Running Backs

Will Helu Hold Up?

Comments 2 comments so far March 2, 2010 by Steve Hanway

Much of the anxiety over the Nebraska offense in 2009 had to do with the health and depth of the running back position. That was especially true of Roy Helu. When healthy, he could put up numbers against any defense,...

Who's Behind Helu?

Comments 8 comments so far October 14, 2009 by Steve Hanway

Die-hard Husker fans know the names: Mendoza, Okafor, Ward, Jones, and Robinson. These are the guys that are going to be called upon to spell starting running back Roy Helu now that Rex Burkhead has been sidelined with injury. If...

Collins Okafor Leaving Huskers

Comments 8 comments so far September 17, 2009 by Tom Cudd

If you're like me, every night you check news online to make sure nothing terrible happened during the day that you should know about. At first glance, this might seem like really bad news to anyone who cares about Husker...

What Does Losing Castille Mean?

Comments 10 comments so far August 24, 2009 by Steve Hanway

The announcement that Quentin Castille was dismissed from the team was not welcome news. He might have been one of the ten to fifteen players you’d least want to lose for 2009. But how much of the enthusiasm over Castille...

Castille dismissed from the team

Comments 20 comments so far August 22, 2009 by Brandon Vogel

After some speculation regarding Quentin Castille's recent absences from practice over the last two days, Bo Pelini announced today that Castille has been dismissed from the team. At this point no further explanation has been given and I wouldn't hold...

The Return of the “We” Backs?

Comment 1 comment so far June 2, 2009 by Steve Hanway

For a very long time, Nebraska hasn’t had running backs. It’s had “I-backs”, named for where they lined up in the I-formation that helped define the Husker offense in the Tom Osborne era. While Bill Callahan was seen as having...

The Return of the Scholarship Fullback at Nebraska

Comments 2 comments so far May 19, 2008 by Steve Hanway

It didn’t take long. Dane Todd (an all-conference fullback) suited up for the Huskers in the Cotton Bowl on January 1st, 2007. He was the last scholarship fullback to be listed on an NU roster. That’s about to change....

Position Breakdowns: Fullbacks

Comments 2 comments so far May 1, 2008 by Steve Hanway

Outlook: Nebraska’s fullbacks are all walk-ons as Bill Callahan (and so far Bo Pelini) hasn’t used scholarships to lure players to the position, instead relying on volunteers. It’s a young group but actually with enough bulk to perhaps replace tight...

Position Breakdowns: I-Backs

Comments 6 comments so far April 22, 2008 by Steve Hanway

Now that we have about as much information as we can expect to get between now and fall practices about the depth chart, we'll examine each position to identify the likely starters and other key contributors....

Culbert Will be Major Contributor to the Running Game

Comments 11 comments so far August 14, 2007 by Steve Hanway

A couple of news items this week from fall camp have made it clear that counting on Marlon Lucky and Cody Glenn to stay healthy for 12 to 14 games is no slam dunk. While Glenn is said to be...

Rushing Game Irrelevant in Big 12?

Comments 2 comments so far July 3, 2007 by Steve Hanway

“Run the ball, stop the run, win the game� is a quote attributed to the NFL’s Marty Schottenheimer that gained some traction among Husker fans. For many years, it seemed like the road to Big 12 supremacy was through having...

Keep ‘Em Coming

Comment 1 comment so far July 2, 2007 by Steve Hanway

You can never have too many friends and in college football you can never have too many running backs. No position takes quite as much punishment. Sure defenses tee off on quarterbacks and make some crushing blindside hits. But except...

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