Nebraska vs. Kansas State Page 1 Date of Release: Monday, Nov. 11, 2002

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1 Nebraska vs. Kansas State Page 1 Date of Release: Monday, Nov. 11, 22 Husker Records and Streaks NCAA-record 254 consecutive sellouts in Memorial Stadium 4 consecutive winning seasons current NCAA record 33 consecutive nine-win seasons NCAA record 33 consecutive bowl bids NCAA record 4 bowl appearances fourth in NCAA 32 consecutive years ranked in final AP top record since 1993 (nine years) Nebraska Sports Information Football Contacts: Chris Anderson ( ), SID Keith Mann ( ), Associate SID Jeff Griesch ( ), Assistant SID So. Stadium #116, P.O. Box Lincoln, NE ; FAX: sportsinfo@huskers.unl.edu Website: Huskers.com Weekly Press Conference Nebraska Head Coach Frank Solich conducts weekly Tuesday press/teleconferences in the Don Bryant Media Facility Level 6. Interviews begin at 11 a.m. with NU Volleyball Coach John Cook. Lunch is served at 11:15 a.m. and NU defensive coordinator Craig Bohl is available at 11:5 a.m., before Solich s noon meeting with the media. Additional Husker players will follow Solich. Each press conference will be available via teleconference and quotes will be transcribed and placed on Huskers.com. To secure a line on the teleconference, please contact the SID office at Game 12: Nebraska (7-4, 3-3) at No. 11 Kansas State (8-2, 4-2) DATE: Saturday, Nov. 16, 22; TIME: 11:39 a.m. Central; SITE: Manhattan, Kan. STADIUM: KSU Stadium; STADIUM CAPACITY: 5,; SURFACE: FieldTurf (1999) NEBRASKA RADIO: 57-station Pinnacle Sports Network (Jim Rose-Play-by-Play; Color-Adrian Fiala; Gary Sharp-Sideline) INTERNET: Live radio webcast on Huskers.com TV: Fox Sports Net Regional Syndications (Bill Land-Play-by-Play; Gary Reasons-Color; Jim Knox-Sideline); Channel 37 in Lincoln, Channel 47 in Omaha Huskers Travel to Kansas State to Take on Nationally Ranked Wildcats Nebraska (7-4, 3-3) will look to ensure its 41st consecutive winning campaign on Saturday when it travels to Manhattan, Kan., to take on nationally ranked Kansas State. The Huskers became eligible for a 34th consecutive bowl trip with last Saturday s 45-7 win over Kansas and also locked up a 41st straight non-losing campaign. However, the Huskers will need to pick up an eighth victory to guarantee an above.5 season and need two victories to extend their streak of nine-win seasons to 34 years. The Huskers face a tall order in Saturday s game at Manhattan. The Wildcats enter the game with an 8-2 record, including a 4-2 mark in the Big 12 Conference after a 58-7 victory over Iowa State on Saturday night in Manhattan. Kansas State is ranked 11th in both polls this week and still has hopes of capturing the North Division crown. The Wildcats lone setbacks this season have come on the road against Big 12 North leader Colorado and at home against No. 4 Texas. The Wildcats feature one of the nation s top defenses, ranking in the top 1 in all four major defensive statistical categories. Nebraska holds a decided advantage in the all-time series between the two schools, holding a edge in the series. However, in recent years the NU-Wildcat matchup has been one of the top showdowns in the Big 12 Conference. The teams have split the past four meetings in the series, with each school winning a pair of home games. Kansas State defeated the Huskers, 4-3, in Manhattan four seasons ago, ending NU s 29-game winning streak in the series and upended Nebraska, 29-28, in 2 in the Huskers last visit to Manhattan. Game time for Saturday s matchup is set for 11:39 a.m. at a sold-out KSU Stadium. The contest will be televised on Fox Sports Net. Nebraska Extends Winning Streak over Kansas to 34 Games Nebraska added to one of the nation s most lopsided college football matchups, defeating Kansas, 45-7 last Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The victory was the Huskers 34th straight in the series, the second-longest active winning streak against an opponent in college football. In the process, Nebraska also picked up a win on Homecoming for the 34th straight season. The Huskers wasted little time establishing their dominance. On its first offensive possession, NU drove 81 yards in six plays, capped by Dahrran Diedrick s 53-yard touchdown run, to take a 7- lead. Kansas struck back quickly with a 5-yard touchdown pass from Jonas Weatherbie to Byron Gasaway to even the game at 7-7. However, Kansas would not score again and the Husker ground game and defense took control of the remainder of the game. 22 Nebraska (7-4, 3-3) Football Schedule/Results Day... Date... Opponent... Time/Res. TV... Series... Last Meeting (Site) / Notes Sat.... Aug Arizona St.,BCA+ W, ESPN.. NU Lord TD rushing in first career start; NU blocks two punts Sat.... Aug Troy State... W, NU Groce ties NCAA record with two punt return TDs, adds two INTs in NU win Sat.... Sept Utah State... W, NU Nebraska s 25th Consecutive Sellout; stadium record crowd (78,176) Sat.... Sept at Penn State... L, ABC... PSU Crowd of 11,753 largest ever to see NU game; Lord--14 carries for 111 yards Sat.... Sept at Iowa State #... L, ABC... NU Pilkington grabs 9-yard TD reception; NU s first loss in league opener since 1974 Sat.... Oct McNeese State... W, NU, Lord posts school-record 369 total yards; 218 rushing (NU QB record) Sat.... Oct Missouri #... W, FoxPPV NU NU has won 24 straight games in series/groce 89-yard punt return TD Sat.... Oct at Oklahoma State.. L, FSN... NU OSU s first win in series since 1961/Horne 125 yards rushing Sat.... Oct at Texas A&M #... W, TBS... NU Huskers rally from deficit/nu rushes for 381 yards, posts 497 total Sat.... Nov Texas #... L, FSN... UT Lord rushes for NU QB record 234 yards; 26-game home win streak snapped Sat.... Nov Kansas # (HC)... W, NU NU has won 34 straight games in series; Horne, Diedrick both top 1 yards Sat.... Nov at Kansas State #... 11:39 a.m.. FSN... NU NU in 21 (Lincoln)/Wildcats have won last two meetings at KSU Fri... Nov Colorado #... 2:3 p.m... ABC... NU CU in 21 (Boulder)/NU has won last five meetings in Lincoln Sat.... Dec Big 12 Champ.@... 7 p.m.... ABC... NU NU is only team to win two Big 12 titles in six years of league play All times Central and subject to change; # Big 12 Conference games; +Black Coaches Association Football at Houston, Texas

