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Injuries May Force Change in Spring Game’s Format

Offense vs. defense a possibility in Huskers’ spring finale Saturday

Joe Hudson

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The format of Saturday's Nebraska football spring game is still being determined.

Coach Scott Frost said after Monday's practice that he'd prefer the traditional full two-team format of Reds vs. Whites, but that might not be doable because of injuries. A possible alternative would be an offense-vs.-defense setup similar to what was used in the 2014 and 2016 games.

Regardless of the game's format, "a lot of the stuff we're doing now isn't on tape, so we certainly don't want to show many of our cards. But ... guys are going to want to compete and run the plays, and defenses are going to want to work, so we'll find a balance."

As for the team's overall progress, Frost said: "We've gotten a lot better at a lot of things. There's still some things I'm not happy with that need to get cleaned up. That's spring ball in a nutshell."

The offense didn't have one of its better days Monday, he said. "We just need to execute a little bit better. We're doing some simple things a lot better," he said.

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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.

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