♪ >> IT WAS A HEAD-RING AFTERNOON LAST SATURDAY AS NEBRASKA LET NORTH DAKOTA HANG AROUND INTO THE THIRD QUARTER BEFORE THE HUSKERS FOUND ENOUGH OFFENSE TO PUT THE GAME AWAY.

BIG RED GETS ANOTHER TUNE-UP LEADING UP TO THE BIG MATCHUP IN A TWO WEEKS, BUT NOT BEFORE WE BREAK DOWN THE NORTH DAKOTA GAME WITH OUR SPECIAL GUEST, ERIN SORENSON.

SEAN CALLAHAN ALSO JOINING US ON SOME UPDATES ON BIG RED RECRUITING.

IT'S ALL COMING UP NEXT ON "BIG RED WRAP-UP."

♪ >> HI, EVERYONE.

I'M MIKE'L SEVERE.

WELCOME TO "BIG RED WRAP UP" ON NEBRASKA PUBLIC MEDIA.

MORE THAN 370 DAYS, 7 GAMES, NEBRASKA FINALLY GETS ANOTHER WIN.

TO TALK MORE ABOUT IT, FORMER HUSKER JAY MOORE AND DAMON BENNING.

I USUALLY START WITH YOU, JAY, BUT IT'S A BRAND NEW DAY FOR NEBRASKA AFTER A WIN.

I KNOW YOU LIKE THAT SONG.

IT'S A BRAND NEW DAY.

>> BRAND NEW DAY.

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL MORNING.

AND ANY TIME YOU GET ONE, YOU TRY TO PUT IT TOGETHER AND GET TWO.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> ONE'S A COINCIDENCE, TWO'S A FLUKE, THREE OR MORE IS TRENDING.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN'T MOVE TOWARDS THE TREND.

>> DID IT FEEL LIKE A WIN?

>> FOR SOME FANS, I DON'T KNOW IF IT DID.

>> OH, MAN.

YOU KNOW, I WILL SAY THIS.

FOR AS HARD AS IT WAS, WE'VE STRUGGLED TO COME BY WINS OBVIOUSLY.

>> YEAH.

>> WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF LOSSES IN A ROW.

IT DID, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT WAS -- IT GOT TIED THERE IN THE SECOND HALF AGAIN AND GOT CLOSE, I WAS LIKE, "OH, BOY."

YOU'RE ABOUT READY TO HIT THE EJECT BUTTON RIGHT THEN AND THERE.

BUT THEY WARMED DOWN -- YOU KNOW ANTHONY GRANT KIND OF SHOWED HIMSELF AGAIN AND THEY GOT THE OFFENSE GOING A LITTLE BIT IN THE SECOND HALF, BUT THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A LOT TO BE CONCERNED WITH FOR THIS FOOTBALL TEAM THROUGH TWO GAMES.

YOU LIKE TO THINK TEAMS MAKE THEIR BIGGEST JUMPS FROM GAME ONE TO GAME TWO.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT CAN NECESSARILY BE SAID FOR THIS FOOTBALL TEAM RIGHT NOW.

LACK OF PHYSICALITY ON BOTH SIDES OF LINES OF THE SCRIMMAGE, MISCOMMUNICATION IN THE BACK END., POOR TACKLING AGAIN THROUGH TWO GAMES.

MAYBE YOU CONTRIBUTE THAT SOME TO THE TRAVEL.

YOU KNOW -- YOU COME UP FROM IRELAND, THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A FLU GOING THROUGH THE TEAM AS WELL.

BUT A WIN'S A WIN.

BUT I'M VERY CONCERNED AT THE TWO GAMES OBVIOUSLY.

>> HONESTLY, THE ONE PERSON I CAN SAY WHO HAS HAD A PRETTY GOOD SEASON, A PERFECT SEASON, IS THE PUNTER.

>> YEAH.

>> I MEAN, HE'S HAD A GREAT -- BRIAN BUSCHINI HAS HAD A GREAT SEASON SO FAR.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE REALLY HAS.

>> YEAH.

ONE OF THE FEW.

ISAAC GIFFORD IS CLOSE.

I THINK HE'S EVOLVING INTO A GUY THAT THEY CAN COUNT ON.

BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE GLASS HALF FULL, LISTEN, NEBRASKA WEATHERED THE STORM EMOTIONALLY.

THAT HAS BEEN A TEAM THAT THEIR PSYCHE HAS BEEN EXTREMELY FRAGILE.

IT WAS CLOSE IN THE THIRD QUARTER.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASY FOR THEM TO WILT A LITTLE BIT AND TO KIND OF START REFLECTING AND CHECKING THE REAR VIEW MIRROR.

THE THEY DID A GOOD JOB OF STAYING THE COURSE WITH PATIENCE AS THEY WENT TO GROUND AND POUND.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO BE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT, IT WAS WEATHERING THE STORM WITHOUT LOOKING LIKE THERE WAS A SENSE OF PANIC.

'CAUSE THEY'VE GOT TO GET OVER THE EMOTIONAL HUMP BEFORE THEY CAN DO ANYTHING PHYSICALLY.

>> AND WE'LL GET TO IT LATER, BUT FORCING A FIELD GOAL AFTER THAT INTERCEPTION, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

>> THAT'S BIG.

>> MAKING THAT HAPPEN.

WE'RE GOING GET TO A LOT TONIGHT, WE DO NEED YOUR HELP.

REACH OUT AND HELP OUR CONVERSATIONS.

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ALSO HIT US UP ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH YOUR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS AS WELL.

WE'VE GOT OUR TEAM MONITORING FACEBOOK AND TWITTER TONIGHT.

SO DON'T BE SHY.

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YOU CAN PRINT THESE OFF FOR YOUR HOME OR OFFICE AND YOU CAN USE IT TO KEEP UPDATED ALL SEASON WITH HUSKERS FOOTBALL SCORES.

FINALLY, OUR NEW SIDELINE SURVEY IS UP AND READY FOR YOUR VOTE.

I'M SCARED OF THIS.

I DID NOT WRITE THIS QUESTION.

THIS WEEK, WE WANT TO KNOW: ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THE NORTH DAKOTA WIN?

YES, A WIN IS A WIN, NO, IT WAS TOO CLOSE FOR TOO LONG, OR HAVE YOU ALREADY CHECKED OUT FOR THE SEASON WITH TEN OR MORE GAMES LEFT?

I HOPE YOU HAVEN'T.

AS YOU SEE, 43%, NO, TOO CLOSE FOR TOO LONG.

39%, A WIN IS A WIN, AND 18% HAVE ALREADY CHECKED OUT.

CHECK THE WEBSITE EVERY SINGLE WEEK TO VOTE ON A BRAND NEW SURVEY.

YOU SAID AT THE BEGINNING, A WIN IS A WIN, BUT WHEN IT'S 17-17 IN THE THIRD QUARTER AGAINST NORTH DAKOTA, I GUESS I UNDERSTAND WHY FANS ARE A LITTLE BIT -- NOT ENCOURAGED.

>> YEAH.

WELL, YOU GO IN THE HALF AT 7-7.

YOU HAD AN INTERESTING SITUATION WITH FROST USING UP THE TIMEOUTS THERE.

YOU KNOW, THEY WERE PROBABLY -- >> THREE.

>> THE BALL IS AT THE 14.

I SEE WHAT HE WANTED TO DO.

HE WANTED TO TRY TO GET THE BALL BACK REAL QUICK INTO THE FIRST HALF THERE TO GET SOME POINTS.

BUT IT'S JUST -- THERE'S JUST TOO MANY PARALLELS FROM ALL THESE PAST SEASON.

THAT'S THE PUZZLING THING.

AND WE SAID IT LAST WEEK, YOU KNOW, KEEP DOING THE SAME THINGS OVER AND OVER AND EXPECTING, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT RESULTS.

IT KIND OF SEEM LIKE THAT'S BEEN THE THEME SO FAR WHEN FROST HAS BEEN HERE THESE FIRST FIVE YEARS IS THEY KEEP DOING THE SAME THINGS, PRACTICING THE SAME WAY, TO MY UNDERSTANDING, AND JUST DOING CERTAIN THINGS.

OBVIOUSLY, THEY TWEAKED SOME STUFF THIS YEAR, BUT IT STILL LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO MY EYE, TO I WOULD ASSUME FROM THE FANS' EYE, AND THAT'S WHAT'S PUZZLING 'CAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT'S ON THE LINE FOR HIM AND HIS STAFF COMING THROUGH THIS TO THIS SEASON, YOU'D THINK IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

HE MIGHT VIEW IT A LITTLE DIFFERENT, DO SOME THINGS DIFFERENTLY.

BUT IT'S STILL THE SAME STUFF WE'VE CONTINUED TO SEE.

THAT'S WHERE I AM.

THAT'S WHERE IT GETS FRUSTRATING FOR ME 'CAUSE YOU KEEP SEEING THE SAME STUFF, THE SAME --- YOU KNOW, NOT PLAYING PHYSICAL, MISMANAGING TIME-OUTS, OR POOR SPECIAL TEAMS EXECUTION IN THE GAME.

SO THAT'S JUST -- THAT'S JUST THE TOP OF THE ICEBERG, AND WE COULD REALLY GO FURTHER INTO THE DETAILS, BUT IT'S JUST THE SAME THINGS THAT CONTINUE TO HAUNT THIS FOOTBALL TEAM SHOW UP WEEK IN AND WEEK OUT.

>> SCOTT FROST, HE DOESN'T WANT TO CROWN HIM YET, BUT THEY'VE FOUND SOMETHING WITH ANTHONY GRANT IS CERTAINLY SEEMS LIKE?

>> YEAH, HE'S KIND OF GETTING INTO A RHYTHM AND HE'S I THINK REALLY TAKING CONTROL OF THAT ROLE.

AND, YOU KNOW, I WONDERED COMING OUT OF THE JUNIOR COLLEGE RANKS, EVEN AFTER FSU, THE LIMITED SUCCESS THERE THAT WOULD HIS STYLE TRANSLATE.

SOME OF THE VERDICT IS STILL OUT, RIGHT?

THERE'S TWO THINGS HE DOES REALLY WELL.

HE'S VERY GOOD AT MAKING YOU MISS IN SMALL SPACES, AND HE'S CONSTANTLY GAINING GROUND WITH HIS MOVES.

SO I LIKE THOSE TWO THINGS.

THE THING THAT I'LL BE CURIOUS TO SEE HOW IT TRANSLATES IS, YOU KNOW, HE'S A LITTLE INEFFICIENT AT THE POINT OF ATTACK, RIGHT, WHERE HE MAKES RUNS HARDER ON HIMSELF THAN THEY HAVE TO BE AND AGAINST EQUAL OR GREATER THAN COMPETITION, WILL HE BE ABLE TO PULL OFF MOVES LIKE THIS, RIGHT?

YOU PLAYED ACROSS A DEFENDER'S FACE AND HE GOT AWAY WITH IT.

I'M NOT SO SURE THAT WILL WORK AGAINST BIG-TIME COMPETITION.

BUT AS YOU SEE, WHEN HE GETS GOING AND HE GETS DOWNHILL, HE IS A HANDFUL.

>> YOU LOVE VISION AND BALANCE.

DOES HE HAVE THAT GOOD ENOUGH?

>> HE'S GOT FANTASTIC BALANCE.

NOW THE VISION, LIKE I SAIS, WE'LL SEE.

HE'S HAD TO WORK EXTRA HARD TO GET BACK TO THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

HE'S -- STATISTICALLY, HE'S ABOUT 1.9 BEFORE CONTACT.

HE'S 6 -- A LITTLE GREATER THAN 6 AFTER.

SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT KIND OF -- >> IS THAT IN INDICTMENT ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE, THOUGH?

I MEAN, GUYS ARE GETTING IN THE BACKFIELD.

>> IT IS, BUT ALSO JUST SOMETIMES THE INEFFICIENCY IN TERMS OF WHAT I CALL PRESSING THE POINT OF ATTACK.

