Nebraska vs. Auburn 2007 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic

2007 AT&T COTTON BOWL GUIDE Table of Contents Introduction...... 1-6 2006 Season in Photos...... 2-3 Nebraska Information...... 4 Auburn Information...... 5 Media/Nebraska Travel Information...... 6 Noting Nebraska...... 7-26 Nebraska Bowl Notes...... 8-26 Coaches/Administration...... 27-38 Head Coach Bill Callahan...... 28-30 Offensive Coordinator Jay Norvell...... 31 Defensive Coordinator Kevin Cosgrove...... 32 Assistant Coaches...... 33-37 Athletic Director Steve Pederson...... 38 Football Support Staff/Administration...... 39 University Administration...... 40 Player Information...... 41-45 Nebraska Athletic Staff Directory Honors...... 42 Depth Chart...... 43 Administration Athletic Medicine Rosters...... 44-45 President: James B. Milliken, J.D. Director of Athletic Medicine: Dr. Lonnie Albers Chancellor: Harvey Perlman, J.D. Chief of Staff/Orthopaedic Surgeon: Dr. Pat Clare Player Bios...... 46-78 Institutional Representative: Josephine Potuto, J.D. Orthopaedists: Dr. Scott Strasburger, Dr. Reed Bartz Adam Carriker...... 46-47 Athletic Director: Steve Pederson Head Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist: Jerry Weber Zac Taylor ...... 48-49 Exeuctive Associate A.D.: Marc Boehm Assoc. Head Athletic Trainer/Head Football Trainer: Doak Ostergard Stewart Bradley...... 50 Senior Associate A.D.: Bob Burton Assistant Trainers: Brad Brown, Derek Clark, Tom Dufresne, Brandon Jackson...... 51 Associate A.D./Football: Tim Cassidy Jolene Emricson, Lisa Grzeskowiak, Staci Reynolds Marlon Lucky...... 52 Associate A.D./Chief Financial Officer: Nancy Kenny Coordinator of Sports Nutrition: James Harris Corey McKeon...... 53 Associate A.D./Communications: Chris Anderson Associate A.D./Marketing: Paul Miles Academic Performance Team Jay Moore...... 54 Associate A.D./Athletic Development: Paul Meyers Assoc. A.D. for Academic Programs and Student Services: Terrence Nunn...... 55 Assoc. A.D./Senior Woman Admin./Softball Coach: Rhonda Revelle Dennis Leblanc ...... 56 Assistant A.D./Facilities: John Ingram Assistant A.D. for Student Life: Keith Zimmer Assistant A.D. for Athletic Administration: Pat Logsdon Bo Ruud...... 57 Academic Counselors: Alvin Banks, Sheri Hastings, Katie Jewell, Assistant A.D./Director of Compliance: Gary Bargen Dane Todd...... 58 Kim Schellpeper, Will Sheppard Greg Austin/Lance Brandenburgh...... 59 Assistant A.D./Director of Events: Butch Hug Assistant A.D./Athletic Development: Diane Mendenhall Brett Byford/Andy Christensen/Jordan Congdon.....60 Athletic Performance Team Barry Cryer/Major Culbert...... 61 Head Strength Coach: Dave Kennedy Ola Dagunduro/Ben Eisenhart/Dan Erickson...... 62 Football Staff Assistant Football Strength Coach: Dave Langworthy Head Coach: Bill Callahan Joe Ganz/Cody Glenn...... 