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Huskers Work at Eliminating the Fumbles

Running backs can’t be ‘messing with wins and losses’; three more defenders earn Blackshirts

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Fixing the fumbles has been a top priority since Nebraska running backs flirted with disaster by coughing up the ball twice in the fourth quarter against Illinois on Oct. 6.

Nebraska offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield said Tuesday that Anthony Grant had a "really good week" in that regard.

"He's one of the most talented running backs in our league," Satterfield said, "but if you can't hold onto the football, now you start messing with wins and losses."

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Grant and backup Emmett Johnson each turned the ball over in the late going against the Fighting Illini. Johnson too has since done a good job of focusing on ball security, Satterfield said.

The Huskers face Northwestern in Lincoln on Saturday. Both teams are 3-3, and both are coming off a bye week.

Ball security was also front and center in the decision to stick with Heinrich Haarberg at quarterback even after Jeff Sims' recovery from a high ankle sprain.

"We're going to play whatever style of football it takes to win games. ... I think the style of football that we're playing right now is in his wheelhouse, and I think he's doing a nice job of taking care of the football. With a defense like ours, if we can just take care of the football and not beat ourselves, we have a chance to have success," Satterfield said.

Defensive coordinator Tony White announced that three more players have received Blackshirts: safety Phalen Sanford, linebacker Nick Henrich and defensive end Jimari Butler.

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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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