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Having an ambidextrous punter is either going to be genius, or he'll fuck up the first time he tries lefty and it will be the most obvious dumb idea if all time
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Its been my experience that most "former players" usually don't have valid insight into the team, right or wrong.
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He could very well be right, but my comeback always on these are what is this being based off? Is he at spring ball or summer workouts? Is it based just off feel? Is it uninformed BS? Need to know that before putting any stock in this
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Observations from Nebraska's opening fall camp practice
The Nebraska football team opened up the beginning portion of its opening 2025 fall camp practice to the media on Monday morning.
Here are some of the biggest observations and takeaways the HuskerOnline staff had from the viewing window…
HuskerOnline details their thoughts on Nebraska's 2025 offensive line & the importance of Lutovsky
Watch More
Nebraska injury update
***Defensive lineman Gabe Moore, running back Trent Uhlir, linebacker Roger Gradney, and offensive linemen Preston Tuamua all worked off to the side with yellow jerseys.Offensive lineman Turner Corcoran and defensive lineman Jaylen George were practicing with green non-contact jerseys.
***Running back Kwinten Ives appeared to suffer a minor lower-body injury during individuals. He limped off the field but stayed at practice to ride the stationary bike and work with the other players in yellow jerseys.
***Tight end Carter Nelson was a full participant. He wore a sleeve on his right leg, but didn’t appear to be limited in any way.
Roster news
***We got our first look at freshman Isaiah Mozee at running back. Now wearing No. 22 (previously 84), certainly looked the part during individual work, showing quick footwork and nice explosiveness.***We also saw new punter Archie Wilson in action for the first time on Monday. It was definitely strange seeing a rugby-style punter at Nebraska, especially one who rolled to his left and right and kicked with either foot. Punting will look much different this season.
***Wilson’s physical size immediately stood out. Also, just the overall ease with which he punts the ball. It booms off his foot with great hang time.
***The first fall camp practice is mainly about the eye-ball test, and a handful of players passed that with flying colors.
Vincent Shavers, Keona Davis, and David Hoffken all fit the bill of “bad asses” in our book. Plenty of others looked good as well, but those guys immediately jumped out.
***On that note, please allow us to join the commentary about redshirt freshman DL Williams Nwaneri (6-7, 265) being perhaps the most physically impressive player on the team. Again, wow.
***Carter Nelson said last summer that he had never lifted weights seriously in his life. Well, that’s changed. Listed at 6-5 and 240 pounds, Nelson has transformed his body noticeably. Now it’s just a matter of seeing if he can beat Big Ten safeties on pass routes.
To say that he “looks the part” is an understatement.
***For a second, it looked like Hoffken (6-7, 285) was wearing a club on one of his hands. Maybe he’s injured. Nope. His hands are so big that they just look like clubs.
***One under-the-radar name that physically passed the eye test was redshirt freshman walk-on Connor Schutt. He’s now playing Jack linebacker, and his size at 6-foot-6, 225 pounds, and his overall wingspan jumped out. He was a 6-5 high jumper and went 21-9 in the long jump and 45-3 in the triple jump at Wahoo Bishop Neumann.
Sights and Sounds
***There wasn’t any question about who Nebraska’s RB1 will be this season, but Emmett Johnson quickly eliminated any remaining doubt there might have been. Johnson looked fast, dynamic, and strong. He even earned a “Nice job, E! Excellent!” from running backs coach EJ Barthel after a perfectly executed drill.***Speaking of running backs, it’s always great to see how involved Ron Brown is with that group in practice. Brown was as vocal as ever during Monday’s opening portion, coaching guys up on the side and offering plenty of advice and tips.
***With all of the talk about Nebraska’s new transfer additions at wide receiver, Jacory Barney sometimes doesn’t get talked about enough. In fact, Dylan Raiola said exactly that during Big Ten Media Days last week.
Barney looked as good as ever and should remain at the top of the wideout conversation this fall.
***Media walked into practice and were essentially greeted by Donovan Raiola’s group doing a drill in which all five linemen fired off the ball and burst forward 10 yards. It’s a great-looking group of linemen. Much better than a few years ago.
***The most impressive specimen of that OL group? How about Henry Lutovsky? Listed at 6-6, 320, the senior is chiseled. You wouldn’t want to challenge him in a bar fight, trust us.
Quick hits
***We didn’t spot defensive lineman Malcolm Simpson or running back Jamarion Parker during position drills. We’ll hopefully get an update on them and any other practice absentees from Rhule later today.***Nebraska’s players will live in the dorm building for one week this year. It’s a little shorter than past years and is something Rhule looks at closely each year. They have pushed it up to two weeks in the past, but it seems like one week makes more sense moving forward.
***Another big change is that the coaches are no longer staying in the dorms. That was something the players wanted. They wanted to take more ownership of the dorm building over camp and hold guys accountable for wake-up calls, etc.
***Nebraska’s new grass practice fields are outstanding. We talked to one NU official more in-depth at Monday’s practice about the playing service.
It is a Bermuda grass field, similar to the one used by the Kansas City Chiefs. The grass itself thrives in heat. The root system is already 1 ½ inches deep, and it will continue to grow. In fact, this week’s heat will be beneficial for the grass.
There also is not any form of heating elements right now on the grass fields. The real test will be when the first freeze occurs. This particular blend of grass goes dormant at first frost. They do have the ability, though, to replace grass and replant it pretty easily if they had to over a week.
The reason they chose Bermuda grass is its overall footing. The previous grass on the practice fields looked amazing, but the overall footing was not sound. You had guys slipping quite a bit on it. That should not be the case on this surface.
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That dude looks different.
