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The 2017 Husker Extra College Football Preview Section

• Aug 30, 2017
• Aug 30, 2017 Updated Aug 30, 2017
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The college football season is nigh upon us. Do Mike Riley and the Huskers have a winning game plan drafted for this season? The Husker Extra team previews Nebraska's season along with plenty of national previews, schedules and more.

Click through the slideshow to view content from the special section.

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Steven M. Sipple: Riley revises the blueprint: 'It does feel, in a sense, like starting over'

• Steven M. Sipple
• Updated Aug 28, 2017

Mike Riley arrived at Nebraska in late 2014 with a blueprint for how he wanted to improve the Husker football program.

Since that time, he has crumpled up much of the plan and tossed it into the proverbial waste bin.

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2

The first draft is written; now it's up to Lee to start construction

• Chris Basnett
• Updated Sep 1, 2017
• 5 min to read

Let's be completely honest with each other here.

There isn't much of the Tanner Lee story that hasn't been told. 

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We have questions about the 3-4 defense, and Al Groh has answers

• Steven M. Sipple
• Updated Aug 26, 2017

[Editor's note: This is an early release of one story from the Husker Extra Nebraska and college football preview section, "Drafting a Game Plan", on newsstands and in Sunday's Journal Star. Buy one Sunday or check back @HuskerExtra.com for more from this year's section.]

Al Groh is considered to be a leading expert on the 3-4 defense.

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Drawing up the Tunnel Walk: The evolution of one of college football's best field entrances

• Brent Wagner | Lincoln Journal Star
• Updated Apr 23, 2018
• 3 min to read

Looking back now, you could say that the first Tunnel Walk for Nebraska football games wasn’t much, compared with how it looks now, with historical and current video clips and a microphone in the locker room as the players chant the "Husker Prayer."

It really was something though. It allowed fans to see and feel a part of something that only the fans who lined the path to the field had before: the team leaving the locker room right before the game started, and running onto the field.

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5

The Husker Floor Plan

• Chris Basnett
• Updated Aug 27, 2017

Three reasons the Huskers are built to make some noise

The quarterback

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6

Drawing up the playbook: Playbooks aren't what they used to be

• Brent Wagner | Lincoln Journal Star
• Aug 27, 2017

College football playbooks have gone digital, and Nick Halberg hopes they never go back.

Halberg is a full-time offensive analyst on the Nebraska coaching staff. He works closely with offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf in designing and distributing the Huskers’ book of secrets.

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7

Drawing up the look: Why the Huskers iconic uniforms have stood the test of time

• Clint Robus
• Aug 27, 2017

There's not a lot of mystery, Jay Terry said, behind the iconic block "N," the red jerseys, the white pants.

Simple. Clean. Consistent.

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8

Frame work: The Husker schedule breakdown

• Steven M. Sipple
• Aug 26, 2017

ARKANSAS STATE

7 p.m. Sept. 2, BTN

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Top 25 breakdown: Bama's master architect has the Tide at the top again

• CLARK GRELL Lincoln Journal Star
• Updated May 30, 2026

Nick Saban is a master architect. The coach seems to have his Alabama teams in this position just about every year. The Tide, with few weaknesses, is the team to beat. Teams such as USC, Ohio State, Penn State, Florida State and Washington have some question marks, but are more than capable of throwing Alabama off the grid.

[Slideshow: Conference breakdowns]

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Big Ten floor plan: Who will celebrate in Indy?

• Shea Carlson
• Updated Aug 27, 2017

3 teams built to win in Indy

Penn State: While the No. 6 Nittany Lions have the tough task of residing in the Big Ten's East Division with Michigan and Ohio State, their run to last year's Rose Bowl proves they can play with the big dogs in any conference. The offseason expectations have been heaped onto Penn State, and for good reason. Trace McSorley returns under center as a Heisman candidate while running back Saquon Barkley adds a powerful punch on the ground after racking up 1,495 yards and 18 rushing touchdowns in 2016. Marcus Allen will hold down the Nittany Lions' defense from the safety position before likely going in the first round of next year's NFL Draft. 

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National floor plan: SEC losing its grip?

• Clint Robus
• Updated Aug 27, 2017

3 STORYLINES TO WATCH

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Steven M. Sipple: Riley revises the blueprint: 'It does feel, in a sense, like starting over'

• Steven M. Sipple

Mike Riley arrived at Nebraska in late 2014 with a blueprint for how he wanted to improve the Husker football program.

Since that time, he has crumpled up much of the plan and tossed it into the proverbial waste bin.

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The first draft is written; now it's up to Lee to start construction

• Chris Basnett
• 5 min to read

Let's be completely honest with each other here.

There isn't much of the Tanner Lee story that hasn't been told. 

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We have questions about the 3-4 defense, and Al Groh has answers

• Steven M. Sipple

[Editor's note: This is an early release of one story from the Husker Extra Nebraska and college football preview section, "Drafting a Game Plan", on newsstands and in Sunday's Journal Star. Buy one Sunday or check back @HuskerExtra.com for more from this year's section.]

Al Groh is considered to be a leading expert on the 3-4 defense.

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Drawing up the Tunnel Walk: The evolution of one of college football's best field entrances

• Brent Wagner | Lincoln Journal Star
• 3 min to read

Looking back now, you could say that the first Tunnel Walk for Nebraska football games wasn’t much, compared with how it looks now, with historical and current video clips and a microphone in the locker room as the players chant the "Husker Prayer."

It really was something though. It allowed fans to see and feel a part of something that only the fans who lined the path to the field had before: the team leaving the locker room right before the game started, and running onto the field.

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The Husker Floor Plan

• Chris Basnett

Three reasons the Huskers are built to make some noise

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Drawing up the playbook: Playbooks aren't what they used to be

• Brent Wagner | Lincoln Journal Star

College football playbooks have gone digital, and Nick Halberg hopes they never go back.

Halberg is a full-time offensive analyst on the Nebraska coaching staff. He works closely with offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf in designing and distributing the Huskers’ book of secrets.

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Drawing up the look: Why the Huskers iconic uniforms have stood the test of time

• Clint Robus

There's not a lot of mystery, Jay Terry said, behind the iconic block "N," the red jerseys, the white pants.

Simple. Clean. Consistent.

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Frame work: The Husker schedule breakdown

• Steven M. Sipple

ARKANSAS STATE

7 p.m. Sept. 2, BTN

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Top 25 breakdown: Bama's master architect has the Tide at the top again

• CLARK GRELL Lincoln Journal Star

Nick Saban is a master architect. The coach seems to have his Alabama teams in this position just about every year. The Tide, with few weaknesses, is the team to beat. Teams such as USC, Ohio State, Penn State, Florida State and Washington have some question marks, but are more than capable of throwing Alabama off the grid.

[Slideshow: Conference breakdowns]

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Big Ten floor plan: Who will celebrate in Indy?

• Shea Carlson

3 teams built to win in Indy

Penn State: While the No. 6 Nittany Lions have the tough task of residing in the Big Ten's East Division with Michigan and Ohio State, their run to last year's Rose Bowl proves they can play with the big dogs in any conference. The offseason expectations have been heaped onto Penn State, and for good reason. Trace McSorley returns under center as a Heisman candidate while running back Saquon Barkley adds a powerful punch on the ground after racking up 1,495 yards and 18 rushing touchdowns in 2016. Marcus Allen will hold down the Nittany Lions' defense from the safety position before likely going in the first round of next year's NFL Draft. 

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National floor plan: SEC losing its grip?

• Clint Robus

3 STORYLINES TO WATCH

SEC losing its grip?

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