WHERE IF IT'S A FRONT SIDE CREASE, THEY FRONT SIDE.

IF IT'S BACKSIDE CUTBACK, BACK THAT THING BACK.

HE'S BUSY BEING BUSY SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT WORKS.

>> AS TREY WOULD SAY, "RUN THE PLAY WHERE IT WAS DESIGNED."

>> YEAH.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE DEFENSIVE LINE.

AMD WE SAW NORTH DAKOTA HAVING SUCCESS AGAINST NEBRASKA, MOVING THEM OFF THE BALL.

I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO SHOW STUFF LATER WHERE BAD DECISIONS WERE MADE ON RUN PLAYS.

WHAT CAN THEY DO TO FIX THIS?

>> TO ME, THIS IS HOW I LOOK AT IT, A LOT OF PEOPLE ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, SUNDAY AFTERNOONS AND MONDAY MORNINGS AT WORK, THEY ALWAYS THROW FRUSTRATIONS WITH ME.

>> YEAH.

>> "WHAT'S GOING ON?

WHAT DO YOU SEE?"

I GO, "TO ME, I'M NOT AT PRACTICE, BUT IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PLAY PHYSICAL IN THE GAMES, YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT PRACTICING PHYSICAL."

SO THAT'S WHERE THEY I THINK THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE.

BECAUSE YOU CAN'T -- I DON'T CARE WHAT - THERE'S ONLY ONE SPORT I KNOW THAT IF YOU PRACTICE -- GOLF'S THE ONLY SPORT YOU CAN HIT IT GOOD ON THE DRIVING RANGE AND GO OUT AND PLAY POORLY ON THE GOLF COURSE OR VICE VERSA.

YOU COULD HIT IT VERY POORLY AND GOING ON THE DRIVING RANGE AND GO PLAY VERY NICELY ON THE GOLF COURSE.

THE WAY YOU PRACTICE IS HOW YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY.

99.5% OF THE TIME, I DON'T CARE WHAT SPORT IT IS.

AND TO ME, THEY GOT TO PICK IT UP AND PRACTICE 'CAUSE THAT WAS NOT VERY ENCOURAGING TO SEE THEM GET PUSHED AROUND BY NORTH DAKOTA.

ABLE TO CREATE SOME RUNS, POOR RUN FITS, POOR TACKLING AGAIN.

SO THAT'S -- IF IT'S GOING TO BE TY ROBINSON, COLTON FEIST, YOU KNOW GARRETT NELSON, SOMEONE'S GOT TO STEP UP AND GET THESE GUYS GOING.

BECAUSE LISTEN, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO LAST THE SEASON, ESPECIALLY IN THE BIG TEN PLAY CONTINUING THIS.

THEY'RE PLAYING SOFT NOW IN MY OPINION.

>> THE OTHER TWO GUYS ARE DREW AND WYNN.

HOW DO YOU THINK THEY PLAYED SO FAR, THE TRANSFERS?

>> I TELL YOU, I TYPICALLY LISTEN AND TAKE COACH CHINANDER AT HIS WORD, SO AFTER GAME ONE, COMING BACK FROM DUBLIN WHEN HE SAID, "HEY, WATCHING THE TAPE, I THINK THAT WYNN AND DREW HAVE EARNED IS RIGHT TO HAVE MORE SNAPS.

WYNN SEEMED TO BE THE BENEFICIARY OF THOSE INCREASED SNAPS.

AND I THINK HE'S KIND OF PLAGUE HIS WAY INTO GAME SHAPE.

HIS BODY TYPE IS CHANGING A LITTLE BIT.

DIDN'T GET OFF TO A GREAT START WHEN HE WAS HERE IN TERMS OF HIS PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT.

YOU KNOW, BASICALLY KIND OF TAKING A YEAR OFF AT ALABAMA WHERE HE WASN'T AN INTEGRAL PART OF WHAT THEY DID.

SO HE'S BEEN A PLEASANT SURPRISE AS HE CONTINUES TO EVOLVE, BUT THEY'VE GOT TO GET BETTER PLAY FROM TY ROBINSON.

I THINK HE'S THE GUY THAT WAS THE INCUMBENT.

HE'S THE TRUE THREE TECH.

I MEAN, HE'S GOT TO BE A GUY THAT REALLY ANCHORS THIS DEAL.

AND SO, FOR HIM, ALL EYES ON NUMBER 99 BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THEY CAN GO DEEP DEEPER THAN THREE AND A HALF OR FOUR GUYS.

AND BY HALF, I MEAN, TEN SNAPS A PIECE DIVIED UP BETWEEN BACKUPS.

SO HE'S THE GUY THAT'S GOT TO REALLY STEP UP AND TAKE THE BULL BY THE PROVERBIAL HORNS.

>> AS DAMON KNOWS, I'M A COOKING ANALOGY GUY.

A BUNCH OF PEOPLE COULD BE IN THE KITCHEN AND MAKE A MEAL, RIGHT?

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO CUT THE SEASONING.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO DID THIS.

DOES IT MATTER WHO CALLED THE PLAYS IN THE FIRST AND SECOND HALF?

BECAUSE IN THE END IT'S NEBRASKA, RIGHT?

>> NO, I DON'T -- DOESN'T MATTER TO ME.

I DON'T -- IT'S ABOUT GETTING THE WIN, MAKING THIS TEAM OBVIOUSLY GETTING OFF THE SNIDE OF THE SEVEN STRAIGHT LOSSES THERE.

NO, I DON'T -- IF IT WAS WHIP IN THE FIRST, FROST IN THE SECOND, OBVIOUSLY WE SAW FROST'S PLAY SHEET IN THE SECOND, DIDN'T HAVE HIM IN THE FIRST HALF.

I HAVE NO PROBLEM.

YOU'VE GOTTA CHANGE IT UP, YOU'VE GOTTA GO THROW A WRINKLE.

I HOPE IT'S STILL STAYING PROFESSIONAL AMONGST THEM TWO.

HOPE THERE'S NO ANIMOSITY CURRENTLY, BUT I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH IT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL ABOUT GETTING THIS TEAM TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO GO.

AND WHEN YOU'RE STRUGGLING SEVEN, SEVEN-AND-A-HALF, MAN, SOMETHING HAD TO CHANGE.

>> CASEY THOMPSON NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED A LITTLE BIT IN THE RUN GAME, RIGHT?

YOU ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THE PLUS GUY WHEN THE QUARTERBACK'S RUNNING.

AND THAT'S SCOTT FROST'S OFFENSE.

>> YEAH, THERE'S NO QUESTION AND HE SHOWED YOU A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WRINKLES.

NUMBER ONE, THE QB RUN GAME WAS NEW THIS WEEK.

TWO, INTRODUCING A SECOND BACK WITH A LITTLE ORBIT ACTION OR THE LITTLE DISCO ACTION WHERE YOU BRING SOME EYE CANDY INTO THE BACKFIELD AND HOLD BACK SIDE DEFENDERS.

IF YOU ALLOW GUYS -- JAY, YOU KNOW THIS, IF I CAN PIN MY EARS BACK AND JUST HIT FITS, IT'S VERY EASY TO DEFEND THE RUN GAME OUT OF SHOTGUN HAND-OFF RUN GAME.

WHEN YOU START ADDING THE QUARTERBACK ELEMENT AND DECEPTION WITH MULTIPLE BACKS IN THE BACKFIELD, IT SLOWS YOU DOWN AND GIVES THE OFFENSE AN ADVANTAGE.

I THINK WE SAW THAT A TON IN THE SECOND HALF.

>> YEAH, CHANCELLOR BREWINGTON HAS KIND OF AN H-BACK.

HE'S REALLY EFFICIENT.

YOU SAW HIM COME OUT OF THE BACKFIELD, CATCH THE TOUCHDOWN, BLOCKS VERY WELL.

THEY DID IT WITH OMAR MANNING AS WELL.

I MEAN, YOU COULD USE SOME OF THOSE BIGGER WIDE RECEIVERS.

>> YEAH, THE TIGHT END POSITION IS THE POSITION I WORRY ABOUT THE LEAST.

EVEN THOUGH TRAVIS VOKOLEK GOING DOWN WAS ARGUABLY NOT THE GREATEST -- HAD THE GREATEST IMPACT OF THE GAME IN WEEK ONE.

AND COACH BECKTON I TRUST.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF AJ ROLLINS.

YOU KNOW, CHANCELLOR BREWINGTON HAS PLAYED WELL.

WE'VE SEEN BOERKIRCHER KIND OF EVOLVE.

HE'S STEADILY GETTING BETTER WITH LIVE REPS. AND WE SAW CHRIS HICKMAN GET EIGHT OR NINE SNAPS THIS WEEK AND GRADE EXTREMELY WELL.

SO THE TIGHT END POSITION, YOU KNOW, EVEN MINUS A GUY LIKE FIDONE, IS NOT AS DEEP IN TERMS OF BEING STAR-STUDDED AS IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST.

BUT FROM A DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT, IN COACH BECKTON I TRUST.

>> HOW MUCH DOES IT CONCERN YOU THAT A GUY LIKE TEDDY PROCHAZKA GOT PUSHED AROUND A BIT BY NUMBER 44 FOR NORTH DAKOTA?

YOU SAW SOME ISSUES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LINE AS WELL.

>> THE SECOND GAME WAS INTERESTING.

THEY DID A LITTLE IMBALANCE THERE.

THEY HAVE BEEN DOING A BIT OF THAT THIS YEAR SO FAR.

HE DIDN'T LOOK VERY COMFORTABLE ON THAT RIGHT SIDE.

I'LL TELL YOU THAT MUCH.

HE GOT BEAT PRETTY EASILY INSIDE.

THAT'S WHERE THE SACK FUMBLE CAME AGAINST CASEY THOMPSON.

HE JUST, YOU KNOW -- LABORING A LITTLE OFF THE KNEE SO FAR.

BUT THE OFFENSIVE LINE, IT'S KIND OF FEAST OR FAMINE RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF GOOD, BUT SOMETIMES ANTHONY GRANT IS MAKING A LOT OF NOTHING.

AND I HOPE THAT'S NOT THE CASE GOING FORWARD.

HOPEFULLY HE CAN GRAB SOME COHESIVENESS, GET SOME MORE NASTINESS, PLAY MORE PHYSICAL.

I WOULD JUST LOVE FOR THE ONE D-LINE AND ONE O-LINE TO JUST GO AT IT A LOT MORE OFTEN IN PRACTICE.

I THINK THAT YOU'D HELP MAKE EACH OTHER SO MUCH BETTER JUST DOING THAT.

I THINK FROST MAYBE ALLUDED TO THAT, GETTING A LITTLE ONE-ON-ONES DURING THE WEEK.

I HOPE THAT'S THE CASE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THIS TEAM NEEDS RIGHT NOW.

THEY NEED GOOD ON GOOD, MAKE EACH OTHER BETTER.

IRON SHARPENS IRON.

JUST PLAY MORE PHYSICAL FOOTBALL.

>> IT'S REALLY HARD TO TAKE ON PULLERS AND KNOW WHEN TO SQUEEZE ON THE SECOND LEVEL IF THAT ACTION NEVER GETS TO YOU IN PRACTICE.

IF THE D-LINE IS DEFEATING KIND OF THE SCRAPPY SQUAD, YOU DON'T GET REAL LOOKS.

BUT, I'LL SAY THIS ABOUT TEDDY PROCHAZKA.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN EXCUSE AND AN EXPLANATION IS OWNERSHIP.

HE OWNED THE FACT THAT HE IS STILL GETTING ACCLIMATED TO HIS CONDITIONING AND CONFIDENCE.

I BELIEVE HE'S HEALTHY.

BUT WHEN YOU'RE 6'9"” AND SOME CHANGE, 330, YOU'RE COMING OFF MAJOR KNEE SURGERY AND HAVEN'T PLAYED IN OVER A YEAR, YOU HAVE TO PROGRESS INTO BEING READY TO HAVE REAL LIVE GAME SITUATIONS.