2 Nebraska vs. Kansas State Page 2 Date of Release: Monday, Nov. 11, 22 Freshman I-back David Horne put together two straight 3-yard runs on a drive midway through the second quarter to give NU a 14-7 edge. Early in the second quarter, DeJuan Groce put Nebraska in great field position with a 24-yard punt return, and Nebraska drove 47 yards in seven plays to take a two-touchdown advantage. Jammal Lord capped the drive with a 27-yard touchdown pass to Wilson Thomas. A breakdown in the Kansas punting game once again gave the Huskers a short field. This time the Huskers drove inside the KU 1-yard line, but settled for a 27-yard Josh Brown field goal to give NU a 24-7 lead, an advantage it would carry into halftime. Nebraska opened the second half with a five-play, 8-yard scoring drive to build a 31-7 lead. Lord threw his second TD pass of the afternoon, a 12-yarder to Aaron Golliday, to cap the drive. Nebraska quickly added to its lead courtesy of the special teams. Lannie Hopkins blocked his second punt of the day, and senior rover Aaron Terpening returned the ball 3 yards for a score for a 38-7 lead. Reserve quarterback Mike Stuntz guided the Huskers to another third-quarter score, capped by Josh Davis four-yard touchdown run to account for the final margin. Nebraska substitued freely throughout the second half, with a season-high 111 players seeing action in the ball game. The Huskers relied on their running game, topping 3 yards for the fifth time in the past six games with 352 rushing yards. Both Horne (122) and Diedrick (17) topped 1 yards on the ground, marking the first time this season a pair of Husker running backs eclipsed the century mark. After the early touchdown, the Blackshirt defense kept Kansas in check, allowing just 224 total yards, including 71 yards rushing. 22 Polls Associated Press (Nov. 1) No. Team (1st) Record Points 1. Miami (74) 9-1,85 2. Ohio State 11-1, Washington State 9-1 1, Texas* 9-1 1,59 Oklahoma 8-1 1,59 6. Iowa 1-1 1,56 7. Georgia 9-1 1,43 8. USC 7-2 1, Notre Dame 9-1 1, Alabama 8-2 1, Kansas State* 8-2 1, Michigan 8-2 1, Virginia Tech LSU Florida State Penn State* Colorado* Pittsburgh Maryland Florida Colorado State North Carolina St Oregon Auburn TCU ESPN/USA Today/Coaches (Nov. 1) No. Team (1st) Record Points 1. Miami (61) 9-1, Ohio State 11-1, Texas* 9-1 1, Washington State 9-1 1,31 5. Iowa 1-1 1, Oklahoma 8-1 1, Georgia 9-1 1, USC 7-2 1,66 9. Notre Dame 9-1 1,19 1. Michigan Kansas State* LSU Virginia Tech Florida Florida State Penn State* Colorado State Colorado* Maryland North Carolina St Pittsburgh Oregon Boise State TCU Bowling Green *-Denotes 22 NU opponent Huskers in the 22 Polls Date A C B Results Pre. 1 8 NA def. ASU, NA def. Troy St., NA def. Utah St., NA lost at Penn St., NA idle NA lost at ISU, nr nr NA def. McNeese St nr nr NA def. Missouri, nr nr NA lost at Okla. St., nr nr nr def. Texas A&M, nr nr nr lost to Texas, nr nr nr def. Kansas, nr nr a=associated Press; C-Coaches; B-BCS Recapping Game 11...Nebraska 45, Kansas 7 The victory was Nebraska s 34th straight win in the series, dating back to 1968, and the Huskers 16th straight win over Kansas in Lincoln. Nebraska also picked up a win on Homecoming for the 34th straight season. Quarterback Jammal Lord became the 18th quarterback in Division I-A history to both rush and pass for more than 1, yards in the same season. Lord reached the milestone with a seven-yard pass to Josh Davis in the second quarter. Lord joined former NU quarterbacks Scott Frost (1997) and Eric Crouch (21) in accomplishing the feat. Lord now has 2,245 yards of total offense this season, the fifth-best mark in school history and upped his season rushing total to 1,229 yards, the 11th-best season in NU history. Lord passed for two touchdowns for the second straight week. Nebraska piled up 352 yards rushing against Kansas. It marked the third straight game and fifth time in its last six outings that the NU offense had topped 3 yards on the ground. Senior I-back Dahrran Diedrick rushed 12 times for a season-best 17 yards, his first 1-yard game of the season and eighth in his career. Diedrick opened the scoring with a career-long 53-yard run for a score in the first quarter. With his 17 yards, Diedrick moved up to ninth place on NU s career rushing list with 2,543 yards. Freshman I-back David Horne gave the Huskers a pair of backs over the century mark with 122 yards on just nine attempts, an average of 13.6 yards per carry. Horne had three carries of 25 yards or more and picked up his third 1-yard day in the past four games. Horne now has 556 yards rushing, the fifth-best season by an NU frosh. Tight end Aaron Golliday caught a 12-yard touchdown pass, his second TD of the year. Nebraska s tight ends have combined for five TD receptions in 22. Senior split end Wilson Thomas caught two passes for 4 yards, including a 27-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter. Thomas now has 63 career receptions, good for ninth place on the NU chart. Freshman cornerback Fabian Washington had an outstanding afternoon with a pair of pass breakups and his fourth interception of the season. Washington s 11 PBU lead the Huskers and the total is just one off the freshman PBU record of 12, held by Ralph Brown (1996). Sophomore rover Lannie Hopkins blocked a pair of Nebraska-Kansas Stat Wrap Team Stats KU NU First Downs Rush att.-yards Passes Passing yards Total yards Turnovers 3 1 Time of Possession 28:4 31:2 3rd Down Conversions 1/14 6/15 NU Rushing Leaders David Horne--9 carries, 122 yards, 1 TD Dahrran Diedrick--12 carries, 17 yards, 1 TD Jammal Lord--13 carries, 74 yards NU Passing Leader Jammal Lord , 59 yards, 2 TD NU Receiving Leader Wilson Thomas--2 receptions, 4 yards, 1 TD NU Defensive Leaders Fabian Washington--3 tackles, INT, 2 PBU Justin Smith--9 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 PBU Special Teams Standout Lannie Hopkins--2 blocked punts Aaron Terpening--3-yard blocked punt return for touchdown Kansas punts, giving him three blocks this season. The second block of the day was returned 3 yards by Aaron Terpening for a touchdown. Hopkins was named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week. Senior DeJuan Groce returned five punts for 61 yards and moved into second place on the Husker season punt return yards list with 586, just 3 behind Johnny Rodgers school record set in his Heisman winning season of Punter Kyle Larson averaged 5.2 yards on six punts and pinned KU inside its own 2 two times, including one on the Jayhawk 1-yard line. Senior wingback Troy Hassebroek was named Homecoming king, the first time a Husker football player has been named king since a king has been chosen (since 1975).

