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CURSE OF CANCELLED GAMES CONTINUES FOR SCOTT FROST NEBRASKA FANS WERE FEELING TRICKED OR MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE TICKED THIS HALLOWEEN AS THE CRAZY YEAR OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAVE THE HUSKERS YET ANOTHER TWIST THIS PAST WEEK. One game into the shortened 2020 season and Nebraska’s season got even shorter as NU became victims of the first cancellation on the Big Ten schedule this fall when the University of Wisconsin got hit with a COVID-19 outbreak and decided to shut things down and cancel Saturday’s away game at Memorial Stadium.

It was the second time in Scott Frost’s three years at Nebraska that a home season opener has been cancelled.

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Nebraska Athletic Director Bill Moos and NU Chancellor Ronnie Green released the following joint statement on Thursday morning following yet another rejection by the Big Ten. “Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the safety and well-being of our Nebraska student-athletes has been our top priority, and we know Wisconsin is operating with the same guiding principle. We wish all of those impacted in the Wisconsin program a quick and full recovery from the virus.

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HALLOWEEN HUSKER GAMES YEAR OPPONENT RESULT 1891 Doane W, 28-4 1896 Neb. Wesleyan W, 18-8 1903 at Iowa W, 17-6 1908 at Iowa W, 11-8 1914 Iowa State W, 20-7 1925 Oklahoma W, 12-0 1931 at Missouri W, 10-7 1936 Missouri W, 20-0 1942 at Kansas W, 14-7 1953 Kansas W, 9-0 1959 #19 Oklahoma W, 25-21 1964 Missouri W, 9-0 1970 at Colorado W, 29-13 1981 Kansas W, 31-15 1987 at Missouri W, 42-7 1992 #8 Colorado W, 52-7 1998 Texas L, 16-20 2009 at Baylor W, 20-10 2015 at Purdue L, 45-55 sibility of securing a non-conference game for Saturday. The discussions we had were with teams that had already implemented stricter testing protocols than those mandated by the Big Ten Conference. Those details were non-negotiable if we were to bring a non-conference opponent to Lincoln.

“At Nebraska, we will always make decisions based on what is best for our student-athletes, and to provide them with the best possible experience during their college careers. To this point, the young men in our program have worked hard to prepare for the football season and have made the necessary sacrifices in order to

play in this unusual environment. With an already shortened season, we owed it to our student-athletes to explore any possible option to play a game this week.

“We believe the flexibility to play nonconference games could have been beneficial not only for Nebraska, but other Big Ten teams who may be in a similar position as the season progresses. The ability for all Big Ten members to play a non-conference game if needed could provide another data point for possible College Football Playoff and bowl consideration.

“Ultimately, the Big Ten Conference did not approve our request, and we respect their decision. We are excited to move forward with preparations for the rest of the season, beginning with next week’s game at Northwestern.”

Saturday’s game would have marked the 20th time Nebraska has played on Halloween. The Huskers are 17-2 all-time on the holiday.

Wisconsin, which announced on Saturday it had 22 infected players and staff, would have been the third ranked opponent the Huskers had faced on Halloween.

On Halloween in 1992, Nebraska and Colorado entered the game tied for eighth in the Associated Press poll, marking the only time two teams with the same AP ranking played each other. NU routed the Buffaloes, 52- 7, snapping Colorado’s 25-game Big Eight Conference unbeaten streak. Nebraska out-gained Colorado 428- 144, including a 373-8 advantage in rushing yards.

Halloween in 1959 was a historic game, as Nebraska knocked off No. 19 Okla-

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Nebraska football tweeted out a photo of Coach Scott Frost and its three healthy quarterbacks practicing after it was announced that Wisconsin was cancelling its game against the Huskers due to COVID-19 concerns. The tweet was later deleted.

homa, 25-21. The Huskers’ win snapped Oklahoma’s 74-game conference unbeaten streak and handed Sooner coach Bud Wilkinson the first conference loss in his 13 seasons at OU. Following its first win over Oklahoma in 17 years, Nebraska fans tore down the goal posts for the first time in Memorial Stadium history, according to the Omaha World-Herald, and Monday classes were canceled.

The Huskers were looking to break a seven game losing streak to the Badgers this Halloween. With Wisconsin allegedly having its second and third-string quarterbacks out due to positive COVID-19 tests, many felt NU’s chances had improved if the game would have occurred.

Conspiracy theorists pointed to the fact that Wisconsin would have had to start a fourth-string quarterback for their rationale of now wanting to play the game. NU’s football account even tweeted out a picture of its three healthy quarterbacks practicing that it later deleted.

In one of NU’s only losses on Halloween – a 55-45 loss to Purdue in 2015 – the Huskers had to start backup quarterback Ryker Fyfe for the first time.

Frost might have some sort of unofficial record for being involved in the most games that have cancelled as a head coach.

It is now up to four after the latest or

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The owner of Melichar’s 66 station in downtown Lincoln poked fun at the Badgers on his weekly score prediction board in front of his store.

five if you consider the replacement game that also didn’t happen.

Frost’s teams at Central Florida also had two games cancelled in 2017 due to Hurricane Irma and in his first season at Nebraska, the opener with Akron was cancelled due to a lightning storm and the Zips’ unwillingness to come back and play the game on Sunday.

So instead of the treat of a home opener on Oct. 31, the Huskers will start the season with a second road contest at Northwestern

on Saturday and hope that their next scheduled home game with Penn State on Nov. 14 doesn’t get cancelled. The only time the Huskers have ever opened a season later at home was 125 years ago against Kansas on Nov. 16, 1895. Penn State still has to make it through two more weeks without COVID-19 as do the Huskers.

Hopefully everyone stayed safe and enjoyed a football free Halloween. N Send me your comments and/or story ideas to darrenivy@huskersillustrated.com.