63 Baseball Strength Coach: Mike Arthur Defensive Coordinator: Kevin Cosgrove Assistant Strength Coaches: Chad Wade, Laura Pilakowski Tierre Green/Cortney Grixby...... 64 Offensive Coordinator: Jay Norvell Sports Center Strength Coach: Rusty Ruffcorn Victory Haines/Frantz Hardy/Matt Herian...... 65 Safeties/Special Teams Coordinator: Bill Busch J. Hickman/M. Holt/M. Huff/B. Johnson...... 66 Cornerbacks: Phil Elmassian Andre Jones/Andy Kadavy/Lane Kelly...... 67 Wide Receivers: Ted Gilmore Credits Kurt Mann/Josh Mueller/Lydon Murtha...... 68 Running Backs: Randy Jordan The Nebraska Cotton Bowl guide was written and edited by C. Nicks/M. O’Hanlon/T.J. O’Leary/S. Octavien...... 69 Offensive Line: Dennis Wagner Media Relations Director Keith Mann, Media Relations Director of Operations Jeff Griesch, Assistant MRD Jerry Trickie, and interns Chris Patrick/Todd Peterson/J.B. Phillips...... 70 Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator: Graduate Assistant Coach/Offense: Keith Heckendorf Andy Anderson and Matt Smith. Cover design by Design Coordinator Zach Potter/Andy Poulosky/Brandon Rigoni...... 71 Graduate Assistant Coach/Defense: Jon Osterhout Megan McLaughlin. Photos by Athletic Department Photographer Matt Senske/Andrew Shanle...... 72 Administrative Assistant for Technology: Tim McFadden Scott Bruhn. Clayton Sievers/Matt Slauson/Tyrell Spain...... 73 Administrative Assistant: Vince Guinta The book was printed by the University of Nebraska Printing Ty Steinkuhler/Ndamukong Suh...... 74 Operations Assistant: Wince Morris Services. Nate Swift/Hunter Teafatiller...... 75 Video Coordinators: John Duncan, Matt Schilling Should you need information regarding Husker football, please Rickey Thenarse/Dan Titchener...... 76 Head Strength Coach: Dave Kennedy contact: Keith Mann, Nebraska Media Relations Office, One Memorial Associate Head Athletic Trainer/Head Football Trainer: Doak Ostergard Stadium, P.O. Box 880123, Lincoln, NE 68588-0123; Phone (402) Barry Turner/Jake Wesch...... 77 472-2263. Bryan Wilson/Kenny Wilson/Corey Young...... 78 Bowl guide cost: $10 (tax included). 2006 Season in Review...... 79-103 Media Relations Staff Media Relations Director: Keith Mann Team and Individual Statistics...... 80-93 It is the policy of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln not Media Relations Director of Operations: Jeff Griesch to discriminate based on gender, age, disability, race, color, Game-by-Game Recaps...... 94-100 Assistant MRD: Shamus McKnight religion, marital status, veteran’s status, national or ethnic origin Big 12 Statistics...... 101-103 Assistant MRD: Jerry Trickie or sexual orientation. Nebraska Bowl Records...... 104-108 Athletic Department Photographer: Scott Bruhn Bowl Records ...... 104-107 Graphic Design Coordinator: Megan McLaughlin First National Bank...... 108 Administrative Assistant: Vicki Cartwright Interns: Andy Anderson, Matt Smith Graduate Assistant: Sarah Sherman

