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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.

Former Husker Muhammad finds his reward helping youth

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The Jaguars surround coach Abdul Muhammad earlier this month at the North Omaha Boys and Girls Club.

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OMAHA — Still 25 minutes before the Jaguars begin stretching. Time enough for the former Husker with a national championship ring to tell how he got here, to the place he really always wanted to be.

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