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Thursday notebook: Gates living up to the hype
***Senior wide receiver Alonzo Moore practiced Thursday for the first time this week, and head coach Mike Riley said Moore would be considered questionable for Saturday’s game at Northwestern.
Moore, who has been dealing with a lingering shoulder injury, will travel with the team and will likely be a game-time decision. Riley said they’re “hopeful” Moore will be able to play.
***Senior wide out Brandon Reilly (hamstring) practiced once again on Thursday and is expected to be good to go for Northwestern. Riley said they carefully managed Reilly’s reps all week, and he made it through without any setbacks.
***Riley said no other Huskers would be out for the game.
***Riley said he expects Carlos Davis to get the start at defensive tackle once again this week, with Mick Stoltenberg coming in as a backup.
***Despite rumors that were swirling online earlier this week, Riley said Nebraska would not be wearing the new Kanye West “Yeezy” cleats on Saturday.
***Riley said it was definitely a tough chore narrowing down his first 70-man travel roster of the season this week. He said the numbers at some positions weren’t officially decided on until after lunch on Thursday. Nebraska had been suiting up more than 90 players for the first three home games.
***Another adjustment on Friday will be starting their schedule a few hours earlier. The Huskers will hold a walk-thru in Lincoln from 1-2:30 p.m. and then fly to Northwestern. Once there, they will have a team dinner at the hotel and then go through position meetings that night.
***Nebraska’s players were wearing the new helmets for their alternate uniforms during Thursday’s practice.
***It was great to see legendary former NU offensive line coach Milt Tenopir back at practice on Thursday. For those that don’t know, Tenopir has been battling some serious health problems lately and hadn’t been around the team as much. Riley said Tenopir “has been a great friend since the minute we got here” and was “a great link” for the new staff to the history of the program.
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