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  1. 2009 Aug 31

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 3

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    Nobody argues he's great. But is he legendary?

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  2. 2009 Aug 29

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 4

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    We’ve penned many an adoring word about him, and we’re soon to find out just how useful all those words were.

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  3. 2009 Aug 29

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 5

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    Finally, he came around, realized his considerable potential, and became a leader on and off the field.

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  4. 2009 Aug 25

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 6

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    Potentially Nebraska’s best and most dominant lineman since Richie Incognito or Toniu Fonoti. Who is he? Find out with a 30-day free trial to the Husker Locker Pass!

    Tags: 50 huskers to know, hlss, locker pass, fall camp

  5. 2009 Aug 24

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 7

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    One of the glue guys on offense may not come off as overly intense, but he more than gets the job done.

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  6. 2009 Aug 19

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 8

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    No. 8 Alex Henery 6-2, 175 K/P Apparently there’s some guy at UCLA with a better resume then Henery turned in last year, but Kai Forbath didn’t make a 57-yarder to win a game. And Henery did....

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  7. 2009 Aug 18

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 9

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    He's got plenty of talent. But he does want it enough? Does he have the hunger to be great? We examine, and check it out with a 30-day free trial to Husker Locker Pass!

    Tags: 50 huskers to know, locker pass, hlss, fall camp

  8. 2009 Aug 16

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 10

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    No. 10 Larry Asante 6-1, 215, SS So we were talking to a former Nebraska defensive back last week who’d watched one of NU practices this fall, and, of course, asked for impression. The guy,...

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  9. 2009 Aug 13

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 11

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    He's come out of almost nowhere in fall camp, but everybody knows who he is now. Who is he? Find out with a 30-day free trial to the Husker Locker Pass!

    Tags: locker pass, 50 huskers to know, hlss, fall camp

  10. 2009 Aug 11

    White Hawk and Knight Rider

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    “White Hawk” is a converted walk-on safety, a tough-but-reserved sophomore who might be one of Nebraska’s fastest, most athletic defenders in recent memory.

    “Knight Rider” is a chatty, smiling junior showing off his new $495 helmet, a player so well-versed in Bo Pelini’s defense that he’s almost like another coach on the field.

    Matthew May and Blake Lawrence might be battling hard for the starting WILL linebacker job on Bo Pelini’s defense, but they’ve managed to forge a friendship and keep it light off the field.

    “We figured you guys were going to talk to us about each other,” Lawrence said to reporters. “So we just made up nicknames.”

    “Blake, why couldn’t you tell me that yesterday?” joked one scribe away from the interview.

    “We made them right after, I swear,” Lawrence said.

    Of course Lawrence is in good spirits, despite a grueling start to fall camp. That he’s allowed to practice is an improvement over last spring, when Lawrence suffered his third concussion in one year, and his football career was in jeopardy.

    When the concussion occurred, “I didn’t think it was very serious,” Lawrence said.

    “But the doctors and trainers said, ‘Whoa, Blake, this is a red flag. Three in one year. We’ve got to go through all these tests, and you really have to decide whether you want to play football again. Hearing that for the first time was kind of shocking.”

    And tough when the 6-foot-3, 225-pounder had made so much progress, and even become a starter, toward the end of the 2008 campaign. After spot action through the first eight games, Lawrence got an extended opportunity in the Oklahoma, and made one of the better plays in that 62-28 loss, batting down a third-down pass from Sam Bradford and forcing OU’s first punt.

    “Although the final score didn’t reflect too much success, I felt I succeeded on the field,” Lawrence said. “After that, the coaches kind of put me in a starting role based on packages for the rest of the year.”

    He added five tackles in a win over Kansas State and three vs. Colorado. His best game was NU’s last, the 26-21 Gator Bowl win over Clemson. Lawrence had four tackles and intercepted a bubble screen pass that led to a Husker field goal. Nebraska held the Tigers to just 210 total yards.

    “There was a point where I was on the field and I realized ‘this is nothing different, this is just playing football,’” Lawrence said. “Just getting that experience, being out on the field, it was great for me to accomplish what I came here to do, be a contributor as much as I can out there on the field.”

    And then, concussion No. 3.

    Lawrence missed the Red/White Spring Game, and had to pass a battery of medical tests in the following weeks. At the end of the summer, he took a neuro-pyschological exam and passed that, too. He was officially cleared to play football.

    And then he got fitted with a Xenith Helmet, an-elaborate-but-expensive piece of headgear that uses shock absorbers to stabilize the head and minimize force. The absorbers look like a small hockey puck. They’re hollow inside, and each has a tiny hole to release air pressure. When they receive a blow, they instantly deflate, inflate again in a fraction of a second, and rebuff some of the energy to the shell of the helmet.

    Developed by former Harvard quarterback Vin Ferrara, Xenith is still a bit of a boutique business, battling mainline manufacturers and a $1000 Riddell helmet called the Revolution, but they’ve got Lawrence as a pitchman. Figures. He’s got a 3.9 grade-point-average in marketing, and is on schedule to graduate with his bachelor’s degree in 2½ years.

    Lawrence touted the airflow and the comfort, which helps him stay cool in hot practices. And hits do seem lighter now, he said, although fully-padded practices don’t begin until Wednesday.

    “The other guys on the team are jealous,” Lawrence joked. “I said, ‘Just get three concussions and get a sweet helmet like this!’”

    Don’t ask Lawrence’s position coach, Mike Ekeler, to laugh about it.

