Huskers Battle Through Fall Camp

Lincoln- The Nebraska football team took the practice field Thursday afternoon, as the Huskers continue through fall camp. The Huskers practiced in full pads for two and a half hours on the Ed and Joyanne Gass Practice fields northeast of Memorial Stadium. Head coach Bo Pelini spoke briefly about the Huskers beginning preparation for the season opener against Western Kentucky on Sept. 4.

"I've done some work on (Western Kentucky)," Pelini said. "I'm not real familiar with their personnel yet; we're kind of doing some homework. Some of it is guess work about what kind of offense or defense they're going to run and looking at some things that their coordinators have run in the past."

Sophomore running back Dontrayevous Robinson returns as the biggest of Nebraska's options at I-back, and is pushing significant action in 2010. As a freshman, Robinson stepped into a big role, earning significant playing time at midseason while Roy Helu Jr. and Rex Burkhead battled injuries. Robinson was a workhorse for the Huskers in games against Iowa State and Baylor and added depth for the remainder of the season. With a difficult summer behind him, Pelini is excited to see Robinson making progress.

"He's been good," Pelini said. "You wouldn't know that after everything he went through, you wouldn't know anything happened. He's a tough-minded kid. He's practiced well, and I think he's going to be a good football player for us this fall. I'm really happy for him right now."

Pelini noted that he is encouraged by the depth at the tight end position at this point of fall camp. The ability for guys to play different positions has helped Nebraska increase its depth and overall ability to play more effectively.

"We've got some guys who are interchangeable," Pelini said. "They can play tight end, they can play a number of different positions. Ryan Hill can play more than one position, Mike McNeill can play more than one position. We feel real good about the tight end spot right now."

The Huskers return to the practice field on Friday afternoon.