AND HE'LL BE BETTER LATER THAN HE IS EARLY, BUT THE FACT THAT HE OWNED THE FACT THAT HE'S NOT THERE YET LETS ME KNOW HE'S GOT GOOD SELF AWARENESS GOING ON.

>> LET'S GET INTO THE HIGHLIGHTS NOW FOR SATURDAY'S GAME.

IT WAS A PERFECT DAY FOR FOOTBALL AT MEMORIAL STADIUM.

THE WEATHER WAS OUTSTANDING FOR THE FIRST HOME GAME OF 2022.

WE START OFF WITH CASEY THOMPSON VERY EARLY ON.

FEELING HIMSELF, ESPECIALLY ON THE FIRST DRIVE.

THREE BIG PLAYS ON THIS DRIVE TO HELP THEM, ALANTE BROWN RIGHT HERE.

TWO RECEPTIONS ON THE DAY FOR 27 YARDS.

MORE OF CASEY THOMPSON AND EXPLOSIVE PLAYS.

ANOTHER GOOD THROW, THIS TIME TO MARCUS WASHINGTON ACROSS THE MIDDLE FOR 24 YARDS.

AND THEN DAMON, ANTHONY GRANT.

>> YEAH, TAKE A LOOK HERE.

JUST DECISIVE DOWNHILL.

SEE THE STUTTER IN THE HOLE, BUT THE JUMP CUT.

THE TWO-FOOT PLANT STILL GAINING GROUND, THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.

>> THAT WAS A 19 YARD RUN.

23 CARRIES, 189 YARDS AND TWO TOUCHDOWNS ON THE DAY FOR ANTHONY GRANT.

CASEY THOMPSON, AGAIN.

THIS TIME, DEEP PASS.

WE TALK A LOT ABOUT THE TIGHT END POSITION, YOU CAN GET DEPTH.

BOERKIRCHER HERE -- WHAT WAS HE, THE FOURTH TIGHT END LAST YEAR, PROBABLY?

AND NOW OUT THERE STARTING AND MAKING PLAYS.

HE GOT A DROP EARLY BUT TWO BIG CATCHES DURING THE GAME INCLUDING A TOUCHDOWN THERE.

THEN CASEY THOMPSON WITH HIS LEGS, DAMON.

>> YEAH, THIS IS WHAT HE'S GOT TO DO.

JUST AN ADDED DIMENSION.

REALLY FORCES YOU TO PLAY IT HONEST WHEN YOU'VE GOTTA COME DOWN IN THE BOX AND MAKE PLAYS ON THE QUARTERBACK.

>> HE HAD TWO RUNS FOR OVER TEN YARDS ON THE DAY.

AND THEN YOU HAD THE MISSED FIELD -- IT SWIRLS BETTER ON THE FIELD.

NOT TO MAKE EXCUSES, BUT THAT'S THE ONE SIDE OF THE FIELD WHERE THE WIND REALLY DOES SWIRL DOWN THERE.

AND HERE'S ISAIAH SMITH WITH A GOOD RUN.

IS THIS THE ONE YOU'RE GOING TO BREAK DOWN LATER?

>> NO, IT'S NOT THE ONE BUT AGAIN, ANGLES.

BUFORD GETS WAY TOO FAR UP THE FIELD.

YOU GOT TO JUST -- YOU GOT TO STAY -- YOU CAN'T GET TURNED IN.

YOUR SHOULDERS GOT TO STAY PARALLEL TO THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE TO BE ABLE TO COME DOWN AND MAKE THAT TYPE OF PLAY.

>> BIG THIRD AND 12 HERE.

THERE WAS A FEW OF THEM.

THEY ONLY GOT THREE THIRD DOWNS IN THE THIRD HALF, BUT THEY ALL WERE BIG ONES.

THIS LEADS TO A TOUCHDOWN PASS TO THE TIGHT END.

THAT'S THE QUARTERBACK'S FAVORITE TARGET IN THE RED ZONE.

7-7 THERE.

CASEY THOMPSON STARTED THE THIRD QUARTER.

AGAIN, ANOTHER REALLY GOOD DRIVE TO START A HALF.

JUST THROW IT BACK.

HE HAD TO WAIT FOR IT, BUT CASEY THOMPSON GETS IT TO TREY PALMER WHO HAD 4 CATCHES FOR 82 YARDS.

4 TARGETS, TOO.

THE WEEK BEFORE HE HAD EIGHT TARGETS IN THE GAME.

AND THEN CASEY THOMPSON WITH ANOTHER RUN, DAMON.

>> YEAH, THERE'S THE TWO BACK DECEPTION.

IT MAKES YOU PLAY IT HONEST.

IT CREATES A NATURAL CREASE.

HE'S ABLE TO GET DOWNHILL.

VERY GOOD EYE CANDY IN THE BACKFIELD.

>> BOERKIRCHER'S BACK FOR HIS FIRST TOUCHDOWN.

THAT'S THAT POP PASS.

>> YEAH, REALLY TRICKY FORMATION.

IT'S AN UNBALANCED LOOK.

YOU HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT HE'S AN ELIGIBLE RECEIVER.

THEY RUN THREE DEEP, YOU RUN TWO VERTICALS PLUS ONE.

ADVANTAGE, NEBRASKA.

>> WE SAW THAT LAST YEAR TO ALLEN A COUPLE OF TIMES.

THERE'S YOUR SACK FUMBLE RIGHT THERE.

>> FINALLY.

FINALLY THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR KIND OF GETS THROUGH THERE.

YOU KNOW, HE PLAYED GOOD.

HE WAS ONE GUY THAT WAS REALLY CONSISTENT ALL SATURDAY.

>> THEN ANTHONY GRANT REALLY GOT HOT AT THIS POINT IN THE GAME.

THEY JUST KEPT GOING TO HIM.

THIS RUN IS 16 YARDS AFTER MAKING A PLAY.

ACTUALLY THAT'S SECONDARY.

THE DEFENSIVE BACK ACTUALLY HURT HIS ANKLE.

>> YEAH.

>> WE TALK ANKLE BREAKERS, HE ACTUALLY HURT HIS ANKLE.

>> WATCH HIM PUT HIS FOOT IN THE DIRT RIGHT THERE.

MOST PEOPLE AREN'T CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO DO THAT OFF ONE LEG.

VERY GOOD.

WE CALL THAT PLANT AND PUSH.

>> HE HAD A TARGETING REVERSED ON CHANCELLOR BREWINGTON.

SO THEY HAD TO GO FOR A FIELD GOAL.

46 YARDS.

BLEEKRODE NAILS IT AT THE EASIER END OF THE FIELD TO KICK A FIELD GOAL.

NEBRASKA UP 17-7.

>> THIS IS THE PLAY I'LL BE BREAKING DOWN RIGHT HERE.

WE'LL LOOK AT WHAT FARMER WAS THERE TO DO.

PLAYING WITH HIS POOR EYES.

POOR EYES, AND LUKE GRIMER WASN'T AS AGGRESSIVE AS HE NEEDED TO BE.

>> GOOD JOB BY THE DEFENSE, THOUGH.

BLACK SHIRTS HOLD, FORCED THE FIELD GOAL TO MAKE IT 17-10.

BUT HERE, IS THIS AN EXAMPLE, DAMON, OF SHORT QUARTERBACK SYNDROME?

>> YEAH, I LIKE HIM PLAYING HOOK TO CURL.

YOU DON'T THINK THAT INSIDE LINEBACKER IS GOING TO MAKE THAT PLAY BECAUSE YOU DON'T SEE HIM.

HE'S GOT HIS EYES AROUND THE NUMBER TWO.

THAT'S PRETTY CRAFTY AND A BALL THAT I KNOW CASEY THOMPSON WOULD TAKE BACK.

BUT IF HE'S HONEST HE DIDN'T SEE HIM TO BEGIN WITH.

>> AND THEN THEY FINISHED THIS TIME INSTEAD OF GETTING STOPPED.

WITH THE TURNOVER YOU HAVE THE TOUCHDOWN RUN THERE TO MAKE IT 17-17 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THIRD QUARTER.

NEBRASKA FANS ARE NERVOUS, BUT CASEY THOMPSON GETS HOT AGAIN.

THERE IS OMAR MANNING WHO HAD 2 CATCHES ON THE DAY FOR 16 YARDS.

AND DAMON, HERE'S ANTHONY GRANT AGAIN.

>> YEAH, A REALLY FANTASTIC RUN.

JUST BUSY AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

THERE'S THE BOUNCE, AND HE JUST HITS THE X BUTTON.

HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S LABORING A LITTLE BIT BUT LISTEN, HE CAN TILT THEM IN.

I'LL GIVE THAT GUY HIS DUE.

>> 8.2 YARDS IN CARRY ON THE DAY.

NOT BAD, ANY TIME, I DON'T CARE WHAT LEVEL YOU'RE AT.

AND THEN CASEY THOMPSON COMES BACK.

THIS IS THE BIGGEST PLAY OF THE GAME REALLY, I THINK.

THIRD DOWN AND 14, HE THROWS IT UP, LETS TREY PALMER MAKE A PLAY.

IF NOT, THEY'RE PUNTING FROM THEIR OWN END, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WITH NORTH DAKOTA.

AND I THINK THAT BROKE THE SPIRIT OF NORTH DAKOTA.

AND AFTER THAT, ANTHONY GRANT WITH CONSECUTIVE RUNS.

THAT ONE RIGHT THERE IS FOR 14 YARDS.

>> HOW ABOUT HIM STAYING IN BOUNDS, UNDERSTANDING THE GAME SITUATION?

>> SMART GUY RIGHT THERE.

AND THEN AGAIN FOR 11 YARDS, ADD YOUR TOUCHDOWN.

OF COURSE THAT PUTS UP NEBRASKA THERE BY TWO TOUCHDOWNS AT THAT POINT.

THE NEXT DRIVE THEY GAVE IT TO ANTHONY GRANT ANOTHER COUPLE TIMES IN A ROW AS HE GETS DOWN THERE, A SIX-YARD RUN.

AND THEN AJAY ALLEN EVENTUALLY COMES IN.

HE GETS A COUPLE OF RUNS LATE.

BUT IN THE END THE GAME IS PUT AWAY.

CASEY THOMPSON WITH A NICE PLAY.

IS THIS ALMOST LIKE SPIDER WIDE?

DID THE GUY COME OUT OF THE BACKFIELD?

>> THE KEY IS AJ ROLLINS' SELLING RUN.

YOU BITE BECAUSE IT'S RUN ACTION.

BREWINGTON SLIPS OUT THE BACK DOOR.

EASY PITCH AND CATCH.

THAT'S A WELL DESIGNED PLAY.

>> WE GO TO STATS.

36 MINUTES TO 24 MINUTES.

TIME POSSESSION IS NOT ALWAYS IMPORTANT, BUT AGAINST A BIG TEN TEAM THAT WOULD WEAR NEBRASKA DOWN.

306 TOTAL YARDS FOR NORTH DAKOTA.

437 FOR NEBRASKA, BUT AGAIN, THEY LOSE THE TURNOVER BATTLE FOR ANOTHER WEEK.

THIS TIME THOUGH, THEY GET A WIN.

TIME TO CHECK OUT OUR PLAYERS OF THE GAME AGAINST NORTH DAKOTA.

OBVIOUSLY YOUR BIG TEN CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK ANTHONY GRANT APPEARS HERE FOR THE OFFENSE.

AND THEN GARRETT NELSON, OUR PICK ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL.

WHAT'S HIS NICKNAME AGAIN?

>> ULTIMATE WARRIOR.

>> THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR WHO DEFINITELY CAME UP BIG AGAINST NORTH DAKOTA.

>>> NEXT UP ON THE SHOW, WE BREAK DOWN A FEW PLAYS.

AND THEN WE'RE JOINED BY ERIN SORENSON TO CONTINUE TO DIGEST LAST SATURDAY'S GAME AND TACKLE THE WEEK AHEAD.