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Hometown Yr Hometown / Previous / Previous School School No Frankfort, So. Frankfort, Ky. / Western Ky. / Western Hills Hills 46 Fresno, Jr. Fresno, Calif. / Clovis Calif. /West Clovis West 46 Stone Jr. Mountain, Stone Mountain, Ga. / Miller Ga. /Grove Miller Grove 47 Wichita, Wichita, / Bishop Kan. /Carroll BishopHS/Butler Carroll HS/Butler CC CC47 Sr. Kan. 48 Blanchard, R-Fr. Blanchard, Okla. / Blanchard Okla. / Blanchard Chicago, Fr. Ill.Chicago, / SimeonIll.HS/St. / Simeon Thomas HS/St. More Thomas (Conn.)More Prep(Conn.) Prep 49 Jr. Sumter, Sumter, S.C. / Sumter S.C. / HS/Highlands Sumter HS/Highlands CC CC49 Jr. Texas Lancaster, Lancaster, / Lancaster Texas / HS/TCU/Kilgore Lancaster HS/TCU/Kilgore College College50 Montgomery, Jr. Montgomery, Ala. / Park Ala.Crossing / Park Crossing 51 Miami, Fr. Fla. Miami, / Northwestern Fla. / Northwestern 51 Suwanee, So. Suwanee, Ga. / North Ga. /Gwinnett North Gwinnett 52 Miami, Sr. Fla. Miami, / Southridge Fla. / Southridge 53 Highlands R-Fr. Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Ranch, / Valor Colo.Christian / Valor Christian54 Muscle Fr. Muscle Shoals, Shoals, Ala. / Muscle Ala. / Muscle Shoals Shoals 54 Jacksonville, Fla. / Trinity Christian Fla. / Trinity Academy/Jones Christian Academy/Jones County CC County CC 55 Sr. Jacksonville, Compton, Sr. Compton, Calif. / Calabasas Calif. / Calabasas 55 R-Fr. Nashville, Nashville, Tenn. / Montgomery Tenn. / Montgomery Bell Academy Bell Academy56 56 Oklahoma R-Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla.

City, / Millwood Okla. / Millwood 57 Aurora, Jr. Aurora, Neb. / Aurora Neb. / Aurora 57 Orlando, So. Orlando, Fla. / Dr.Fla. Phillips / Dr. Phillips 58 Orlando, Fr. Orlando, Fla. / Evans Fla. / Evans 59 Waco, Fr. Texas Waco,/ Texas Midway / Midway Colorado Sr. Colorado Springs,Springs, Colo. / Pine Colo.Creek / Pine Creek 59 Oradell, R-Fr. Oradell, N.J. / Bergen N.J. / Bergen CatholicCatholic 62 Kearney, R-Fr. Kearney, Neb. / Kearney Neb. / Kearney 63 65 Bellevue, Fr. Bellevue, Neb. / Bellevue Neb. / Bellevue West West 65 Miami, Fr. Fla. Miami, / Northwestern Fla. / Northwestern Miami, Miami, / Noland Fla. /HS/Independence Noland HS/Independence CC CC66 So. Fla. 68 Johnson, Fr. Johnson, Neb. / Johnson-Brock Neb. / Johnson-Brock 69 Atlanta, R-Fr. Atlanta, Ga. / Westlake Ga. / Westlake 70 Kearney, So. Kearney, Neb. / Kearney Neb. / Kearney CatholicCatholic 71 Chandler, Fr. Chandler, Ariz. / Chandler Ariz. / Chandler 71 Omaha, R-Fr. Omaha, Neb. / Elkhorn Neb. / Elkhorn South South Pleasant Jr. Hill, Pleasant Calif. / Hill, College Calif.Park / College HS/Diablo Park Valley HS/Diablo CC Valley CC 72 72 Lincoln, Fr. Lincoln, Neb. / Southeast Neb. / Southeast Tallahassee, Fr. Tallahassee, Fla. / Amos Fla. /P.Amos GodbyP. Godby 73 73 Carroll, Fr. Carroll, Iowa / Kuemper Iowa / Kuemper CatholicCatholic 74 Port Fr. Orange, Port Orange, Fla. / Spruce Fla. / Spruce Creek Creek So. McCook, McCook, Neb. / McCook Neb. / HS/Colorado McCook HS/Colorado State State75 76 Loganville, R-Fr. Loganville, Ga. / Grayson Ga. / Grayson Sr. Ga.Waycross, Waycross, / Ware County Ga. / Ware HS/Georgia CountyTech/Garden HS/Georgia Tech/Garden City CC City CC 76 77 Gilbert, R-Fr. Gilbert, Ariz. / Williams Ariz. / Williams Field Field Tulsa, Fr. Okla.

