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B1G opener this coming Saturday.

• Nebraska HuskersVerified account ‏<s>@</s>Huskers
  A new Blackshirt at practice today.Freedom sack tracker:
  
  
  
  
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• Jon Nyatawa ‏<s>@</s>JonNyatawa <s>#</s>Huskers DE Freedom Akinmoladun wearing a Blackshirt at practice. Said Mark Banker: "He's an epitome of what a Blackshirt is. He earned it."
  
  

 

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• John Gaskins ‏<s>@</s>937JohnGaskins <s>#</s>Huskers DB Brian Stewart says since 1st game, he isn't seeing players revert into last staff DB scheme & get lost. Says buy-in is there
  
  

 

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• John Gaskins ‏<s>@</s>937JohnGaskins Banker: <s>#</s>Huskers have "ton" of room for improvement in pass D. Technique is key. ILL will throw "900 times until we play well enough to win"
  
  

 

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• John Gaskins ‏<s>@</s>937JohnGaskins I asked Banker to send message to hopeless <s>#</s>Huskers fans fans: Trust (coaches) will correct it. 1st 3 Qs v USM went well& we'll build on it
  
  

 

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• Brian Christopherson ‏<s>@</s>HuskerExtraBCHank Hughes on Freedom's Blackshirt: "They're not selling them in the bookstore. They got to earn them out here." <s>#</s>Huskers
  
  

 

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• Brian Christopherson ‏<s>@</s>HuskerExtraBC When NU gets Gangwish back, Banker said NU could use him and Freedom at ends with McMullen and Collins inside as part of the D-line rotation
  
  

 

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• Brian Christopherson ‏<s>@</s>HuskerExtraBC Kevin Williams did not practice. Banker said after Saturday's game it's a sprained thumb.
  
  

 

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• Brian Christopherson ‏<s>@</s>HuskerExtraBC Coaches not ready for sure to call it a redshirt year for Carlos Davis, but as Banker said, "we want to be smart about it."
  
  

 

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• Brian Christopherson ‏<s>@</s>HuskerExtraBC Banker on C Davis: "We want to be smart about it and not just waste a redshirt year on a series or two, or a game or two."
  
  

 

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• Brian Christopherson ‏<s>@</s>HuskerExtraBC
  Haha. Some advice from Illinois reciever. RT MDFlash_7: <s>@</s>DontPunt_15 I think you should wait one more week...
  
  
  
  

 

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• Brian Christopherson ‏<s>@</s>HuskerExtraBC Riley said he's disappointed that some guys are losing their heads on base calls when things are starting to go south.
  
  

 

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• Jon Nyatawa ‏<s>@</s>JonNyatawa <s>#</s>Huskers DE Freedom Akinmoladun wearing a Blackshirt at practice. Said Mark Banker: "He's an epitome of what a Blackshirt is. He earned it."

AWESOME!!!! :clap: Good for him, now let's get that unit humming and crush us some B1G foes.... :blackshirts:

 

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• Brian Christopherson ‏<s>@</s>HuskerExtraBC Riley said DPE, Banderas and Valentine are all "possible" for Saturday. <s>#</s>Huskers
  
  

 

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• Brian Christopherson ‏<s>@</s>HuskerExtraBC Riley said NU will slowly work DPE into practices. Not saying he's playing yet. "See if we possibly can fit him in" for some snaps.