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More Ones-vs.-Ones Work in Store for Huskers

Scott Frost looks for improved consistency in run defense

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Nebraska football head coach Scott Frost says the Huskers' run defense has given up too many big plays. To help solve that, there will be more ones-vs.-ones work in practice this week.

"Too many have creased," Frost said of opponents' runs. "The defense needs to see those plays being run at the speed that the 1 offense can give them."

Frost's comments came during the Huskers' weekly press conference Monday after the team held its first practice for Saturday's game against Georgia Southern.

Anthony Grant's 189-yard rushing performance against North Dakota two days ago earned him Big Ten co-offensive player-of-the-week honors, and Frost also was impressed.

"Anthony's patience was really good on a couple of his runs," Frost said. "Not just blindly running up in there, but watching for blocks to develop." He added that "everybody that got a chance was really good" at running back.

Nebraska had most of its success Saturday against North Dakota in the second half, ringing up 31 points after scoring just seven in the first 30 minutes. Frost said offensive coordinator Mark Whipple "did a great job in that second half — the whole staff did."

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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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