Tulsa, / Edison Okla. / Edison 78 Lincoln, So. Lincoln, Neb. / North Neb. /Star North Star 79 Gothenburg, So. Gothenburg, Neb. / Gothenburg Neb. / Gothenburg 80 Roca, Fr. Neb. Roca, / Norris Neb. / Norris 80 Danville, Fr. Danville, Calif. / IMG Calif.Academy / IMG Academy 81 Sr. Fishers, Fishers, Ind. / Hamilton Ind. / Hamilton Southeastern Southeastern81 82 Loveland, R-Fr. Loveland, Colo. / Loveland Colo. / Loveland So. Memphis, Memphis, Tenn. / Douglass Tenn. / Douglass HS/Hutchinson HS/Hutchinson CC CC 82 83 Winnetka, Fr. Winnetka, Ill. / New Ill.Trier / New Trier Phoenix, Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. / Desert Ariz. / Vista DesertHS/LSU Vista HS/LSU 83 Chandler, R-Fr. Chandler, Ariz. / Hamilton Ariz. / Hamilton 84 York, So. Neb. York, / York Neb. / York 84 Houston, Texas / Lutheran Texas / Lutheran South Academy South Academy85 Fr. Houston, 85 Mobile, Fr. Mobile, Ala. / Murphy Ala. / Murphy 86 Wahoo, Fr. Wahoo, Neb. / Wahoo Neb. / Wahoo 87 Omaha, Jr. Omaha, Neb. / Skutt Neb. Catholic / Skutt Catholic So. Valley, Missouri Missouri Iowa Valley, / Missouri IowaValley / Missouri HS/Iowa Valley Western HS/Iowa CC Western CC87 Omaha, Fr. Omaha, Neb. / Millard Neb. / South Millard South 88 Benkelman, Benkelman, / DundyNeb. County-Stratton / Dundy County-Stratton HS/Hastings HS/Hastings College College 89 So. Neb. Omaha, So. Omaha, Neb. / Millard Neb. / West Millard West 89 90 Las Jr.Vegas, Las Nev. Vegas, / Shadow Nev. / Shadow Ridge Ridge Clarkson, Neb. / Clarkson Neb. / Clarkson Public School Public School91 Jr. Clarkson, Omaha, Omaha, / Mount Neb. Michael / Mount Benedictine Michael Benedictine92 R-Fr. Neb. Canberra, AustraliaAustralia / Prokick/ Prokick AustraliaAustralia93 Fr. Canberra, Tiffen, / ClearIowa Creek/ Clear Amana Creek HS/Iowa AmanaWestern HS/IowaCCWestern CC93 Jr. IowaTiffen, Sr. IowaHartley, Hartley, / Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Iowa / Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn HS/Iowa Western HS/Iowa CC Western CC94 95 Omaha, Fr. Omaha, Neb. / Elkhorn Neb. / Elkhorn South South 95 York, R-Fr.Neb. York, / York Neb. / York 96 Grand Fr. Island Grand, Neb. Island/ ,Grand Neb. /Island Grand Island 96 Omaha, R-Fr. Omaha, Neb. / Burke Neb. / Burke Waverly, Fr. Waverly, Neb. / Waverly Neb. / Waverly 97 Malcolm, So. Malcolm, Neb. / Seward Neb. / Seward 98 Scottsbluff, So. Scottsbluff, Neb. / Scottsbluff Neb. / Scottsbluff 98 99 Saint So. Paul, Saint Minn.

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NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS 2020 FOOTBALL ROSTER No Name

Pos Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Last School

No Name

0 John Raine

TE

Miami, Fla. / Westminster Christian

42 Paddy Fisher

LB

6-4 240 Sr.

Katy, Texas / Katy

1

RB 5-11 210 Sr.

Lilburn, Ga. / Brookwood

43 Tyler Gillikin

LS

6-2 217 Sr.

Atlanta, Ga. / Westminster

2 Greg Newsome II

DB 6-1 190 Jr.

Chicago, Ill. / IMG Academy (Fla.)

44 Khalid Jones

LB

6-0 230 So.

Greenville, S.C. / Byrnes

3 JJ Jefferson

WR 5-10180 Jr.

Houston, Texas / St. Pius X

45 Cullen Coleman

LB

6-3 240 Fy.

Port Chester, N.Y. / Rye Country Day

4 Berkeley Holman

WR 5-11 197 Jr.

Irvine, Calif. / Saint John Bosco

46 Devin O'Rourke

DL

6-6 265

Mokena, Ill. / Lincoln Way East

5

Jesse Brown

JR Pace

6-2 230 Gr.

Pos Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Last School

So.

DB 6-1 210 Sr.

College Park, Ga. / Woodward Academy

46 Hunter Renner

P

6-2 207 Fy.

6 Drake Anderson

RB 5-11 190 So.

Chandler, Ariz. / Chandler

47 Troy Hudetz

LB

6-2 221 Sr.

Naperville, Ill. / Naperville Central

7

QB 6-3 224 Jr.

Cincinnati, Ohio / Wyoming

48 Owen Bergin

LB

5-10210 Fy.

Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Detroit Country Day

LS

Andrew Marty

8 Kyric McGowan

WR 5-11 205 Sr.

Mishawaka, Ind. / Marian

Dalton, Ga. / Dalton

48 Peter Snodgrass

6-0 212 Jr.

Palo Alto, Calif. / Palo Alto

9 Gunner Maldonado DB 5-11 183 Fy.

Chandler, Az. / Chandler

49 Adetomiwa Adebawore DL

6-2 265

Kansas City, Mo. / North Kansas City

9 Carl Richardson

QB 6-4 207 Fy.

Salinas, Calif. / Salinas

50 PJ Spencer

DL

6-2 275 R-Fy. Prairie Village, Kan. / Shawnee Mission East

10 TJ Green

QB 6-2 205

Gr.

Leawood, Kan. / Rockhurst

51 Blake Gallagher

LB

6-1 228 Sr.

So.

Slidell, La. / Northshore High

52 Jordan Butler

DT

6-2 316 Fy.

North Las Vegas, Nev. / IMG Academy (Fla.)

Warren, Ark. / Paul R Wharton (Tampa, Fla.)

52 Sam Gerak

OL

6-4 295 Jr.

Avon, Ohio / Avon

10 Jeremiah McDonald LB 11 A.J. Hampton

6-3 205

DB 5-11 180 So.

So.

Raynham, Mass. / Saint Sebastian's

12 Peyton Ramsey

QB 6-2 220 Gr.

Cincinnati, Ohio / Elder

53 Jaiden Cameron

DE

6-3 245 Fy.

Clayton, Ohio / Northmont

12 Nigel Williams

DB 6-1 192 Fy.

Richmond, Va. / Collegiate School

54 Conrad Rowley

OL

6-4 308 So.

Independence, Mo. / Blue Springs

13 Preston Bacon

WR 6-2 195

Asheville, N.C. / Asheville

13 Garnett Hollis, Jr.

DB 6-5

14 Charlie Kuhbander K

R-Fy. Oak Hill, Va. / The Potomac School

197 Fy.

6-0 195

Sr.

55 Eku Leota

DL

6-4 250 So.

Nashville, Tenn. / Battle Ground Academy

57 Greyson Metz

LB

6-3 216 Fy.

Glen Ellyn, Ill. / Glenbard West

Springboro, Ohio / Springboro

58 Wyatt Blake

DL

6-4 305 So.

Crystal Lake, Ill. / Crystal Lake Central Spokane Valley, Wash. / University

14 Malik Washington

WR 5-9 192 So.

Lawrenceville, Ga. / Parkview

62 Maxwell Skidmore OL

6-7 270 Fy.

