Official Fall Practice Thread

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To be fair. I never wear mine at practice.

Yeah but you have more sex than any married guy with kids than I know of - granted Scott does too just not with his wife

 

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Defensive coordinator Erik Chinander​

***Chinander said the first days of fall camp were just “helmets and underwear” with a heavy emphasis on defensive install. On Friday, the Huskers were in half-pads and amped things up a bit with more situational team work.
Chinander said NU worked on some team passing game reps and second-and-long situational work.
***Chinander said the staff saw “glimpses” of what Caleb Tannor could be last season, but he started to show what he was capable of in the spring.
Chinander praised Tannor’s effort and leadership this offseason and said it’s been “fun” to watch him play, especially when he turns the corner while rushing the passer.
***Chinander said as far as speed and movement were concerned, Tannor was “probably at the top” of his EDGE position group.
***Chinander said he felt good about Nebraska’s depth at EDGE and hinted they could play Tannor, Garret Nelson, and Ochaun Mathis together in certain packages.
“If you’re a good coach, you put your best players on the field,” he said.
***Chinander said Mathis was still adjusting to Nebraska’s strength and conditioning requirements and the different style of play in the Big Ten. However, he noted Mathis was getting better by the day and had embraced the challenge of making his mark as a Husker.
***Chinander said the improvements made on the defensive line and their talent at EDGE would likely allow the defense to do some “different things” with their pass rush this season on second and third downs.
But he added that NU would still do a lot of the same things it did last season, and the defense just needed to make more plays (turnovers, sacks, TFLs, etc.).
***Chinander said there was “great competition” at every position in the secondary and that it would be very hard for him and defensve backs coach Travis Fisher to narrow down a group of 4-5 starters for Northwestern.
He thinks NU will be able to rotate more at safety because of the depth they have there now compared to last season.
***Chinander was looking forward to when Nebraska started live tackling in camp because that would “separate the men from the boys” in some of these position battles.
Chinander said the Huskers would begin tackling next week in either practice five or six, and then they would hold their first live scrimmage on practice nine.
***Chinander confirmed that defensive back Javin Wright had been “100% cleared” to practice this fall. Wright had missed significant time with health and injury issues the past few years, but Chinander was excited to see what he could do now that he was finally healthy.
***Chinander said Ty Robinson had a “good year” in 2021, but now the defensive lineman “has an opportunity to have a special year.” Chinander’s goal for Robinson is to create more “splash” plays and know when to take his shots better.
***Chinander said Myles Farmer and Quinton Newsome had arguably been the top secondary leaders this offseason. He said they took it upon themselves to hold their own DB film sessions and take the younger guys under their wings.
Chinander added that a player couldn’t lead like that “until you’re getting your work done,” and they were both getting their work done.
***Chinander said Farmer had “a good feel for the game” and was very good in zone coverage. He still needs to improve his man coverage and tackling, but Chinander called Farmer a “well-rounded player” who didn’t have any glaring weakness.

Secondary coach Travis Fisher​

***Fisher was asked about the pros and cons of having so much competition in the secondary, and he said there were zero cons.
***Fisher said Wright had an interception on the first day of camp and called him a top-five film study guy in the room.
***Fisher said Newsome always sat in the front row during film sessions, but on the first day of camp, Newsome picked up all of his stuff and sat by freshman Malcolm Hartzog to help him along.
***Fisher said the older defensive backs get in trouble with him if he asks them where their younger teammates are, and they don’t know.
***On what it would take for Newsome to become a “dominant” cornerback, Fisher said he’d need to be Cam Taylor-Britt “and better.”
***Fisher said Marques Buford’s effort was “unmatchable” and that he “out-efforted” everyone in the room. Buford is playing strictly safety right now but can move to other positions if needed.
***Fisher said the best leaders in his room were Newsome, Farmer, Buford, and Tommi Hill. Fisher said Hill still didn’t know everything about the defense yet, but he was already the loudest voice and the “most passionate” defensive back on the team.

Defensive lineman Ty Robinson​

***Robinson said his biggest goal this offseason was establishing “a Blackshirt mentality” on the defense. He left that definition somewhat vague but said it was something “no one will ever achieve but something we’ll always strive for.”
***Robinson said he’d taken it upon himself to be an enforcer of sorts on and off the field to ensure his teammates did what they were supposed to do at all times.
***Robinson said two players he was the most excited to see develop this fall were Nash Hutmacher and Colton Feist. Robinson called Feist the “sleeper” of the defensive line who would get his shot in games this season.
***Robinson said Feist had some of the best technique on the d-line and had the “motor” to separate him from many other players.

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Defensive lineman Ty Robinson​

***Robinson said his biggest goal this offseason was establishing “a Blackshirt mentality” on the defense. He left that definition somewhat vague but said it was something “no one will ever achieve but something we’ll always strive for.”
***Robinson said he’d taken it upon himself to be an enforcer of sorts on and off the field to ensure his teammates did what they were supposed to do at all times.
***Robinson said two players he was the most excited to see develop this fall were Nash Hutmacher and Colton Feist. Robinson called Feist the “sleeper” of the defensive line who would get his shot in games this season.
***Robinson said Feist had some of the best technique on the d-line and had the “motor” to separate him from many other players.

Defensive lineman Nash Hutmacher​

***Hutmacher said most of Nebraska’s defensive linemen buzzed their heads on the night before fall camp, which was Robinson’s idea for a display of unity. One guy who hadn’t shaved his hair yet was Feist, who has to attend a wedding on Saturday.
“We’ll get him after that,” Hutmacher joked.
***Hutmacher said Stephon Wynn “a very good dude” who he’d enjoyed getting to know over the past couple of months.
Hutmacher said Wynn told the guys when he arrived he was worried about whether NU’s defense would have the right “attitude” that was used to while at Alabama. Wynn said he saw right away that the attitude was perfect.
***Hutmacher said he “can’t wait” for the opportunity in front of him this fall. He doesn’t just think he can play this season; he expects “to play a lot.”

Defensive back Marques Buford​

***Buford called this year’s fall camp schedule the “best schedule in the country.” He said going three days in a row built up the intesity for the third practice knowing there would be a day off after.
***Buford said he was strictly playing safety right now but could move to other positions if needed. But the plan is for him to primarily be at safety this season.

Defensive back Myles Farmer​

***Farmer called the first day in pads “chippy” on Friday, as the Huskers went half pads for the first time in camp.
Farmer said with so many newcomers on this roster and guys fighting for jobs, things turned up another notch in practice.

 

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Tommi Hill

 

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KJ looks huge! Surely he can beat out most of our former guys.

 

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Brown, Kolarevic, Newsome

 

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I'm sure these 2 headed to nice Mexican restaurant/bar and a strip club after this -

 

[Goskers07]

I'm sure these 2 headed to nice Mexican restaurant/bar and a strip club after this -

What a duo. Those two would be a party.

 

[Jim14510]

What a duo. Those two would be a party.

Less shtart wif coash chinanender

 

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Decoldest just got welcomed to college football

 

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[Kaladin]

Damn

Shits going by fast

 

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Jamie Nance and Demaryion Houston did not look like the WRs we have now.

Yeah, I don’t think anyone is calling Bonner “peanut”

 

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It’s like being @BIG TONE SOPRANO

 

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Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda

 

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