Tuioti also said that junior defensive tackle Damion Daniels played 44 snaps last week against Purdue.
“That’s a lot for a big man like that,” Tuioti said. “Just throughout the game, I’d always check with him and he wanted to play more. He’s at such a great place right now, I just think mentalitywise. Especially in the red zone, goal-line, he’s knocking guys back. Physical at the point of attack.”
Tuioti made it clear the 6-3, 340-pounder has come a long way since last year.
“Last year I primarily just played him in base defense, because I didn’t think he could play in four-down spacing when the game was going east and west,” Tuioti said. “He’s proven to be able to do that for us, too. Now he’s pretty much playing in all of our packages … I’m just so proud of him and the hard work that he’s put into his craft. He’s getting more and more confident in being able to play more than just first- and second-down base defense.”
Contact the writer at pgabriel@journalstar.com or 402-473-7439. On Twitter @HuskerExtraPG.
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