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Huskers Address Issues in Red Zone, on Special Teams

Coaches and players speak after Tuesday’s practice for Northwestern game

Joe Hudson

Huskers Address Issues in Red Zone, on Special Teams
Huskers Address Issues in Red Zone, on Special Teams /

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Nebraska special-teams coordinator Mike Dawson said Michigan State's pivotal punt return Saturday night is something "that will stick with you" even though his tendency is to "wash away"  plays like that from his memory bank.

"Whether it's a missed field goal, a missed punt, a bad snap, whatever it might be ... it changes the game, alters the game completely," Dawson said after Tuesday's Nebraska football practice. "I think those guys know and understand what happened, and know what we need going forward and how we need to operate.”

Offensive coordinator Matt Lubick said the Huskers' execution needs to improve in the red zone, where the Huskers are ranked 92nd nationally. It also would help "to be able to run the ball, because there's less room for passing," Lubick said. "You can still throw the ball, but it's a lot more challenging."

After two consecutive close losses to nationally ranked teams on the road, the Huskers face Northwestern in Lincoln on Saturday night.

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Joe Hudson
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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