Huskers Prepare for Thursday Battle with TigersHuskers Prepare for Thursday Battle with Tigers
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Huskers Prepare for Thursday Battle with Tigers

Lincoln - Coach Bo Pelini said the No. 21 Nebraska football team will be ready for an important Big 12 North battle when the Huskers take on No. 24 Missouri on Thursday night in Columbia.

Pelini said the challenge facing the 3-1 Huskers is apparent against the 4-0 Tigers

"It’s the first game in the North. What do you have to do? You have to win your games in your division," Pelini said. "It’s pretty obvious what the challenge is and going on the road to do it.”

Pelini said the Tigers, who won the Big 12 North title a year ago, have talented players on both offense and defense.

"They do some good things. They’re well-coached. They have some pretty good players," Pelini said. "They have some guys that fly around. They’re very aggressive. We’ll have our work cut out for us. They’re a good group. They’re good personnel-wise. They play really hard and they’re well-coached.”

Pelini also said he believes the Huskers are ahead of the curve compared to their play and execution compared to his first season as head coach in 2008.

“I like to think we’re further ahead. I didn’t think we were a very good football team at that time last year in a lot of different ways," Pelini said. "We were trying to find ourselves offensively and defensively. We just weren’t playing very well. We had a long way to go. I think we’re further along now, and we’ll find out Thursday night how far we’ve come.”

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