Huskers Eager for Saturday Showdown

Lincoln, Neb.- The Nebraska football team continued its preparations for its Saturday afternoon Big Ten West showdown with the Wisconsin Badgers on Tuesday afternoon, as the Huskers practiced for nearly two hours inside of the Hawks Championship Center and outside on the Ed and Joyanne Gass practice fields.

Nebraska offensive coordinator Tim Beck met with the media following Tuesday’s practice, mentioning that senior All-America candidate Ameer Abdullah looked pretty good out on the practice field today.

 “He (Abdullah) looked good today, moving around, running and going through all of our stuff, it did not limit him in any way,” Beck said. “He looked pretty good.”

Beck added that last week’s bye could not have come soon enough. With some of the Husker football team battling bumps and bruises, NU used the bye week to rest up leading into the Freedom Trophy matchup versus the Badgers. 

“Just getting healthy in the bye week, we also did a lot of self-scouting and getting a good jump on Wisconsin,” Beck said. “It is good, it is always good to have that this late in the season, to give the guys a chance to rest those bumps and bruises.” 

With temperatures projected to be in the low-to-mid 30’s at kickoff Saturday, NU used cold weather in Lincoln Tuesday to start preparing themselves for what they will see in Maddison.

“I think it is important, we know it is going to be loud up there, just to get an opportunity to communicate and do all the things that we need to do to make sure we don’t have any self-inflicted wounds for the game.” 

The Nebraska football team will continue its preparations for its Saturday afternoon game on Wednesday afternoon. The Huskers Big Ten conference clash against Wisconsin will be nationally televised on ABC at 2:30 pm (Central).