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Nebraska’s Young Receivers ‘Ready to Go’ After Extra Prep Time

Husker head coach Matt Rhule praises true freshmen’s speed ahead of Northwestern game

Joe Hudson

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Thanks to the bye week, Nebraska's young wide receivers got extra time to prepare for more prominent roles in the wake of Marcus Washington's season-ending injury.

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"Great week of practice. Great, really, two weeks," Rhule said after Thursday's practice. It was his last media availability before Saturday's home game against Northwestern.

"They are ready to go," Rhule continued. "I know this: They might be young, but they are as fast as any group of receivers in the country. Not very often you have 10.3, 10.4 guys out there. They have each made a play. Maybe not Jaidyn (Doss), but Jaylen (Lloyd) and Malachi (Coleman) have each made a play in games. Alex Bullock has made a couple big plays in games. Ty Hahn has made big plays. Billy (Kemp) is a baller, so they’re ready to play.”

Coleman, Lloyd and Doss are true freshmen, and Coleman is expected to start against Northwestern. Bullock and Hahn are sophomores, and Kemp is the veteran of the group as a senior transfer from Virginia.

Watching Thursday's practice and addressing the team were three prominent figures from Tom Osborne-era defenses at Nebraska: defensive coordinator Charlie McBride, secondary coach George Darlington and All-America defensive end Jared Tomich. 

"To hear from those guys was really cool," Rhule said.

"There's a standard they want us to play at," Rhule said. "It's not just about the scoreboard. It's the way we play. That's our message to the players all the time. That doesn't mean we're not trying to win, it means we're trying to do something greater than just winning."

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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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