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Huskers to Be Short-Handed vs. Michigan

Myles Farmer suspended, Casey Thompson questionable for road game against No. 3 Wolverines

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Nebraska will be without one of its regular starters at safety and perhaps its No. 1 quarterback Saturday against third-ranked Michigan. 

Interim head coach Mickey Joseph announced the suspension of  Myles Farmer on Tuesday after the sophomore safety's DUI arrest over the weekend.

Joseph also said quarterback Casey Thompson didn't practice Tuesday and continues to have problems gripping the ball after his injury two games ago against Illinois. 

Joseph hopes to determine by Wednesday whether Thompson can play. If Thompson is a no-go, it's a choice once again between Chubba Purdy, who started last week against Minnesota, and Logan Smothers, who finished the game after Purdy struggled.

“I’m going to make a decision probably Thursday after I watch them both practice," Joseph said. He said one issue with Smothers, the stronger runner of the two, is that he needs to be a better practice player.

Addressing the Huskers' philosophy on offense, Joseph pointed to a need to play "Big Ten football," to chew up more game clock and to give the running game a chance to work. "You gotta try to slow it down. ... We gotta trust and be happy with three- and four-yard runs."

He said he has had that conversation with offensive coordinator Mark Whipple. How did that talk go? "That's between me and Whipple," Joseph said.

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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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