Huskers Ready to Face Jayhawks

The Nebraska football team finished its practice week Thursday with a two-hour workout in Memorial Stadium. The Huskers head to Lawrence, Kan., on Friday for Saturday's matchup with the Jayhawks.

Head Coach Bo Pelini said the Huskers finished the week on a strong note.

"We've still got a couple little things to iron out, but I thought overall we had a good week of practice, a good last couple days," Pelini said. "Now we've just got to finish the mental preparation and get ready to go."

Coming off last week's thrilling 10-3 win over Oklahoma, Nebraska is poised not to have a letdown against the Jayhawks this week. The Huskers are mindful that KU is a talented football team.

"What happened last week against Oklahoma, we put that behind us right away," Pelini said. "It's about executing against a good Kansas team. We know we're going to get their best shot. We know they're going to be ready to play. They've got their backs against the wall. And they're looking at it like they have a three-game season. So we know the challenge we have sitting in front of us. Our guys will be ready to go."

Although NU controls its own destiny to win the North Division, Pelini said the team hasn't talked about that at all.

"That takes care of itself," Pelini said. "All we're talking about is Kansas. If you earn it, it'll be there at the end. You can sit there and get so focused on what the goal is at the end, you lose sight of the process and that's what I've preached forever is stay focused on the process, it's going to get us that title."

NU and Kansas kick off at 2:30 p.m. Regional television coverage will be provided by ABC.