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Casey Thompson Gets Green Light for Return

Quarterback on track to start in Nebraska’s home finale vs. Wisconsin

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Nebraska quarterback Casey Thompson threw the ball well during Thursday's practice and is on track to start Saturday against Wisconsin, interim Husker head coach Mickey Joseph said.

"The last three days have been enough for me to see," Joseph said of Thompson's progress this week.

Thompson has missed the last 2½ games with an injury that affected his grip on the football. During his absence, Nebraska has scored just one touchdown.

Joseph said Thompson's return should provide a boost in confidence as the Huskers go up against the "solid, solid defense" of Wisconsin. "We gotta execute to move the ball on these people," he said.

Thompson's experience should allow him to pick up where he left off despite his limited practice time, Joseph said. "It's not his first rodeo," he said.

Joseph said the team practiced with "a lot of energy" Thursday. "We talked about it this morning that we have to put a 60-minute game together in all three phases and let's try to do that. I think if we do that, we are going to be able to get in there and compete and it will help us win the game. But we have to put 60 minutes in all three phases."

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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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