Huskers Welcome Governor Heineman to Fall Camp

Lincoln? For the second day in a row, the Nebraska football team welcomed prestigious guests to practice as Governor Dave Heineman was in attendance and spoke to the Huskers after a 2 hour and 15-minute workout inside the HawksChampionshipCenter on Wednesday, Aug. 22.

 

Governor Heineman’s visit comes one day after the Huskers enjoyed a visit from University of Nebraska Chancellor Harvey Perlman and members of the Nebraska Air and Army National Guard.

Dressed in helmets and shoulder pads, the Huskers did not scrimmage Wednesday, as the team looks to taper and remain healthy in time for the season opener against Nevada on Sept. 1.   

 

“We’re getting close to game week right now,” defensive coordinator Kevin Cosgrove said. “We play in a week in a half, so we’ll start to back off in our scrimmaging. But our practice tempos don’t change. We’re going to go high and hard, have good energy and get after each other.”

The Huskers welcomed the return of junior I-back Marlon Lucky to practice, who had sat out this week due to minor injuries. No major injuries have been reported yet this fall - a good sign for Cosgrove’s Blackshirt defense that hopes to see a healthy Steve Octavien take the field in 2007. The senior linebacker has battled through a slew of injuries since 2005, but is looking good so far.

 

“He’s stayed healthy in camp and that’s key for him,” Cosgrove said. “He’s a playmaker. We ask him to do a lot of things and he plays a lot of different positions on our defense. We’re trying to put him in position to make plays. He’s improved as a linebacker also. His fundamental techniques have gotten better, but he still has to improve. He’s got a great motor and he’ll go until he can’t go anymore. That’s the type of guy he is.”

Nebraska continues its regular 2 p.m. practice time Thursday afternoon as it nears the end of its final week of Fall Camp.