3 Nebraska vs. Kansas State Page 3 Date of Release: Monday, Nov. 11, Big 12 Standings North Records Team Overall Big 12 Next Game Colorado Iowa State 11/16 Kansas St Nebraska 11/16 Iowa State at Colorado 11/16 Nebraska at Kansas St. 11/16 Missouri at Tx. A&M 11/16 Kansas Okla. State 11/16 South Division Oklahoma at Baylor 11/16 Texas at Tx. Tech 11/16 Texas Tech Texas 11/16 Okla. St at Kansas 11/16 Texas A&M Missouri 11/16 Baylor Oklahoma 11/16 22 Nebraska Non-Conference Opponents Team Record -- Next Game Arizona State 7-4--at USC 11/16 Troy State 4-7--Utah State 11/16 Utah State 3-6--at Troy State 11/16 Penn State 7-3--at Indiana 11/16 McNeese State 8-1--at Northwestern St. 11/16 Last Week s Results Colorado def. Missouri, (OT) Kansas State def. Iowa State, 58-7 Texas A&M def. Oklahoma, 3-26 Texas def. Baylor, 41- Texas Tech def. Oklahoma State, California def. Arizona State, Troy State def. Florida A&M, 24-7 Utah State def. New Mexico State, 32-3 Penn State def. Virginia, McNeese State def. Southwest Texas State, Kansas State Schedule (8-2, 4-2) Date Opponent Result/Time 8/31 Western Kentucky W, /7 Louisiana-Monroe W, 68-9/14 Eastern Illinois W, /21 USC W, /5 at Colorado L, /12 Oklahoma State W, /19 Texas L, /26 at Baylor W, /2 at Kansas W, 64-11/9 Iowa State W, /16 Nebraska 11:39 a.m. 11/23 at Missouri TBA NU-Wildcat Series Notes Nebraska will be looking to avoid a third straight loss in Manhattan. The Huskers have not lost three straight games at a league opponent s stadium since dropping four straight games vs. Oklahoma in Norman from 1973 to This year s meeting marks the ninth time in 1 seasons that Kansas State has entered the game nationally ranked in at least one poll. The Wildcats had been ranked in just one of the series first 77 games before Nebraska is not ranked entering Saturday s game. The Huskers had been ranked in each of the past 33 meetings with Kansas State dating back to the 1968 game in Lincoln. Kansas State has been ranked higher than Nebraska just three times in the history of the series, all in the past five years. Nebraska has scored 28 or more points in eight of its last nine trips to Manhattan, including five straight 4-plus outings from 1981 to 199. Huskers from Kansas Four Huskers hail from the Sunflower State, including senior split end Ben Cornelsen (Shawnee). The others are walk-ons Phillip Kniep (Belleville), Tim Weltmer (Smith Center) and Peter Atha (Topeka). Scouting No. 11 Kansas State (8-2, 4-2) Kansas State comes into Saturday s matchup with the Huskers with an 8-2 overall record and a 4-2 mark in Big 12 Conference play. The Wildcats are ranked 11th in both of this week s polls. Kansas State is coming off a dominant 58-7 victory over 21st-ranked Iowa State on Saturday night in Manhattan. Both of KSU s losses this season have come against ranked opponents, including a loss at North Division leader Colorado and a setback against No. 4 Texas in Manhattan. Offensively, Kansas State is averaging 4. yards per game, powered by a strong running game. The Wildcats average yards per game on the ground, second only to Nebraska among conference schools and fifth in the nation. K-State also passes for yards per game and ranks second nationally in scoring at 46.1 points per game. The Wildcat offense is led by junior quarterback Ell Roberson, who has accounted for nearly 1,7 yards of total offense this season. Roberson has rushed for 67 yards and 1 touchdowns, while completing 54 percent of his passes for 1,29 yards and five touchdowns against just three interceptions. Running back Darren Sproles is Kansas State s leading rusher with 1,72 yards and averages better than six yards per carry, while scoring 12 touchdowns. Taco Wallace is the Wildcats leading receiver, pulling down 34 receptions and averaging 16.8 yards per catch. On defense KSU is once again among the nation s stingiest units. The Wildcats rank among the top 1 in the country in all four major statistical categories, including first in the nation in scoring defense (11.4 ppg). The Cats rank third in rush defense (72.5 ypg), fourth in total defense (25.5 ypg) and are eighth in pass efficieny defense with a 93. rating. Linebackers Josh Buhl and Terry Pierce lead KSU s defensive effort. Buhl is the team s leading tackler with 113 stops, including 65 unassisted tackles and nine tackles for loss this season. Pierce has added 85 tackles, including 12 TFL and five sacks. Cornerback Terrence Newman is a Thorpe Award semifinalist and has four interceptions and 11 pass breakups in 22. He averages better 15.7 yards per punt return and 32.4 yards on kickoff returns. Kansas State Coach Bill Snyder Bill Snyder is in his 14th season as the head coach at Kansas State and has compiled a record in Manhattan. Snyder has guided the Wildcats to nine straight bowl games and eight seasons with nine or more victories in addition to a pair of Big 12 North Division crowns. Snyder is 2-11 against Nebraska, 2-3 against the Huskers in Manhattan. Nebraska-Kansas State Series...NU leads Nebraska holds a 6-game lead in the all-time series between the two schools. The past four meetings have been split at two games apiece, with the home team victorious in each of those games. Before Kansas State s 4-3 victory in 1998 in Manhattan, Nebraska had won 29 straight games in the series and 17 straight meetings at Kansas State. Nebraska holds a advantage in games played in Manhattan, including a 13-2 edge at KSU Stadium. In last year s meeting in Lincoln, second-ranked Nebraska used a decided advantage in special teams and defense to post a victory against the Wildcats. Quarterback Eric Crouch opened the scoring with a 14-yard TD run in the second quarter, before cornerback Willie Amos gave NU a 13- lead with an interception return for a touchdown. Kansas State responded with two second-quarter TDs to lead at intermission. However, Dahrran Diedrick scored on a two-yard TD midway through the third period and DeJuan Groce sealed the victory with a 6-yard punt Last Year in Lincoln... #2 Nebraska 31, Kansas State 21 Team Stats KSU NU First Downs Rush att.-yards Passes Passing yards 37 6 Total yards Turnovers 4 2 Sacks by 4-38 NU Rushing Leaders D. Diedrick--24 carries, 18 yards, 1 TD Eric Crouch--23 carries, 16 yards, 1 TD NU Passing Leader Eric Crouch , 6 yards NU Defensive Leaders Jamie Burrow--13 tackles, 1 sack Willie Amos--2 INT, 7 yards, 1 TD NU Special Teams Standout DeJuan Groce--2 punt returns, 6 yards, TD return for a touchdown. Diedrick (18) and Crouch (16) paced a Husker rushing attack that gained 264 yards, while K-State s Ell Roberson rushed for 119 yards and the Wildcats rushed for 239 yards as a team, but completed just 4-of-18 passes and were intercepted three times. Nebraska-Kansas State Statistical Comparison Nebraska (7-4, 3-3) Kansas State (8-2, 4-2) Category Avg. Big 12 Natl. Avg. Big 12 Natl. Rushing Offense Passing Offense Pass Efficiency Total Offense Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Pass Defense Pass Eff. Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Turnover Margin Top 25 National Rankings in Bold

