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Saturday notebook: Wilson making case in o-line rotation
***Nebraska held its last major scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday. Head coach Mike Riley said the Huskers got in a solid day of work with the first- and second-team offenses and defense.
***While it was only one practice, it should be noted that true freshman Boe Wilson was the No. 1 left guard on Saturday. Riley said Wilson is ready to play right now physically.
***Redshirt freshman Jalin Barnett started the day the No. 2 left guard, but left practice with a sprained ankle. He was helped off the field with a heavy limp, but he eventually was back up running on the sideline.
***Senior Zach Hannon replaced Barnett as the No. 2 left guard.
***Riley announced that three former walk-ons have been put on scholarship for this fall: linebacker Brad Simpson, fullback Graham Nabity, and defensive tackle Logan Rath.
***Here are the players who sat out practice with various injuries: Michael Rose-Ivey (knee), Jordan Westerkamp (hamstring), Brandon Reilly (unknown), Chris Jones (unknown), Eric Lee (unknown), Matt Snyder (unknown), Greg Simmons (neck), and Charles Jackson (hamstring).
***Offensive line coach Mike Cavanaugh watched the scrimmage from the coaches' box on the sixth floor of Memorial Stadium.
***With Jones out, Boaz Joseph was the other first-team cornerback along with Joshua Kalu.
***An interesting scene was Westerkamp essentially shadowing freshman wide out Derrion Grim during the scrimmage. Westerkamp would run from the sideline to the huddle each time Grim entered the scrimmage and would watch the play from about 15 yards behind the line of scrimmage.
Without receivers coach Keith Williams, it appears Westerkamp is taking on more of a player/coach role in practice. Riley said it was also a way for Westerkamp to stay involved in practice and not just stand on the sidelines.
***Riley said the first part of the scrimmage with the two-minute drill was "kind of sloppy" for the offense. But when they started playing "real football" things looked much better.
***Riley said the biggest things the offense still needed to improve upon were two-minute and third down situations.
***Riley said the competition at punter is still ongoing, but true freshman Caleb Lightbourn got the bulk of the work as the first-team punter on Saturday.
***Riley said Nebraska would decide on its team captains for the season by the end of next week.
***Riley said there are still a number of true freshmen who could have a role right away this season, especially on special teams. Aside from the obvious candidates like Tre Bryant, Lamar Jackson, Wilson, and Lightbourn, he mentioned guys like Tony Butler, JoJo Domann, DiCaprio Bootle, Marquel Dismuke, Derrion Grim, JD Spielman, and Matt Farniok as freshmen who could play this year.
***Riley said a decision would be made on redshirts by Tuesday.
***With Jerald Foster out for the season, senior Dwayne Johnson filled his place on the Huskers' 105-man roster.
Saturday notebook: Wilson making case in o-line rotation
***Nebraska held its last major scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday. Head coach Mike Riley said the Huskers got in a solid day of work with the first- and second-team offenses and defense.
***While it was only one practice, it should be noted that true freshman Boe Wilson was the No. 1 left guard on Saturday. Riley said Wilson is ready to play right now physically.
***Redshirt freshman Jalin Barnett started the day the No. 2 left guard, but left practice with a sprained ankle. He was helped off the field with a heavy limp, but he eventually was back up running on the sideline.
***Senior Zach Hannon replaced Barnett as the No. 2 left guard.
***Riley announced that three former walk-ons have been put on scholarship for this fall: linebacker Brad Simpson, fullback Graham Nabity, and defensive tackle Logan Rath.
***Here are the players who sat out practice with various injuries: Michael Rose-Ivey (knee), Jordan Westerkamp (hamstring), Brandon Reilly (unknown), Chris Jones (unknown), Eric Lee (unknown), Matt Snyder (unknown), Greg Simmons (neck), and Charles Jackson (hamstring).
***Offensive line coach Mike Cavanaugh watched the scrimmage from the coaches' box on the sixth floor of Memorial Stadium.
***With Jones out, Boaz Joseph was the other first-team cornerback along with Joshua Kalu.
***An interesting scene was Westerkamp essentially shadowing freshman wide out Derrion Grim during the scrimmage. Westerkamp would run from the sideline to the huddle each time Grim entered the scrimmage and would watch the play from about 15 yards behind the line of scrimmage.
Without receivers coach Keith Williams, it appears Westerkamp is taking on more of a player/coach role in practice. Riley said it was also a way for Westerkamp to stay involved in practice and not just stand on the sidelines.
***Riley said the first part of the scrimmage with the two-minute drill was "kind of sloppy" for the offense. But when they started playing "real football" things looked much better.
***Riley said the biggest things the offense still needed to improve upon were two-minute and third down situations.
***Riley said the competition at punter is still ongoing, but true freshman Caleb Lightbourn got the bulk of the work as the first-team punter on Saturday.
***Riley said Nebraska would decide on its team captains for the season by the end of next week.
***Riley said there are still a number of true freshmen who could have a role right away this season, especially on special teams. Aside from the obvious candidates like Tre Bryant, Lamar Jackson, Wilson, and Lightbourn, he mentioned guys like Tony Butler, JoJo Domann, DiCaprio Bootle, Marquel Dismuke, Derrion Grim, JD Spielman, and Matt Farniok as freshmen who could play this year.
***Riley said a decision would be made on redshirts by Tuesday.
***With Jerald Foster out for the season, senior Dwayne Johnson filled his place on the Huskers' 105-man roster.
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