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The Nebraska Football team looked like one of the teams from the mid 90’s as they rolled up over 600 yards of offense against Kansas State in a old fashioned 56-28 butt kicking. K-State had no answer to the Huskers rushing attack and could not stop the passing attack either so it was a very long day for the fans down in Manhattan.

Senior quarterback Joe Ganz led the way for the Huskers as he passed for 270 yards and two touchdowns. Ganz also ran the ball 11 times for 95 more yards as he pretty much did whatever he wanted against the Wildcat defense. The one blemish for Ganz was a pick six interception as the game opened up but after that it was all Huskers.

Mike McNeill and Todd Peterson both caught touchdown passes from Ganz. Peterson’s grab was a give yard td and McNeill’s a 18 yard td. Both of the receiving td’s came in the second quarter.

What was suprising to me was how well the Huskers ran the ball. Ganz led the way with 95 yards and he was followed by  Roy Helu Jr. (72 yards), Marcus Mendoza (58 yards), Quentin Castille (51 yards) and Marlon Lucky who finished with 47 yards. It was a balanced rushing attack and everyone carried the ball well. Helu Jr. and Ganz both rushed for two touchdowns while Castille added one of his own.

On the defensive side of the ball the d-line once again dominated for their second straight game. The blackshirts held the Wildcats to just 59 yards rushing  and 188 passing yards. Sixth-three of those yards came on one long pass play that Anthony West got beat on so that shows you just how dominate the blackshirts were against Josh Freeman and the rest of the Wildcats.

The Huskers will now have their bye week this weekend and then be ready to face off against Colorado next Friday. Let’s pack Memorial Stadium loud and send the Seniors off with a blowout victory over the Buffaloes!

Well Husker fans, you have been wondering when players on the defensive side of the ball would be receiving blackshirts. Here we are with two games left in the regular season and it has happened. Some of the players were seen wearing blackshirts during practice today and it was made official that they were awarded after practice.

In total, 11 Blackshirts were handed out to: Pierre Allen, Larry Asante, Phillip Dillard, Eric Hagg, Armando Murillo, Zach Potter, Ty Steinkuhler, Clayton Sievers, Ndamukong Suh, Anthony West and Tyler Wortman.

It’s been a crazy day for Nebraska Football but with the handing out of the blackshirts, hopefully it overshadows the bad. It’s too bad that Cody Glenn was suspended the day the jerseys were handed out.

First off I would like to apologize about the lack of upates over the weekend. We were busy moving the site to a new server and it took a little bit longer then we had expected. However, we are back up and running and newer and faster server and all things are looking great!

The Nebrasa Football team is gearing up for a prime time battle against Virginia Tech this Saturday. I can’t wait for the game as it will be our first game in person this season. (Yeah, it sucks living eight hours from Lincoln) There was good news to come out of practice on Monday as Pierre Allen, Ricky Thenarse, and Anthony West all practiced and were in full pads. All three players are expected to play Saturday night.

I’m sure that everyone knows that the game will be broadcast on ABC to a regional audience at 7 p.m CT. Memorial stadium is going to be rocking that is for sure! I can’t wait to get into town and start tailgating and meeting other Husker fans. It’s going to be an awesome night and we are going to see the Huskers pick up a nice win over the Hokies!

The Huskers won’t be done with night games after Saturday however, they will be playing another night game against Missouri the next weekend. Missouri will be coming to town ranked in the top 5 and the two teams will face off at 8 p.m. CT. Yeah it is a later start, but the game is going to be shown on ESPN and that is why there is a later start.

So Husker fans, how are the Huskers going to do the next two games?

The much anticipated depth chart has been released for the game against Western Michigan this Saturday. There are a couple of suprises on there that is for sure. Also, it shows how thin the defense is at key positions when you have so many freshman/sophomore’s in the twp deep. Did we not have a junior class on the d-line?

Anyways here it is and let us know what you think and what really suprised you about it.

OFFENSE:

Quarterback: Joe Ganz, Patrick Witt, Zack Lee
Running Back: Marlon Lucky or Roy Helu or Quentin Castille
Fullback: Thomas Lawson, Justin Makovicka
Tight End: Mike McNeill, Dreu Young, Ryan Hill, Ben Cotton
Wide Receiver: Nate Swift, Menelik Holt, Will Henry, Chris Brooks
Wide Receiver: Todd Peterson, Niles Paul or Curenski Gilleylen
Left Tackle: Mike Smith, Jaivario Burkes
Right Tackle: Lydon Murtha, Marcel Jones
Left Guard: Mike Huff, Keith Williams
Right Guard: Matt Slauson, D.J. Jones
Center: Jacob Hickman, Mike Caputo

DEFENSE:

Open End: Barry Turner, Pierre Allen
Base End: Zach Potter, Clayton Sievers
Nose Tackle: Ndamukong Suh, Shukree Barfield, Terrence Moore
Tackle: Ty Steinkuhler, Jared Crick
WILL Linebacker: Cody Glenn, Blake Lawrence
MIKE Linebacker: Phillip Dillard, Will Compton, Colton Koehler
BUCK Linebacker: Tyler Wortman, Sean Fisher
Right Corner: Anthony West, Prince Amukamara
Left Corner: Armando Murillo, Eric Hagg
Strong Safety: Larry Asante, Major Culbert
Free Safety: Ricky Thenarse, Matt O’Hanlon

SPECIAL TEAMS:

Place Kicker: Alex Henery or Adi Kunalic
Punter: Dan Titchener, Jake Wesch
Long Snapper: T.J. O’Leary, Justin Baumgartner

The punt and kick returners have not been announced but word is that Nate Swift and Niles Paul will be returning punts.

So what does everyone think? I think the defense looks very thin with a lot of young players going to see action. I think the lines are going to have to play very good for the team to have success. Hopefully players can step up and make the plays they are capable of making.

We will have our writeup about the Western Michigan game later today or on Wednesday so stay tuned for that! GO HUSKERS!