Huskers Get in Solid Practice Before First Two-a-Day

Lincoln - The Nebraska football team worked out for two hours Friday in preparation for the first two-a-day session of the year on Saturday, utilizing both the grass practice fields adjacent to the stadium and the Cook Pavilion. The move inside gave the Huskers their first work out on the FieldTurf this fall.

Defensive coordinator Kevin Cosgrove was pleased with the Huskers' effort at practice, Nebraska's first after the final summer classes ended on Thursday.

"It was one of the better ones," Cosgrove said. "It was pretty physical and we had a little scrimmage today and there was a lot of success on the field. We have a saying that you are going to get better or get worse, and we are trying to get better every day. The competition at each position will help every day."

Cosgrove also noted the Huskers did not have to do much different in preparation for two-a-day workouts because the players entered fall camp in good condition and were ready to practice from day one. He also said that with the start of practice moved ahead by the NCAA this year that Nebraska's ability to be creative when scheduling practice times will help later in the season.

"Kids are around all summer and are in shape before practice starts," Cosgrove said. "There are 29 opportunities to practice and with the extra day, it gives us a couple days off. That will help keep us fresh and will help in the long run.

The University of Nebraska has announced that a limited number of tickets to the Sept. 3 football game against Maine are available for purchase through Huskers.com. The tickets were made available after Maine returned a portion of its ticket allotment for the game.

Husker fans who have been on the wait list for single-game tickets were contacted via e-mail regarding the tickets on Friday, before they became available to the general public. To purchase tickets for the Maine contest, please visit Huskers.com and click on the “Tickets” icon on the top banner.