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Media Day notes: Gerry impressed with Blackshirts' youth
- Brian Christopherson
- Jul 31, 2015
- Jul 31, 2015 Updated Apr 27, 2020
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Iowa's Herky the Hawk interacts with Nebraska football coach Mike Riley and Herbie Husker at the Big Ten Media Days fan experience on Friday in Chicago.
- GWYNETH ROBERTS/Lincoln Journal Star
Nebraska safety Nate Gerry answers questions from reporters at Big Ten Media Days on Friday, July 31, 2015, in Chicago, Ill.
- GWYNETH ROBERTS/Lincoln Journal Star
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CHICAGO — Nate Gerry believes the Blackshirts are about to rise again. One of the reasons he thinks that? The junior safety believes Nebraska has some unproven players who are about to grab people’s notice.
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