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Fall Camp Practice #17

Nebraska's starter at running back yet to be named

Joe Hudson

Kenny Larabee, KLIN

Do the Huskers know who their No. 1 guy will be at running back? Not yet, offensive coordinator Matt Lubick said after Wednesday's practice.  

"We still haven't made a decision," he said.

"We will play more than one guy, but we feel like we have lots of good players," he said, mentioning Sevion Morrison, Markese Stepp, Gabe Ervin Jr., Marvin Scott III and Rahmir Johnson.

"You want to know who that guy is when it's third-and-one to win the football game,” Lubick said, adding: "We feel pretty good about it, but we’re not ready to say who that guy is."

Head coach Scott Frost spoke briefly about the news that the program is under NCAA investigation. He said it wouldn't be a distraction for the players, who he said remain "laser focused" on the Aug. 28 season opener at Illinois.

Offensive lineman Brant Banks has been manning the No. 1 left tackle spot because of an injury to Turner Corcoran. Whether Corcoran will be ready to go or not on Aug. 28 remains uncertain, Banks said.

Wide receiver Oliver Martin said he's "one of the main guys" working at punt returner. Martin also had praise for quarterback Adrian Martinez's improved accuracy.

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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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