The talk was mostly upbeat but revelations were few as assistant coaches on offense spoke with reporters after Thursday’s Nebraska football practice, the 18th of fall camp.
At running back, neither offensive coordinator Mark Whipple nor position coach Bryan Applewhite was ready to say who would take the first snaps nine days from now against Northwestern.
“It’s close,” Applewhite said. “I told them it comes down to who’s having the best week of practice, who has that look in their eye, who’s the one that’s ready to go out there and when we kick that ball off in Ireland is ready to go win for Nebraska.”
Applewhite said a two- or three-man rotation is possible to keep fresh legs in the game. Gabe Ervin, Anthony Grant, Jaquez Yant and Ajay Allen appear to be the top contenders, while Rahmir Johnson is set for a hybrid role. Johnson said he considers himself a “wide back” and has been getting work at receiver.
Whipple also declined to name the starter at quarterback, saying that would be head coach Scott Frost’s call. Frost said earlier in camp that it was Casey Thompson’s job to lose.
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