AS WE GO TO THE BREAK, IMAGES FROM NEBRASKA'S WIN AGAINST THE FIGHTING HAWKS COURTESY OF HAIL VARSITY.

STAY WITH US, WE'RE BACK SOON.

>>> WELCOME BACK.

LET'S TAKE A COUPLE LOOK -- TWO QUICK LOOKS AT A COUPLE OF PLAYS HERE.

ONE GOOD, ONE BAD.

LET'S START WITH THE BAD FIRST.

THIS IS THAT RUN WE ALLUDED TO EARLIER WITH MYLES FARMER.

NORTH DAKOTA IS GETTING A HARD ZONE STRETCH LOOK TO THE LEFT, AND THEIR QUARTERBACK IS GOING TO GO STRAIGHT OUT HERE TO FARMER AND CHECK WHERE HE'S AT TO SEE IF HE WANTS TO GIVE OR KEEP.

SO AS I HIT PLAY HERE, BOOM.

INITIALLY, RIGHT NOW, MYLES FARMER IS COMING NOW.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM BE A LITTLE TIGHTER HERE.

HE JUST -- THERE'S SO MUCH SPACE.

BUT INITIALLY, BAD EYES.

HE NEEDS TO SEE THE MESH POINT.

THE MESH POINT BEING THE EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE TAIL BACK AND THE QUARTERBACK.

SO OBVIOUSLY, HE'S GOING TO GIVE BECAUSE THERE'S A HUGE GAP HERE.

NOW, AFTER HE GIVES, I DON'T -- HE -- I WOULD LIKE TO SEE REIMER BECAUSE LOOK AT WHAT HE HAS.

EVERYONE IS KIND OF COMING DOWN.

HE'S KIND OF WORKED OVER TOP HERE, BUT HE'S A LITTLE SLOW TO DOING THAT.

AGAIN, RULES AS THE GUY COMING OFF THE EDGE, YOU HAVE CUT BACK, BOOTLEG, AND THEN REVERSE.

SO HE NEEDS TO BE TIGHT HERE, HE'S MAKING THIS PLAY.

ALWAYS COME OUT OF IT LATE, PLAY DEFENSE INSIDE OUT, BUT THEY DON'T.

AND THE DEFENSE GETS CREASED HERE.

ANOTHER MISSED TACKLE, 1 OF 29 MISSED TACKLES IN THE FIRST TWO GAMES BY THIS DEFENSE.

AND HE IS OFF TO THE RACES.

LUCKILY WE HAVE A COUPLE OF GUYS HUSTLING HERE TO GET HIM DOWN.

BUT AGAIN, JUST POOR VISION, EYE DISCIPLINE BY FARMER, REIMER, ET CETERA.

SO LET'S LOOK AT ANTHONY GRANT AND HIS RUNS.

THIS GUY'S BEEN MAKING A LOT OUT OF NOTHING SO FAR.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO GET A LITTLE RUN STUNT HERE.

91 BY NORTH DAKOTA IS GOING TO KIND OF COME IN HERE.

88'S GONNA FALL OVER TOP.

SO AS YOU HIT PLAY HERE, AND AS I PAUSE IT, ANTHONY GRANT LOOKS LIKE HE HAS NOWHERE TO GO, RIGHT?

YOU HAVE TWO FREE HITTERS.

88'S COMING HERE.

BUT AS DAMON ALLUDED TO EARLIER, HE CAN MAKE PEOPLE MISS IN SMALL SPACES.

THAT'S WHAT HE DOES.

BOOM, MAKES 88 MISS THERE.

HE HAS TWO GUYS HERE.

MAKES HIM WHIFF.

I THINK THIS IS CORCORAN.

HE JUST DOES A NICE JOB OF GETTING HIS HAND ON THIS -- I THINK HE HAS A SAFETY COME DOWN, MAYBE A LINEBACKER, JUST TO SHIELD HIM OFF.

AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE JUMP CUT HERE.

THIS DB'S LOOKING, HE'S COMING FROM A FREE HIT.

HE'S GOT HIM DEAD TO RIGHTS.

HUH-HUH.

JUKES HIM OUT HERE.

NICE JOB BY WASHINGTON HERE, GETTING THE LITTLE SEAL HERE.

AND ANTHONY GRANT IS OFF TO THE RACES FOR ANOTHER TOUCHDOWN.

>> WE SAW SOME GOOD WIDE RECEIVER BLOCKING, I THOUGHT, IN THE GAME.

ESPECIALLY IN THE SECOND HALF.

>> YEAH.

>> OMAR MANNING HAD A GOOD ONE.

>> YOU DON'T HAVE LONG RUNS AS A RUNNING BACK WITHOUT THOSE GUYS GETTING AFTER IT DOWN FIELD.

WE WOULD BE REMISS TO NOT TALK ABOUT BUFORD'S TOUCHDOWN SAVING TACKLE.

>> YEAH.

>> DIDN'T GET IN HIS FEELINGS.

THEY BOWED THEIR NECK.

HE GOT THE KEY STOP ON THE RUN FIT OUTSIDE THEN THE KEY PASS DEFLECTION.

THAT'S A GOOD JOB BY NUMERO UNO STAYING WITH THAT.

>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR TOP PLAYS NOW.

OF COURSE, GARRETT NELSON, STRIP SACK.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST PLAYS IN THE GAME.

FINALLY FORCING A TURNOVER HERE.

COMING ACROSS, DID IT PERFECTLY.

THIS IS WHERE HE EXCELS, ESPECIALLY LATE IN GAMES OR AGAINST THIS LEVEL OF COMPETITION.

THAT'S REALLY WHEN HE STANDS OUT.

ANTHONY GRANT, HIS 46 YARD TD RUN.

WE TALKED ABOUT IT EARLIER, DAMON BROKE IT DOWN.

SHOWED SOME PRETTY DECENT VISION THERE.

AND ONCE HE BROKE TO THE OUTSIDE -- WHAT IS IT, THE X BUTTON?

I DON'T PLAY VIDEO GAMES.

>> YEAH, THAT'S THE SPEED BURST.

>> SPEED BURST, OKAY.

AND THEN TREY PALMER, BIG CATCH IN THE FOURTH QUARTER, MAYBE THE BIGGEST PLAY OF THE GAME.

IT WAS THIRD AND 14, AND NEBRASKA COULDN'T GIVE THE BALL BACK TO NORTH DAKOTA.

ONLY UP SEVEN, TREY PALMER MAKES THAT CATCH.

THEY GO DOWN THERE AND SCORE THE TOUCHDOWN TO PUT THE GAME AWAY FOR THE MOST PART.

>> ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE PLEASED TO BE WELCOMING ON THE SET ERIN SORENSON FROM HAIL VARSITY.

ARE YOU STILL JET LAGGED?

>> NO.

THANKFULLY NOT.

BUT THAT FIRST WEEK BACK, IT DOES GET YOU.

YOU DON'T EVEN REALIZE HOW TIRED YOU ARE UNTIL ABOUT A DAY OR TWO LATER AND YOU SUDDENLY START TO REALIZE I'VE BEEN ON A DIFFERENT SLEEP SCHEDULE.

WHEN EVERYONE ELSE WAS EATING DINNER, I WAS ASLEEP.

THAT DOES MESS WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT.

>> WHAT WAS THE FEELING LIKE FOR YOU IN THE STADIUM WHEN IT'S TIED AT THE HALF, TIED 17-17 IN THIRD QUARTER.

WHAT WAS THAT FEELING LIKE?

>> WELL, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE STADIUM, OUTSIDE OF THE BOOS -- THERE WAS A LOT OF BOO BIRDS -- WAS VERY QUIET ALSO AFTER A CERTAIN POINT.

IT WAS JUST KIND OF -- ESPECIALLY FOR A HOME OPENER, IT WAS VERY KIND OF SOLEMN IF YOU WILL.

AND FOR ME, IT WAS JUST A LITTLE -- YOU START TO GET LIKE JUST, "“WHAT DO YOU DO?

"” ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE MANAGING ANYTHING WITH SOCIAL MEDIA.

THERE'S JUST NOTHING YOU CAN DO AT THAT POINT.

PEOPLE AREN'T LOOKING FOR -- THEY DON'T NEED YOU TO COMFORT THEM.

THEY JUST -- LEAVE THEM ALONE.

>> RIGHT, NO DOUBT.

SO LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU SAW FROM ANTHONY GRANT.

BECAUSE WE'RE ALL WAITING FOR THE NEXT AMEER ABDULLAH, RIGHT?

DEVINE HAD THE ONE YEAR.

WE'RE WAITING FOR HIM, WE'RE WAITING FOR HIM.

DOES IT FEEL LIKE THAT A LITTLE BIT WATCHING HIM THESE FIRST TWO GAMES?

>> YEAH.

I MEAN, HE'S DEFINITELY PUTTING HIMSELF IN CONTENTION FOR THAT.

I MEAN, WHAT -- 185 YARDS, HE DEFINITELY IMPRESSED.

OBVIOUSLY WE NEED TO SEE THAT CONSISTENCY FROM HIM BEFORE I THINK -- OBVIOUSLY SCOTT FROST WAS PRETTY CLEAR.

HE'S NOT LOOKING FOR THE STATUE TO BE BUILT TOMORROW.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME I THINK HE'S CLEARLY SHOWN HE'S INCREDIBLY CAPABLE.

HE'S A VERY TALENTED BACK.

I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HE CAN DO, AND HOPEFULLY THE OFFENSIVE LINE CAN GET ITSELF TOGETHER BECAUSE YOU CAN JUST ONLY IMAGINE WHAT HE'S ABLE TO DO WHEN HE HAS A LINE IN FRONT OF HIM THAT CAN REALLY, REALLY GIVE HIM THAT SPACE TO RUN.

>> YOU MENTIONED MANAGING SOCIAL MEDIA.

WHAT'S IT BEEN LIKE THIS WEEK?

BECAUSE AS MUCH AS A WIN IS A WIN, IT CERTAINLY DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT FOR SOME OF THEM.

EVEN OUR SURVEY, WE HAD 43% OF THE PEOPLE SAID IT WAS TOO CLOSE, IT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH.

>> THAT'S -- YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY HAD YOU THE OPTION THAT WAS LIKE, "“ARE YOU DONE WITH THE SEASON?

"” I DON'T THINK ANYONE IS DONE.

NOT A LARGE AMOUNT.

>> RIGHT.

>> I'M SURE THERE'S PEOPLE OUT THERE.

>> YOU CAN BE DONE WITH THE HEAD COACH BUT NOT THE SEASON.

>> YEAH.

BUT I THINK PEOPLE ARE MORE JUST VERY NERVOUS.

I THINK NORTH DAKOTA DIDN'T GIVE THEM THAT CONFIDENCE THAT THEY WERE MAYBE LOOKING FOR.

AND I HAVE BEEN REALLY INTERESTED IN WATCHING PEOPLE SORT OF TALK ABOUT GEORGIA SOUTHERN AND THE PERSPECTIVE OF BEING NERVOUS ABOUT GEORGIA SOUTHERN.

AND YOU WOULDN'T HAVE EXPECTED THAT AT THIS POINT IN THE SEASON WHERE REALLY TRULY EVERY WEEK FEELS LIKE A NEW SEASON, IF YOU WILL.

>> MIKE'L TALKED ABOUT HANDLING SOCIAL MEDIA.

HOW HAS IT BEEN HANDLING THE MAGAZINE, THE WEBSITE WHEN TWO OUT OF YOUR THREE TOP SPORTS HAVE STRUGGLED FOR THE LAST FIVE, SIX YEARS?

>> THE GOOD NEWS THE VOLLEYBALL CONTINUES TO JUST REIGN, AND PEOPLE LOVE VOLLEYBALL.

BUT IT IS HARD BECAUSE PEOPLE -- IT'S ALWAYS A GIVE AND A TAKE.

THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO TRY TO PUT ON ROSE-COLORED GLASSES.

THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO ALSO MAKE EVERYTHING COMPLETELY AWFUL.

