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Wednesday notebook: Offensive line still not satisfied
***Wide receiver Brandon Reilly (hamstring) and defensive tackle Mick Stoltenberg (knee) remained sidelined on Tuesday, but receiver Alonzo Moore (shoulder) was back in action.
***Zack Darlington has been working as the scout team quarterback this week, simulating Oregon’s Dakota Prukop.
***Offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf downplayed the importance of time of possession in most cases, but admitted if there was a game where it mattered the most, it was against Oregon. He said Nebraska needed to “play your game” and not get caught up in the tempo the Ducks try to push.
***Langsdorf has coached in close games and shootouts against OU over the years, and he said the key was sustaining drives and keeping NU’s defense off the field.
***Langsdorf said he’s preferred his move back up to the coaches’ box this year, saying there are advantages and disadvantages to being upstairs and on the field, but he likes seeing the whole field while calling the game.
***Langsdorf said they’ve been studying old film of Brady Hoke’s Michigan teams to get ready for what they might see from his defense at Oregon on Saturday. He said the Ducks run a 4-3 quarters base, but NU is expecting to see some new wrinkles as well.
***Langsdorf said what stands out as much as anything about Oregon’s defense is the speed at every position. Not only do the Ducks have an “active” defensive line with two “big, big defensive tackles” in the middle, they have “a lot of athletes” in the back seven that fly to the football.
***Offensive tackle David Knevel said the biggest key vs. Oregon was establishing a physical identity from the opening snap to set the tone for the rest of the game.
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