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edit:Senior quarterback Zac Lee spoke to the media following Monday's practice.
It was Lee's first time doing interviews since Taylor Martinez was named the starting quarterback.
"That's part of the deal being a quarterback at any level, the good with the bad," Lee said. "Really, I just try to keep preparing the same way. In case something were to happen I'd be ready to go."
"Just because you're not starting doesn't mean you can't be a leader in a sense," he added. "I'm one of the older guys on the team, on the Unity Council and all that stuff. So I just try to go about my work the same way I did before and there's no reason to give up, there's no reason to stop trying to improve and just make yourself better and be there just in case."
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Shawn Watson offered plenty of praise after Monday's practice for the way senior quarterback Zac Lee has handled not being the starter this year.
"He's been unbelievable," Watson said. "I couldn’t ask more out of a guy who’s been in his situation. He’s been very giving to both of the younger players, and when his opportunities come, because give him a lot of repetitions in practice ... Zac maximizes those opportunities and every day he shows us out here that he can go in and do the job. He has been totally into it, heart and soul.”
As for delivering the news to Lee that he was No. 3 behind Taylor Martinez and Cody Green?
“Bo and I told him, we totally understood his situation," Watson said. "We told him the options are it can become a negative and you can really let it hurt you, really take away from your senior season. Or you can be ready and be a positive force on the team."
Nebraska's offensive coordinator also reminded Lee of the story of Bobby Pesavento, who Watson coached at Colorado.
In 2001, Pesavento lost the preseason battle for the Buffs' starting job to Craig Ochs. But then Ochs went down with an injury midway through the season.
“Shoot, (Pesavento) lost the job to Craig Ochs, and that kid walked in and we won a Big 12 Championship with him. Rode him all the way to the title," Watson said. "That’s the story I told Zac. I told him about Bob. Bob was my example to him. Zac has embraced that role.”
Lee has continued to be a team leader. He's part of the Unity Council and helps offer advice to the other quarterbacks.
As someone who experienced the ups and downs of being Nebraska's starting quarterback, what did Lee tell Taylor Martinez after a rough game against South Dakota State?
"You just tell him things get better, just keep your head about yourself," Lee said. "S--- happens. What are you going to do? You just have to bounce back from it."
Lee said he is preparing just as he did last year when he started 12 out of 14 times.
"You got to be ready, it's football," Lee said. "Life is about 20 percent of what actually happens to you and 80 percent of how you react to it. I'm just trying to do the best I can and improve myself and be there for my teammates."
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