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Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini hasn’t been kidding when he intimated that position battles may not end until one day before kickoff.
Pelini [said] after Monday’s practice – the first truly dedicated to preparing for Florida Atlantic – that NU would not release a depth chart Tuesday, as has been normally custom.
“It won’t be final until the end of the week,” Pelini said. “Changes every day. The competition’s on every day. We rep a lot of guys. We could give you a depth chart with a lot of “ORs” on it. We’ll see how it plays out. Whoever wins the job, that’s who’s going to be in the game Saturday.”
The closest battles continue at right tackle, wide receiver, punt returner, WILL and MIKE linebacker, and potentially in the secondary. Third-string is up for grabs at many more positions, as well.
At right tackle, offensive line coach Barney Cotton said both juniors Marcel and D.J. Jones should play “both fairly equally” in the FAU game.
“Both had good camps and both deserve to play,” Cotton said.
Cotton did not have the services of left guard Keith Williams, held out because of an undisclosed injury. In his absence Andy Christensen moved back over from right guard to work with the top units.
“I won’t talk about that, but he’s fine,” Pelini said. “He should be out here tomorrow.”
In practice, freshman walk-on Ron Kellogg III drew the job of simulating the Owls’ quarterback, Rusty Smith. Although Kellogg is 4-5 inches shorter than Smith, Pelini said the Omaha Westside product “did a really good job.”
NU returns to the practice field Tuesday after its weekly press conference.
Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini hasn’t been kidding when he intimated that position battles may not end until one day before kickoff.
Pelini [said] after Monday’s practice – the first truly dedicated to preparing for Florida Atlantic – that NU would not release a depth chart Tuesday, as has been normally custom.
“It won’t be final until the end of the week,” Pelini said. “Changes every day. The competition’s on every day. We rep a lot of guys. We could give you a depth chart with a lot of “ORs” on it. We’ll see how it plays out. Whoever wins the job, that’s who’s going to be in the game Saturday.”
The closest battles continue at right tackle, wide receiver, punt returner, WILL and MIKE linebacker, and potentially in the secondary. Third-string is up for grabs at many more positions, as well.
At right tackle, offensive line coach Barney Cotton said both juniors Marcel and D.J. Jones should play “both fairly equally” in the FAU game.
“Both had good camps and both deserve to play,” Cotton said.
Cotton did not have the services of left guard Keith Williams, held out because of an undisclosed injury. In his absence Andy Christensen moved back over from right guard to work with the top units.
“I won’t talk about that, but he’s fine,” Pelini said. “He should be out here tomorrow.”
In practice, freshman walk-on Ron Kellogg III drew the job of simulating the Owls’ quarterback, Rusty Smith. Although Kellogg is 4-5 inches shorter than Smith, Pelini said the Omaha Westside product “did a really good job.”
NU returns to the practice field Tuesday after its weekly press conference.
