Nebraska is preparing for a test of its toughness in Saturday’s game against Illinois, and Mickey Joseph says he has seen improvement in the Huskers’ physicality.
“It’s gotten a lot better,” Nebraska’s interim head football coach said Tuesday. “I like where they are right now. It has to be up there because Illinois is a physical football team, so we have to match that physicality.”
The 17th-ranked Illini have one of the nation’s top defenses statistically, and the offense is powered by the country’s leading rusher, Chase Brown.
“They’re not disguising anything,” linebacker Eteva Mauga-Clements said. “They’re seeing who’s tough, who’s physical.”
Nebraska’s challenge on defense is heightened by the loss of linebacker and co-captain Nick Henrich, who injured a knee during the Oct. 15 game at Purdue. Joseph confirmed Tuesday that Henrich is done for the season.
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