15 Trey Finison

K/P 5-9 183 So.

Tuscaloosa, Ala. / Northridge

63 Dom D'Antonio

6-4 290 R-Fy. Woodstock, Ga. / Etowah

15 Hunter Johnson

QB 6-2 215

Brownsburg, Ind. / Brownsburg

66 Nik Urban

OL

6-3 307 Sr.

Willoughby, Ohio / Willoughby South

16 Brandon Joseph

DB 6-1 192 R-Fy. College Station, Texas / College Station

68 Josh Priebe

OL

6-5

Niles, Mich. / Edwardsburg

16 Zac Krause

QB 6-3 215

69 Charlie Schmidt

OL

6-4 297 So.

17 Bryce Kirtz

WR 6-0 180 R-Fy. Brownsburg, Ind. / Brownsburg

71 Ben Wrather

OL

6-6 310 Fy.

Powell, Ohio / Olentangy Liberty

73 Gunnar Vogel

OL

6-6 310 Sr.

Columbus, Ohio / Westerville South Pearland, Texas / Dawson

18 Genson Hooper Price WR 6-5

215

Jr.

R-Fy. Olathe, Kan. / Olathe West R-Fy. Houston, Texas / St. John's

OL

295

Fy.

Libertyville, Ill. / Libertyville

18 Cameron Ruiz

DB 5-11 180 Jr.

Lake Villa, Ill. / Lakes Community

74 Payne He'Bert

OL

6-4 312 So.

19 Riley Lees

WR 6-0 200 Sr.

Libertyville, Ill. / Libertyville

75 Connor Foster

OL

6-7 315

R-Fy. Milford, Ohio / Milford

20 Cam Porter

RB 5-10220 Fy.

Cincinnati, Ohio / LaSalle

76 Ethan Wiederkehr

OL

6-5

Jr.

21 Cameron Mitchell

DB 6-0 195

77 Peter Skoronski

OL

6-4 294 Fy.

R-Fy. Bolingbrook, Ill. / Bolingbrook

295

Wading River, N.Y. / Shoreham-Wading River Park Ridge, Ill. / Maine South

22 Bryce Jackson

DB 6-1 190 Jr.

78 Luka Trifunovic

DL

6-4 293 R-Fy. Carlsbad, Calif. / La Costa Canyon

22 Connor Newhouse

RB 5-11 195 R-Fy. Prospect, Ky. / North Oldham

79 Zachary Franks

OL

6-6 305

23 Raymond Niro III

RB 5-10190 So.

Barrington, Ill. / Barrington

80 Trey Pugh

TE

6-5 250 R-Jr. Plain City, Ohio / Jonathan Alder

23 Donovan Sermons

DB 5-11 192 Jr.

Pomona, Calif. / Damien

81 Ramaud Chiaokhiao-BowmanWR 6-2 203 Sr.

24 Rod Heard

DB 5-11 185 R-Fy. Farmington, Mich. / Farmington Hills Harrison

82 Braeden Heald

WR 5-11 198 R-So.Easthampton, Mass. / Williston Northampton

25 Isaiah Bowser

RB 6-1 220 Jr.

Sidney, Ohio / Sidney

82 Alex Oelsner

TE

25 Jaheem Joseph

DB 5-9 190 Fy.

Miami Gardens, Fla. / Monsignor Edward Pace

83 Will Lansbury

WR 6-2 202 Jr.

Pebble Beach, Calif. / Stevenson

26 Evan Hull

RB 5-11 210 R-Fy. Maple Grove, Minn. / Maple Grove

84 Hunter Welcing

TE

Deer Park, Ill. / Lake Zurich

27 Coco Azema

DB 5-11 185 R-Fy. Cypress, Texas / Langham Creek

85 Jack Kennedy

WR 6-0 201 R-Fy. Cleveland Heights, Ohio / St. Ignatius

28 Chris Bergin

LB

86 Wayne Dennis, Jr.

WR 6-3 200 R-Fy. Tampa, Fla. / Armwood

29 Marcus Cisco

RB 5-9 197 R-Fy. Byron Center, Mich. / Byron Center

87 Thomas Gordon

TE

29 Tyler Haskins

DB 5-11 195 R-Fy. Stafford, Va. / Mountain View

87 Jack Moses

WR 5-9 187 Fy.

Lake Zurich, Ill. / Lake Zurich

31 Jake Arthurs

RB 5-9 195 Fy.

Wheaton, Ill. / Wheaton-Warrenville South

88 Marshall Lang

TE

Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier

31 Jaylen Rivers

LB

6-2 222 So.

Decatur, Ga. / Grayson

89 Charlie Mangieri

TE

6-4 250 Jr.

Peoria, Ill. / Dunlap

32 Bryce Gallagher

LB

6-2 223 R-Fy. Raynham, Mass. / St. Sebastian's

90 Jake Genyk

P

6-3 200 So.

Middleton, Wis. / Middleton

33 Michael Jansey, Jr. LB

6-2 210 R-Fy. Batavia, Ill. / Batavia

90 Jake Saunders

DT

6-2 300 Sr.

Loveland, Ohio / Loveland

34 Xander Mueller

LB

6-3 210 Fy.

Wheaton, Ill. / Wheaton North

92 Willy Boatman

DL

6-2 277 So.

Denver, Colo. / Kent Denver School

35 Erik Mueller

LB

6-2 230 Sr.

Wheaton, Ill. / Wheaton North

93 Joe Spivak

DL

6-0 300 Sr.

Darien, Ill. / Montini Catholic

36 Derek Adams

P

5-11 195 Gr.

Manheim, Pa. / Manheim Central

94 Jason Gold, Jr.

DE

6-3 285

League City, Texas / Clear Springs

37 Cody Gronewold

P

6-2 185

Sr.

Lincoln, Neb. / Northeast

95 Te-Rah Edwards

DT

6-2 294 Fy.

Groveport, Ohio / Groveport Madison

38 Joe DeHaan

DB 6-4 198 Fy.

