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Football Tony White's 3-3-5 defense finds "answers"

It was the right time, at the right place, with the right people for Tony White.

Nebraska's new defensive coordinator made an appearance on the Huskers Radio Network and touched on a variety of topics. Here's a rundown:

A good read on TCU's 3-3-5 Defense and Nebraska

The recruiting rankings of their guys on defense were pretty shocking to me. A lot of starters were 2-stars and even 0-stars out of HS.

Rivals Transfer Tracker

I noticed on the Rivals Transfer Tracker that was posted on the front page, that Marco Ortiz is not listed. Does this mean that he was not on scholarship at Florida? It seems odd that with our numbers we're taking him as a scholarship player and not an NIL player, especially for that position.

It's going to be interesting to see how Nebraska works the scholarship numbers. It's no question that they would like to add some additional pieces, but that also means you have more players that will need to retire, go on medical, or enter the transfer portal themselves. Currently, I see that Nebraska is 7 over 85 and I wouldn't be surprised if Nebraska adds two or three more transfer players.

SIAP...I don't think I saw it if it was. Yardbarker coaching hires ranked

1 - Matt Rhule, Nebraska​

This is a great hire for Nebraska. The Cornhuskers program has been teetering for two decades and has been nearly irrelevant since joining the Big Ten in 2011. They are coming off their 6th straight losing season (7th in 8 years) and are light years away from their heyday of the 1990s. Rhule has resurrected programs at Temple and Baylor, so the hope is he can do the same in Lincoln. He is an enthusiastic guy who is willing to sell his program -- but remember that his first season at both places were rebuilding years (2-10 at Temple; 1-11 at Baylor) before the program took off. Also, he's not known to stick around for long ... but that may not be an issue at Nebraska, where he could build the Huskers back to a last job kind of program, and his shine from the NFL may be gone after his poor showing with the Carolina Panthers

2-Fickell
3-Prime
4-Freeze
5-Brohm

Chest Protectors

My grandkids wore a chest protector when playing little league baseball and softball. Amazon sells these for adults as well. Does the NFL or NCAA players use them. Here is the description I found from one vendor. After last night just curious as to what kind of protection these young men use. Thanks for your input.

Heart Guard Sternum Protection Padded Shirt for Baseball, Football, Lacrosse and Goalies Youth and Adult Sizes​

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