Team Updates - pre-Spring Edition

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Sam McKewon and Brian Christopherson tweeted several things about the team heading into Spring Football. As you probably know, Nebraska kicks off Spring practice this Saturday.

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Expect to see a lot of Imani Cross this spring. He's going to get a long, extended look at RB.

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OC Tim Beck: "“I feel like I know what I'm gonna get out of Ameer (Abdullah). I want to see what I can get out of Imani.”



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Injury notes: As expected, Taariq Allen won't participate in spring ball. Tim Beck says Tyler Wullenwaber (knee) also probably out. #Huskers

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Beck says Wullenwaber "could probably be involved in some things." But: "We need him to be 100 percent. It's probably 90."

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T. Allen? Ahead of schedule. Beck: "We were hoping it might be fall ball. And here, probably by the end of spring maybe he'll be cleared."

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About left guard, Beck says: "It's open. It's probably the most open position we got."

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Beck lists off Mike Moudy, Jake Cotton, Ryne Reeves as LG options. Also don't count out Pensick if Paul Thurston makes a move at center.

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"There's a lot of little pieces in there that you're just not sure exactly how they're all going to work out," Beck said of O-line jobs.

Here's a link to Sam's article where he fleshes this all out a bit more.

 
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Its great to see Beck more involved with the offense and building these guys and making the best move for the players and team. O-line should be solid with the talent we have and Cross should be tearing the field up with Abdullah. Offensively I think we will be more than fine. I would love updates on defense :)

Thanks for the info Knapp!

 
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I'm really looking forward to seeing Imani get more carries this year. As much as I like the way he runs the ball, from what I've read, it's his work ethic that makes him stand out.

 
saunders45 said:
Season hinges on the DL. Hopefully VV is what we think he is.
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Valentine and Randle being 100%. We need more than one DL that cause cause hell for the OL. With the talent at DE, we could be a brutal force. Could be, being the key word. Lol

 
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Mills said:
I'm really looking forward to seeing Imani get more carries this year. As much as I like the way he runs the ball, from what I've read, it's his work ethic that makes him stand out.
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This is the reason why I think both of the freshmen rbs will redshirt, barring injury to Imani, or Ameer. Cross will be a great change of pace back. The future sure looks good at rb for the Huskers!

 
saunders45 said:
Season hinges on the DL. Hopefully VV is what we think he is.
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I think this will be a recurring theme for Pelini's entire tenure here. The Huskers will always depend on the DL - maybe a little too much, or so it would seem from last years breakdown.

 
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kchusker_chris said:
saunders45 said:
Season hinges on the DL. Hopefully VV is what we think he is.
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I think this will be a recurring theme for Pelini's entire tenure here. The Huskers will always depend on the DL - maybe a little too much, or so it would seem from last years breakdown.
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True, but I think it's even more important this season simply because our schedule is set up for a decent run. Everything about his defense relies on good defensive line play. The last 2 years were average, and just bad. A competent defense (and DL) last year puts us in the rose bowl at 12-1.

If Bo can't break the 4 loss cycle this year, he's going to lose support from a large segment of the fanbase.

(In before someone blames TM)

 
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Getting ready for #springball . #HUSKERS

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T-Magic has his sights on a Big Ten Championship in 2013!!

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