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FBC BIG 12 LOGOS HELMETS 2009 082109: NCAA logos and helmets of the Big 12 Conference; 1c x 1 inches; 46 mm x 25 mm; stand alone; WJC,MMS; ETA 4 p.m.

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MISSOURI KANSAS ST ATE NEBRASKA vs. MINNESOTA KICKOFF: 2:30 p.m. LINCOLN FORECAST: Partly TV: ABC KAWL (1370 AM), KRGI (1430 AM), Memorial Stadium Lincoln (81,091 cloudy, breezy, highs in the 60s RADIO: KLIQ (94.5 FM), KLRB Star 97 (97.3 FM) capacity) (97.3 FM), KBBN (98.3 FM), KQKY (105.9 FM), KGFW (1340 AM), OKLAHOMA NEBRASKA n OFFENSE n OFFENSE X MINNESOT A RIGHT TACKLE NORTHWESTERN 80 Kenny Bell 6-1 180 So. 65 Josh Campion 6-5 309 Fr. 88 Tyler Evans 6-1 200 So. 77 Foster Bush 6-5 303 Fr. LEFT TACKLE RIGHT GUARD 79 Brent Qvale 6-7 315 Jr. 64 Caleb Bak 6-3 294 So. 71 Jeremiah Sirles 6-6 310 Jr. 73 Joe Bjorklund 6-5 293 Fr. LEFT GUARD CENTER 77 Seung Hoon Choi 6-2 295 Sr. 63 Jon Christenson 6-4 288 Fr. 62 Cole Pensick 6-2 275 Jr. OR OKLAHOMA ST ATE TEXAS A&M CENTER 62 Zach Mottla 6-2 287 Jr. 58 Justin Jackson 6-3 280 Sr. LEFT GUARD 62 Cole Pensick 6-2 275 Jr. 52 Zac Epping 6-2 306 So. RIGHT GUARD OHIO ST ATE 53 Tommy Olson 6-4 298 So. PENN ST ATE 61 Spencer Long 6-4 305 Jr. LEFT TACKLE 69 Brodrick Nickens 6-5 305 Jr. 74 Marek Lenkiewicz 6-5 281 So. RIGHT TACKLE 58 Ed Olson 6-7 312 Jr. 71 Jeremiah Sirles 6-6 310 Jr. RUNNING BACK 63 Andrew Rodriguez 6-6 325 Jr. 20 Donnell Kirkwood 5-10 219 So. TEXAS 35 Rodrick Williams Jr. 5-11 228 Fr. TEXAS TECH 81 Ben Cotton 6-6 255 Sr. WIDE RECEIVER Y or 25 Kyler Reed 6-3 230 Sr. When Nebraska has the ball When Minnesota has the ball Special teams/intangibles 83 Drew Goodger 6-5 255 So. WIDE RECEIVER Z Will Rex Burkhead play against the Will Compton is the heart and soul of Tim Marlowe might be one of Bo 85 Lincoln Plsek 6-4 245 Fr. 18 Quincy Enunwa 6-2 215 Jr. Gophers? It would be great to see the the Blackshirts. It’s a unit that has Pelini’s favorite players. The senior WIDE RECEIVER WISCONSIN 21 Steven Osborne 6-4 205 Sr. senior get a few snaps on Senior Day, been stung a few times — see UCLA receiver is PURDUEfar from the most talented, 14 Isaac Fruechte 6-3 205 So. and Ohio State — but it has played Editor’s Note: It is mandatory to include all sources WIDE RECEIVER A but Ameer Abdullah is going to be but Pelini loves the intangibles he FBC1 BrandonBIG10 LOGOS Green HELMETS 6-0 189 Sr.09 082109: NCAA logos and carrying the load, just like he has most pretty good football the second half of brings to the team. It remains to be that accompany this graphic when repurposing or 10 Jamal Turner 6-1 185 So. helmetsWIDE of the RECEIVER Big 10 Conference; X 1c x 1 inches; 46 mm x 25 mm; editing it for publication 6 Tim Marlowe 6-1 200 Sr. of this season, with a little help from the year. The Gophers’ offense has seen whether Marlowe, who is battling 5 MarQueis Gray 6-5 250 Sr. changed greatly since the beginning of stand alone; WJC, MMS; ETA 4 p.m. Braylon Heard and Imani Cross. The a shoulder injury, will play Saturday, 80 D. Crawford-Tufts 6-2 194 So. Gophers have played pretty well on the season when senior MarQueis Gray but in any event he’s part of a large 3 Taylor Martinez 6-1 200 Jr. was the quarterback. Gray is now a OR 12 Ron Kellogg III 6-1 210 Jr. defense, but they haven’t faced an group of Husker seniors who want to 12 Andre McDonald 6-2 200 Fr. offense as explosive as the one receiver, and freshman Philip Nelson end their home careers with a win and I-BACK FULLBACK Nebraska will put on the field this will get his fifth start under center. take