During their first spring practice, the Huskers couldn’t complete a mistake-free warmup. Some bumped into each other or turned the wrong way. Some didn’t keep up. Some had body language Frost didn’t appreciate.
Every time, the process started over.
“We did it, like, five times, then he called us up,” senior offensive lineman Jerald Foster said. “He was not happy about that, sent us back. Then we messed up two more times, and he called us up and he really got mad. We did it the right (way) that eighth time doing it. That was one of the hardest days ever.”
The dynamic warmup — or “stretch” as Frost and his staff call it — is a far cry from the static, stationary stretches employed under former coach Mike Riley. It begins with a slower portion, in which players go 10 yards by skipping, dipping, doing high knees and moving laterally. The length then extends to 20 yards with a similar combination of movements and sprints, all in a flat figure-eight pattern. During the portion of practice open to media Wednesday, the warmup ended with players racing to midfield and doing coordinated jumping jacks.
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