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RE: HoffkenObservations from Nebraska's opening fall camp practice
by:HuskerOnline Staff•18 minutes ago
Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule. (Photo credit: Casey Fritton/HuskerOnline)
The Nebraska football team opened up the beginning portion of its opening 2025 fall camp practice to the media on Monday morning.
Here are some of the biggest observations and takeaways the HuskerOnline staff had from the viewing window…
HuskerOnline details their thoughts on Nebraska's 2025 offensive line & the importance of Lutovsky
Watch More
Nebraska injury update
***Defensive lineman Gabe Moore, running back Trent Uhlir, linebacker Roger Gradney, and offensive linemen Preston Tuamua all worked off to the side with yellow jerseys.
Offensive lineman Turner Corcoran and defensive lineman Jaylen George were practicing with green non-contact jerseys.
***Running back Kwinten Ives appeared to suffer a minor lower-body injury during individuals. He limped off the field but stayed at practice to ride the stationary bike and work with the other players in yellow jerseys.
***Tight end Carter Nelson was a full participant. He wore a sleeve on his right leg, but didn’t appear to be limited in any way.
Roster news
***We got our first look at freshman Isaiah Mozee at running back. Now wearing No. 22 (previously 84), certainly looked the part during individual work, showing quick footwork and nice explosiveness.
***We also saw new punter Archie Wilson in action for the first time on Monday. It was definitely strange seeing a rugby-style punter at Nebraska, especially one who rolled to his left and right and kicked with either foot. Punting will look much different this season.
***Wilson’s physical size immediately stood out. Also, just the overall ease with which he punts the ball. It booms off his foot with great hang time.
***The first fall camp practice is mainly about the eye-ball test, and a handful of players passed that with flying colors.
Vincent Shavers, Keona Davis, and David Hoffken all fit the bill of “bad asses” in our book. Plenty of others looked good as well, but those guys immediately jumped out.
***On that note, please allow us to join the commentary about redshirt freshman DL Williams Nwaneri (6-7, 265) being perhaps the most physically impressive player on the team. Again, wow.
***Carter Nelson said last summer that he had never lifted weights seriously in his life. Well, that’s changed. Listed at 6-5 and 240 pounds, Nelson has transformed his body noticeably. Now it’s just a matter of seeing if he can beat Big Ten safeties on pass routes.
To say that he “looks the part” is an understatement.
***For a second, it looked like Hoffken (6-7, 285) was wearing a club on one of his hands. Maybe he’s injured. Nope. His hands are so big that they just look like clubs.
***One under-the-radar name that physically passed the eye test was redshirt freshman walk-on Connor Schutt. He’s now playing Jack linebacker, and his size at 6-foot-6, 225 pounds, and his overall wingspan jumped out. He was a 6-5 high jumper and went 21-9 in the long jump and 45-3 in the triple jump at Wahoo Bishop Neumann.
Sights and Sounds
***There wasn’t any question about who Nebraska’s RB1 will be this season, but Emmett Johnson quickly eliminated any remaining doubt there might have been. Johnson looked fast, dynamic, and strong. He even earned a “Nice job, E! Excellent!” from running backs coach EJ Barthel after a perfectly executed drill.
***Speaking of running backs, it’s always great to see how involved Ron Brown is with that group in practice. Brown was as vocal as ever during Monday’s opening portion, coaching guys up on the side and offering plenty of advice and tips.
***With all of the talk about Nebraska’s new transfer additions at wide receiver, Jacory Barney sometimes doesn’t get talked about enough. In fact, Dylan Raiola said exactly that during Big Ten Media Days last week.
Barney looked as good as ever and should remain at the top of the wideout conversation this fall.
***Media walked into practice and were essentially greeted by Donovan Raiola’s group doing a drill in which all five linemen fired off the ball and burst forward 10 yards. It’s a great-looking group of linemen. Much better than a few years ago.
***The most impressive specimen of that OL group? How about Henry Lutovsky? Listed at 6-6, 320, the senior is chiseled. You wouldn’t want to challenge him in a bar fight, trust us.
Quick hits
***We didn’t spot defensive lineman Malcolm Simpson or running back Jamarion Parker during position drills. We’ll hopefully get an update on them and any other practice absentees from Rhule later today.
***Nebraska’s players will live in the dorm building for one week this year. It’s a little shorter than past years and is something Rhule looks at closely each year. They have pushed it up to two weeks in the past, but it seems like one week makes more sense moving forward.
***Another big change is that the coaches are no longer staying in the dorms. That was something the players wanted. They wanted to take more ownership of the dorm building over camp and hold guys accountable for wake-up calls, etc.
***Nebraska’s new grass practice fields are outstanding. We talked to one NU official more in-depth at Monday’s practice about the playing service.
It is a Bermuda grass field, similar to the one used by the Kansas City Chiefs. The grass itself thrives in heat. The root system is already 1 ½ inches deep, and it will continue to grow. In fact, this week’s heat will be beneficial for the grass.
There also is not any form of heating elements right now on the grass fields. The real test will be when the first freeze occurs. This particular blend of grass goes dormant at first frost. They do have the ability, though, to replace grass and replant it pretty easily if they had to over a week.
The reason they chose Bermuda grass is its overall footing. The previous grass on the practice fields looked amazing, but the overall footing was not sound. You had guys slipping quite a bit on it. That should not be the case on this surface.
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Simpson is coming off a surgery, not sure what, probably a shoulder. Has had arm in a sling for awhile. At least whatever it is, is fixed and he has been into rehab for at least a few weeks already.No Simpson or Parker
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I think the best thing about Fall Camp so far is how Carter Nelson has rebounded so quickly after having a full Pelvis and Hip Replacement surgery only 6 months ago. Truly is a testament to modern medicine.
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They replaced his hip at 19? Or is this sarcasm?
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