Huskers Get Words of Motivation From Tom Osborne

In a new video, the legendary Nebraska football coach says winning takes care of itself if you're 'willing to pay a greater price' during practices and workouts.

Joe Hudson | Jun 15, 2021

Nebraska Athletics Communications

Former Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne says in a video released Tuesday on social media that Nebraska has "enough talent, right now," to play with just about anyone.

"The question is," he says during what appears to be a talk to current players, "what do you do with what talent you have?"

Osborne notes that during his quarter-century as head coach, "if you did the right things with the right intensity on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the winning and losing took care of itself."

"It starts right now," he says. "By the time you start practice in August, your season will already be 60 percent determined. What kind of a price are you willing to pay? ... If you're willing to pay a greater price, it's not easy."

View the video, titled The Program, below.

Published Jun 15, 2021

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.