Secondary

Oskie!

Comments 3 comments so far December 3, 2009 by Brandon Vogel

Inspired by Darren's beautifully titled, highly specific "Screen!" post yesterday, today we're going to tackle one thing Nebraska needs to do defensively to beat Texas. It's simple in theory: Intercept Colt McCoy. It's far more difficult in practice....

Does Nebraska Have a Star Defensive Back?

Comments 4 comments so far July 10, 2009 by Steve Hanway

It's been close to six years since Nebraska had a star defensive back. Josh Bullocks starred at safety for Nebraska in 2003 playing under Marvin Sanders and Bo Pelini. He led the nation in interceptions and helped Nebraska to a...

Secondary Is Primary To Success

Comments 4 comments so far April 6, 2009 by Tom Cudd

For anyone who doubts the importance of a great secondary to the winning percentage of your team, I ask you to look no further than the Bill Callahan years filled with 20+ yard plays given up. How many times can...

Major Departs with Class

Comments 7 comments so far March 19, 2009 by Steve Hanway

Major Culbert came to Nebraska with some controversy. After some issues arose on his recruiting trip to Oregon, there was some question about whether he’d be a desirable addition to the team. But in his three seasons in Lincoln, he...

Position Breakdowns: Safeties

Comments 2 comments so far May 9, 2008 by Steve Hanway

Outlook: The safety position might be the most interesting one for the Huskers in 2008. NU head coach Bo Pelini has a history of making stars out of safeties with his defense and he inherits some players that were highly...

Position Breakdowns: Cornerbacks

Comments 2 comments so far May 8, 2008 by Steve Hanway

Outlook: The Huskers are particularly thin at cornerback, which means it might be the spot where a true freshman is most likely to contribute. Former NU secondary coach George Darlington had once said that if a cornerback couldn’t compete as...

Armando Murillo Should Bring His 'A' Game

Comments 9 comments so far April 11, 2008 by Steve Hanway

Jacksonville Jaguar defensive coordinator (and former Redskin and Titan coordinator) Gregg Williams has said the two most important things a football player needs to be are available and accountable. It's hard to say whether or not Murillo was accountable last...

The Blue Horizon

Comments 3 comments so far March 28, 2008 by Steve Hanway

As we roll into Spring and see the inevitable forecasts of what the depth chart will look like, the name Anthony Blue continues to appear. That was understandable prior to his knee injury, or even before the details came out...

Grixby Has Senior Moment

Comments 5 comments so far September 30, 2007 by Steve Hanway

One of the more criticized Huskers last season (and through the off-season) was Cortney Grixby. Despite being a highly-touted recruit out of high school, he became the scapegoat for big pass plays in the secondary a year ago (regardless...

Barron Miles Made Big Plays With Small Body

Comments 3 comments so far June 21, 2007 by Steve Hanway

Most Husker fans first took notice of cornerback Barron Miles on a Thursday night in Stillwater in October of 1993, when he blocked a punt and hauled it in for a touchdown to break a 13-13 tie after three quarters...

2007 Secondary Should Be Improved

Comments 8 comments so far June 20, 2007 by Steve Hanway

Barring injuries (or off-the field problems) a player will nearly always get better with experience. That bodes well for Nebraska’s secondary in 2007 as three of four starters return in safety Tierre Green and cornerbacks Cortney Grixby and Andre Jones,....

Secondary Not Secondary in Importance

Comments 6 comments so far June 18, 2007 by Steve Hanway

Continuing my analogies between football and baseball, I said defensive linemen are like pitchers and linebackers are like infielders. So naturally that makes defensive backs…third base coaches (just kidding). No, the secondary are like your outfielders. Just as a great...

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