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Paul positive
Niles Paul comes across as an upbeat, positive, excitable young man.
Perhaps somebody who can give some life to Nebraska's return units.
“It should be an explosive year as a return game,” said Paul, a sophomore wide receiver.
Paul is the No. 1 punt returner, where senior receiver Nate Swift will also see some action. Paul and junior safety Larry Asante are the two main kickoff return men.
“I know we can make a splash on returns," Paul said. "We’ve got explosive guys back there — me, Larry, Swift. Whoever’s going to return the ball, it’s going to be a show.”
Paul said he's been focusing on ball security, particularly on punt returns.
“At the beginning, I had a problem," he said, "because every time I broke down and juked, I kind of let the ball out. But never fumbled. Just working on keeping the ball high and tight.”
Asante said he's the dominant return man on kickoffs, but that he and Paul are interchangeable.
"It depends on the situation," Asante said. “We switch off on dominant returners depending on who has more energy and has been off the field more.”
As for Friday's morning practice, Asante said the defense came out focused and strong.
"It was ones versus ones, and everybody was in their right fits and their right gaps, making their right reads. We were just flying to the ball," he said.
"And when we starting working on Western Michigan stuff, everybody knew their keys, and everybody played assignment football. So overall, it was a good practice.”
Asante said the offense managed a field goal in the first series of Thursday's scrimmage, but that coaches allowed the offense to keep going even after the defense stopped them on three downs.
"Coach gave them more plays," Asante said. "It’s kind of unfair, but we should’ve shut ‘em out on all three-and-outs, all three times, but they ended up kicking a field goal.”
In a matchup of lower units, Tim Marlowe caught a TD pass later in the scrimmage, Asante said.
Paul positive
Niles Paul comes across as an upbeat, positive, excitable young man.
Perhaps somebody who can give some life to Nebraska's return units.
“It should be an explosive year as a return game,” said Paul, a sophomore wide receiver.
Paul is the No. 1 punt returner, where senior receiver Nate Swift will also see some action. Paul and junior safety Larry Asante are the two main kickoff return men.
“I know we can make a splash on returns," Paul said. "We’ve got explosive guys back there — me, Larry, Swift. Whoever’s going to return the ball, it’s going to be a show.”
Paul said he's been focusing on ball security, particularly on punt returns.
“At the beginning, I had a problem," he said, "because every time I broke down and juked, I kind of let the ball out. But never fumbled. Just working on keeping the ball high and tight.”
Asante said he's the dominant return man on kickoffs, but that he and Paul are interchangeable.
"It depends on the situation," Asante said. “We switch off on dominant returners depending on who has more energy and has been off the field more.”
As for Friday's morning practice, Asante said the defense came out focused and strong.
"It was ones versus ones, and everybody was in their right fits and their right gaps, making their right reads. We were just flying to the ball," he said.
"And when we starting working on Western Michigan stuff, everybody knew their keys, and everybody played assignment football. So overall, it was a good practice.”
Asante said the offense managed a field goal in the first series of Thursday's scrimmage, but that coaches allowed the offense to keep going even after the defense stopped them on three downs.
"Coach gave them more plays," Asante said. "It’s kind of unfair, but we should’ve shut ‘em out on all three-and-outs, all three times, but they ended up kicking a field goal.”
In a matchup of lower units, Tim Marlowe caught a TD pass later in the scrimmage, Asante said.
