2002 Nebraska football fall camp
Roster | Depth chart | | Posters: Offense, defense, special teams | Preseason ratingsLinks to coverage, roughly in reverse chronological order:
• The Blackshirts want to end the ridicule.
• Even with Jason Lohr out, the cupboard isn’t bare in the interior line.
• From the LJS, profiles of Tom Osborne and Frank Solich.
• John Garrison, DeJuan Groce and Chris Kelsay are named team captains.
• A few shots from photo day.
• The defense again dominates in the Friday Aug. 16th scrimmage, with 19 tackles for loss. But Jason Lohr is lost for the season as he re-injures his knee.
• Curt Dukes calls redshirting an option.
• A mean streak is all that seems lacking in the O-line’s Mike Erickson.
• Notes from the Thursday Aug. 15th practice.
• The duel at left cornerback remains too close to call.
• The Wednesday Aug. 14th practices wrap up the two-a-days.
• Phil Bland is glad to be back at practice.
• Mike McLaughlin adjusts to receiving.
• At weakside linebacker, T.J. Hollowell and Demorrio Williams drive each other.
• Titus Adams shapes up, and Richie Incognito keeps his cool.
• A groin injury sidelines Curt Dukes.
• Notes from the Tuesday Aug. 13th practices: 1, 2, 3
• Jason Lohr is back, and he’s bigger.
• Notes from the Monday Aug. 12th practices.
• A look at a couple of high-profile depth-chart battles: Mike Stuntz (1, 2) vs. Curt Dukes (1, 2) and Dahrran Diedrick vs. Thunder Collins.
• The defense is dominant in the Saturday Aug. 10th scrimmage. More: 1, 2, 3
• The offense looks for its identity going into Saturday’s scrimmage.
• A hip flexor hobbles Barrett Ruud.
•Thunder Collins looks & feels stronger.
• The report on the Friday Aug. 9th practices.
• Marques Simmons finds daylight on the field and on the depth chart.
• Walk-on LB Steve Safranek strives to make the most of an unexpected opportunity.
• Fatigue is evident at the Thursday afternoon (Aug. 8) practice.
• The defensive line has depth, but can it be dominant?
• NU has its first full-pads practice but is hurting for depth at some positions. The offense, Frank Solich says, is making progress.
• Who will settle in at left corner?
• Linebacker T.J. Hollowell tries to make up for lost time.
• Notes from the Tuesday Aug. 6th practices.
• NU’s quest for a better pass rush starts with a bigger, leaner Chris Kelsay.
• Notes from the Monday Aug. 5th practices.
• TSN previews the Huskers.
• Back from injury: LeKevin Smith (1, 2) and Phil Bland.
• The O-line hones its mean streak.
• The waiting is over for Jammal Lord: 1, 2, 3, 4
• Charlie McBride and Craig Bohl talk about the task of solidifying the defense.
• NU opens at 8th in the coaches’ poll.
• Notes from the Sunday Aug. 4th practices.
• NU works at improving its road record.
• The varsity undergoes performance testing, and the full practices begin.
• There will be lots of reps to go around for the I-backs, Frank Solich says as he assesses his Huskers during NU’s media day.
• Tony Tata has departed.
• The freshmen practice twice and await the arrival of the varsity.
• “Big Smooth,” Jemayel Phillips, contends for playing time on the OL: 1, 2, 3
• Sandro DeAngelis must wait to compete for the kicking job.
• Isaiah Fluellen is on the mend.
• The freshmen go through performance testing and their first practice.
• Frank Solich helps the new freshmen get acclimated.
• Mark LeFlore looks forward, not back.
• Brandon Greeson, David Horne, Andrew Shanle and 12 other scholarship freshmen get set to report.
• Columnists guess what’s in store for ’02: 1, 2, 3
• The memory of his father drives Jammal Lord.
• NU’s motto for ’02: Start stong. Finish stronger. That’s the word from Frank Solich as he addresses the low expectations about his team at Big 12 Media Days: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Dahrran Diedrick doesn’t have the I-back job locked up.
• Solich talks about those CU rings: 1, 2, 3, 4
• More from the Houston quotefest: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• The sportswriters pick NU to finish second in the Big 12 North.
| S C H E D U L E
July 25-26: Big 12 media days, Houston July 30: Incoming freshmen report July 31-Aug. 1: Freshmen practice Aug. 2: Rest of team reports Aug. 2: Husker media day, Lincoln Aug. 3: Varsity practices begin Aug. 7: First full-pads practice Aug. 17: Photo day, 1 pm Aug. 24: First game (Ariz. St.) Aug. 26: Classes begin |