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‘I’m ready to play them’: Myles Farmer missed last season’s Purdue game. Now, he’s ready to shine | Football








Myles Farmer (left) puts on his helmet beside teammate Braxton Clark before the Red-White Spring Game on May 1 at Memorial Stadium.



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It’s come full circle for Myles Farmer.

Saturday’s game against Purdue won’t be the redshirt freshman safety’s first start, nor his first time playing significant snaps for Nebraska’s defense.

But after seeing his season end last year thanks to a freak injury on the Boilermakers’ home field, Farmer is now in line to be the starting safety Saturday opposite Marquel Dismuke when the Blackshirts take the field against the Boilermakers at Memorial Stadium.

“It’s been a process,” Farmer said Tuesday. “But my ankle’s strong now and I feel better than ever. I’m ready to play them. I didn’t get to play them back then, but I get that now.”

Farmer was set to see a jump in playing time last Dec. 5 when Nebraska traveled to West Lafayette to take on the Boilermakers. A month earlier, at Northwestern, Farmer got the start as Deontai Williams missed the first half against the Wildcats because of a targeting penalty the week before. He responded with two interceptions that the Huskers turned into 10 points.

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He’d been on and off the field in the three games following that, but the Friday night before the Purdue game, NU defensive backs coach Travis Fisher told him to be ready.

Instead, before the game even started, Farmer went down awkwardly on a bad patch of Purdue’s turf. Trainers put an air cast around his leg, and he was carted off to a waiting ambulance. He underwent season-ending surgery not long after.



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