YOU KIND OF HAVE TO FIND A BALANCE SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GOOD AND BAD AND GIVE THEM HOPE BUT ALSO GIVE THEM REALITY.

THAT'S A HARD LINE TO WALK WHEN SOMETIMES IT IS ONE OR THE OTHER.

IT REALLY ISN'T MAYBE ALL GOOD AND IT ISN'T ALL BAD, BUT YOU'RE TRYING TO FIND A BALANCE AND I THINK AT THAT POINT, YOU AREN'T GOING TO MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY.

>> REALLY, THE ONE THING YOU CAN LEAN ON IS RECRUITING, RIGHT?

THE FUTURE.

YOU CAN ALWAYS LEAN ON WHO'S COMING NEXT.

>> ALWAYS.

RECRUITING IS ALWAYS THAT THING PEOPLE FALL BACK ON WHERE IT'S THE ANY GIVEN SUNDAY TYPE OF THING.

IT'S ANY GIVEN SUNDAY SOMETHING CAN HAPPEN, OR ANY RECRUITING CLASS, SOMETHING CAN HAPPEN.

ANTHONY GRANT, ANY RUNNING BACK COULD BE THE NEXT ONE.

AND SO THERE IT IS, ANTHONY GRANT.

>> AND BRANDON VOEGEL'S STATISTICS THAT HE PROVIDES, TOO, ARE OFF THE CHARTS.

>> YEAH, HE'S UNBELIEVABLE.

>> YEAH.

>> HE'S OFF THE CHARTS.

>> I LOOK AT SOME OF HIS STATISTICS AND I'M JUST LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF THESE MAKE ME FEEL BETTER OR WORSE, BUT I'M GLAD THAT THEY EXIST.

>> YEAH, I'M GLAD BECAUSE YOU CAN KIND OF -- YOU GET A LITTLE BIT DEEPER INTO IT.

YOU KNOW, I LOVE HAVOC.

AND I THINK IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE A GOOD DEFENSE, YOU GOTTA PASS BAT IT, YOU'VE GOT TO GET INTERCEPTIONS, FORCE FUMBLES.

YOU'VE GOT TO GET TACKLES FOR LOSS.

HERE'S THE CRAZY THING.

SOMETIMES YOU CAN SCHEME AROUND SACKS, RIGHT?

QUARTERBACKS GET RID OF IT.

TACKLES FOR LOSS IS ALL EFFORT.

YOU'RE MAKING PLAYS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BALL.

THEY HAD TWO -- TWO IN A GAME AGAINST NORTH DAKOTA.

>> YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GOING TO POINT TO A CAUSE FOR CONCERN, OUTSIDE OF TACKLING RIGHT -- BECAUSE TACLKING, CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT TACLKING.

SCHEME IS IRRELEVANT IF YOU CAN'T TACKLE.

I'LL BE CURIOUS TO SEE HOW NEBRASKA EVOLVES DEFENSIVELY.

WILL THEY START TO GAP GUYS OUT?

MAYBE GET AN EXTRA DEFENDER IN THE BOX TO PROTECT THE INTERIOR, BECAUSE SO FAR BETWEEN THE TWO INTERIOR TACKLES, ERNEST MAKING HIS FIRST START, AS A 17-18 YEAR OLD.

ITS VERY DIFFICULT.

AND YOUR SAFETY IS KIND OF GROWING INTO THE EXPERIENCE.

NEBRASKA NOT AS SOUND SCHEMATICALLY UP THE MIDDLE.

WHICH IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FLOURISH IF YOU WANT TO BE A GOOD DEFENSE.

WE'LL SEE IF COACH STARTS TRYING TO HELP THEM OUT WITH SCHEME, TO COVER UP SOME OF THE DEFICENCIES HE MAY SEE AT THE POINT OF THE MISSED TACKLES.

>> IS THE MISSED TACKLES, WHAT YOU'RE HEARING THE MOST WHEN YOU'RE ON THE WEBSITE OR SOCIAL MEDIA?

>> OH YEAH.

I MEAN THE MISSED TACLKE COUNTER WAS A RUNNING JOKE UNTIL ABOUT HALF TIME ON SATURDAY AND THEN EVERYONE WAS LIKE -- >> I STOPPED COUNTING.

>> I CAN'T COUNT ANYMORE I AM DONE.

I MEAN THE MISSED TACKLES ARE A POINT OF CONCERN.

THEY HAVE TO -- YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO INTO BIG 10 PLAY, AND NOT TACKLE.

I KNOW IT'S KIND OF A BROKEN RECORD, WE ASKED ERIK CHINANDER, HE'S KIND OF POINT NOW WERE THERE REALLY ISN'T MUCH TOO SAY UNTIL IT'S FIXED.

SO HE'S KIND OF HAVING TO REPEAT HIMSELF.

BUT THEY HAVE GET THAT PIECE FIGURED OUT.

BECAUSE AGAIN YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GO INTO BIG 10 PLAY DOING WHAT YOU DID AGAINST NORTH DAKOTA AND EXPECTING IT TO GIVE YOU RESULTS.

>> TRY TO FIND GOOD NEWS IN THAT.

AT LEAST THEY'RE THERE TO MISS THE TACKLE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE GUY IS RUNNING OPEN AND THERE'S NOBODY THERE.

AT LEAST THEY ARE GETTING GUYS TO THE BALL.

>> I LIKE THE OPTIMISM THERE.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> IT WAS JAY FOREMAN THAT SAID IT.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> I THINK THE THING AND YOU GUYS CAN SPEAK TO THIS, WHEN COACH FROST SAYS, HEY LISTEN WE'RE GOING MORE ONES VERSUS ONES AND WE WANT TO SEE REAL LIVE ACTION, I ACTUALLY THINK THERE'S SOMETHING TO THAT RIGHT?

YOU CAN'T BE A TEAM THAT FEDS UP OR KIND OF TAGS OFF WITHOUT BEING IN POSITION.

YOU EITHER HAVE TO GET DOWNHILL AND WRAP UP OR OVER COMPENSATE TAGGING OFF, WHERE IT'S AN AHEAD IN FRONT KIND OF THING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

BECAUSE YOU GET A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY AT PRACTICE WHEN YOU'RE TAGGING OFF ON HIPS AND YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY IN POSTION TO MAKE PLAYS.

IT'S MUSCLE MEMORY AND IT LENDS ITSELF TO PLAYING THAT WAY IN GAMES.

>> GEORGIA SOUTHERN COMING IN THIS WEEK.

WE'VE SEE KYLE VANTREASE COME OUT WITH BUFFALO.

HE THREW THE BALL 50 TIMES WHEN HE CAME IN.

YOU EXPECT HIM TO BE PRETTY COMFORTABLE IN MEMORIAL STADIUM?

>> I MEAN, COMFORTABLE IS A -- MEMORIAL STADIUM NO MATTER WHAT, WITH 90,000 FANS IN IT, IT DOES - IT'S GOING TO CREATE HAVOC.

THAT WILL WREAK HAVOC ON ANYONE IN ANY SITUATION IF THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY'RE ACCUSTOMED TO PLAYING IN FRONT OF.

WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THIS BEING A PASS HAPPY TEAM.

YOU KNOW IN MY OPINION, IF WE'RE GOING TO LOOK FOR AREAS TO BE OPTIMISTIC, THIS IS A PERFECT TEST FOR NEBRASKA'S DEFENSE.

THEY NEED SOMEBODY WHO IS GOING TO TEST THEM.

TO REALLY TRY TO TAKE THE PASS RUSH, I WAS GOING TO SAY NEXT LEVEL, BUT REALLY ANY LEVEL.

THEY'VE JUST GOT TO REALLY DO SOMETHING WITH THE PASS RUSH AND THIS WILL GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO AFTER A TEAM THAT WANTS TO PASS THE BALL.

CAN THEY GET TO THE QUARTERBACK?

THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG THING I THINK AGAINST GEORGIA SOUTHERN.

IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO DO THAT AGAINST GEORGIA SOUTHERN, THEN I IMAGINE FANS ARE GOING TO BE PRETTY RESTLESS AT THAT POINT.

>> AND WE KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT FROM HILTON'S OFFENSE, MARKESE STEPP TRANSFERRED TO NEBRASKA, BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T RUNNING THE BALL ENOUGH AT USC WHEN HE WAS THERE.

YOU EXPECT HIM TO TRY TO THROW OVER THE YARD?

>> I DO, AND WITH SO MUCH QUICK GAME, IT'S REALLY ABOUT BEING DISRUPTIVE OF TIMING.

WHETHER IT'S HANDS UP, JUST GET VANTREASE OFF RHYTHM OR OFF HIS SPOT.

PRESSUE CAN COME IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

SOMETIMES IT'S NOT NECESSARILY GETTING A QUARTERBACK TO THE GROUND.

BUT SOMETIMES IT'S ABOUT MUDDYING UP THE POCKET.

CAN YOU GET HIM TO CLUTCH?

TO HOLD THE BALL A SECOND LONG.

AND THEN NEBRASKA'S DB'S HAVE TO DO SOMETHING THEY HAVEN'T DONE VERY WELL UP TO THIS POINT.

AND THAT'S RALLY AND TACKLE AFTER THE CATCH.

PUNISH GUYS FOR PLAYING CATCH IN FRONT YOU, TO DETER THAT EFFORT AND ENERGY.

>> IT'S AN HONOR OBVIOUSLY TO BE CAPTAION.

THE TEAM VOTES YOU THERE.

MISSING TWO CAPTAINS THIS PAST WEEK.

WITH NICK OUT AND VOKOLEK OUT HOW YOU THINK THAT IMPACTED THE TEAM?

>> YOU KNOW I THINK THIS IS A TEAM WITH A LOT OF LEADERS, THAT AREN'T CAPTIAN.

I WOULD SAY SOMEONE LIKE OCHAUN MATHIS IS A PSEUDO-CAPTAIN IN A SENSE THAT HE'S A LEADER ON THIS TEAM.

OBVIOUSLY CASEY THOMPSON LEADS IN HIS OWN WAYS AS WELL.

SO I DEFINITELY THINK HAVING TRAVIS AND NICK OUT IS A LOSS WHEN YOU JUST TALK ABOUT THE TEAM.

ALSO GELLING AND LEARNING HOW TO PLAY WITH ONE ANOTHER AND YOU'RE NOW WITHOUT THEM IN THE EARLY STAGES OF YOUR SEASON.

HAVING TO PLAY WITHOUT THESE TWO BIG, KEY COMPONENTS.

NOW, I THINK ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE WHAT THE TIGHT ENDS WERE ABLE TO DO IT GIVES YOU A LOT OF HOPE.

WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT DEPTH.

BUT NOW IT'S KIND OF GOING, WELL, WHEN TRAVIS IS ABLE TO COME BACK AND IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN.

OR IF THEY NEED TO MAKE A ROTATION BECAUSE SOMEBODY IS GETTING TIRED OR SOMETHING, YOU HAVE THE DEPTH TO DO IT.

SO AT THE SAME TIME IT STINKS TO HAVE YOUR TWO CAPTIAN OUT, BUT YOU'RE GETTING TO LEARN ABOUT THOSE PLAYERS UP.

THEY DEFINITELY SHOWN WHAT THEY CAN DO.

>> THOSE GUYS CAN STILL BE VOCAL, HAD THEIR LEADERSHIP ON THE SIDELINE, RIGHT?

YOU SAW VOKOLEK TALKING, YOU SAW NICK KIND OF GOING AROUND TALKING TO PEOPLE TOO.

>> YEAH, I THINK THAT'S BIG, RIGHT?

>> SIDELINE INVOLVEMENT IS HUGE.

ESPECIALLY FROM A TUTELAGE STAND POINT.

BECAUSE SOMETIMES A DIFERENT SET OF EYES OR A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE -- HEY LISTEN, ON THE BACKSIDE RUNFIT, SQUEEZE.

RIGHT?

THERE'S TOO MUCH OPENING.

YOU NEED TO BE TIGHTER.

