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LINCOLN — It’s Wednesday of Nebraska football’s bye week, and two players, on opposite ends of the Hawks Championship Center, represent key reasons for the Huskers’ 5-0 start.

One is sophomore left tackle Nick Gates. NU’s best lineman, he stands against a wall, phone dwarfed by his giant hand as he conducts an out-of-town interview. He nods at a teammate who walks by with a joke. Gates is part of an offense that, headed into NU’s bye week, led the Big Ten with the most fourth-quarter rushing yards.

The other player is junior cornerback Chris Jones, who, perhaps 50 yards away, repeats the same drill for several minutes. Quick backpedal. Stop. Plant. Burst forward. Catch a ball. He works alone, drenched in sweat. Jones is part of a secondary that has nine interceptions and is giving up just 6.1 yards per completion.

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