Tinley Park, Ill. / Andrew

96 Trevor Kent

DE

6-6 300 Jr.

Pittsburg, Kan. / Pittsburg

39 William Halkyard

LS

6-3 200 Fy.

Glen Ellyn, Ill. / Glenbard West

97 Sean McLaughlin

DL

6-5

Frankfort, Ill. / Lincoln-Way East

40 Peter McIntyre

LB

6-2 231 Jr.

Perrysburg, Ohio / Saint Johns' Jesuit

98 Duke Olges

DL

6-4 260 R-Fy. Winnetka,Ill. / New Trier

41 Grayson Mann

LB

6-0 225

Fort Worth, Texas / Fort Worth All Saints

99 Earnest Brown IV

DE

6-5

5-11 215 Sr.

So.

Lantana, Texas / John H. Guyer

Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Detroit Country Day

R-Fy. Baltimore, Md. / The Gilman School

6-4 244 Jr. 6-3 242 Fy.

6-5

Minneapolis, Minn. / Breck Niwot, Colo. / Niwot

240 R-Fy. Houston, Texas / Strake Jesuit College Prep

6-4 235

Fy.

So.

260 Fy. 270 Sr.

Aubrey, Texas / Billy Ryan

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Quarterback Peyton Ramsey

NORTHWESTERN Nov. 7 Evanston, Ill. 2020 RESULTS (2-0, 2-0) Oct. 24 Maryland W 43-3 Oct. 31 @ Iowa W 21-20 Nov. 7 Nebraska Nov. 14 @ Purdue Nov. 21 Wisconsin Nov. 28 @ Michigan State Dec. 5 @ Minnesota Dec. 12 Illinois 2019 RESULTS (3-9, 1-8) Stanford UNLV Michigan State Wisconsin Nebraska Ohio State Iowa Indiana Purdue UMass Minnesota Illinois

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COACH PAT FITZGERALD The 45-year old Fitzgerald is Northwestern’s all-time winningest coach with 100 wins. He has two 10-win campaigns and three bowl victories in the last five years.

Fitzgerald played linebacker for NU in the mid-1990s and is the program’s most decorated player. He was a two-time AllAmerican and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. He has been a member of the Wildcats’ football coaching staff since 2001 and NU’s head coach since 2006. Of Northwestern’s 15 all-time bowl appearances, he has been a part of 13 as either a player or coach..

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Story by Shane G. Gilster • Photos courtesy of Northwestern Athletics

WILDCATS GAINING CONFIDENCE AND ARE ON A ROLL Northwestern is 2-0 in the Big Ten for the first time since 2014. The Wildcats have beaten Maryland and Iowa and look to be a contender in the Big Ten West.

NU head coach Pat Fitzgerald is entering his 15th season as the head coach and is coming off his worst season as head coach last year when the Wildcats finished 3-9 and 1-8 in the Big Ten. But this year Northwestern is a different team and are gaining confidence in their wins. The Maryland victory was a 43-3 blowout but the Iowa one showed that the Wildcats can overcome a double-digit deficit and have the grit to hold on for a win.

Northwestern erased an early 17-point deficit to beat Iowa 21-20 last Saturday. The Wildcats outscored the Hawkeyes 21-3 after the first quarter, controlling the time of possession and keeping Iowa’s offense out of sync.

“I usually don’t bring the squad up at the end of the first quarter. It was more of just ‘Settle down and settle in, let’s go,’” Fitzgerald said. “This is going to be a four-quarter game. You don’t lose a game after one quarter. Games are won in the fourth quarter.”

Expect this Northwestern team to be competitive in all its games this year.

Their next game against Nebraska is at home and they should be favored over the Huskers. Expect another close game but the Wildcats are on a roll and will improve to 3-0.

Prediction: Northwestern 28, Nebraska 23 OFFENSIVE PREVIEW Indiana transfer quarterback Peyton Ramsey and offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian are making a difference on this Northwestern team.

“It’s a great fit. I have experience playing in the Big Ten. Playing against a lot of these defenses,” Ramsey said. “Playing in Big Ten weather, just kinda the whole gamut. I’ve played a lot of football, really experienced, coming

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Linebacker Paddy Fisher

into a great experienced team, I think that helps a lot too, and a new offensive coordinator; the two of us have clicked.

“As a new quarterback, I don’t want to speak for Coach Jake [Bajakian], but as a new offensive coordinator, coming in and having that continuity already, having older guys that have played, that helps us all the more. That’s made a huge difference for us.”

Ramsey has executed the Bajakiancalled offense well so far through two games. He is 34 for 48 passing (70.83%) for 342 yards. His main targets have been grad transfer tight end (6-2, 230) John Raine and senior wideout (6-2, 203) Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman. Seniors Riley Lees and Kyric McGowan

are savvy veterans who are dependable pass catchers.

“His philosophy is to get the ball into our playmakers’ hands in advantageous matchups. You would’ve thought it was their 50th, 70th, 100th game together,” said Fitzgerald about the way Bajakian has been working with Ramsey.

It helps that the offensive line has experience even without Rashawn Stater, their star tackle who declared for the NFL Draft back in August. True freshman Peter Skoronski (6-4, 294) protects Ramsey’s blind side and is a potential All-Big Ten player. The run game has a nice one-two punch with junior Isaiah Bowser and sophomore Drake Anderson.

The Wildcat defense is better than most predicted. For the second straight week, they held its opponent to fewer than 80 rushing yards. But defense has ever really been an issue for the Wildcats, especially this year with nine starters returning.

Now they have an offense that will keep them off the field longer, something that didn’t happen last year.

Senior linebackers Paddy Fisher (6-4, 246), Blake Gallagher (6-1, 235) and Chris Bergin (5-11, 215) are the team’s top tacklers and form one of the best linebacking units in the Big Ten. The Wildcat defensive line has three senior defensive linemen with over 70 combined games of experience. It is led

by Earnest Brown IV (6-5, 270) who has taken on a leadership role to help out the backups who are sophomores and freshmen.

“I got to help these young guys out,” Brown said. “I feel like we have good enough depth to where we know everything, physical enough to get off the ball and do what we have to do.”