YOU'RE A LITTLE LOOSER OFF THE EDGE.

YOU CAN GIVE THOSE LITTLE THINGS IN TERMS OF TERMINOLOGY IN HOPES THAT A GUY CAN TAKES THOSE WORDS AND HAVE IT COME TO FRUITION WITH HOW HE'S PLAYING ON THE FIELD.

>> DIFFERENT FROM A COACH, THAN FROM A PLAYER?

WHEN THEY COME TO THE SIDELINE, AND THEY GIVE YOU STUFF?

>> A LITTLE BIT, BECAUSE YOU CAN SAY HEY, REMEMBER THIS PLAY AT PRACTICE THAT ONE TIME AND IT LOOKED LIKE THIS.

OR HEY REMEMBER NORTHWESTERN GAVE US THIS LOOK AND WE HAD TO ADJUST?

A LITTLE DIFFERENT YEAH, CHINADER IS UP IN THE BOX.

>> YEAH.

>> SO OBVIOUSLY HE NEEDS SOMEONE TO TALK TO WHEN HE'S ON THE PHONE.

BUT THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING I THINK PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATE IS COMMUNICATION ON THE SIDELINS.

IN NFL YOU WERE ABLE TO HAVE THE TABLETS AND YOU CAN SEE STUFF.

YOU DON'T HAVE THAT IN COLLEGE.

YOU HAVE TO BE ON PAGE WITH THE DLINE COACH, LINEBACKER COACH, EVERYONE, TO COMMUNICATE WHAT YOU'RE SEEING, SO THEY CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS WELL.

>> YEAH I THOUGHT ONE PLACE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HUGE, YOU KNOW YOU DID THE PLAY DESIGN WITH MILES FARMER BACKSIDE, YOU SAID YOU'D LIKE TO SEE HIM SQUEEZE THAT A LITTLE TIGHTER.

BECAUSE THAT'S A PRETTY LONG BACKSIDE RUN FIT.

MUSCLE MEMORY TELLS YOU THAT THAT PLAY IS PROBABLY RIGHT.

SHUFFLE, SHUFFLE.

IT PROBABLY FEELS RIGHT TO YOU, BUT WHAT HAPPENS IS, IS WHAT A PLAYER CAN TELL YOU ON THE SIDELINES, THOSE HOLES MOVE.

A GAP MOVES, B GAP MOVES, C GAP MOVES.

SO IT FEELS RIGHT TO YOU, BUT AS YOU WATCH IT UNFOLD.

OH MY GOODNESS, I NEED TO BE TIGHTER.

INSTEAD OF D GAP, THAT WAS ALMOST "“E"” RIGHT?

[ LAUGHTER ] >> THAT DOESN'T EVEN EXIST.

BUT IT FEELS RIGHT TO YOU MUSCLE MEMORY WISE BECAUSE YOU DID YOUR SQUEEZE, YOUR LITTLE SHUFFLE, SHUFFLE.

"“OK, I AM GOOD BACKSIDE.

"” BUT WHEN YOU SEE HOW THE HOLE HAS MOVED IT'S DIFFERENT WHEN YOU DON'T SEE LIVE AMMO.

>> IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE OKLAHOMA CAME TO TOWN.

I KNOW WHEN THEY FIRST ANNOUNCED THIS PEOPLE WERE VERY EXCITED.

WHAT ARE YOU HEARING IN TERMS OF THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL FOR THE SOONERS COMING TO TOWN IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

>> WELL IF YOU DIDN'T WANT PEOPLE TO LOOK AHEAD, THE GOOD NEWS, NO ONE REALLY IS.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> EVERYONE IS REALLY FOCUSED ON GEORGIA SOUTHERN.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I AM LIKE, OH PEOPLE ARE SINCERELY NOT LOOKING AHEAD TO THE NEXT.

I WILL SAY IF YOU GET THROUGH GEORGIA SOUTHERN, I DO THINK A GROUP OF FANS ARE GOING TO BUILD THEIR EXCITEMENT LEVEL BACK UP.

OKLAHOMA JUST INEVITABLY BRINGS EXCITEMENT WITH IT.

IT IS WHAT IT IS.

AND WE'RE TALKING 50 YEARS, LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR BEING A CELEBRATION OF YOU KNOW, THE GAME OF THE CENTURY.

THERE'S A LOT TO BE EXCITED ABOUT.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE CELEBRATING I BELIEVE THE '‘97 TEAM, WITH THE 25 YEARS THIS SEASON.

SO THERE'S ALL THESE DIFFERENT PIECES THAT ARE BUILT INTO THIS SEASON WHERE PEOPLE WILL GET THEMSELVES EXCITED.

AS FAR AS THE GAME, GEORGIA SOUTHERN FIRST.

>> ISN'T INTERESTING HOW NEBRASKA COULD POTENTIALLY GET THE CHANCE TO GET TO THREE AND ONE, WHICH IS WHAT -- >> WE ALL THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE.

>> WHAT SOME HAVE PREDICTED, IT'S JUST IN A LITTBLE BIT DIFFERENT ORDER.

>> WHICH IS IF THAT DOES HAPPEN, IF NEBRASKA MANAGES TO GET TO THREE IN ONE, GETS THROUGH GEORGIA SOUTHERN, MANAGES TO BEAT OKLAHOMA -- WHICH I DO THINK IS NOT COMPLETELY OFF THE TABLE.

I REALL SINCERELY DON'T.

ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT NEBRASKA WAS ABLE TO DO JUST ONE YEAR AGO AGAINST OKLAHOMA.

OKLAHOMA'S VERY DIFFFERENT THAN IT WAS A YEAR AGO.

AND SURE NEBRASKA IS TOO, BUT YOU KNOW HOPEFULLY, NEBRASKA COULD BE BETTER ONE YEAR LATER.

BUT PEOPLE AT THAT POINT, YOU'RE STARTING TO LOOK A POTENTIALLY DIFFERENT SEASON AT THE SAME TIME, I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE ARE QUITE YET READY TO LET THEMSELVES GET TOO EXCITED.

BUT IF YOU ARE LOOKING THREE AND ONE I CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A SHIFT WHERE PEOPLE MIGHT HESITANTLY START GOING, MAYBE.

MAYBE THINGS ARE LOOKING DIFFERENT.

>> THEY BEAT OKLAHOMA, NO MATTER WHAT OKLAHOMA TEAM, IT'S GOING TO GET YOU EXCITED.

YOU FEEL COMFORTALE ABOUT GEORGIA SOUTHERN?

>> I DO.

I THINK NEBRASKA -- IT'S GEORGIA SOUTHERN, NEBRASKA IS NOT MORGAN STATE.

I THINK NEBRASKA WILL DO WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO AGAINST GEORGIA SOUTHERN.

BUT I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THERE'S NOT MOMENTS THAT MAKE PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE.

I STILL THINK THIS TEAM HAS A LOT OF GROWING PAINS TO WORK THROUGH.

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE THE NATURE OF THIS SEASON, IS EVERY GAME IS GOING TO MAKE US A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE AT TIMES, MAYBE A LOT UNCOMFORTABLE.

>> WE SAY IT ALL THE TIME, BEING COMFORTABLE, UNCOMFORTABLE.

>> YEAH.

>> ERIN, WE APPRECIATE IT, THANKS FOR COMING IN.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WE APPRECIATE THAT FROM ERIN AGAIN, COMING IN, WE WILL TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT SOME OF THE BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA NOW.

FIRST UP.

@NEBHYPEMAN SHOWS HOW PHIL SWIFT FROM FLEX DEAL IS GOING TO FIX THE 22-23 -- I DIDN'T SEE THIS AHEAD OF TIME.

THAT'S ACUTALLY PRETTY FUNNY.

THAT'S A GOOD JOB.

CAN WE BRING HIM IN MAYBE?

JUST GOING TO SLAP THOSE GET RIGHT GAMES -- PATCH THINGS UP, HOPEFULLY THIS SATURDAY TURNS OUT THE SAME.

NEXT ONE FACEBOOK, CHRIS IS LOOKING FOR AMIR JOHNSON.

HE HAS HIM ON A MILK CARTON.

HEY HE DID HAVE A SCREEN PASS THROWN TO HIM.

MIGHT BE A LITTLE DRASTIC TO PUT HIM ON A MILK CARTON, BUT AFTER TWO GAMES WE UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING CHRIS.

TIME FOR ANOTHER BREAK.

NEXT UP SEAN CALLAHAN WILL JOIN US TO TALK RECRUITING, BUT FIRST ANOTHER LOOK AT SATURDAY'S WIN.

IMAGINES COURTESY OF -- JOIN US TO TALK ABOUT RECRUITING.

BUT FIRST A LOOK AT SATURDAY'S WIN.

♪ >>> BE SURE TO VOTE ON THIS WEEK'S SIDELINE SURVEY, ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THE WIN OVER NORTH DAKOTA?

RIGHT NOW -- NO, TOO CLOSE FOR TOO LONG, IS WINNING AT 47%.

YES, A WIN IS A WIN AT 37%.

AND 16% OF PEOPLE SAID THEY'VE ALREADY CHECKED OUT.

MAKE SURE YOU VISIT THE WRAP UP WEBSITE AND CAST YOUR VOTE.

WELCOME BACK TO "“BIG RED WRAPUP"” I'M MIKE'L SEVERE, SEAN CALLAHAN.

>> WHAT I MISS?

>> TIME TO TALK RECRUITING -- DID YOU MISS ANYTHING?

YOU CAN TELL SOME PEOPLE HAVE CHECKED OUT IS WHAT LEARNED.

VISITORS THIS WEEKEND WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?

>> NO OFFICIAL VISITORS THIS PAST WEEKEND.

WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THIS WEEKEND'S LIST.

IT'S ONLY TUESDAY, WE DON'T USUALLY GET A GOOD READ UNTIL WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY.

BUT A NUMBER OF COMMITS WERE IN TOWN.

THE BIGGEST NAMES WERE THE TWO IOWA WESTERN GUYS.

ANTERIO THOMPSON AND QUIENTRAIL JAMISON-TRAVIS.

BOTH DEFENSIVE LINEMEN.

BOTH CAN PLAY INSIDE, OUTSIDE MULTIPLE POSITIONS ON A DEFENSIVE FRONT.

THEY WERE BOTH HERE TOGETHER.

NEBRASKA'S OFFERED BOTH PLAYERS.

SO THOSE ARE TWO GUYS TO KEEP YOUR EYES ON.

I THINK THEY'LL BE TWO OF THE MORE COVETED JUCO PLAYERS.

BUT AS WE LEARNED, JUCO GUYS KIND OF GET FORGOTTEN ABOUT.

THINK ABOUT ANTHONY GRANT.

IF IT WASN'T FOR NEBRASKA OFFERING HIM LATE, HE WAS GOING TO GO TO TEXAS STATE.

>> A GUY WHO WAS THE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

>> IN JUNIOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL AND LED THE NATION AND WON THE NATIONAL PLAYER OF YEAR -- YOU SAID NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

WOULD HAVE FELL UNDER THE RADAR.

YOU HAVE TO THINK JUNIOR COLLEGE IF YOU REALLY DO YOUR HOMEWORK.

YOU CAN FIND A GUY OR TWO THAT ARE GOING TO HELP YOU LIKE AN ANTHONY GRANT.

>> ESPECIALLY AT IOWA WESTERN.

>> NO DOUBT.

>> JUST 60 MILES AWAY.

NOT A BAD PLACE TO GO SHOPPING.

NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.

ALL RIGHT JOINING US FROM THE PHONE, ONE OF THE COMMITS FOR THE 2023 CLASS, GUNNAR GOTTULA JOINING US HERE.

GUNNAR, HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY?

>> I AM DOING GOOD, HOW ARE YOU DOING?

>> WE'RE DOING REALLY WELL.

HOW'S THE SEASON GOING SO FAR, EARL ON FOR YOU?

>> WELL, WE STARTED THE SEASON OUT WITH TWO CLOSE GAMES AGAINST GOOD TEAMS.

