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Steven M. Sipple: Allen detects change in Frost and other takeaways from NU news luncheon | Column



Allen isn’t a big fan of such moments. 

“I think that’s the softest thing in football — jabbering and talking,” he said. “You have to speak with your play on the field.” 

Allen, one of four Nebraska team captains, shoved a handful of teammates away from the fray. He clearly thought the situation could detract from his teammates’ focus. 

“Just go play football, that’s what I told everybody,” Allen said. “I said, ‘They can do all the talking they want, we’ve got to take care of us.’ That starts with being the smarter football team. It would have been stupid of us to get a penalty at that moment.” 

Sounds like excellent leadership to me. 

3. Fine line: Based on what I heard from several Nebraska players Saturday and Monday, there’s no question in my mind that the Huskers are a confident team.  

Frost said they believed wholeheartedly they would beat Oklahoma even though they were three-touchdown underdogs. Many players came away feeling they should’ve won. But this is where you get to a fine-line conversation. I mean, it’s good that Nebraska players are taking positives away from the game. But they shouldn’t feel too good about the result, right? 

Make no mistake, Husker senior safety Deontai Williams walks on the correct side of that line. 



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