4 Nebraska vs. Kansas State Page 4 Date of Release: Monday, Nov. 11, 22 Solich Year-by-Year Year Record.Pct Conf. Bowl Rank Holiday 19/ # Fiesta 3/ Alamo 8/ Rose 8/ Tot Four #-Won Big 12 Championship Final national rank listed AP/Coaches Div. I-A Coaches Best Career Starts since 19 First Five Years by Wins Rank, Coach, School Years Rec. 1. Barry Switzer, Oklahoma John Robinson, USC R.C. Slocum, Texas A&M Lloyd Carr, Michigan Frank Solich, Nebraska Solich vs. Ranked AP Teams (1-1) (Gametime rank) NU/Opp. Date Opponent Site Rank Result 1998: 9/26 Washington Home 2/9 W /1 Texas A&M Away 2/18 L /24 Missouri Home 7/19 W /14 Kansas St. Away 11/2 L /3 Arizona Holiday 14/5 L : 1/23 Texas Away 3/18 L /6 Texas A&M Home 9/21 W 37-11/13 Kansas St. Home 7/5 W /4 Texas Big 12 3/12 W /2 Tennessee Fiesta 3/6 W : 9/9 Notre Dame Away 1/23 W 27-24OT 1/28 Oklahoma Away 1/3 L /18 Kansas St. Away 4/16 L /3 Northwestern Alamo 9/18 W : 9/8 Notre Dame Home 4/17 W /27 Oklahoma Home 3/2 W /23 Colorado Away 2/14 L /3 Miami Rose 4/1 L : 9/28 Iowa State Away 2/19 L /2 Texas Home --/7 L /16 Kansas State Away --/11 Solich Superlatives Overall vs. AP Ranked Teams vs. AP Top 1 Teams vs. Unranked Teams vs. Big 12 Teams When Rushing for 3 Yards When Rushing for 4 Yards When Rushing for 5 Yards When Rushing for 6 Yards When NU player rushes for 1 Yards Multiple 1-yd. NU Rushers in a Game. 13- When Opp. has 1 Yd. Rusher When Scoring 35 or More Points When Hold Opp. to 1 Pts. or less When Nebraska scores first When Nebraska leads at halftime Record in games decided by 1 or less Record in games decided by 7 or less Record in games decided by 3 or less Individual Honors Draft Picks All-Americans... 8 Academic All-Americans... 6 All-Conference Winners Academic All-Conference Winners Team Honors Conference Championships... 1 Nine-Win Seasons Win Seasons Win Seasons Win Seasons... 1 Nebraska Head Coach Frank Solich Coach Frank Solich (Nebraska, 1966) is in his fifth season at the helm of the Husker program with a school and career record (.79). With 11 wins in 21, Solich moved into a tie for fourth on the all-time Division I list for victories in the first four seasons as a head coach. He will officially qualify to rank among his peers after this season with five years as a head coach, and with a.79 winning percentage, would rank third among active coaches in Division I-A. Coach Solich became just the third first-year Nebraska head coach to record nine wins in his first season at the helm, joining a pair of Hall of Fame Coaches Tom Osborne (9-2-1 in 1973) and Bob Devaney (9-2 in 1962). Solich posted a 9-4 record in his first season, despite being hit heavy with injuries. He posted the best record of any Husker second-year coach as his team posted a 12-1 record in 1999, leading NU to a Big 12 championship and No. 2 (coaches poll) and No. 3 (AP poll) final national rankings. Solich s 21 wins in his first two years at NU bettered Devaney s previous school record of 19 and ranked in a tie for third all time among Division I coaches in their first two years at the helm. He went 1-2 in 2 and his 31 wins in three years bettered both Osborne and Devaney s 28 wins in their first three years. His 42 wins in four years is also a school best and his 49 wins in his first five years is tied for the fourth-most in Division I-A history. Solich is the only Husker coach to have won 12 games in either of his first two seasons. Devaney won nine games in his first year, 1 his second year, nine in his third and 1 in his fourth, while Osborne won nine, nine, 1 and nine, respectively. Devaney won his first conference title his second year, while Osborne tied for his first title in his third year at the helm. Solich was named the 1999 Big 12 Coach of the Year by his league peers and the AP after winning the league championship in 1999, and was named coach of the year by the conference coaches a second Husker Staff Boasts 152 Years of Combined Experience at Nebraska Nebraska has long been known for the continuity of its coaching staff and that has not changed under Frank Solich s direction. Since taking over the program, Solich has replaced just one assistant, defensive coordinator Charlie McBride, who retired after the 1999 season. Including this season, Nebraska s staff owns 152 years of combined experience in Lincoln and remarkably 142 combined bowl games--or every year possible. Nebraska Coaching Staff Breakdown Coach, Position Years at NU Frank Solich, Head Coach 24 George Darlington, Secondary 3 Milt Tenopir, Offensive Line 29 Dan Young, Off. Line/Kickers 2 Ron Brown, Receivers 16 Turner Gill, Quarterbacks 11 Craig Bohl, Def. Coordinator/LB 8 Nelson Barnes, Rush Ends 6 Dave Gillespie, Running Backs 5 Jeff Jamrog, Defensive Line 3 Note: Five members of the Husker coaching staff played at Nebraska, including Solich ( , fullback), Bohl ( , defensive back), Gill (198-83, quarterback), Gillespie ( , I-back) and Jamrog ( , defensive end). time in 21. Solich has continued Nebraska's winning tradition the Husker way by identification of athletic talent regardless of position or recruiting rank; with successful recruitment nationwide of the country's best student-athletes; developing local talent and utilizing the envious Husker walk-on program; and by providing the best athletic facilities and support available for the student-athletes. Although defensive coordinator Charlie McBride retired after the 1999 season, the