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Nebraska’s Whipple Says Georgia Southern Has Athletes and Motivation
Offensive coordinator Mark Whipple says the Huskers shall be dealing with a fired-up opponent Saturday in Georgia Southern.
“This can be a large sport for them. … They’ve good athletes and guys that may run,” Whipple stated after Tuesday’s Nebraska soccer apply.
“They’ve higher athletes than they appear on tape. That is what I informed the gamers. … We informed them they’ll be somewhat bit extra twitchy or sooner than you see on tape.”
Clay Helton is in his first season at Georgia Southern.
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The Eagles, coached by former USC coach Clay Helton, opened their season Saturday evening with a 59-7 win over Morgan State.
Talking about Nebraska’s 38-17 win Saturday in opposition to North Dakota, Whipple stated he preferred how the offense responded after Casey Thompson’s interception arrange the Combating Hawks’ game-tying landing within the third quarter.
“There wasn’t something just like the week earlier than (through the loss to Northwestern) the place we bought the decide and seemed round,” Whipple stated. “These guys knew what they needed to do and talked about ending. I might hear them on the sideline, and that is what they did.”
Defensive coordinator Erik Chinander stated he like what he is seeing thus far with this week’s practices together with extra ones-vs.-ones work.
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“You do not have to have it’s 80 reps, however 12 or 20 a day the place you are getting your ones and your twos 10 reps apiece, actually banging in opposition to an excellent man, actually masking an excellent man, these sorts of issues,” Chinander stated. “I feel that is invaluable.
Tuesday’s session additionally included feedback from edge rusher Ochaun Mathis and tight finish Nate Boerkircher. Refresh this web page to see the most recent additions to the protection hyperlinks beneath. Asterisk signifies merchandise could require a subscription. Go right here for the HuskerMax dialogue.