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NU Notes, 10/11
KEENAN UNCERTAIN: It is uncertain whether freshman linebacker Michael Keenan will continue to be a member of the Nebraska football program.
"He has some personal issues," said Husker defensive coordinator Kevin Cosgrove when asked of Keenan's status with the ballclub.
Would he be with the team Saturday when Nebraska played Baylor?
"I hope so," Cosgrove answered.
Keenan, a true freshman from Kansas City, Mo., was not on the travel roster for Saturday's 70-10 loss at Texas Tech.
As a high school senior, he was ranked as the nation's eighth-best inside linebacker by recruiting analyst Tom Lemming and 16th-best outside linebacker prospect by Rivals.com.
HANDLING BEAU: Cosgrove said he would not hesitate in putting a player like Beau Davis back in a game if an opportunity arose, despite the quarterback's poor showing Saturday.
Davis completed only 1 of 8 passes when he replaced Joe Dailey. But it was his four interceptions, which helped Tech roll to 70 points, that will not soon be forgotten around Lincoln.
"Throw them back in? Absolutely," Cosgrove said of playing a young, struggling player. "The first game with Cortney (Grixby), he got beat on that first pass (for a Southern Mississippi touchdown) when he fell down. I grabbed him right away. You just try to encourage and not discourage."
THE BEACON OF LIGHT: Cosgrove gave credit to linebacker Barrett Ruud for breaking Nebraska's career tackling record, which was held by Jerry Murtaugh.
Ruud had nine tackles against Tech and now has 344 in his career. He broke the record late in the third quarter in what proved to be one of the few bright spots to the evening for Nebraska.
"Barrett's unbelievable," Cosgrove said. "He's a great kid. I'm proud of him. He played well (Saturday). He had a bunch of tackles. He's one of our leaders and you always encourage him to be even stronger than he is."
WHERE'S THE RUSH: Nebraska junior defensive tackle Titus Adams said the pass rush he and his teammates applied on Tech quarterback Sonny Cumbie was seriously lacking.
"He was pretty comfortable back there," Adams said of Cumbie, who was only sacked once in the game, by defensive end Jay Moore.
E FOR EFFORT: Despite the 60-point loss, Cosgrove said he wouldn't label his defense as having put forth a lax effort, which is perhaps even more frightening than it is comforting to Husker fans.
"Could we have played better? Absolutely," Cosgrove said. "You guys know that. You know, it happened. We just have to make sure we correct it all."
RUNNING UP THE SCORE: Cosgrove was asked by one reporter if he had an issue with how the score ended, with Tech scoring 70 points.
"Do I? Yeah," said Cosgrove. "But from what they were doing? No. It's not their problem."
In other words, to those who think Tech ran up the score, Cosgrove is not inclined to agree.
Adams was also asked if he thought the the Red Raiders ran up the points.
Adams' response: "They were just playing their game. Our job is to try to stop them."
COACHING LOWPOINT: Cosgrove didn't even blink when asked if Saturday's game was the worst loss he'd ever suffered as a coach.
"Yes."
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2004/1...43534826020.txt
KEENAN UNCERTAIN: It is uncertain whether freshman linebacker Michael Keenan will continue to be a member of the Nebraska football program.
"He has some personal issues," said Husker defensive coordinator Kevin Cosgrove when asked of Keenan's status with the ballclub.
Would he be with the team Saturday when Nebraska played Baylor?
"I hope so," Cosgrove answered.
Keenan, a true freshman from Kansas City, Mo., was not on the travel roster for Saturday's 70-10 loss at Texas Tech.
As a high school senior, he was ranked as the nation's eighth-best inside linebacker by recruiting analyst Tom Lemming and 16th-best outside linebacker prospect by Rivals.com.
HANDLING BEAU: Cosgrove said he would not hesitate in putting a player like Beau Davis back in a game if an opportunity arose, despite the quarterback's poor showing Saturday.
Davis completed only 1 of 8 passes when he replaced Joe Dailey. But it was his four interceptions, which helped Tech roll to 70 points, that will not soon be forgotten around Lincoln.
"Throw them back in? Absolutely," Cosgrove said of playing a young, struggling player. "The first game with Cortney (Grixby), he got beat on that first pass (for a Southern Mississippi touchdown) when he fell down. I grabbed him right away. You just try to encourage and not discourage."
THE BEACON OF LIGHT: Cosgrove gave credit to linebacker Barrett Ruud for breaking Nebraska's career tackling record, which was held by Jerry Murtaugh.
Ruud had nine tackles against Tech and now has 344 in his career. He broke the record late in the third quarter in what proved to be one of the few bright spots to the evening for Nebraska.
"Barrett's unbelievable," Cosgrove said. "He's a great kid. I'm proud of him. He played well (Saturday). He had a bunch of tackles. He's one of our leaders and you always encourage him to be even stronger than he is."
WHERE'S THE RUSH: Nebraska junior defensive tackle Titus Adams said the pass rush he and his teammates applied on Tech quarterback Sonny Cumbie was seriously lacking.
"He was pretty comfortable back there," Adams said of Cumbie, who was only sacked once in the game, by defensive end Jay Moore.
E FOR EFFORT: Despite the 60-point loss, Cosgrove said he wouldn't label his defense as having put forth a lax effort, which is perhaps even more frightening than it is comforting to Husker fans.
"Could we have played better? Absolutely," Cosgrove said. "You guys know that. You know, it happened. We just have to make sure we correct it all."
RUNNING UP THE SCORE: Cosgrove was asked by one reporter if he had an issue with how the score ended, with Tech scoring 70 points.
"Do I? Yeah," said Cosgrove. "But from what they were doing? No. It's not their problem."
In other words, to those who think Tech ran up the score, Cosgrove is not inclined to agree.
Adams was also asked if he thought the the Red Raiders ran up the points.
Adams' response: "They were just playing their game. Our job is to try to stop them."
COACHING LOWPOINT: Cosgrove didn't even blink when asked if Saturday's game was the worst loss he'd ever suffered as a coach.
"Yes."
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2004/1...43534826020.txt