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Week 7 @ Maryland: Game Notes, Depth Chart, Etc…
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Week 7 @ Maryland: Game Notes, Depth Chart, Etc…
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Nebraska offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen
***Holgorsen said Maryland’s defensive front seven was “explosive, athletic, look great, look the part.” He called it “a tremendous challenge for us to continue to improve.” He thought the offense showed some signs of improvement at times against Michigan State, but there were also moments where they didn’t.“We all obviously saw that.”
***On the stretch where Nebraska had 19 plays over 25 plays vs. MSU, Holgorsen said: “That was tough.” He said the last time he had a stretch like that as a coach was ironically in 2019 against Maryland.
He didn’t want to give a bunch of excuses, saying there were many reasons why NU struggled. Ultimately, the Huskers must execute more effectively across the board.
***Holgorsen said the extended real-time break between drives after the blocked punt stalled some of the offense’s momentum. He credited the defense and special teams for saving the game during that stretch, “because we just sucked.”
“It just seemed like everything we were doing was going backwards… It was dire.”
***Holgorsen said teams need “a spark” to get out of those slumps, and Dylan Raiola’s 45-pass to Jacory Barney “changed the entire sideline.” He said, “You could sense” doubt creeping over the team until that play turned things around.
On Raiola, pass protection, and wide receivers
***On Raiola, Holgorsen said, “There’s a lot on a starting quarterback,” especially at a place like Nebraska. Between the wind, protection breakdowns, and offensive mistakes, Raiola felt “the pressure to be great… When you’re getting the crap knocked out of you, you get loopy. He was getting loopy.”Holgorsen Raiola needed to continue to handle those situations “professionally, and I know he will.”
***Holgorsen said they went with Elijah Pritchett and Gunnar Gottula at tackle because “those guys are the future” on the offensive line.
***Holgorsen said it’s hard to run the ball when you only get 52 snaps and constantly “running into pressures” on long-yardage downs. He said he’s “actually excited where we’re at in the run game,” noting he liked what he saw from Emmett Johnson and Isaiah Mozee.
***Holgorsen said Carter Nelson was another player who needed to continue to improve. He said last week was Nelson’s best week of practice yet, so he’s on track.
***Holgorsen said Nebraska’s pass protection issues were on “everything.” That includes the offensive line, quarterback, running backs, receivers, and even his play-calling. He said he made a bad call that led to a sack. “That’s on me.”
***Holgorsen expects more teams to throw pressure at Nebraska’s offense, starting with Maryland. “They’re going to bring ’em… They’re going to pressure, and we’ve got a big challenge ahead of us. I’m excited about that challenge.”
***Holgorsen said receivers Dane Key and Nyziah Hunter played their best games yet against Michigan State. Key didn’t have a catch, but he did his job and got open. “Dane blocked his tail off. He played faster and blocked his tail off… The ball’s going to find him.”
Holgorsen also sensed that Hunter was “becoming a real player,” which is why he called the screen pass to him that went for a touchdown.
Defensive coordinator John Butler
***Butler said Maryland quarterback Malik Washington “looks like he’s very well coached.” He noted that Washington doesn’t take snaps, knows where to go with the ball, and “makes the throws.”***Butler said Maryland’s passing game was “probably our biggest challenge yet” this season.
***He said the defensive line “created more havoc and made more plays” with its pass rush. They won one-on-one blocks and knew where to attack MSU’s line.
***Butler said Dawson Merritt got the start on Saturday because he plays hard, finds the football, and learns quickly from his mistakes. He compared Merritt to what NU saw with Vincent Shavers last year as a true freshman.
***On Rex Guthrie, like Donovan Jones, started to show “life” late last season and really took off over the offseason. He’s bigger, faster, and more confident now, and his play has improved by the day.
***Butler said DeShon Singleton’s breakout game was a result of putting himself in position to make plays. “He did the work to put himself in position,” and he also played “his most physical game” of the season.
***Butler said his relationship with Ceyair Wright, despite being from opposite ends of the country, has grown through the mutual love of football. Wright wants to be coached hard, and Butler wants to push him to be great. He said, “There’s a level of trust there, and now they have an open line of communication where Wright can offer advice and Butler will listen.
***Butler said going on the road for the first time would be “a great challenge for us.” He went to high school near College Park, but “this is a business trip.” He said road games “really test the mettle of your defense,” and he was eager to see how his group responds.
***Butler said Elijah Juedy was another example of a veteran guy sticking with it and putting himself in positions to make plays. He said Jeudy makes plays like his sack vs. MSU and near-sack vs. Michigan “all the time” in practice. “He has that ability.”