WE JUST HAVE A FEW THINGS WE NEED TO WORK ON A FIX, BUT I AM EXCITED, WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD TEAM, AND WE'RE A REALYY CLOSE GROUP.

I'M DEFINITELY EXCITED AND I HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN US GOING THE REST OF THE SEASON.

>> GUNNAR, THIS IS YOUR THIRD YEAR AS STARTER AT LINCOLN SOUTHEAST ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE.

HOW MUCH HAVE YOU GROWN JUST OVER THE LAST YEAR?

AND WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU MADE THE BIGGEST GAINS GOING NOW INTO YOUR THIRD SEASON AS A STARTER?

>> I WILL SAY I'VE IMPROVED AS A PLAYER OBVIOUSLY OVER TIME BUT I AM ALSO GLAD I'VE BEEN ABLE TO PROVE AS A LEADER.

JUST HAVING GUYS, LIKE WHEN I WAS A SOPHMORE THAT WERE GREAT LEADERS FOR ME.

I HOPE I AM ABLE TO JUST BE THAT LEADER FOR OTHER YOUNGER GUYS IN THE PROGRAM AND JUST TRY TO BE SOMEONE MY TEAMMATES CAN LOOK TO, JUST AS A LEADER.

>> GUNNAR, WHEN YOU LOOK TO THE NEXT LEVEL, WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF PLAYING?

AT TACKLE OR GUARD?

>> I REALLY JUST WANT TO PLAY ANYWHERE, REALLY.

THEY SAID THAT I'M FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO PLAY TACKLE, OR GUARD, OR CENTER, WHEREVER THEY NEED ME.

SO WHATEVER'S GOING TO GET ME ON THE FIELD AND HELP THE TEAM REALLY.

>> GUNNAR, YOU LOOK AT THIS IN STATE GROUP, THREE OFFENSIVE LINE COMMITS TO NEBRASKA, SAM SLEDGE, YOURSELF, BROCK KNUTSON FROM SCOTTSBLUFF.

HOW CLOSE ARE YOU GUYS AS A GROUP?

I MEAN YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO OBVIOUSLY POTENTIALLY BE TOGETHER IN COLLEGE FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

>> YEAH, WE'RE REALLY GOOD FRIENDS.

WE TALK TO EACH OTHER A LOT, YOU KNOW OVER THE PHONE OR, LIKE I WAS ABLE TO SEE SAM AT THE GAME LAST SATURDAY, YOU KNOW.

SO WE'RE REALLY CLOSE TOGETHER, AND IT'S JUST EXCITING THAT WE'VE GOT THREE IN-STATE GUYS RECRUIT ON THE O-LINE.

SO IT'S SPECIAL.

>> OBVIOUSLY LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HAS A REPUTATION.

THEY WERE A GREAT TEAM FOR A LONG TIME, WINNING STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

DO YOU KIND OF FEEL THAT SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE AT THE SCHOOL?

THE LEGENDS THAT CAME THROUGH THAT BUILDING?

>> YEAH JUST LIKE, THE COACHES PREACH ABOUT IT A LOT BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN A PART OF OUR 2011 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM, AND THERE'S A LOT OF TRADITION IN SOUTHEAST, YOU KNOW.

WE HAVE NINE STATE TITLES.

IT'S A RICH TRADITION IN HISTORY, YOU KNOW.

THEY LIKE TO TELL US ABOUT THAT AND ENGRAIN IT IN US TO KNOW IT'S A SPECIAL PROGRAM.

>> GUNNAR, WHAT IS YOUR PLAN THEN MOVING FORWARD?

WILL YOU GRADUATE IN DECEMBER AND ROLL IN JANUARY, OR ARE YOU GOING TO COME BACK FOR A SPRING SEMESTER AND TAKE PART IN ACTIVITIES FOR LINCOLN SOUTHEAST THERE IN THE SECOND SEMESTER?

>> I'LL GRADUATE IN DECEMBER AND I'LL ENROLL IN NEBRASKA IN JANUARY.

>> GUNNAR, WE APPRECIATE IT.

STAY HEALTHY THIS YEAR MAN.

>> THANK YOU, THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> ALRIGHT, LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR IN-STATE RECRUIT KADE McINTRYE.

OF COURSE, HIS BROTHER COLE WAS A REALLY GOOD ATHLETE.

TELL ME MORE ABOUT KADE.

>> YOU KNOW, HE DID THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

AND I FORGET IF DAMON WAS ON THAT GAME WITH US, BUT HE JUMPED OUT IMMEDIATELY WHEN YOU WATCH THIS GAME BACK IN NOVEMBER.

HIS SIZE, HIS LENGTH, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD A HARD TIME KNOWING WHERE WAS HIS BEST POSITION.

SOME LIKED HIM AS AN EDGE GUY, AN OUTSIDE LINEBACKER, INSIDE LINEBACKER, A WIDE RECEIVER, A TIGHT END.

HE'S AN ATHLETE, AND HE'S A GUY THAT CAN RUN.

HE'S A 10/9 TYPE GUY IN THE 100 AT THAT SIZE.

AND, YOU KNOW IN THIS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME -- A FEW TIMES DEFENSIVELY -- I SAW HIM ON THE PERIMETER, AND I WAS LIKE MAN, THIS GUY REALLY HAS SOME POTENTIAL.

AND, I THINK NEBRASKA, YOU KNOW THEY OFFERED HIM, BUT THEY WERE A LITTLE BIT LATE, AND LATE BEING LIKE A WEEK LATE.

BUT THAT MEANS SOMETHING WHEN THE TEAMS THAT MAKE THAT EARLY OFFER ARE THE IOWAs OF THE WORLD.

IN ONE WEEK, HE HAD TENNESSEE, IOWA, OKLAHOMA, WISCONSIN.

HE HAD ALL THESE OFFERS COMING IN.

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM.

AND NEBRASKA WAS ON HIM, BUT I THINK THE PROBLEM FOR NEBRASKA WAS THEY NEVER KNEW WHERE TO PUT HIM.

WAS HE AN INSIDE BACKER, WAS HE A TIGHT END, WAS HE A WIDE RECEIVER?

AND MICKEY JOSEPH ALREADY KIND OF GOT HIS RECEIVER ROOM SET.

AT THE TIME, THE INSIDE LINEBACKER GROUP WAS SET, SO THEY HAD TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHOSE TAB HE WAS GOING ON.

BY THAT POINT, OKLAHOMA WAS LIKE, WE WANT HIM.

AND HE'S COMMITTING.

AND HE'S GOT A FAMILY CONNECTION, I THINK HIS GRANDFATHER'S A BIG OKLAHOMA FAN.

GREAT KID, HIS BROTHER IS AT WYOMING.

MAYBE WE'LL SEE THESE GUYS IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

CLASS C2, THOUGH.

VERY LOADED, THEY'LL HAVE THEIR WORK CUT OUT FOR THEM.

BUT, HOPEFULLY WE'RE GOING TO THESE GUYS AGAIN.

>> NEW OFFER THIS WEEK?

JAYDEN REDDELL.

>> YEAH, JAYDEN REDDELL.

TIGHT END OUT OF KANSAS CITY.

TEAMMATES WITH JAYDEN DOSS.

RAYMORE-PECULIAR HIGH SCHOOL, 6'4"”, 205.

MORGAN AND NEBRASKA BOTH OFFERED, SEPTEMBER 1 WAS THE FIRST DAY THESE GUYS CAN GET THEIR REAL OFFERS.

THIS WAS A GUY THAT WILL BE ONE OF THE TOP PLAYER IN THE MIDWEST.

PROBABLY A FOUR-STAR LEVEL TALENT.

RAYMORE-PECULIAR IS HAVING A HUGE SEASON.

THEY'VE BEATEN ROCKHURST ALREADY.

KEEP AN EYE ON THIS, JAYDEN DOSS -- THE COMMIT FROM NEBRASKA -- HE HAD FIVE TOUCHDOWNS IN THE GAME FRIDAY.

HE'S GOT SEVEN TOUCHDOWNS IN TWO GAMES, HE'S RUNNING KICK BACK.

HE MIGHT BE ONE OF THE BETTER PLAYERS IN THE CLASS.

CARRIES THAT THREE-STAR TAB.

I THINK TO PEOPLE IT'S KIND OF LIKE, "“AHH, LET'S MOVE ON"”, BUT HE'S A REALLY GOOD PLAYER.

MAYBE UNDERRATED WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT HE'S DONE THESE FIRST TWO HIGH SCHOOL GAMES.

>> SHAUN, WE APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANKS, MIKE'L.

>> WE'RE GOING TO DO A LITTLE MORE ONES VERSUS ONES THIS WEEK.

SOME WAYS I FEEL AS THE HEAD COACH WATCHING LIKE THE DEFENSE NEEDS TO SEE THOSE PLAYS BEING RUN AT THE SPEED THAT THE ONE OFFENSE CAN GIVE THEM.

>> EVERYTHING'S A LITTLE BIT FASTER WHEN IT'S GOOD ON GOOD AS OPPOSED TO GOING AGAINST SCOUTS.

OR MAYBE DOING LIKE A SEVEN ON SEVEN PERIOD WHERE IT'S NOT AS FAST AND YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET HIT, SO.

>> THAT'S HALF THE BATTLE FOR OUR DEFENSE IS GETTING ADJUSTED TO WHAT THE OFFENSE IS PRESENTING US.

THAT'S HALF THE BATTLE TO GET LINED UP.

WHEN YOUR FEET ARE IN THE GROUND AND YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOUR JOB IS -- RESPONSIBILITY IS, A LOT OF TIMES IT'S HARD TO HAVE A BAD SNAP.

SO THAT'S OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE I WOULD SAY.

>> NOT GOOD ENOUGH YET.

ONCE AGAIN, NOT UP TO OUR STANDARD.

BUT I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A YOUNG GROUP THAT'S HUNGRY.

THAT WANTS TO BE GOOD.

THAT WANTS TO WIN.

WANTS TO DO THINGS THE RIGHT WAY.

AND I THINK THEY'LL CONTINUE TO GET BETTER EACH AND EVERY WEEK.

THAT'S THE EXCITING THING ABOUT THIS GROUP.

>> IT'S BEEN A PROCESS TO GET EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER AND ON THE SAME PAGE.

AND NEW PIECES AND KNOWING THE LITTLE DETAILS AND THINGS IT TAKES TO MAKE PLAYS WORK AND MAKE PLAYS ON DEFENSE.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON.

I THINK THE KIDS ARE IN A GOOD SPOT UNDERSTANDING AND FEELING CONFIDENT IN WHERE THEY CAN GO.

BUT KNOWING WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO FIX.

>> TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AROUND THE BIG TEN.

THE SECOND ROUND OHIO STATE BUCKEYES TAKE DOWN THE FIFTH RANKED -- AND OVER RANKED -- FIGHTING IRISH OF NOTER DAME 21-10.

PENN STATE MOUNT A COMEBACK TO BEAT PURDUE 35-31.

INDIANA SQUEAKED OUT A WIN AGAINST ILLINOIS 23-20.

OBVIOUSLY GEORGIA SOUTHERN COMING UP.

BEFORE WE GET TO THAT, I WANT TO ASK YOU BECAUSE YOU RETURNED PUNTS IN THAT BUILDING PRETTY SUCCESSFULLY.

WHAT HAS BEEN THE ISSUE WITH PUNT RETURN?

BECAUSE I WENT BACK TO 2019, THEY'VE GOT AS MANY GAMES WITH FEWER THAN THREE YARDS FOR THEIR LONGEST PUNT AS THEY DO DOUBLE DIGITS ONES.

WHAT HAS BEEN THE PROBLEM?

>> INDECISIVENESS.

I THINK WHEN TO RETURN, WHEN NOT TO, THE FAIR CATCH THING.

IT'S A MENTALITY, AND YOU HAVE TO WANT TO RETURN EVERY PUNT AT ALL TIMES TO KIND OF SETTLE IN.

