Pelini Press Conference: We're Moving OnPelini Press Conference: We're Moving On
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Pelini Press Conference: We're Moving On

Lincoln - Coach Bo Pelini said the No. 25 Nebraska football team is moving on after its last-minute loss at No. 13 Virginia Tech, and will be focused on playing with passion in the Huskers' regular-season non-conference finale at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 26.

Pelini and the Huskers will welcome Louisiana-Lafayette (2-1) to Memorial Stadium for a 6 p.m. kickoff. The game will be televised on a Fox Sports Pay-Per-View basis. Nebraska will be celebrating Homecoming in Lincoln and the NCAA-record 300th consecutive sellout of Memorial Stadium, but Pelini said the Big Red will keep their focus on the field.

"We're going to come out Saturday and I promise you, you are going to see a group of guys playing with passion. You're not going to see anybody crying about what happened last week," Pelini said. "Our guys are going to come out and play our tails off. That's what's going to happen. I vow that's what is going to happen on Saturday."

The Huskers will need to be on top of their games to knock off the Ragin' Cajuns, who come to Memorial Stadium with a 2-1 record that includes a 17-15 win over Kansas State and their lone loss at No. 9 LSU.

"I'm fairly familiar with the personnel and some of the people they have from my time down in Louisiana," Pelini said. "They're a pretty talented football team. They have a lot of athleticism. Obviously you saw what they did two weeks ago (against Kansas State)."

Pelini said the Huskers will hope to learn from the loss at Virginia Tech and continue improving on the field each week, starting with Saturday's game against the Ragin' Cajuns.

"Bottom line as a football team, we lost the football game. We need to get that fixed and we need to move on. If we address it the right way, as coaches, as players, and as a whole football team, it will make us better. I take the approach with our players, if you watch the film, you look at what needs to get fixed, you fix it, and you'll be better because of it. It means standing up and taking responsibility for what happened, each and every one of us, and moving on."

For complete transcripts of Coach Bo Pelini's press conference, and interviews with select Husker players, please click on the links below.