Monday Notes and Quotes From Nebraska Football Practice

Coordinators speak three days before Huskers’ season opener at Minnesota

Contents

1. Coverage
2. Video
3. From the other side
4. More info

There were updates from Nebraska football's defensive and special teams coordinators Monday afternoon before the team hit the practice field.

Coach Tony White said the defensive scheme installation for Thursday night's season opener at Minnesota was essentially complete. “We tweaked stuff. We put in new things, but at a certain point it’s about eliminating problems and letting them play fast,” he said.

White also explained the thinking behind the awarding of Blackshirts. “It was just, hey, the 11 guys we anticipate starting, they’re hanging up in those guys’ lockers and go from there.”

It will be a competitive "week to week deal" with who wears the coveted jerseys, White said. “Right now it’s 11, and then if something changes ... then we’ll talk about it.”

Coach Ed Foley said there would be an announcement Tuesday from head coach Matt Rhule on who the Huskers' starting placekicker will be in Minneapolis. True freshman Tristan Alvano and last year's starter, Timmy Bleekrode, have been vying for the top spot.

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Coverage

• Inside Nebraska | Tony White explains Blackshirt selections for Huskers this season
• Inside Nebraska | Ed Foley updates Huskers special teams ahead of Minnesota season opener
• Husker247 | How Nebraska handed out the Blackshirts in Matt Rhule's first fall
• Husker247 | Defensive coordinator Tony White Monday quick hits
• Husker247 | Foley has special teams ready for the start of season
• HuskerOnline | Sean Callahan recap (video)
• Nebraska Athletics | Nebraska Football Fall Camp Post-Practice | Aug. 28, 2023
• Lincoln Journal Star* | Blackshirts bring 'extra smiles' to 11 Nebraska players
• Lincoln Journal Star* | Nebraska to name starting kicker Tuesday
• Omaha World-Herald* | Fleck worried about Nebraska's new defensive scheme

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Video

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From the other side

• Mpls. Star Tribune* | Gophers safety Tyler Nubin looks to raise his NFL stock even higher
• Gopher Illustrated | Projected depth chart for Minnesota Football's offense into the Nebraska game
• Gophers Nation | A Numbers Game: What to know about the Nebraska Cornhuskers
• St. Paul Pioneer Press* | After Jerry Kill drama in last year’s opener, it’s nothing but love for Gophers’ P.J. Fleck and Nebraska’s Matt Rhule

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More info

• Neb. depth chart
• PDF gameday flip sheet
• Pregame notes: Neb., Minn.
• HuskerMax game page
• Neb. practice schedule
• Neb. roster
• Neb. game schedule
• KLIN/HuskerMax reports

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