Husker/Big XII Spring Practice

[sea o' red]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3255019

 

 

Nebraska Cornhuskers

Spring practice starts: March 26

Spring game: April 19

What to watch

• Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson is back, but he will be challenged to develop wide receivers after the departures of Maurice Purify, Terrence Nunn and Frantz Hardy and H-back Sean Hill. Nate Swift, Todd Peterson and Niles Paul will be vying for playing time at the position.

 

 

• Can the Cornhuskers get those Blackshirts out of mothballs? We'll see as Bo Pelini will impart his fiery brand of leadership to a group that ranked last in the Big 12 in sacks last season.

 

 

• Pelini and his new staff will try to light a fire under NT Ndamukong Suh, who badly underachieved last season after a breakout freshman campaign in 2006.

 

Good info. Also on the link there is info for other non-Big XII teams just to the right of KSU's section. Somewhat similar to Drowning In The Sea Of Red's previous post on Big XII power rankings.

[klemander]

Do you really think Nunn and Hardy will be that hard to replace?

[bbhusker]

Easy...... NO!

[husker249]

i reallly dont think either will be hard to replace. Neither receiver was spectacular. and after nunn fumbled the ball in the texas game to cost us the game in lincoln, ugh....i just cant look at him the same. however, he did make a spectacular catch in the colorado game right over jordan dizon......bottom line, i think we are pretty deep at receiver and we'll be fine with guys like swift, niles paul, chris brooks, and some of the newer guys even.

[sea o' red]

Forget Suh, Id say the entire defense underachieved last season.

[Inwar1]

Paul my be a good one, which remains to be seen. I think the newcomers to watch this year will be holt, and henry. I think some people may be pleasantly surprised. Holt was getting some PT late last year as I recall.