rest of Coach Osborne's staff is intact. Solich replaced himself with recruiting specialist and running backs coach Dave Gillespie, who was the recruiting coordinator at Nebraska when the Huskers signed the athletes who won back-to-back national championships in 1994 and 1995, and hired former Husker Jeff Jamrog away from New Mexico State to replace McBride in January of 2. Counting Solich, five members of the Husker coaching staff played for Nebraska. Solich is one of 17 current Division I-A football coaches who played for and now coach their alma mater. Solich was named Nebraska s 26th head coach on Dec. 1, 1997, after serving as an NU assistant for 19 years. He played fullback for Hall of Fame Coach Bob Devaney, lettering in Solich was the first Husker running back to rush for 2 yards in a game and remains the only fullback to accomplish that feat. He also lettered for the NU baseball team in After serving as a local high school football coach for 14 years, Solich took over the NU freshman program and posted a 19-1 record from 1979 to He was elevated to NU s running backs coach after four seasons, a position he held for 15 years ( ). He was promoted to assistant head coach in 1991 and head coach following the 1997 season. Solich earned his bachelor s and master s degrees from NU in 1966 and 1972, respectively. Coaches Game Day Assignments Following the lead of Tom Osborne, Coach Solich is his own offensive coordinator, calling the plays from the sideline. Craig Bohl, who tutors the linebackers and is in his third season as defensive coordinator is also on the sideline, along with receivers coach Ron Brown, quarterbacks coach Turner Gill, defensive line coach Jeff Jamrog and kickers/offensive line coach Dan Young. Running backs coach Dave Gillespie moved to the sideline for NU s win at Texas A&M, after being in the press box for the first eight games. Assisting from the press box are rush ends coach Nelson Barnes, defensive backs coach George Darlington and offensive line coach Milt Tenopir.

5 Nebraska vs. Kansas State Page 5 Date of Release: Monday, Nov. 11, 22 Incognito s pancake total is tied for fourth-best in school history and just 12 pancakes from second on the NU single-season chart. Incognito was one of three Huskers with a team-high 1 pancakes against Kansas (also Wes Cody and Junior Tagoa i). Incognito leads Nebraska with seven double-figure pancake games, while Center John Garrison has six such games and ranks second on the team in total pancakes with 116. Five Husker offensive linemen had career-high pancake totals against A&M. In addition to Incognito, OT Dan Vili Waldrop s 24 pancakes were the fourth-highest total in school history, seven better than his previous career high of 17 vs. Rice in 21. Garrison matched his career high with 2 pancakes. Erickson (16) and fellow guard Junior Tagoa i (18) also bettered their previous best outings. Tagoa i has four double-figure pancake efforts despite coming off the NU bench. Surging Husker Running Game to Face Stern Test at K-State Nebraska s running game has been back to its usual self in recent weeks. The Huskers were held to just 81 yards on the ground at Iowa State in late September, but since that game the NU ground game has been nearly unstoppable, averaging yards per game in six contests. The run of rushing success will be put to the test this week against a Kansas State defense that ranks third nationally against the run, allowing just 72.5 yards per game. The Wildcats have limited five opponents to less than 5 yards on the ground and have given up just five rushing touchdowns. Colorado ran for 194 yards in a victory over K-State, the most rushing yards the Wildcats have allowed in 22. Nebraska is coming off a 352-yard rushing effort against Kansas. The victory marked the fifth time in the past six games the Huskers have cracked the 3-yard mark on the ground. I-backs David Horne (122) and Dahrran Diedrick (17) both topped 1 yards, and NU had six running plays of more than 25 yards. The Kansas game came on the heels of two impressive rushing performances against strong defenses. The Huskers rolled up 32 yards rushings against No. 7 Texas, which boasted the nation s No. 3 defense entering the game. Husker quarterback Jammal Lord gouged the Longhorn defense for an NU quarterback record 234 rushing yards on 23 carries (1.2 ypc), and NU had five rushing plays of 2 yards or more in the game. Nebraska had perhaps its most impressive rushing outing at Texas A&M. The Huskers ran for 381 yards on a season-high 73 rushing attempts and scored five TDs on the ground. The effort was especially remarkable when considering that the Aggies entered the game allowing just 76.9 yards per game on the ground and had not allowed an opponent to run for more than 129 yards in 22. In fact, NU s 381 rushing yards were the most NU Rushing Game-by-Game Game No.-Yds.-TD Leader ASU Lord, 13 TSU Lord, 92 USU Diedrick, 93 PSU Lord, 111 ISU Diedrick, 28 MSU Lord, 218 MU Lord, 98 OSU Horne, 125 A&M Lord, 159 Texas Lord, 234 Kansas Horne, 122 against Texas A&M in 32 seasons. Before facing the Husker ground game, A&M had not allowed a 1-yard rusher in 2 games, but a pair of Huskers topped that mark (Lord, 159; Horne, 128). Nebraska has rushed for 259 yards or more in each of the last six games, including a season-high 444 yards vs. McNeese State to begin the stretch. For the season, Nebraska is averaging a Big 12-best yards rushing per game to rank third in the nation, behind Air Force (299.5) and West Virginia (294.9). Quarterback Jammal Lord and true freshman I-back David Horne have keyed Nebraska s rushing success in recent weeks. Lord has run for 856 yards in the last six games (142.7 ypg). He has posted the only two 2- yard days by a quarterback in NU history in the period with 218 yards vs. McNeese State and 234 yards against Texas. He also had 159 yards at Texas A&M on an NU quarterback record 3 carries. Horne shed his redshirt after the Iowa State game and has gained 556 yards (92.7 ypg), including three 1-yard performances. Nebraska s five running plays of 25 yards or longer against Kansas, give the Huskers 23 such plays on the ground this season. Eighteen of those 23 long runs have come in Nebraska s past six games, after NU had