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- Nebraska offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen said the Huskers practiced well for eight months and are ready to see what they have, with Anthony Colandrea's mobility changing route timing and pass-rush geometry. - Defensive coordinator Rob Aurich's first-game priority is 11-sound football that plays with violence while staying assignment-clean and limiting explosive plays. - Nebraska expects defensive-line depth inside with Owen Stoudmire, Jahsear Whittington, Riley Van Poppel, Tyson Terry, and Sua Lefotu, while the edge room is being coached toward pocket control rather than one-man sack hunting. - Nebraska's running back room is viewed by EJ Barthel as his best overall group there, with Isaiah Mozee, Mekhi Nelson, and Jamal Rule competing for leading roles and Rule praised for preparing above freshman level. - Nebraska still has secondary and safety competitions to settle, with Andrew Marshall leading one corner spot, Vic Evans and Jeremiah Charles competing opposite him, and Jamir Conn joined by Dwayne McDougle, Rex Guthrie, and Caleb Benning in the safety picture.

- Kyle Kooning is expected to handle Nebraska's placekicking duties, while John Holst is assigned to kickoffs. - Camden Cook is Nebraska's holder and drew exceptionally strong praise from the coaching staff for his work in that role. - Marshall has secured a starting cornerback role, leaving his use in the return game uncertain because the staff may avoid adding injury exposure.

- Anthony Colandrea is Nebraska's starting quarterback for the Ohio opener, with T.J. Lateef and Daniel Kaelin sharing the backup listing. - Nebraska lists Mekhi Nelson, Isaiah Mozee and Jamal Rule as co-leaders at running back ahead of Kwinten Ives, signaling a broad opening rotation rather than a settled featured back. - Nebraska's opening offensive line is Elijah Pritchett, Paul Mubenga, Justin Evans, Brendan Black and Gunnar Gottula from left tackle through right tackle. - Cameron Lenhardt, Owen Soutdmire, Jahsear Whittington and Anthony Jones Jr. lead a defensive front with Williams Nwaneri, Riley Van Poppel and several other young players positioned for rotational work. - Nebraska's secondary opens with Andrew Marshall at one corner, Jamir Conn at safety and Donovan Jones at nickel, while the other corner and safety jobs remain listed as shared competitions.

- Receiver Demetrius Bell appeared around seventh on Nebraska's opening depth chart after missing the previous two seasons, making his return to the rotation notable even without a starting role. - Nebraska wants three playable defenders at each edge position and is still determining the final rotation across that group. - Larry Tarver opened in a reserve cornerback role and Derek Wacker's linebacker placement matched the positive one-on-one work observers saw in limited practice access.