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Saturday rundown
***Nebraska held its first major scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday night, and head coach Mike Riley said he saw both good and bad from both sides of the ball. On offense, he liked the big play ability in the run and pass game, but didn’t like the overall inconsistency of the unit, especially running the ball. On defense, Riley said there was good overall tackling and tackle positioning, but in turn the unit gave up way too many big plays.
***A few players had to end practice early due to injuries during the scrimmage. Michael Rose-Ivey (shoulder), Terrell Newby (shoulder), Taariq Allen (shin) and Antonio Reed (concussion) all were dinged up, but Riley said nearly all should be back by Monday’s practice. Riley said Allen’s injury was probably the most concerning.
***Byerson Cockrell (shoulder) practiced but wore a green no-contact jersey.
***Several other players also sat out practice entirely. Jordan Stevenson (ankle), Alonzo Moore (foot), Brandon Reilly (hamstring), Chris Jones (knee), Sam Burtch (knee), Lane Hovey (unknown) and Anthony Ridder (unknown) all were sidelined.
***The good news was that NU got Jordan Westerkamp and De’Mornay Pierson-El were back and fully practiced.
***Riley once again praised the play of Stanley Morgan, who had another big night with three touchdown catches during the scrimmage. Morgan got reps on the first, second, third and fourth team offenses as well as working on nearly every special teams unit. Riley said Morgan was “unfazed” about where he was on the depth chart, and was “mature beyond his years” for a true freshman.
***Ryker Fyfe took the bulk of the reps as the No. 2 quarterback, and Riley said he’s really making a push to lock up the top backup spot. According to Riley, the competition for the No. 2 job is between Fyfe and A.J. Bush.
***There were about 300 fans in attendance for Saturday night’s practice, as members of the Uplifting Athletes foundation were invited to come watch the session. The cheers from the crowd definitely added a fun element to the scrimmage.
***Nick Gates once again got the majority of the reps as the top right tackle. Riley said they still haven’t established as starting five for the offensive line, but Gates was definitely in a good spot to win the job.
***At defensive tackle, Vincent Valentine was with the top unit along side Maliek Collins.
***With Cockrell limited, Aaron Williams was one of the first-team safeties. Josh Kalu also continues to work as one of the No. 1 cornerbacks.
We’ll have much more up soon…
Saturday rundown
***Nebraska held its first major scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday night, and head coach Mike Riley said he saw both good and bad from both sides of the ball. On offense, he liked the big play ability in the run and pass game, but didn’t like the overall inconsistency of the unit, especially running the ball. On defense, Riley said there was good overall tackling and tackle positioning, but in turn the unit gave up way too many big plays.
***A few players had to end practice early due to injuries during the scrimmage. Michael Rose-Ivey (shoulder), Terrell Newby (shoulder), Taariq Allen (shin) and Antonio Reed (concussion) all were dinged up, but Riley said nearly all should be back by Monday’s practice. Riley said Allen’s injury was probably the most concerning.
***Byerson Cockrell (shoulder) practiced but wore a green no-contact jersey.
***Several other players also sat out practice entirely. Jordan Stevenson (ankle), Alonzo Moore (foot), Brandon Reilly (hamstring), Chris Jones (knee), Sam Burtch (knee), Lane Hovey (unknown) and Anthony Ridder (unknown) all were sidelined.
***The good news was that NU got Jordan Westerkamp and De’Mornay Pierson-El were back and fully practiced.
***Riley once again praised the play of Stanley Morgan, who had another big night with three touchdown catches during the scrimmage. Morgan got reps on the first, second, third and fourth team offenses as well as working on nearly every special teams unit. Riley said Morgan was “unfazed” about where he was on the depth chart, and was “mature beyond his years” for a true freshman.
***Ryker Fyfe took the bulk of the reps as the No. 2 quarterback, and Riley said he’s really making a push to lock up the top backup spot. According to Riley, the competition for the No. 2 job is between Fyfe and A.J. Bush.
***There were about 300 fans in attendance for Saturday night’s practice, as members of the Uplifting Athletes foundation were invited to come watch the session. The cheers from the crowd definitely added a fun element to the scrimmage.
***Nick Gates once again got the majority of the reps as the top right tackle. Riley said they still haven’t established as starting five for the offensive line, but Gates was definitely in a good spot to win the job.
***At defensive tackle, Vincent Valentine was with the top unit along side Maliek Collins.
***With Cockrell limited, Aaron Williams was one of the first-team safeties. Josh Kalu also continues to work as one of the No. 1 cornerbacks.
We’ll have much more up soon…
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