The secondary is led by safety Brandon Joseph (6-1, 192) who is just a freshman and is fourth on the team in tackles and leads the team in inceptions with two. Junior Greg Newsome II shows signs of being a shutdown cornerback.

SPECIAL TEAMS PREVIEW Punter Derek Adams was a threeyear starter at Kent State, twice earning All-MAC honors.

Last season for the Golden Flashes, Adams averaged 43.1 yards per punt and placed 20 of his 59 punts inside the 20. So far through two games, he is averaging 41.50 per kick.

Three-year starter Charlie Kuhbander is perfect on field goals (3 for 3), two of which are over 40 yards. Lees and McGowan are solid but not spectacular punt and kick returners.

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NU MEDIA RELATIONS

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n 1999, Jammal Lord came to Nebraska to play quarterback, but if the Huskers would have gotten their other quarterback recruit, Lord likely would have played on defense and could have turned out to be a great defensive back or linebacker in college and a possible multi-year starter in the NFL. Carl Crawford was a USA Today AllAmerican quarterback from Houston’s Jefferson Davis High School. He committed to NU and was going to be the next great option quarterback in the mold of Tommie Frazier.

But football wasn’t the only sport Crawford excelled at. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays offered him $1.2 million to play baseball and the Huskers lost a potential star.

“If Carl would’ve been in the program, Jammal Lord would’ve been a strong safety, and Jammal would probably still be playing pro ball,” Solich said in a 2009 interview with Steven M. Sipple of the Lincoln Journal Star.

“Jammal was so physical and such a fierce hitter,” Solich explained. “You look at what the pros look for in terms of size of bodies and hitters. Plus, Jammal could cover an awful lot of ground.

“Pros acknowledged Jammal’s ability.

But trying to place him was tough. If he could’ve played safety or running back, and came out of college as one of those, he might’ve had a great shot of sticking

Lord was known more for his running ability than passing skills.

in the NFL.” The 6-foot-2, 220-pound Lord ran a 4.45 in at Nebraska’s pro day and was drafted in the sixth round by the Houston Texans, but because he only played quarterback in college, he was unable to find a fit in the NFL. “If I would have played defense in college, I would have played longer in the NFL,” Lord said. “My body would have been acclimated and I would have been mentally ready. I was athletic enough to get it done but my chances to beat out some of the other guys was harder because they had played defense in college. I was credited for 2.5 seasons in the NFL. Two with the Texas and then was released by the Indianapolis Colts in the preseason.”

But for Lord, he already accomplished something that none of his family did. At Bayonne High School in New Jersey, Lord excelled at basketball and football. He was recruited to play both sports at Syracuse but really liked what Nebraska had to offer. It was a major accomplishment for Lord because he was the first in his family to get an opportunity to go to college.

“I knew Nebraska was a really good team and were in the national championship game a lot in the 1990s,” Lord said. “I visited Nebraska, Temple, Syracuse and turned down Ohio State and Miami. I was recruited as a quarterback, safety and receiver but Nebraska wanted me as an option quarterback. We ran the pistol and option offense in high school

Lord set a school-record with 369 yards of total offense against McNeese State in 2002.

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so I fit Nebraska’s offense.”

Lord was a highly-regarded athlete in the Northeast part of the country.

As a senior, Lord rushed 156 times for 1,306 yards and 21 TDs and completed 22-of-41 passes for 360 yards and four touchdowns.

He earned first-team all-state honors as a defensive back and was the Hudson City Back of the Year. He was also a SuperPrep All-American and ranked No. 15 on the Northeast team. He also earned PrepStar all-region honors ranking as the fourth-best “athlete” in the Eastern Region.

Nebraska had a history of recruiting New Jersey. Some of the best players in Husker history came from the Garden State including All-Americans such as Rich Glover, Mike Rozier and Irving Fryar, along with the Peter brothers – Christian and Jason. NU also got Bayonne native Ernie Beler, who was a junior college transfer in 1991.

“We have athletes in New Jersey; and they want to play football. We are tough there in Jersey but we are not the bully, we want to beat the bully up,” Lord laughed.

But Lord became a bully running the football and was became one of the best if not the best running quarterback in Nebraska football history.

But he had to wait his turn behind a Heisman Trophy winner who wasn’t a bad runner either.

Eric Crouch was the starting quarterback from 1999 thru 2001, and Lord wasn’t going to beat him out. Lord redshirted his first year then was the top backup to Crouch in 2000 and 2001.

“Mentally and physically I wasn’t ready to play at Nebraska as a freshman.

I was on the scout team going against that great 1999 defense,” Lord said.

“Coach [Turner] Gill was in my corner from day one. He was my position coach. He was so positive and taught me about being a good person outside of football. I never thought about transferring because eventually I was going to get my opportunity to start at quarterback.”

As Crouch’s backup, Lord didn’t get to see a lot of action. As a redshirt freshman in 2000, he played in six games, and rushed 28 times for 130 yards and four touchdowns.

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Lord was a two-year starter at quarterback in 2002 and 2003.

116 yards with one interception. Then in his sophomore year in 2001, which was Crouch’s Heisman Trophy year, Lord played in six games and totaled 83 yards rushing on 22 carries. He completed 5-of-8 passes for 65 yards with one interception for a 62.5 percent completion rate.

“Eric taught me how to handle yourself. He set the bar high. Eric was tough and was a great example to follow.

After taking big hits, he just fixed his socks and got back in the huddle. That is what he taught me, to always get up,” Lord said.

One thing about Lord was he never got hurt and was one of the most durable quarterbacks Nebraska ever has ever

had. He started 27-consecutive games in his final two years. He best season came as a junior in 2002 when he broke several school position records.

He completed the season with a Nebraska quarterback record 1,412 yards rushing (currently 8th overall) and accounted for a school record 2,774 yards of total offense (currently 9th overall). He led the Husker offense to a No. 4 national ranking in rushing (268.7 ypg).

