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McNeese St.-Nebraska Preview

Ameer Abdullah and Tommy Armstrong Jr. already seem to have the offense in high gear, though Nebraska may have to make adjustments without one of its top playmakers on the defensive side.
With end Randy Gregory doubtful to play, the 19th-ranked Cornhuskers look for a 2-0 start with their 91st victory in 97 nonconference home games Saturday against FCS power McNeese State.
Abdullah, the nation’s leading rusher in 2013 with 1,690 yards, picked up where he left off in Nebraska’s season-opening 55-7 home win over Florida Atlantic last Saturday.
The senior piled up a career-high 232 yards, including a 47-yard touchdown run, before leaving for good in the third quarter. He became the school’s eighth player to go over 3,000 rushing yards in a career.
“He’s the best back in the nation,” Armstrong Jr. said of Abdullah, who has averaged 145.7 yards on the ground over his last 10 games. “I think (some analysts) have him the No. 2 or 3 back in the Big Ten. I think…

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