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Tad Stryker’s pregame survey finds that fans came away from the Colorado game with a lot to like despite the loss.

Underdog Troy comes to Lincoln today with little to lose against a Nebraska team with uncertainty at quarterback. Get the pregame reads from Lincoln (1, 2, 3), Omaha (1, 2, 3),* Grand Island (1, 2),* Troy and Dothan. Commentary: Sipple, Rosenthal, Vogel, Shatel,* Callahan, Christopherson.

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Anatomy of an Era: Sorting Tom Osborne’s mail from fans was one of Mary Lyn Wininger’s tasks, and negative letters were rare.

Hail Varsity examines last week’s player participation on offense and defense.

Husker247 recaps the week’s developments leading up to the Troy game. | Friday five

The Sam Foltz Memorial Scholarship for 2018 goes to defensive tackle Peyton Newell.*

A Virginia columnist says Nebraska’s major mistake has been Ohio’s gain.

The predictions for the Troy game are continuing to come in. | What’s yours?

Anatomy of an Era: Mary Lyn Wininger says Tom Osborne “just had a way of making everybody feel like part of the team.”

If it’s easy, it isn’t interesting to defensive coordinator Erik Chinander. | Barry cutting loose | Tannor’s potential

Troy is looking for continued improvement in its running game to keep Nebraska’s defense honest. | Troy previews: 1, 2

Andrew Bunch, Nebraska’s possible starter Saturday at QB, is a small-town legend* in Tennessee.

A cornerback from Florida who visited Lincoln two weekends ago has committed to Indiana.*

Scott Frost says a decision on Saturday’s quarterback might not come until minutes before kickoff. Get all the coverage from Thursday’s practice here. | Updates & discussion

Improved intensity* is one of the encouraging signs Tom Osborne sees from the 2018 Huskers.

The coaches see Dicaprio Bootle’s mentality as a tone-setter for the defensive secondary.

Congrats to Freedom Akinmoladun, named to the AFCA Good Works Team.

Anatomy of an Era: She got the job “because I knew shorthand.” Meet Mary Lyn Wininger, Tom Osborne’s longtime secretary.

Quarterbacks coach Mario Verduzco puts his own stamp on coach-speak.*

Troy comes to Lincoln with an undersized but disruptive defense and an offense that should look familiar* to the Huskers.

BTN’s Gerry DiNardo breaks down two Nebraska option plays in this video.

The multiple-angle video of Adrian Martinez’s injury that was submitted to conference officials has been released.

Husker Dan says Nebraska may be behind the 8-ball when it comes to bowl eligibility.

Orlando columnist Mike Bianchi says a UCF-Nebraska game would make little sense for either program.

Athlon previews the game and sees Nebraska winning by 10 over Troy. | More predictions

Quarterback Adrian Martinez’s status is still a game-day decision, and Andrew Bunch says he’s ready if needed. Get all the news from Wednesday morning’s practice here. | Updates & discussion

Khalil Davis’ emphatic sack Saturday started with the hands and feet.

Nebraska’s offense has has sauce again, Derek Peterson writes.

Anatomy of an Era: Terry Connealy remembers the summer workouts before the 1994 season: “You don’t really realize how far you can push yourself until you do it.”

Freshman Caleb Tannor has seen only special-teams duty thus far but feels he’s on the right track to contribute on defense.

Freshman Barret Pickering* says a kicker can’t afford to dwell on his misses.

Nebraska is No. 20 in a Forbes ranking of most valuable* college football programs.

Corn Nation takes an X’s-and-O’s look at some offensive plays against Colorado.

Nebraska could gain more 12th-game scheduling options* because of Hurricane Florence. | A case for UCF

Defensive coaches say it’s imperative that the Huskers start creating turnovers after being shut out in that department against Colorado. Get coverage from Tuesday’s practice here. | Updates & discussion

Husker Doc Talk takes up Adrian Martinez’s injury, the Blackshirts and more.

National writers Pat Forde and Tom Fornelli take shots at Nebraska’s 0-1 start.

Anatomy of an Era: Terry Connealy says “it was just something that we had a lot of pride in, the defensive line, that we weren’t going to be outworked.”

Scott Frost says Adrian Martinez might play Saturday, and the play on which he was injured is being reviewed by conference officials. Also, several Blackshirts have been issued. Get all the coverage from Monday’s press conference here. | Updates & discussion

The Michigan game will have an 11 a.m. CDT start and an FS1 telecast.

Poll question: How disappointing was the loss to Colorado?

See how former Huskers fared in NFL action Sunday.

Anatomy of an Era: Terry Connealy says there’s “nothing more motivational than when your peers are telling you you’re screwing up and you better straighten out.”

The Huskers’ revived running game* was a positive sign from Saturday’s defeat, but a couple of fourth-and-short failures sting for the offensive line. | Commentary: Carriker, Sipple, Christopherson, Babcock, McKewon,* Cavanaugh | Five burning questions | Notes

Athlon names Adrian Martinez the national freshman of the week on offense. | Rave reviews | Big plays

This week in Husker history: The Tom Osborne era starts with an exclamation point as the Huskers rout UCLA.

Up next is Troy, 59-7 winners Saturday over Florida A&M.

Colorado 33, Nebraska 28. The Buffs connect for the winning TD with 1:06 left to spoil Scott Frost’s debut, and a late injury to quarterback Adrian Martinez causes concern. See the game page for coverage. | Stryker commentary | Carriker gut reaction | McKewon analysis* | Postgame presser | Big Red Over-Reaction

What former conference rivals should Nebraska schedule? Husker fans weigh in via Tad Stryker’s gameday survey.

It’s a redo of a debut as the Huskers open the 2018 season Saturday against a former conference adversary. Get the Colorado-Nebraska pregame reads from Lincoln (1, 2), Omaha,* Grand Island (1, 2),* Boulder (1, 2, 3, 4) and Denver. Commentary: Sipple, Shatel,* Christopherson, Rosenthal, Vogel, Rooney, Callahan.

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