***Bo Pelini said that tomorrow's practice, the final one before Nebraska gets 10 days off for spring break, will consist solely of a scrimmage and will almost be like a game. Receiver Jamal Turner said this will provide a game-day type atmosphere for the younger players and give them a taste of what Saturdays will be like in the fall.
***The NU coaches have given players detailed workouts for their time away on spring break. Pelini said that while he plans to give most of the coaches a few days off, he still plans to spend much of his time working.
***Cole Pensick said that he, Mark Pelini, Paul Thurston and Scott Criss are working at center right now.
***Avery Moss missed practice again, so Greg McMullen was working with the ones for the second time this week.
***Taylor Martinez said he won't get much of a spring break because he plans to spend most of his time working with coach Steve Calhoun, who he's spent extensive time working with in the past.
***Martinez also said that running back Imani Cross has looked good as the offense's No. 1 back. He said that Cross greatly improved his speed over the winter and the speed difference with him in the lineup isn't very noticeable.
***Martinez said that up to this point, he has been held out of any live scrimmaging but hopes the coaches will let him go during Friday's scrimmage.
***Turner said that, thanks to his increased understanding of the offense, he's been practicing at all the receiver positions this spring.
***Wide receiver Brion Carnes and and tight end David Sutton were among the Huskers that didn't practice Wednesday. Ryne Reeves, who suffered a lower leg injury earlier this spring, was riding around
on a motorized cart.
***The Big Ten Network's Gerry DiNardo was at practice Wednesday, the second stop on his spring Big Ten tour after visiting Northwestern. He said that from what he can tell, it's becoming more and more common for schools to break their spring practice apart with spring break like Nebraska is doing this year.
On DiNardo's Twitter feed following the practice, he was very complimentary of the offensive line. "O Line was very impressive. They have 2 do a lot in the scheme and have to be athletic and they r" read the first tweet, which was followed by this one:"J. Cotton much improved based on today's practice, 2 early 2 tell but this could be best O-Line in the B1G".