    “I’m a superstitious guy, so I don’t even want to talk about it,” Ekeler said. Asked the same question a slightly different way, Ekeler said, “Apparently you didn’t hear what I just said.”

    He’s smiling. But he’s not kidding.

    Ekeler is just glad to have Lawrence back in the mix.

    “Knows our system better than anybody,” Ekeler said. “He’s really become like a coach on the field. Bo can say ‘Hey Blake, make a correction here or there,’ or Carl or myself, and it’s done. The guy is sharp.

    May, the 6-1, 216-pounder from Imperial, agreed. When Ekeler and head coach Bo Pelini shifted May from safety to the WILL spot, it was Lawrence who would help in those down moments of practice, or in between drives during games.

    “Other than the coaches, he approaches me first when I come off the field and we make the corrections,” May said. “He’s more supportive than anyone I know. So it’s a competition between us, but we’re really supportive of each other.”

    It’s been a whirlwind for May. From unknown walk-on, to linebacker, to the guy leaping through the air to cause a Josh Freeman fumble in the 2008 KSU game, to top of the depth chart in the spring.

    Last year “seems a long ways away,” now, May said. He’s in the thick of position battle, and no longer a walk-on novelty brought in on blitz downs.

    And May knows it, Ekeler said. He watches films, gets in the playbook, asks questions.

    “He’s a guy who wants it so much,” Ekeler said.

    Said Pelini: “He’s learning a lot. He’s still got a lot to learn. He’s nowhere near a finished product. The linebacker position right now, it’s up for grabs. At all three spots, we don’t really have any starters right now…everybody is in the mix.”

    Including reporters, Pelini said, if they want to suit up.

    Only if we can get a nickname, coach.

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  11. 2009 Aug 11

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 12

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    One of the fastest LBs in NU history...a player with the chance to become a game-changer...who is he? Find out with a 30-day free trial to Husker Locker Pass!

    Tags: 50 huskers to know, bo pelini, locker pass

  12. 2009 Aug 10

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 13

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    A surprisingly balanced player for his size...what's in store for this junior in 2009? Find out with a 30-day free trial to the Locker Pass!

    Tags: 50 huskers to know, locker pass, hlss, fall camp

  13. 2009 Aug 08

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 14

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    The most talented athlete on the defense...can he put it all together at last?

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  14. 2009 Aug 06

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 15

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    It was the best and worst of times for this player in 2008. What's in store for 2009? Find out with a 30-day free trial to the Locker Pass!

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  15. 2009 Aug 06

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 16

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    Husker fans should have great expectations for this senior leader. Can he live up to them? Read all about it with a Locker Pass!

    Tags: 50 huskers to know, locker pass, podcasts

  16. 2009 Aug 04

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 17

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    No. 17 Cody Green, 6-4, 210, QB A fitting spot, considering that’s Green’s number, right? To redshirt or not to redshirt – that becomes the question. Nebraska would like to do just that....

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  17. 2009 Aug 02

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 18

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    Bo almost burned his redshirt last year. Now, this young talent fights for playing time and a Blackshirt. Who is he? Find out with a 30-day free trial to Husker Locker Pass!

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  18. 2009 Aug 02

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 19

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    This highly touted recruit has never panned out like NU had hoped. Can he create magic in his final season? Find out with a 30-day free trial to Husker Locker Pass!

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  19. 2009 Aug 01

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 20

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    Can this guy turn his talent into production the field?

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  20. 2009 Aug 01

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 21

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    This converted tight end will play an important role in NU's running game. Can he keep on the weight?

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  21. 2009 Jul 30

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 22

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    One of the great surprises of the 2009 spring game still needs a redshirt year. Will he get one or will he be pressed into service?

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  22. 2009 Jul 30

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 23

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    He's a part of what could be the most interesting, crucial position battle of fall camp. Who is he? Find out with a 30-day free trial to the Locker Pass!

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  23. 2009 Jul 30

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 24

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    Pressed into service in 2008, this defensive player responded well. What bigger things are in store for 2009?

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  24. 2009 Jul 29

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 25

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    One of the most gifted, and most frustrating, Husker defenders on the team. Find out who with a 30-day free trial of Husker Locker Pass!

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  25. 2009 Jul 29

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 26

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    This defensive back likes a challenge. Who is he? What does he bring to the table? Find out with a 30-day free trial of Husker Locker Pass!

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  26. 2009 Jul 26

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 26

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    A raw, but gifted, big man.Will he acquire the toughness and confidence he needs to take his game to the next level? Find out with a 30-day free trial of Husker Locker Pass!

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  27. 2009 Jul 26

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 27

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    He's got a lot to prove after a difficult 2008 and trying spring. Did he put in the work necessary to shine in the fall? We examine...find out with a 30-day free trial of the Husker Locker Pass!

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  28. 2009 Jul 23

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 28

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    Previously a backup, this sophomore now takes a leading role on the defense. What can he improve on? Find out with a 30-day free trial of the Locker Pass!

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  29. 2009 Jul 23

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 29

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    He got hurt in the spring, but apparently he's good to go for fall. Just how much can this redshirt freshman help NU's depth in 2009? Find out with a Husker Locker Pass!

    Tags: 50 huskers to know, hlss, locker pass, shawn watson

  30. 2009 Jul 20

    50 Huskers to Know: No. 30

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    Does offensive coordinator Shawn Watson know something you don't? We think so - and here's just part of it. Read for FREE when you get a 30-day FREE TRIAL of Husker Locker Pass!

    Tags: 50 huskers to know, locker pass, hlss, shawn watson

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