Lord’s 100.9 rushing yards per game led the Huskers, was fourth among Big 12 runners and 35th nationally. He finished second in the nation among quarterbacks in rushing yards per game, while his 198.1 yards per game in total

offense was ninth in the Big 12 Conference.

His 234 yards rushing against Texas broke his own NU quarterback record of 218 yards set versus McNeese State.

In the win over the Cowboys, Lord passed for 151 yards to produce a school-record 369 yards of total offense, bettering Crouch’s 360 yards at Colorado in 2001.

Lord set the record with just 35 total offense attempts, an average of 10.5 yards per attempt.

In addition, Lord’s 332 yards of total offense against Texas ranked as the third-most productive day in school history.

Lord had five games with more than 100 yards rushing, including the only two 200-yard rushing games by a quarterback in NU history.

He owned three of the seven most prolific rushing outings ever by Husker quarterbacks and led NU in rushing eight times in 2002.

“The year before I didn’t have too many snaps because of Crouch, so I had a lot of pressure but I was all in after Crouch left. We were 7-7 in 2002 but we were a young team and learning,” Lord said.

One game Lord would have liked to play over again would be the same one he had the best rushing game in NU quarterback history.

The Huskers lost 27-24 to No. 7 Texas. But Nebraska had a chance to tie or go for the win with just 10 seconds left in the game.

They had the ball on the UT 16-yard line and Solich tried to get a touchdown. Lord threw it in the end zone but was intercepted. It was a bitter-sweet ending on a fabulous performance by Lord who ran for 234 yards on 23 carries, averaging over 10 yards per carry.

“Nebraska quarterbacks were not known to be Tom Brady or Peyton Manning, we were dual threat so when we did throw the ball deep, we needed to connect on those, say five or six passes. I wasn’t that successful; I was maybe two out of six passing. That junior year, Dahrran Diedrick was a featured back and defenses prepared to stop him so then I was able to pick up a lot of rushing stats,” Lord said.

In his last season, Lord guided the Huskers to a 10-3 season, capping off the season with a win in the Alamo Bowl over Michigan State.

The Nebraska offense averaged 235.6 rushing yards per game in 2003 to rank seventh nationally.

Lord averaged 72.9 yards rushing per game, sixth nationally among quarterbacks.

He rushed for 100 yards three times as a senior, including a season-high 111 yards at Missouri, and had eight career 100yard rushing games, the second-most by a Husker quarterback.

Lord produced seven 100-yard passing games in 2003, and capped his career with a personal-best 160 yards in the Alamo Bowl win over Michigan State. He added a career-long 66yard run in the Alamo Bowl.

He finished his senior season with 2,253 yards of total offense, pushing his career total to 5,421 yards, placing him in third on Nebraska’s career list, trailing only Eric Crouch and Tommie Frazier.

Lord moved into the top 10 on Nebraska’s career rushing list with 79 yards in the Alamo Bowl against Michigan State.

He finished his Husker career with 2,573 rushing yards to rank

10th in school history and second among NU quarterbacks.

He also finished seventh on NU’s career passing charts with 2,848 yards. Lord fell just shy of a second straight 1,000-yard season in 2003, passing for 1,305 yards to go with a teamhigh 948 rushing yards.

“I felt Nebraska was going in the right direction and things were starting to click going 10-3. The next season should have been better but it was the total opposite. They fired Frank Solich who was like our father and they didn’t have a plan on who to hire,” Lord said. “The defensive coordinator was Bo Pelini and I loved him too. He was a definitely a player’s coach. His attitude was something the team needed and he demanded improvement, which is why the defense led the nation in turnovers that year. The defense’s attitude became different when Pelini was there.”

Lord’s attitude also was different. He said he was a better person as a senior, because as a junior there was a lot to take in personally.

He became a solid student and was one of nine Huskers to play their senior seasons with degree in hand. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies in August 2003.

After his football career in the NFL and a stint in the Arena Football League, Lord moved back to New Jersey and was coaching football and basketball at his high school. Since then he and he his wife Lori, have a three-year old son (Jammal Jr.) and now live in Houston, Texas where Lord is currently a supervisor at UPS.

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Steve Carmer just reacted on the field Story by Shane G. Gilster

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teve Carmer wasn’t a student of the game of football. Growing up in Wahoo, Nebraska, he loved art and instead of watching sports he would go off and draw.

“I loved playing sports, but wasn’t a fan of watching it on television,” Carmer said.

“I wished I was more of a student of the game but I just got on the field and reacted.”

Carmer was a multi-sport athlete at Wahoo High School. He was all-state in both football and basketball. He started on the basketball team since his freshman year and as a senior he was the leading scorer (16.6 points per game) on Wahoo’s Class B state-champion squad.

He liked basketball more than football and was recruited by teams like USC to play on the hardwood. So, he wanted to play basketball in college but that all changed his junior year in high school.

There was a college recruiter from Nebraska who came to one of his games and asked Carmer if he was going to go to the NU football camp next summer. He found out that Nebraska was interested in him for football so he flipped from basketball to football.

The 6-foot-1, 195-pound Carmer played running back and defensive end in high school. He had 65 total tackles (30 unassisted) in 1987, plus three fumble recoveries, one tackle for a safety and a pass interception which he returned 65 yards for a touchdown. On offense, he rushed 131 times for 1,077 yards (an 8.2 average), caught seven passes for 255 yards (36.4 average) and returned eight kickoffs 222 yards for a 27.7 average. He also averaged 35.4 yards on 17 punts.

Carmer should have had multiple colleges recruiting him in football, but Nebraska was the only school to offer him.

“I found out that my football coach had a deal with Nebraska to go to Lincoln so I don’t know if any other schools recruited me,” Carmer said.

The Huskers recruited him as an athlete

Carmer led the Huskers in tackles as junior in 1991.

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Carmer returns an interception for a touchdown against Colorado State in 1991.

to play either receiver, running back, defensive back or outside linebacker. But after he arrived on campus in the fall of 1988, Carmer settled in the defensive backfield and started at free safety for the 5-0 junior varsity team. He shared the lead

in interceptions and tied for third on the team in total tackles. He showed enough potential to cause the Huskers coaches to have him sit out the 1989 season as a redshirt to learn and get better at safety.

