Focus Shifts as Huskers’ Spring Game Nears

Installation of defense gives way to emphasis on playing fast and executing

Joe Hudson | Apr 13, 2023

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With the Nebraska football spring game coming at the end of next week, defensive coordinator Tony White said the defensive installation has slowed as the coaches focus more on execution.

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"We haven't installed anything new in the last couple of days just so that way guys can go out there and execute," White said after Thursday's practice. "Coaches like to think its them and all the X's and O's and stuff, but if those young men don't line up and they don't play fast, then we don't have a chance.

"At this point it's a matter of making sure they're at the right positions and they know what to do. I scale back so those guys can go play."

A major "go play" opportunity will come Saturday when the coaches conduct a scrimmage one week before the Red-White spring game.

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Coverage

Husker247 | Nebraska Thursday practice player quick hits
Husker247 | Tony White gives a rundown on the Husker defense's spring progress
Husker247 | AJ Rollins embracing life along the defensive line
Husker247 | For Dvoracek's linebackers, spring has in large part been a focus on the fundamentals
KLKN | Lineman Nouredin Nouili seeks fresh start after suspension
Nebraska Athletics | White Emphasizes Versatility, Physicality
Hail Varsity* | AJ Rollins Having Fun With Position Change to Defense
Lincoln Journal Star* | Red Report: Meet the LBs in Nebraska's 3-3-5 system — Mike, Will and Jack
Lincoln Journal Star* | Tony White: Nebraska scaling back defensive installation, and Nouili's statement
Omaha World-Herald* | DC Tony White looking for 'ballers' and 'X-Men' who 'wreck shop' as they learn the scheme
Omaha World-Herald* | 'It wasn't planned this way': Nebraska D-lineman Stephon Wynn relishing last chance
HuskerOnline* | Thursday nuggets: Tony White talks Nebraska defense, positional versatility
HuskerOnline* | Practice cliffs: Tony White identifies Nebraska pass rushers

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Published Apr 13, 2023

JOE HUDSON

Joe Hudson has operated a Husker-related website since 1995 and joined forces with David Max to form HuskerPedia (later renamed HuskerMax) in 1999. It began as a hobby during his 35 years as a newspaper editor and reporter, a career that included stints at the Lincoln Star, Omaha World-Herald, Philadelphia Inquirer and Denver Post. In Denver, Joe was chief of the copy desk during his final 16 years at the Post. He is proud to have been involved in Pulitzer Prize-winning projects in both Philadelphia and Denver. Joe has been a Nebraska football fan since the mid-1960s during his childhood in Omaha. He earned his bachelor of arts degree in journalism and economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1976. He resides a few freeway exits north of Colorado Springs and enjoys bicycling and walking his dogs in his spare time. You can reach him at joeroyhud@outlook.com.