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The Lowdown from Nebraska Football's Coordinators Ahead of the Rutgers Game

Cornerback Ceyair Wright is close to earning a Blackshirt; Huskers' offense prepares to face a stout red-zone defense

Joe Hudson

Sep 28, 2024; West Lafayette, Indiana, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers running back Emmett Johnson avoids a tackle during the second half against Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium.
Sep 28, 2024; West Lafayette, Indiana, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers running back Emmett Johnson avoids a tackle during the second half against Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium. / Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images
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Four days before Saturday's game against Rutgers, Nebraska football's defensive and offensive coordinators met with reporters Tuesday. Kaleb Henry's notes about the their remarks are below. Scroll down farther for more coverage, including comments from several players.

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Tony White

  • The defense needs the same mentality this week
  • Good to see linebacker Javin Wright back after he had football taken away from him for a bit
  • Will see Rutgers quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis this Saturday after he was at Minnesota the previous few years
  • Pass rush is showing up but have to get into more third-and-long and passing situations
  • Running back Kyle Monangai is "probably the best one we've seen to date"
  • Whole group for Rutgers' running game is impressive
  • Getting young guys in has helped speed up development. "Every snap is valuable."
  • Marques Buford is a good leader, and it's personal when he's helping his brother Mario
  • Keona Davis is explosive and has elite traits
  • Rutgers is efficient on offense to not be in position to give up QB hurries and sacks
  • Cornerback Ceyair Wright "has been ultra competitive"
  • "A lot of transfers that have been balling"
  • Ceyair is southern California through and through: "Got that laid-back swag. He was also on Space Jam."
  • Ceyair is "damn close" to earning a Blackshirt
  • Linebacker John Bullock epitomizes Nebraska

Marcus Satterfield

  • "Have to cover the whole field when you play against us"
  • Perimeter blocking has improved but has to "continue to get better and better every day"
  • Rutgers is stout in the red zone, but that doesn't change the play calling
  • On being creative on offense: "You wanna be the dumbest guy in the room when you're in my position and I am"
  • Wide receiver Jacory Barney is fast and athletic but most importantly he loves the game of football
  • There's a feel to getting Heinrich Haarberg on the field. It happened early in the game last week against Purdue.
  • "We demand a standard of our scout team"
  • Saturday was good for getting the team to go win a road game
  • Need to be creative to get the run game going. Sometimes need to run when you're set to throw and vice versa.
  • Quarterback Dylan Raiola was even more locked in last week with a game on the road.

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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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