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Cover Five: One-score losses, shotgun vs. under center and DeShon Singleton’s role
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Nebraska will be firmly in the national spotlight for its Week 2 matchup at Colorado.
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Matt Rhule's full reaction following Nebraska's loss to Minnesota
Watch Nebraska coach Matt Rhule's full news conference after the Huskers lost 13-10 to Minnesota on Thursday in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Jeff Sims gets ready for his first play from scrimmage as a Husker against Minnesota on Thursday at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Photos: Matt Rhule era with Nebraska football begins in Minnesota
Minnesota's Dragan Kesich (99) kicks the field goal to win against Nebraska as teammate Mark Crawford celebrates while Nebraska's Tommi Hill gets up from the field on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Omar Brown (left) and Quinton Newsome (right) defend against Minnesota's Brevyn Spann-Ford on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's DeShon Singleton (8) celebrates next to teammate Quinton Newsome after defending a Minnesota passing Thursday at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Luke Reimer celebrates a play against Minnesota on Thursday at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Billy Kemp escapes a tackle from Minnesota's Coleman Bryson on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Jeff Sims looks for room to run against Minnesota on Thursday at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Nash Hutmacher sacks Minnesota's Athan Kaliakmanis on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska offensive linemen Bryce Benhart (54), Nouredin Nouili (63), Ben Scott (66), Ethan Piper (57) and Turner Corcoran (69) prepare for a play against Minnesota on Aug. 31 in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Jaylen Lloyd fights for yardage against Minnesota's Logan Richter (from left), Tre'Von Jones and Tyler Nubin on Thursday at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Marcus Washington (13) celebrates his yardage against Minnesota in the fourth quarter on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Jeff Sims runs with the ball in the first quarter against Minnesota on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Luke Reimer (bottom) takes down Minnesota's Brevyn Spann-Ford in the first quarter on Aug. 31 at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Ethan Piper (57) looks on as Minnesota's Aidan Gousby (left) and Justin Walley (right) try to recover Anthony Grant's fumble on Aug. 30, 2023, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Billy Kemp escapes a tackle from Minnesota's Coleman Bryson on a punt return on Aug. 31 at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Jeff Sims (left) is sacked by Minnesota's Jalen Logan-Redding last week at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Luke Reimer (4) walks off the field after the Huskers lost to Minnesota on Thursday at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Jeff Sims looks to make a throw during the first quarter against Minnesota on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Jeff Sims fakes a handoff during the first quarter against Minnesota on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Jeff Sims gets ready for his first play from scrimmage as a Husker against Minnesota on Thursday at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Matt Rhule's first game as Nebraska coach came at Minnesota on Aug. 31, 2023. The Huskers will return to Minneapolis this season on Oct. 17.
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Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule speaks to a referee during the game against Minnesota on Thursday at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Mikai Gbayor (42) celebrates with teammate Brian Buschini after he limited Minnesota to a short yardage after a kickoff return on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Jeff Sims fights for yardage against Minnesota in the third quarter on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Princewill Umanmielen pressures Minnesota's Athan Kaliakmanis on Aug. 31 at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's DeShon Singleton (left) and Quinton Newsome break up a pass intended for Minnesota's Daniel Jackson in the third quarter Thursday at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Jeff Sims throws a touchdown pass in the third quarter against Minnesota on Thursday at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Minnesota's Dragan Kesich (99) kicks the field goal to win against Nebraska next to teammate Mark Crawford on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Tristan Alvano kicks off the game against Minnesota on Thursday at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Alex Bullock (right) celebrates his touchdown with teammate Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda in the third quarter on Thursday at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Bullock was Nebraska's leading receiver with three catches for 56 yards.
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Nebraska coach Matt Rhule is calling Friday's game a "measuring stick" to show how far the Huskers have come since his debut with the team on Aug. 31 (pictured) in which Minnesota won 13-10 in Minneapolis.
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Minnesota's Dragan Kesich (99) celebrates as his game-winning field goal through the uprights as time expires to give the Golden Gophers a 13-10 win over Nebraska on Thursday in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Anthony Grant fumbles as Minnesota's Justin Walley hits the ball from behind in the fourth quarter of the Huskers' loss on Aug. 31 at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Jeff Sims (left) tries to fend off Minnesota's Tariq Watson in the third quarter on Aug. 31 at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Gabe Ervin can't quite score in the second quarter as he is held back by Minnesota's Jalen Logan-Redding on Thursday at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Anthony Grant runs the ball in the second quarter against Minnesota on Aug. 31 at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Minnesota's Justin Walley (left) tackles Nebraska's Heinrich Haarberg last week at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule points to the team during the first quarter against Minnesota on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Minnesota's Tre'Von Jones (2) intercepts Nebraska's Jeff Sims in the second quarter Thursday at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Minnesota's Tyler Nubin (left) celebrates his second-quarter interception against Nebraska with teammate Jack Henderson on Thursday at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska's Jeff Sims throws an interception in the second quarter against Minnesota on Thursday at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule gives instruction to his team during the first quarter of the game against Minnesota on Thursday in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska players take the field to warm up against Minnesota on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts walks onto the Huntington Bank Stadium field on Thursday in Minneapolis.
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Nebraska coach Matt Rhule (right) has a pregame conversation with Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck on Aug. 31 at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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