Defensive lineman Williams Nwaneri
***Williams Nwaneri said Nebraska’s pass rush clicked vs. MSU after “really focusing” on it over the previous two weeks. That emphasis paid off in the game, and now the challenge was to “keep it going” for the rest of the season.***Nwaneri said he could sense Michigan State quarterback Aidan Chiles start to get rattled “after the first drive,” and they kept “getting to him” more and more as the game went on.
***Nwaneri said Washington was a big and athletic quarterback, similar to some NU has seen this season. Like Chiles, they must “affect him” early and set the tone with their pass rush.
***Nwaneri said the Huskers were excited to “go to somebody else’s place and take it over… We’re up for the challenge.”
***On Rhule’s message of “motor” this spring, Nwaneri said he focuses on that every day in practice to “make it a habit.”
Defensive lineman Elijah Jeudy
***Jeudy said his first sack of the season “felt great. First of many.” He said his family was “really proud” that all his hard work had finally been rewarded.***Jeudy said Nwaneri had “grown a lot” since his arrival, especially with how well he “takes his coaching to the field.”
***Jeudy expected a lot of family members at the game on Saturday. He said College Park was just a couple of hours’ drive from his hometown of Philadelphia.
***Jeudy felt the defense played “more violent” and “caused havoc” vs. Michigan State. He said that would be their “theme” for the rest of the season.
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Isn't he kind of young for that job?
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Offensive lineman Henry Lutovsky
***Lutovsky said most of the Huskers “know what we’re walking into” with their first road game. The key this week was getting the younger guys ready for what to expect and the road game routine.***Lutovsky liked that NU was leaving a day early because it would allow the team to “get our legs back after the flight” and be ready to roll for game day.
***Lutovsky said Maryland’s defense didn’t “blitz a whole lot. They’re going to play you straight and try to beat you with technique.” He said their d-line was full of “high-motor guys” who played with great effort.
***Lutovsky was proud of how the offensive line bounced back after a rough stretch. He said the pass pro issues weren’t “some massive epidemic.” Instead, it was small things that were “off” here and there that led to breakdowns.
***Lutovsky’s message to the o-line about the criticism they’ve received has been to block it out, because nearly all of it came from guys who never played the game. “Like we always say, don’t listen to people you wouldn’t trade places with.”
***On defenses bringing more heat on Nebraska, Lutovsky said handling it came down to thorough preparation within the offensive line and with Raiola.
Defensive back Ceyair Wright
***Wright said moving from cornerback to nickel during the season was easier because of how well he understood the playbook. “I think I’m doing cool.”***Wright said Nebraska’s pass defense had thrived because of their attention to detail and chemistry in the secondary.
***He said the Huskers have organized several player workouts at the stadium this season, including the one Rhule mentioned last week, where he texted Rhule to turn on the stadium lights.
***Wright said he spoke up about Michigan State’s late TD because he wanted to hold Nebraska’s defense to a higher standard. He’s comfortable speaking out like that because his teammates know “it’s coming from a loving place.”
***Wright said going on the road for the first time was when “you really have to turn to yourselves” and come together as a team.
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I saw him dancing in a TikTok while scrolling TikTok this morning
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They started Merrett, Shavers and Wright at LB Saturday. I think if I remember correctly, we started in a 4/3 look Lenhart, Jeudy, Davis and Nwaneri as dl and Jones, Marshall, Guthrie and Singelton in the Secondary.
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Now that I look at the PFF snap counts
The guys getting the most playing time are:
CB Marshall
CB Jones
CB Wright
S Singleton
S Guthrie
LB Wright
LB Shavers
J McCullough
DE Nwaneri
DT Jeudy
DT Van Poppel
DE Lendhardt
Then Davis, Pietrzach, and Buford
Watson Trent didn’t play at all against MSU, I wonder what’s happening there
The guys getting the most playing time are:
CB Marshall
CB Jones
CB Wright
S Singleton
S Guthrie
LB Wright
LB Shavers
J McCullough
DE Nwaneri
DT Jeudy
DT Van Poppel
DE Lendhardt
Then Davis, Pietrzach, and Buford
Watson Trent didn’t play at all against MSU, I wonder what’s happening there
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True Frosh
True Sophomore
30 year old
True Junior
RS Senior
Tr So
Redshirt Fr
RS Fr
Junior Transfer, First 2 yrs at Idaho
RS Fr
Senior 1 yr juco
Seniors C. Wright and McCullough
Overall, we really are young af. The future is bright for Jobu.
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I just assume half of every team’s roster is going to hit the portal each year nowadays.
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So....he's a good guy but he sucks at football?
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I just think Guthrie is going to be really fricken good and you have to get him on the field.
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We didn't cut him after a shitty game against Michigan?
Accountability is dead in Rhule's Nebraska
