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Huskers used steroids, Waverly man claims

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Huskers used steroids, Waverly man claims

• NATE JENKINS and BRIAN ROSENTHAL / Lincoln Journal Star
• Jul 1, 2005
• Jul 1, 2005
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NATE JENKINS and BRIAN ROSENTHAL / Lincoln Journal Star

Husker football players "definitely" were users of steroids funneled to an alleged distribution ring in Lincoln, according to a Waverly man who acknowledged he received some of the drugs in the mail.

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