just five running plays go for 25 yards or more in the first five games. Husker O-Line Paving Way for Rushing Resurgence Not to be forgotten in Nebraska s rushing success in recent weeks is the play of the Husker offensive line. The NU offensive front opened big holes against strong Texas A&M and Texas defenses and continued to stand out in a 45-7 win over Kansas. Nebraska had a school-record 11 pancakes against Texas A&M, bettering the previous high of 11 vs. Baylor in 2. Redshirt freshman offensive tackle Richie Incognito had 28 knock-down blocks against the Aggies, the second-highest total in school history, trailing only Toniu Fonoti s 32 against Texas Tech last season. Incognito leads Nebraska with 143 pancakes, including 81 in the past four games (three 2-plus games). NU Run Defense Making Opponents One-Dimensional Like the Husker offense, the Blackshirt defense has also begun to control the line of scrimmage in the past three games. Nebraska gave up 195 yards on the ground in a loss at Oklahoma State, but has since been very stingy against the run. Nebraska has allowed its past three opponents to rush for just 67.7 yards per game and 2.1 yards per carry. NU has allowed just one rushing touchdown in that span. The Huskers limited Texas A&M to an opponent season-low 53 rushing yards, while Texas picked up just 79 yards on the ground, followed by Kansas 71-yard effort last Saturday. The longest rush Nebraska has allowed in the three-game stretch is 2 yards. The improved run defense has lowered Nebraska s rush defense average to yards per game. Lord Joins 1,-1, Club Against Kansas Nebraska junior quarterback Jammal Lord faced a variety of difficult challenges in his first season as the Huskers starting signal caller. First, he was faced with the duty of following 21 Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch, who started 38 games at quarterback from 1998 to 21. Secondly, Lord guided a young Husker offense against ranked teams in his first two road contests at Penn State and Iowa State. While those games didn t go as Lord and the Huskers would have hoped, Lord has rebounded in strong fashion and is producing one of the top total offense seasons in school history. Lord had a short day of work in Nebraska s 45-7 win over Kansas, playing just one series in the second half. However, Lord still managed to rush for 74 yards and passed for 59 yards and two touchdowns. His passing yards pushed his season total to 1,16 yards and entered Lord into an elite club. He has 1,229 rushing yards to go along with his passing total, making him the third Husker QB Jammal Lord Game-by-Game Rushing Passing Total Off. Game No.-Yd-TD A-C-I-Yd-TD No.-Yd-TD ASU TSU* USU* PSU* ISU* MSU* MU* OSU* A&M* Texas* Kansas* *-Starts Season Highs Rushing: 234 yards vs. Texas (NU QB record) Passing: 151 yards vs. McNeese State Total Offense: 369 yards vs. McNeese State (NU school record) TDs Accounted For: 4, twice (Utah St., McNeese St.) Season Averages Rushing: yards per game (3rd Big 12/21st nationally) Passing: 92.4 yards per game Total Offense: 24.1 yards per game (7th Big 12) quarterback in six seasons to both rush and pass for more than 1, yards in the same season, joining Scott Frost (1997) and Eric Crouch (21). Lord is the 18th player in Division I-A history to accomplish the feat. The 6-2, 22-pound Lord has produced 2,245 yards of total offense this season, the fifth-most in school history and the most ever by a Nebraska

6 Nebraska vs. Kansas State Page 6 Date of Release: Monday, Nov. 11, 22 1, Yard Rush Seasons by NU Quarterbacks Rushing junior. He needs 38 yards (19. ypg) in NU s final two games to break the single-season total offense record. Lord has already produced two of the top three single-game total offense marks in school Year Player Att. Yds. TDs history with an NU record 369 yards vs. McNeese State and 332 yards of total offense against Texas 22 Jammal Lord 192 1,229 7 (third). 21 Eric Crouch 23 1, Lord began making his mark in the record book against McNeese State, posting his school-record 1997 Scott Frost 176 1,95 19 total offense mark on just 35 total-offense attempts, good for a remarkable 1.5 yards per attempt. In Top Rushing Games by Husker Quarterbacks that game he also rushed for a then-nu quarterback record 218 yards. Both of the broken records were Yards Player Opponent set last season by Crouch (36 total offense yards at Colorado and 191 rushing yards at Missouri). The 234 Jammal Lord Texas (11-2-2) McNeese State game marked the first time that Lord topped 1 yards in both rushing and passing in 218 Jammal Lord McNeese St. (1-5-2) the same contest. He reached the 1-1 mark for the second time at Texas A&M. 199 T. Frazier vs. Florida (1-2-96) The quarterback rushing record set against McNeese State lasted all of four weeks, as Lord rushed for 191 Eric Crouch at Missouri (9-29-1) 176 Gerry Gdowski Iowa State ( ) 234 yards on 23 carries against Texas and added 98 yards and a touchdown through the air. Lord s Eric Crouch at Colorado ( ) rushing yards vs. Texas marked his fifth 1-yard rushing game of the season. In addition to his two 159 Jammal Lord at Tx. A&M (1-26-2) 2-yard outings, he also topped the century mark with 13 yards vs. Arizona State, 111 at Penn State and 159 yards at Texas A&M. Top Total Offense Games in School History Lord s 159 yards at Texas A&M came on a Nebraska QB record 3 carries. In that game, Lord Yards Player Opponent pushed both his career rushing and passing total past the 1,-yard marks. He now has 1,442 career 369 Jammal Lord McNeese St. (1-5-2) 36 Eric Crouch at Colorado ( ) rushing yards to rank 33rd on the NU list and 1,197 passing, good for 2th on the Husker career chart. 332 Jammal Lord Texas (11-2-2) During the Texas game, Lord broke the Nebraska season quarterback rushing record and is putting NU Single-Season Total Offense together one of the top rushing seasons in school history, regardless of position. Lord has 1,229 yards rushing in 22, the 11th-best rushing season by a Husker. He is just three yards outside of the top 1 Rank, Player, Pos., Yr. Yards and has a chance of posting just the fifth, 1,5-yard rushing season in school history. 