebraska football practice. "They have better athletes than they look on tape. That's what I told the players. ... We told them they're going to be a little bit more twitchy or faster than you see on tape." The Eagles, coached by former USC coach Clay Helton, opened their season Saturday night with a 59-7 win o...
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Whipple: ‘We've got to finish’; Chinander: Blackshirts didn’t ‘put out the fire’ Nebraska defensive coordinator Erik Chinander said the Blackshirts’ performance Saturday was “not up to our standard at all,” while offensive coordinator Mark Whipple said his unit needs to figure out how to finish after the 31-28 loss to Northwestern. The two spoke to the media after Wednesday morning's Husker football practice. “We take great pride in this unit in putting the fire out,” Chinander said. “When we get put in an unfavorable situation, we fix it. That's life. That happens in football. ... We need to ...
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