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No. 21 Nebraska opens Big Ten play against Illini

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Ameer Abdullah has the third-most rushing attempts in the nation and has touched the ball on one-third of Nebraska’s plays from scrimmage.
And Abdullah wants to continue with the heavy workload.
”I feel better in week No. 4 than I have in previous seasons,” Abdullah said.
That’s good for the 21st-ranked Cornhuskers (4-0) and bad for Illinois (3-1), which visits Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
Abdullah ran for 229 yards on a career-high 35 carries in last Saturday’s 41-31 victory against Miami. ”And looked good with the 35th snap just like he did the first snap,” Illinois defensive coordinator Tim Banks said.
The more carries Abdullah gets, the more exposure he stands to receive. And Nebraska is promoting Abdullah noticeably more for postseason awards than it did for its previous standouts.
The athletic department has launched a ”Fear Ameer” website chronicling Abdullah’s achievements. In a nod to…

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