To keep himself busy off the field,

Carmer had a hobby of raising pythons and boa constrictors in college. He remembers a funny story that showed the type of humor NU head coach Tom Osborne had.

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got on. He looked over at me and said, ‘Hey Carmer, do you still have those pet snakes?’ I said, ‘Yes coach.’ He looked at me and shook his head and said, ‘You are a strange individual.’ Everyone on the elevator started laughing. He had a dry sense of humor but I really loved that.”

Another incident with Carmer’s snakes involved his roommate Jon Bostick, who was a receiver for the Huskers.

“When Jon and I lived in the dorms, I went home for one weekend. Jon called me and asked if the snakes could get out. I said no but I guess one actually did. Jon said he felt something on his leg and on his back in bed. So, he jumped up and the snake was in bed with him,” Carmer laughed.

After his redshirt year, Carmer played mostly on special teams but teamed up with Tyrone Byrd at free safety in 1990 and played in all 11 games.

He had 25 tackles and two pass breakups for the Huskers, who went 9-3 on the season.

“I never played defensive back in high school, but I zoned in on safety. I thought it would be a fun position to play to fill-in on the run and defend the pass,” Carmer said.

“I learned to play that position from Reggie Cooper. I was a huge fan of Reggie’s integrity, work ethic and ability. He had a never-stop attitude and gave it his all, all the time. He was a great mentor and I looked up to him quite a bit.”

Then as a junior Carmer was ready to take over the strong safety position vacated by Cooper.

It was a great year for Carmer who led the team in tackles and set a school record for season tackles by a defensive back with 87, breaking the old position record of 76 set by Jim Pillen in 1977.

Also, his 52 assists broke the defensive back mark of 39 by

Carmer was a scholarship athlete from Wahoo, Nebraska.

Randy Reeves in 1969.

He shared the team lead in both fumbles caused (3) and recovered (two) and was among the leaders in pass breakups (6) and interceptions (3). Carmer had Nebraska’s only interception return touchdown in 1991, a 34-yarder against Colorado State.

“Tyrone and would get a defensive call from the sideline and then made sure everybody got the signal,” explained Carmer on his role at safety. “We talked to each other and to the corners. As a safety you have to have the cornerback’s back and they expect you to have

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their back. Communication is a major part of the game. We had our reads and mine a lot of times was to watch the tight end. We had coverages and my favorite was a Cover 7, which allowed me to engage in the run and pass.”

Carmer was named NU’s defensive player of the week three times that 1991 season and named a second-team All-Big Eight selection by the coaches. The Huskers went 9-2-1 and won the Big Eight championship. The two teams NU lost to went on to be co-national champions – Washington and Miami, Fla. Carmer said that team had the best defense of all the Nebraska

teams he played on.

“I thought we had great players and coaches and were capable of winning a national championship,” Carmer said. “Travis Hill and John Parrella were pretty vocal and were the leaders of the defense. Tyrone [Byrd] was a great motivator as well. It is massively important to have that on your team to keep everybody focused. We jelled and meshed well together on defense.”

In 1992, Carmer didn’t have as good of a year in terms of stats, but started 11 games and was fourth on the team in tackles (69), leading the team defense in stops for the second year in a row.

He had two interceptions and three pass breakups. He was named honorable-mention All-Big Eight (AP).

“I was never taught how to tackle in high school, but I had no fear and went 100 percent. I am a firm believer you commit, don’t second guess, and always follow through with that commitment,” said Carmer on his tackling philosophy. “Pursuit is a massive key in gauging the ball carrier. I think you need an eye for the ball, either you have it or you don’t.”

Carmer said he wouldn’t like to play football in today’s world.

“I couldn’t even count how many times I would have been called for targeting when I played,” he said. “I talked to Terry Connealy and he said that was what we would do when we played at Nebraska, we would look to hit helmets crown to crown. You have to commit when you tackle, you don’t have time to alter yourself when you go in for a hit. If you are committed and have to adjust at the last minute, you could get hurt.

“I think the targeting rule is just absurd. Football is a contact sport, and I understand getting flagged if it is a blatant helmet to helmet hit. But it is making players not be aggressive anymore.

Pretty soon we are going to have to play flag football.”

Carmer had a shot to play in the NFL and signed as a free agent with the Houston Oilers in 1993. He had the ability and speed (4.59) to make the team but only lasted in preseason camp.

“I was not a fan of the NFL and my time in Houston,” Carmer said. “It was a business and didn’t have the camaraderie and team environment that Nebraska had. People were just concerned about their position and was I referred to my number and not my name.

To come from Nebraska where we were so tight and close and then experience the opposite in the NFL, was not my thing.”

After football, Carmer started to do his thing. He graduated from UNL with a BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts). He moved back to Lincoln and later worked for Western Architectural Services out of Salt Lake City. In college he had a drawing and painting emphasis but learned techniques and approaches to sculpting. At first, he was an understudy and then earned sculptor status.

“We did a lot of work for casinos in Las Vegas. We sculpted, molded, fabricated and shipped to another contractor who made it look like stone or bronze monumental sculptures,” Carmer said.

Carmer then moved to Colorado and for the last 10 years has been working at CSU in Fort Collins. He is in the Structural Trades department acting as the Carpenter Shop Supervisor. He also does commissioned sculpture work outside of CSU. Carmer has two children but neither are into sports. His 13-year old daughter does dance and his 9-year old son doesn’t play sports like his father.

“He didn’t get the athletic gene but he does like watching the Huskers with me,” Carmer laughed.

Even though the current Husker football program hasn’t produced the type of teams Carmer was a part of, people still remember the success NU had in 1990s.

Carmer stands with his sculpture at the National Snow Sculpting competition in Wisconsin.

“When people find out I played at Nebraska, the two follow-up questions that I am asked are, ‘When did you play?’ and ‘Who did you play for?’ I am proud to answer both those questions. It is still a big deal to people that you played at Nebraska during the time I did,” Carmer said.

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