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Offensive/Defensive Players of the Week from Nebraska’s Loss to Oklahoma

Here are the Offensive/Defensive Players of the Week from Nebraska’s loss to Oklahoma.

On September 17, the Nebraska Cornhuskers lost to the Oklahoma Sooners 14-49.

The Cornhuskers got off to a promising start jumping out to a 7-0 lead. However, the Sooners imposed their will for the remainder of the first half building up a 35-7 lead by halftime, and the Cornhuskers could not recover.

The Cornhuskers and interim head coach Mickey Joseph will have a lot of work to do to turn this season around.

Saturday’s loss was embarrassing, and Nebraska did not play well on either side of the ball. Nevertheless, there were a couple of players who had good individual performances.

Let’s take a look at the Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week from Nebraska’s loss to Oklahoma.

Reaction from Nebraska’s Wednesday morning practice

The season-opening kickoff is getting closer and closer.

Nebraska’s football practice on Wednesday morning was open to the local media, and social media reactions are pouring in. One of the most significant pieces of news today was former Texas Tech transfer Devin Drew officially being cleared by the Nebraska football staff for full participation in fall camp. The 6-2, 280-pound Defensive Lineman played in 20 games over the last two years and logged 55 total tackles and .5 sacks during his tenure as a Red Raider.

Reporters also saw head coach Scott Frost and offensive coordinator Mark Whipple working with the first team offense on read-option drills, which could be further proof that the Huskers will still be running the quarterback in 2022. There was also a Thomas Fidone sighting at the practice. The tight end was the top recruit at his position in 2020 and was the highest-rated recruit to sign with NU since 2008. The Iowa native suffered a knee injury before the 2021 season and is still rehabbing with medical staff. Scroll below to see social media reactions to Wednesday morning’s workout.

We are officially 17 days from the season-opening kickoff, in which Nebraska will face Northwestern in Dublin, Ireland. Stay tuned to Cornhuskers Wire for all the latest news!

Huskers add another impact player from the portal

More depth coming to the Huskers defensive line.

One week ago, I described the Nebraska defensive as a group “thin on bodies and talent.” What a difference a week can make. Following the signing of Ochaun Mathis, the Nebraska Cornhuskers have landed another potential impact player from the transfer portal. Devin Drew, formerly of the Texas Tech Red Raiders, announced on Tuesday that he has committed to Huskers. The Kansas City, Missouri native played in 12 games last year, recording 34 total tackles. Nebraska has been looking for interior defensive line help, and Drew can provide that. He should complement the Husker’s pass rushers nicely.  Drew has a more oversized frame at 6”2’ and 280 pounds and will hopefully be able to keep the interior offense lineman from helping tackles with the pass rush. He should also help provide space for the linebackers by preventing the OL from reaching the second level.

Two big transfers in the span of a week shows the aggressive nature of the Husker’s recruiting and a willingness to embrace players from the transfer portal when other schools have not. Something tells me this won’t be the last transfer this summer. 

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