YOU DON'T JUST BY HAPPENS STANCE BECOME A GOOD PUNT RETURNER.

IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT.

AND I THINK NEBRASKA IS STILL TRYING TO FIND THAT GUY.

>> SO IT'S THE GUY MORE THAN THE WAY THEY'RE SCHEMING UP THE BLOCKING, OR?

>> YEAH, BECAUSE I THINK ITS WITHSTOOD -- IT'S LASTED LONGER THAN A PARTICULAR COACH.

THEY HAVEN'T BEEN REALLY GOOD AT IT FOR A WHILE OUTSIDE OF JD SPEILMAN, SO I THINK IT'S MORE ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL.

>> AND MOST OF THE GUYS YOU SEE IN RECRUITING THAT THEY BRING IN, A LOT OF THOSE GUYS WERE PUNT AND KICK RETURNERS IN HIGH SCHOOL, RIGHT.

>> YEAH, TREY PALMER, AS WE KNOW, WAS A GREAT ONE.

TOMMI HILL WAS A REALLY GOOD PUNT RETURNER.

>> THAT'S THE GUY I LIKE.

>> ISAIAH GARCIA-CASTANEDA, I THINK A LOT OF IT IS FIELD POSITION WHEN THE DEFENSE HAS A BEND BUT DON'T BREAK DRIVE AND THEY'RE PUNTING FROM THE 40 OR 50.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO RETURN THOSE PUNTS.

THE DEFENSE HAS TO KIND OF GET ONE OF THOSE MORE TRADITIONAL THREE AND OUTS WHERE THEY'RE PUNTING IN FROM THE 30, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME.

I FEEL LIKE EVERY TIME NEBRASKA IS FORCED TO PUNT, IT'S FROM THAT MID-FIELD AREA, AND YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO CATCH IT AND NOT LET THE BALL GET INSIDE THE TEN YARD LINE.

>> YEAH, THERE'S A COUPLE OF LINE DRIVE ONES I THOUGHT GUYS CAME UP TO CATCH AND I THOUGHT THEY COULD HAVE COME UP RUNNING AS OPPOSED TO CALLING IT FOR THE FAIR CATCH.

WE'LL SEE IF THAT CHANGES AS WE GO ALONG.

COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON HERE, JAY, ABOUT THE DEFENSE AND THE DEFENSIVE LINE AND WHAT CAN IMPROVE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT -- WE ALWAYS TALK FIRST WEEK TO SECOND WEEK, BUT SECOND WEEK TO THIRD WEEK, CAN YOU EXPECT THE SEE A BIG JUMP?

>> I HOPE SO.

IT BETTER SHOW UP OTHERWISE, YOU MIGHT GET BEAT BY GEORGIA SOUTHERN.

I THINK -- THAT'S A REAL POSSIBILITY.

I THINK TYE ROBINSON NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO.

I THINK, YOU KNOW -- I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S WITH THE DEPTH ISSUES IF HE'S SAVING HIMSELF.

BECAUSE HE KNOWS HE MIGHT HAVE TO PLAY MORE SNAPS THAN USUAL.

I DON'T KNOW.

THAT GUY, HE JUST HASN'T BEEN CONSISTENT ENOUGH.

WE'VE SEEN SOME DOMINATING PLAY OUT OF HIM THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN IT SO FAR THROUGH TWO GAMES.

AND ESPECIALLY -- I'LL GIVE HIM A LITTLE BIT OF A BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT AGAINST NORTHWESTERN BECAUSE OF THE GOOD O-LINE THEY HAVE.

BUT THAT'S A PAT STADING GAME AGAINST NORTH DAKOTA, MAN.

THAT'S A 2-3 TFL.

THREE -- YOU KNOW, QB PRESSURES, A COUPLE OF HURRIES, MAYBE YOU GET A SACK.

>> LIKE GREG -- LIKE NELSON DID.

>> YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.

BUT HE -- HIS STAT LINE WASN'T VERY IMPRESSIVE.

SO IT'S JUST -- YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S BEEN VERY PUZZLING FOR ME WITH HIM BECAUSE I HAVE VERY HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR HIM.

HE NEEDS TO STEP IT UP JUST LIKE THE REST OF THE GUYS WE TALKED TO.

EVEN WYNN AND EVERYBODY ELSE.

>> BIGGEST LOSS FROM LAST YEAR DAMION DANIELS THEN?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> BECAUSE HE MADE SO MANY PLAYS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

NORMALLY I WOULD HAVE SAID JOJO DOMANN OR THE TANDEM OF DISMUKE AND DEONTAI WILLIAMS -- .

>> THE LEADERSHIP RIGHT NOW.

>> BECAUSE WE UNDERESTIMATE IT.

JUST GETTING GUYS LINED UP BUT, RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS TO BE DAMION DANIELS BY A LONG SHOT.

>> YEAH AND DON'T -- HENRICH AND REIMERS' HAVE STRUGGLED SO FAR THROUGH THE FIRST TWO GAMES.

NOT HAVING DANIELS IN FRONT OF THEM .

>> YEAH.

>> CLEANING THAT STUFF UP, KEEPING GUYS OFF THEM, IT'S BEEN A BIG PART OF IT.

>> AND FILLING THE HOLE THAT JOJO DOMANN LEFT.

YOU WANT TO FIND A GUY TO RUN THAT POSITION.

THEY GOT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT GUYS.

>> IT'S PROBABLY ISAAC GIFFORD WHO THEY WANT THERE.

ESPECIALLY IF KOLAREVIC'S GOING TO HAVE TO SPLIT THOSE HAUSMAN REPS.

I WAS SHOCKED THAT CLEMENTS ONLY GOT THREE SNAPS AT LINE BACKER, AT THE INSIDE SPOT.

BUT GIFFORD, TO ME, SEEMS LIKE THE GUY AND, YOU KNOW THIS WEEK WILL BE INTERESTING BECAUSE OF THE WAY GEORGIA SOUTHERN PLAYS.

VANTREASE HAS ONLY BEEN SACKED TEN TIMES IN HIS WHOLE CAREER.

AND THAT'S 650 PASS DROPBACKS.

SO, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SACK THIS GUY VERY OFTEN.

AS DAMON SAID, YOU GOT TO FIND OTHER WAYS TO DISRUPT WHAT THEY DO.

>> YOU GOT TO MAKE PLAYS.

OBVIOUSLY I WAS TALKING ABOUT PUNTING BEFORE, BUT JUST OVERALL IN SPECIAL TEAMS, I DON'T KNOW THE LAST TIME THEY HAD A BIG PLAY IN SPECIAL TEAMS.

THAT'S WHAT GETS YOU -- WELL, THEY HAD A BLOCKED PUNT, BUT THEY COULDN'T SCORE OFF IT.

>> BUT THEN THEY ALMOST TOUCHED IT.

>> YEAH, THEY DID TOUCH IT.

>> FINDING A BIG PLAY ON SPECIAL TEAMS WOULD REALLY HELP.

>> SPECIAL TEAMS ARE SUCH A BIG MOMENTUM CHANGING PLAY OF THE GAME.

A BLOCKED PUNT, A KICK RETURN, A PUNT RETURN.

ALL THOSE, THOSE CAN CHANGE GAMES.

AND WE'RE JUST -- IT REALLY OPEN THE FLOOD GATES TO HAVE NEBRASKA TAKE OVER A GAME LIKE GEORGIA SOUTHERN WHERE THEY SHOULD, YOU KNOW, BE IN A THREE TOUCHDOWN FAVORITE SOR FAR EARLY IN THE WEEK THAT, YOU KNOW -- MAKE A WIN MORE COMFORTABLE.

>> DID YOU THINK EITHER OF THOSE WERE TARGETING LAST WEEK?

WHETHER IT WAS ON A QUARTERBACK OR THE ONE THAT WAS ON CHANCELLOR BREWINGOTN.

>> I DIDN'T THINK THE ONE ON BREWINGTON WAS TARGETING.

YOU COULD'VE -- I WOULDN'T HAVE FOUGHT YOU OVER ON THE QUARTERBACK, BUT I DIDN'T THINK BREWINGTON WAS -- I DIDN'T THINK THAT THAT WAS TARGETING.

>> THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS.

THAT WAS AN OBVIOUS ONE.

>> I THINK THAT'S A GOOD DB MAKING A PLAY ON A BALL.

YOU KNOW, HE'S TRYING TO HIGH POINT A BALL TOO, RIGHT.

THAT I THINK THEY ACTUALLY TOOK A LOOK AT INTENT, WHICH A LOT OF TIMES THEY DON'T DO WITH TARGETING, BUT I DON'T THINK HE -- HE WASN'T HEAD HUNTING.

HE WAS TRYING TO MAKE A PLAY.

>> LET GO TO BURNING QUESTIONS.

LET'S START WITH YOU, SHAUN.

>> MY BURNING QUESTION IS CAN NEBRASKA'S DEFENSE JUST GET THEIR ALIGNMENT ISSUES FIGURED OUT?

TACKLING ISSUES?

YOU KNOW, 16 PLAY DRIVE LAST WEEK AGAINST NORTH DAKOTA WHERE THEY HAD MULTIPLE THIRD AND LONGS AND COULDN'T GET OFF THE FIELD.

THEY'VE GOT TO GET SOME OF THOSE TACKLING AND ALIGNMENT THINGS FIGURED OUT THIS WEEK.

>> DAMON?

>> CAN THEY TAKE A COUPLE OF STEPS FORWARD DEFENSIVELY.

IT'S NOT SO MUCH TACKLING AS MUCH AS IT IS BEING GAP SOUNDED.

AND DON'T BE SO BUSY PRE-SNAP, THEY GOT TO GET LINED UP QUICKER.

>> I'M GOING TO SAY DEFENSIVE AS WELL.

I TALKED ABOUT OWNING THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE, WITH THE D-LINE.

DID NOT DO IT VERY WELL AGAINST NORTH DAKOTA.

CAN THEY DO IT AGAINST GEORGIA SOUTHERN?

LOT OF QUICK PASSES, QUICK GAMES.

CAN THEY STAY FRESH AND ON THAT LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

>> I'M GOING TO STICK WITH THE SAME ONE FROM LAST WEEK.

CAN NEBRASKA WIN A TURNOVER BATTLE.

BECAUSE THEY'VE NOT DONE THAT IN A WHILE.

DON'T FORGET TO HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE OR FACEBOOK PAGE AND CLICK ON "“THE PREDICTION"”.

JAY, DAMON, AND I WILL TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT ON SATURDAY.

THE HUSKERS LOOK TO FIND MORE IMPROVEMENTS THIS WEEKEND AT HOME AS THEY WELCOME IN GEORGIA SOUTHERN.

THAT'S AT MEMORIAL STADIUM.

KICKOFF, OF COURSE, IS AT 6:30 AND IT'S ON FS 1.

WE'RE BACK NEXT TUESDAY TO WRAP THE GAME AND LOOK AHEAD TO THE BIG NON-CONFERENCE SHOWDOWN BETWEEN THE HUSKERS AND THE SOONERS WITH OUR SPECIAL GUEST MITCH SHERMAN FROM "“THE ATHLETIC"”.

FINALLY, SOME IN-STATE VOLLEYBALL IS ON THE HORIZON THIS WEEKEND BEFORE NEBRASKA AND GEORGIA SOUTHERN.

CATCH CREIGHTON AND OMAHA VOLLEYBALL LIVE FROM BAXTER ARENA SATURDAY AT 3:00 P.M. CENTRAL RIGHT HERE ON NEBRASKA PUBLIC MEDIA.

THANKS TO SHAUN CALLAHAN, ERIN SORENSON, AND GUNNAR GOTTULA.

AND FOR OUR STUDENT VOLUNTEERS IN THE CALL CENTER JOINING US TONIGHT.

FOR JAY MOORE AND DAMON BENNING, I'M MIKE'L SEVERE.

WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK ON BIG RED WRAP UP.

SORENSON, FOR JAY MOORE AND DAMON BENNING, WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK ON BIG RED WRAP UP.