1. Eric Crouch, QB, 21 2,625 Lord has led the Huskers in rushing seven times in 22. In addition to leading Nebraska in rushing 2. Jerry Tagge, QB, , Scott Frost, QB, ,332 yards (1,229) and rushing touchdowns (7), Lord averages a remarkable 6.4 yards per carry. By 4. Gerry Gdowski, QB, ,251 comparison, 21 Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch averaged 5.5 yards per rush in 21. Lord s Jammal Lord, QB, 22* 2,245 yards rushing per game rank 21st in the nation and third in the Big 12 Conference. Lord is second nationally 6. Eric Crouch, QB, ,158 in rushing among quarterbacks. His 24.1 total offensive yards per game rank seventh in the Big Mike Rozier, IB, ,148 The McNeese State game was a career-best passing day for Lord in terms of completions (12), 8. Keithen McCant, QB, ,18 9. Vince Ferragamo, QB, ,86 attempts (18), yards (151) and percentage (.667). He has topped 1 yards passing six times in 22, 1. Eric Crouch, QB, 2 2,72 including four of the past seven games, most recently when he threw for 116 yards at Texas A&M. Lord *-Most total offense yards by a Husker junior is completing 5 percent of his passes this season and has thrown for 1 touchdowns, including two in each of Nebraska s last two games. NU Single-Season Rushing Yards Rank, Player, Pos., Yr. Att-Yards 1. Mike Rozier, IB, , Ahman Green, IB, , Lawrence Phillips, IB, , Mike Rozier, IB, , Ken Clark, IB, , Bobby Reynolds, HB, , Derek Brown, IB, , I.M. Hipp, IB, ,31 9. Dahrran Diedrick, IB, , Keith Jones, IB, , Jammal Lord, QB, 22* 192-1,229 *-Nebraska quarterback single-season record Lord Plays of 25 Yards or More Rushes (11) 33 yards vs. Arizona State 28 yards vs. Utah State (TD) 27 yards at Penn State 57 yards vs. McNeese State (TD) 56 yards vs. McNeese State (TD) 35 yards vs. Missouri 26 yards at Oklahoma State 41 yards at Texas A&M 42 yards vs. Texas 54 yards vs. Texas 42 yards vs. Kansas Passes (9) 62 yards to Jon Bowling vs. Troy State 33 yards to Matt Herian vs. Utah State (TD) 9 yards to Ross Pilkington at Iowa State (TD)* 25 yards to Kyle Ringenberg vs. McNeese State 44 yards to Matt Herian at Oklahoma State 28 yards to Wilson Thomas at Texas A&M 3 yards to Ross Pilkington at Texas A&M 6 yards to Matt Herian vs. Texas (TD) 27 yards to Wilson Thomas vs. Kansas (TD) *-Please see note on Lord to Pilkington pass play in left margin of page eight. Lord Supplies Nebraska With Big-Play Threat One of the attributes Nebraska coaches saw in Jammal Lord from the start of the season was his bigplay ability. The junior has not disappointed in that department this season, accounting for 2 plays of 25 yards or longer. Lord has 11 rushes of 25 yards or more this season, including at least one in each of Nebraska s last six games. He has broke off six runs of 4 yards or longer, including four in the past three games. The NU signal caller has accounted for eight of NU s 1 longest runs of the season. Against McNeese State, Lord had two TD runs of longer than 5 yards (56, 57) marking the first time a Husker has had two 5-plus yard scoring runs in a game since Lord has connected on nine pass plays of 25 yards or more, including a 27-yard scoring strike to Wilson Thomas against Kansas. He hit a season-long 9-yard TD pass to Ross Pilkington at Iowa State, good for the third-longest pass play in NU history. The 2 25-yard plays by Lord stack up well in comparison to 21 Heisman winner Eric Crouch, who accounted for 24 plays of 25 yards or longer in 12 games last season (1 rush, 13 pass, 1 receiving). Diedrick Climbs into Top 1 on NU Rushing List Senior I-back Dahrran Diedrick posted his first 1- yard rushing day of the season with 17 yards on 12 carries against Kansas. He bolted 53 yards for a firstquarter touchdown to give NU a 7- lead, marking the longest run of his Husker career. Diedrick s 17 yards against the Jayhawks moved him past five former Huskers and into ninth place on the NU career rushing list. Diedrick now has 2,543 career rushing yards, including 729 yards in 22. Diedrick rushed for 85 yards on 15 carries against Texas A&M, including 78 yards on nine carries after halftime. Diedrick also scored a touchdown on a 12- yard run on NU s opening drive, one of six touchdowns IB Dahrran Diedrick Game-by-Game Game Att. Yds. Avg. TD Arizona State* Troy State* Utah State* at Penn State* at Iowa State* McNeese State* Missouri* at Oklahoma St.* at Texas A&M* Texas* Kansas* Totals NU Career Rushing Leaders Rank, Player, Pos., Yrs. Yards 1. Mike Rozier, IB, ,78 2. Ahman Green, IB, ,88 3. Eric Crouch, QB, , Calvin Jones, IB, , Ken Clark, IB, ,37 6. I.M. Hipp, IB, , Lawrence Phillips, IB, , Derek Brown, IB, , D. Diedrick, IB, 1999-pres. 2, Correll Buckhalter, IB, ,522

7 Nebraska vs. Kansas State Page 7 Date of Release: Monday, Nov. 11, 22 by Diedrick this season. He now has 26 rushing touchdowns in his career, the 14th-most in school history. At 6- and 225 pounds, Diedrick supplies the Huskers with a physical running complement to freshman I-back David Horne who gives NU a home-run threat. Along with the I-back tandem, quarterback Jammal Lord gives NU one of the nation s most lethal three-player rushing threats. Diedrick was a first-team All-Big 12 pick last season after leading the league in rushing with 1,299 yards. He also scored 15 touchdowns and rushed for 1 or more yards in seven of 11 regular-season appearances. Going Around the Horne I-back David Horne has given the Husker running game a kick-start since ending his redshirt season six games ago. Horne has rushed for 556 yards (92.7 ypg) and has raced for more than 1 yards three times in the past four weeks. Horne had 125 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries at Oklahoma State, a career-best 128 yards and four touchdowns vs. Texas A&M and 122 yards IB David Horne Game-by-Game Rushing Game Att. Yds. Avg. TD Arizona State Did Not Play Troy State Did Not Play Utah State Did Not Play at Penn State Did Not Play at Iowa State Did Not Play McNeese State Missouri at Oklahoma St at Texas A&M Texas Kansas Totals Top Rushing Seasons by NU Freshmen Rank, Player, Pos., Yr. Yards 1. Ahman Green, IB, ,86 2. Calvin Jones, IB, DeAngelo Evans, IB, Monte Anthony, IB, David Horne, IB, Lawrence Phillips, IB, Eric Crouch, QB, Tommie Frazier, QB, Derek Brown, IB, Damon Benning, IB, Cory Ross, IB, on just nine carries against Kansas. In the Oklahoma