Tuesday Practice Report: Coordinators Speak

Lubick says Husker offense was ready for Illinois' even front; Chinander seeks 'elite' performance

Joe Hudson | Aug 31, 2021

Tuesday Practice Report: Coordinators Speak /

Offensive coordinator Matt Lubick isn't ready to blame the Huskers' inconsistency Saturday on Illinois' unexpected use of an even defensive front.

"We had another call sheet for if they come out in even. ... We used those plays," Lubick said after Tuesday's Nebraska football practice. "We didn't have the results that we would like to have."

Defensive coordinator Erik Chinander expressed disappointment in the Blackshirts' start to the second half in Champaign -- giving up a 75-yard, clock-chewing touchdown drive.

"It has to be taken as the most important drive of the game for us," he said. "It has to be a staple for us."

Overall, the defense "played a good football game," Chinander said. "They had an opportunity to play an elite football game, and we weren’t quite ready to do it yet. And that’s on me. That’s disappointing."

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Coverage

Hail Varsity | Nebraska Assistants Matt Lubick, Mike Dawson Talk Illinois Loss
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Nebraska Athletics | Chinander Explains His Message to the Team Ahead of Fordham Game
Lincoln Journal Star* | How Nebraska coaches punt returners, and why Taylor-Britt will remain in that role after mistake
Lincoln Journal Star* | Red Report: Lubick talks execution; Dawson understood Tannor penalties; Betts the No. 1 KR option
Omaha World-Herald* | Erik Chinander believes Husker defense played well, but 'this group has more'
Omaha World-Herald* | Notes: Sean Beckton encouraged by performance of Nebraska's tight ends
Omaha World-Herald* | Huskers watched their mistakes as a team. Now they'll try to forget them
Lincoln Journal Star* | Inside Gabe Ervin's 'champion mindset' that carried him to the top NU's depth chart at RB
Lincoln Journal Star* | Blackshirts were 'good' against Illinois, but there remains plenty on to-do list

Video recaps

Omaha World-Herald | Watkins/Bland
Hail Varsity | Sorensen/Smith
Lincoln Journal Star | Sipple/Gabriel Four Downs
Lincoln Journal Star | Sipple/Gabriel Two-Minute Drill
HuskerOnline | Sean Callahan

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Published Aug 31, 2021

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.