Lincoln, Neb.-The Nebraska football team practiced for just over two hours
on Wednesday on the Ed and Joyanne Gass practice fields in preparation for its
Big Ten road showdown against the Ohio State Buckeyes.
The Husker defense will have their work cut out for them
against dual-threat quarterback Braxton Miller from Ohio
State. Linebackers coach Ross Els and the rest of the NU defense preparing for
Miller’s running threat he poses on defenses. “He runs like a running back.”
Els said, “He is a really good quarterback though.”
Els also talked about how he really enjoyed seeing multiple linebackers
step up against the Badgers last Saturday night, including senior linebacker
Sean Fisher. “I think Sean finally got to see his kind of offense.” Els said,
“If you look at that fourth and one play at the end, Sean was the one they were
trying to isolate and he went up and plugged the whole to stop the play.”
One thing that has been a high point for the Huskers is the
relationship between running backs Rex Burkhead and Ameer Abdullah. The duo
has combined for 759 yards rushing and eight touchdowns. Running backs
coach Ron Brown really likes how they have built a solid relationship on and
off the field, “Those two guys are like a magnetic force that attracts to one
and another.” Brown said, “They have that competitive, I want to excel kind of
mentality.”
Check back here on Huskers.com for updates throughout the week as the
Nebraska football team prepares for its conference showdown Saturday against
the Ohio State Buckeyes. Kickoff between the Huskers and Buckeyes in Columbus
is set for 7 p.m. (central) with live national television coverage on ABC.