one more step toward the Big Ten 22 Rex Burkhead 5-11 210 Sr. Saturday. The Huskers can make big Look for the Huskers to come after him championship game. The Huskers have 81 John Rabe 6-4 258 Sr. OR plays on offense, but they’ve also hard. Nelson isn’t the running threat just run the gauntlet with games 30 Mike Henry 6-1 238 Jr. 8 Ameer Abdullah 5-9 185 So. shown an ability to grind it out when like Gray was, and he is a freshman still against Wisconsin, Ohio State, QUARTERBACK FULLBACK needed, which is what they did against trying to figure things out. This should Northwestern, Michigan, Michigan 9 Philip Nelson 6-2 222 Fr. 25 Andy Janovich 6-1 215 Fr. Penn State last week. Look for a few be a good matchup for the Blackshirts, State and Penn State. The Big Ten had 11 6-6 237 So. OR more big plays from Taylor Martinez who come into this game almost nothing more they could throw at them 31 C.J. Zimmerer 6-0 230 Jr. and company against the Gophers. completely healthy. this season. The seniors will make sure n DEFENSE OR 19 Mike Marrow 6-2 250 Jr. there is now letdown. DEFENSIVE END n DEFENSE EDGE: NEBRASKA EDGE: EVEN EDGE: NEBRASKA 98 Michael Amaefula 6-2 242 So. DEFENSIVE END 93 Ben Perry 6-5 243 So. Overall outlook: This is a game the Huskers should win — if they take care of the ball and cut down on penalties. The DEFENSIVE TACKLE 46 Eric Martin 6-2 250 Sr. Gophers have scored 13 points in all four of their Big Ten losses, so why not another?. OR 9 Jason Ankrah 6-4 265 Jr. 46 Cam. Botticelli 6-5 284 So. DEFENSIVE TACKLE PREDICTION: NEBRASKA 38, MINNESOTA 13. 92 Roland Johnson 6-1 295 Jr. 53 Thad Randle 6-1 295 Jr. NOSE TACKLE 97 Chase Rome 6-3 285 So. 99 R. Hageman 6-6 301 Jr. DEFENSIVE TACKLE 97 Scott Ekpe 6-4 286 Fr. 55 Baker Steinkuhler 6-6 290 Sr. DEFENSIVE END 92 Kevin Williams 6-2 265 Fr. 95 D.L. Wilhite 6-3 244 Sr. DEFENSIVE END 55 Theiren Cockran 6-6 237 Fr. 34 Cameron Meredith 6-4 260 Sr STRONGSIDE LB 7 Joseph Carter 6-5 265 Sr. 57 Aaron Hill 6-2 228 Jr. BUCK LINEBACKER OR 42 Sean Fisher 6-6 230 Sr. 32 Lamonte Edwards 6-2 212 So. 45 Alonzo Whaley 6-2 230 Sr. MIDDLE LINEBACKER MIKE LINEBACKER 26 Mike Rallis 6-2 245 Sr. 51 Will Compton 6-2 230 Sr. 1 Brendan Beal 6-3 249 42 Sean Fisher 6-6 230 Sr. WEAKSIDE LINEBACKER WILL LINEBACKER 4 Keanon Cooper 6-0 220 Sr. 45 Alonzo Whaley 6-2 230 Sr. 9 James Manuel 6-2 210 Jr. OR CORNERBACK 41 David Santos 6-0 220 Fr. 2 Troy Stoudermire 5-10 195 Sr. CORNERBACK 22 Jeremy Baltazar 6-0 196 Jr. 16 S. Jean-Baptiste 6-3 215 Jr SAFETY OR 11 Andrew Green 6-0 195 Jr.. 13 Derrick Wells 6-0 198 So. SAFETY 7 Damarius Travis 6-2 205 Fr. 13 P.J. Smith 6-2 210 Sr. SAFETY 1 Harvey Jackson 6-2 210 So. 27 Cedric Thompson 5-10 199 So. SAFETY OR 3 Daimion Stafford 6-1 205 Sr. 21 Brock Vereen 6-0 201 Jr. 12 Courtney Osborne 6-3 200 Sr. LEFT CORNERBACK RIGHT CORNERBACK 23 Michael Carter 5-11 189 Sr. 10 Josh Mitchell 5-11 155 So. 3 Martez Shabazz 5-11 168 Jr. 4 Moh. Seisay 6-2 200 Jr. NICKEL 17 Ciante Evans 5-11 185 Jr. n SPECIAL TEAMS n SPECIAL TEAMS PLACE KICKER 39 Jordan Wettstein 5-11 180 Sr. PLACE KICKER 36 Chris Hawthorne 6-6 198 Jr. 96 Brett Maher 6-0 185 Sr. PUNTER PUNTER 96 Brett Maher 6-0 185 Sr. 38 Christian Eldred 6-3 190 So. KICKOFFS 96 Brett Maher 6-0 185 Sr. LONG SNAPPER HOLDER 48 Jake Filkins 6-2 236 Jr. 31 Jase Dean 6-0 200 Sr. 96 Dave Ramlet 6-2 237 So. KICKOFF RETURNS 80 Kenny Bell 6-1 185 So KICKOFF RETURNS PUNT RETURNS 2 Troy Stoudermire 5-10 195 Sr. 8 Ameer Abdullah 5-9 180 So. 15 Marcus Jones 5-8 172 So. LONG SNAPPER PUNT RETURNS 92 P.J. Mangieri 6-4 240 Sr. 15 Marcus Jones 5-8 172 So.