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WHAT WE LEARNED: Ervin and Scott leave spring with a leg up It’s hard to make very many drastic takes about Nebraska’s running back position coming out of spring ball, but one thing you can probably say is freshmen Gabe Ervin and As we know, so much can change between now and August. Injuries limited and/or kept out both Markese Stepp and Sevion Morrison remains an unknown but showed some flashes this spring. Ronald Thompkins looked decent in the open practice, but we didn’t see him in the spring game. Jaquez Yant is a wildcard and could find himself in a position to play. Walk-on

cmFtZT4KPC9kaXY+Cgo= The Red-White Spring Game didn’t even feature to-the-ground tackling until the second half, when most of the projected starters had already called it a day. So it was hard for Scott Frost or anyone else to take much away from the performance of Nebraska’s running backs. However, the fourth-year head coach was still encouraged by the final spring audition for one of the most pressing questions on NU’s roster. The Husker running backs combined to rush 59 times for 396 yards and three touchdowns between the Red and White teams. But, again, those numbers are qualified...

Here are some final takes and thoughts following the 2021 Nebraska Red-White spring game. As the Husker football team walked off the field for the final time in 2020 in an empty SHI Stadium at Rutgers, there were only four people outside of the NU traveling party that made the trip from Nebraska. Only family members were allowed at NU home games in Lincoln, while four out of five road games in 2020 also allowed Nebraska parents to attend. Everything about 2020 was hard to wrap your arms around. Seeing 36,406 in attendance at the Red-White spring game on Saturday was a step in the right direct...

The final practice of the spring for Nebraska football was more than just a scrimmage Saturday. Coach Scott Frost called the event a “showcase” earlier in the week. It was also a celebration of the team and how far the community has come since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with 36,406 fans in attendance, the largest gathering in Nebraska since most events came to an end in the spring of 2020. “I don’t know who needed that the most, us to have the fans in there cheering for us or the fans,” Frost said. “The stadium wasn’t full but, man, there was a lot of people in there. T...

May 1, 2021 There were signs. Interstate 80 traffic heading southwest from Omaha was busy. As you got into Lincoln, there were more signs. Lots of signs. Approaching Memorial Stadium, something seemed familiar, almost comforting. The signs said things like, “Game Parking $25.” Or, “Lot Full.” After a year of pandemic-induced isolation, it appeared that life was returning to the Haymarket. At least, it looked like the early stages of reinvigoration. Once they made their way into the stadium and spread out, the crowd of 36,406 looked more like a skimpy layer of red frosting on a sugar c...