State game, Horne became the first true freshman I-back to rush for more than 1 yards since DeAngelo Evans had 13 yards in the 1996 Big 12 Championship Game against Texas. Horne was the first Husker frosh at any position to top 1 yards rushing since redshirt freshman quarterback Eric Crouch had 18 yards in a 4-3 loss at Kansas State in Horne s 1-yard outing at Oklahoma State marked the first time a Husker back had topped 1 yards since Dahrran Diedrick rushed for 18 yards on 24 carries vs. Kansas State on Nov. 1, 21. Horne s four touchdowns at Texas A&M were the most by a Husker freshman since fellow Omaha Central graduate Calvin Jones rushed for a school-record six TDs at Kansas in 1991 as a redshirt freshman. Horne and Diedrick both topped 1 yards against Kansas, the first time this season a pair of Husker running backs have cracked the century mark. Horne s speed and field vision were evident immediately in his debut against McNeese State. He made a strong debut, rushing 12 times for 81 yards. He backed that performance up with 88 yards on a team-high 2 carries against Missouri, including 46 yards on a key second-quarter TD drive. He also added his first career TD on a five-yard run in the first quarter against Mizzou. The 6-, 19-pound Horne is averaging 5.8 yards per carry and his 92.7 yards per game would rank seventh in the Big 12 Conference if he had played in the required number of games. With 556 rushing yards, Horne ranks fifth on the NU single-season list for most rushing yards by a freshman. Extra Special Teams Like his predecessors Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne, NU Head Coach Frank Solich has stressed the importance of the Husker special teams. Entering the 22 campaign, Solich has mentioned on numerous occasions that this year s kicking and coverage units had the potential to be very special. The Husker special teams have played a key role in NU s success in 22. In Nebraska s season opener, the Huskers blocked two punts, one of which was returned for a touchdown, keying a 48-1 win over Arizona State. The punt return unit stole the show against Troy State. Senior DeJuan Groce tied an NCAA record with two punt return touchdowns in NU s victory. The special teams has remained solid throughout the season and again played a big role in the victory over Missouri. Groce had his third punt return TD of the year and Josh Davis averaged nearly 28 yards on four kickoff returns. NU again blocked two punts against Kansas, returning one for a touchdown. Here s a quick look at Nebraska s special teams dominance in 22. Punt Returns...Nebraska ranks second in the nation in punt returns, averaging 18. yards on 38 punt returns this season. Groce has returned 3 punts for 586 yards, for a 19.5-yard average, good for second in the nation. Groce s two punt return touchdowns vs. Troy State not only set a school record, but matched the NCAA record. His 89-yard TD return against Missouri was his third of the season and the third-longest punt return in school history. It also tied the NU school record for punt return TDs in a season, matching Johnny Rodgers three in His 155 yards on two returns against Troy State was just 15 yards shy of the school record for punt return yardage in a game. Groce moved up to second on the NU career punt return chart with his performance against Missouri. Groce has five punt returns of 25 yards or longer in 22. Place-kicking...Senior place-kicker Josh Brown is 9-of-12 on field goals in 22 and perfect in 43 PAT attempts. Brown has six field goals of 4 yards or longer this season. He entered the season with just four 4- yarders in 12 career attempts from that range. (NU opponents are 3-of-6 from 4-plus yards in 22). Brown hit on field goals of 4 and 42 yards against Arizona State, marking the first time in his career he has made a pair of 4+-yard field goals in the same game and had a 44-yarder vs. Utah State. He added 42-yarders against Missouri and Texas A&M and connected on a career regular-season long 48-yard field goal against Texas. Brown missed a fourth-quarter field goal vs. Missouri, ending a streak of eight straight field goals made. Brown has hit 14 of his last 18 field goals dating back to last season. He ranks fourth at Nebraska with 297 career points. B r o w n s performance on NU Special Teams Under Solich Averages Year FG-FGA PR KOR Punt. Blocked Kicks (1 punt) *1 (7P, 3FG) (2P, 3FG, 1PAT) (2P, 2FG) (5P) *School record kickoff duties should not be left unnoticed with 35 of his 64 kickoffs this season (3-8 vs. Kansas) ending in touchbacks. Brown and Nebraska s kickoff coverage team have pinned opponents inside the 2 on 11 occasions. Punting...NU s Kyle Larson continues to prove that he is among the nation s top punters. Larson ranks 1th in the nation in punting with a 43.7-yard average on the season. He has also pinned the opposition inside the 2 16 times, including three times each vs. Troy State and Oklahoma State. He has pinned opponents inside the 1-yard line seven times, including twice at Penn State. Husker opponents have pinned Nebraska inside the 2 on punts 13 times. Larson has averaged better than 45 yards per punt seven times this year (46.2 vs. TSU; 57.3 vs. USU, 46.8 vs. PSU, 47.2 vs. ISU, 5.5 vs. A&M, 45.5 vs. Texas, 5.2 vs. Kansas) with a career-best 57.3 vs. Utah State, when he also had a career-best 71 yarder. Larson has had at least one punt of 45 yards or more in every game except McNeese State when he punted just twice, and had a season-high five punts of 45 yards or more vs. Penn State and Kansas (four of 5 yards or more). Larson has had a season-high six punts five times. Nebraska is fourth nationally in net punting at 39.3 yards per attempt. Larson, a Ray Guy Award candidate, has been NU s nominee for Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week three times. Blocked Kicks...NU has had a history of being one of the nation s best kick blocking units. The Huskers have exhibited the same ability this season, blocking five punts, including two blocked punts by Lannie Hopkins in last week s win over Kansas. Hopkins second blocked kick of the day was returned 3 yards by Aaron Terpening for a touchdown, NU s second return of a blocked punt for a touchdown this season. Hopkins and Demorrio