44th All-Time Bowl Appearance  2007 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic Nebraska vs. Auburn 2006 NEBRASKA SEASON IN REVIEW

Nebraska vs. Louisiana Tech, Sept. 2 Nebraska vs. Nicholls State, Sept. 9 Nebraska vs. USC, Sept. 16 NU 49, LA TECH 10 NU 56, NICHOLLS STATE 7 USC 28, NU 10 The Nebraska offense exploded for 584 yards as the The Blackshirt Defense had an impressive effort in a 56-7 Nebraska battled to the end against the fourth-ranked Huskers won their season opener for the 21st straight domination of Nicholls State. The Huskers allowed just 187 Trojans, before losing 28-10. Linebackers Corey season. Four tight ends, including Matt Herian, total yards and did not allow the Colonels to complete a pass. McKeon and Stewart Bradley were among the caught touchdowns passes on the afternoon. leaders of a stout defensive effort.

Nebraska vs. Kansas State, Oct. 14 Nebraska vs. Texas, Oct. 21 Nebraska vs. Oklahoma State, Oct. 28 NU 21, KSU 3 UT 22, NU 20 OSU 41, NU 29 Nebraska jumped to an early two-touchdown lead in Fifth-ranked Texas kicked a late field goal to escape Memorial Nebraska jumped to an early 16-0 advantage Manhattan, and the defense controlled the rest of the Stadium with a 22-20 victory. Linebacker Bo Ruud and the in Stillwater, but Oklahoma State rallied to hand night in a 21-3 victory. Tight end Hunter Teafatiller Husker defense held Texas in check for much of the day, while Nebraska its third loss. I-back Brandon Jackson scored Nebraska’s first touchdown on a fake field goal. the Nebraska offense made big plays through the air. rushed for a career-high 182 yards in the losing effort.

Nebraska vs. Oklahoma, Dec. 2 OU 21, NU 7 An opportunistic Oklahoma defense held the Nebraska offense to one touchdown in a 21-7 victory in the Big 12 Championship Game. Senior quarterback Zac Taylor connected on his school-record 44th career TD pass.

 44th All-Time Bowl Appearance Nebraska vs. Auburn 2007 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic

Nebraska vs.Troy, Sept. 23 Nebraska vs. Kansas, Sept. 30 Nebraska vs. Iowa State, Oct. 7 NU 56, TROY 0 NU 39, KU 32 (OT) NU 28, ISU 14 The Huskers dominated from start to finish in a Nebraska survived a scare from Kansas, pulling out a 39-32 The Nebraska running attack dominated the game in 56-0 victory at Memorial Stadium. Marlon Lucky overtime victory in the Big 12 opener. The Huskers had three a 28-14 victory over Iowa State in Ames. Cody Glenn sprinted for three touchdowns and 156 yards and the touchdown passes of 75 yards or longer, including TD receptions rushed for a career-high 148 yards and two touchdowns, Blackshirts posted their first shutout in three seasons. of 78 and 75 yards by Frantz Hardy. and Brandon Jackson also topped 100 yards.

Nebraska vs. Missouri, Nov. 4 Nebraska vs. Texas A&M, Nov. 11 Nebraska vs. Colorado, Nov. 24 NU 34, MU 20 NU 28, TAMU 27 NU 37, CU 14 Nebraska took control of the Big 12’s North Division Nebraska secured its first trip to the Big 12 Championship Game Nebraska completed a sweep of North Division foes race with a two-touchdown victory over Missouri. The in seven years with a dramatic, 28-27 victory at Texas A&M. Wide with a 23-point win over Colorado. The Huskers Huskers jumped to a 27-6 halftime lead, including a receiver Maurice Purify supplied the difference with a nine-yard opened their bag of tricks against the Buffs, including a 28-yard first-quarter TD grab by Terrence Nunn. touchdown catch from Zac Taylor with 21 seconds left. 29-yard TD catch on a fake field goal by Barry Turner.

44th All-Time Bowl Appearance  2007 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic Nebraska vs. Auburn The Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. The Huskers Briefly Nebraska Schedule and Results (9-4, 6-2 Big 12) Record: 9-4 AP Rank Big 12 Record: 6-2 NU/Opp... .NU/Opp. Home: 6-1 Date: Opponent: Television: Results: Att: Game Current: Away: 3-2 Sept. 2 Louisiana Tech FSN W, 49-10 85,181 20/-- 22/-- Neutral: 0-1 Sept. 9 Nicholls State W, 56-7 84,076 21/-- 22/-- Total Attendance: 996,845 Sept. 16 at USC ABC L, 10-28 92,000 19/4 22/8 Average Attendance: 76,680 Sept. 23 Troy FSN PPV W, 56-0 84,799 23/-- 22/-- Home Attendance: 595,308 Sept. 30 Kansas# FSN W, 38-31 (OT) 85,069 21/-- 22/-- Average Home Attendance: 85,044 Oct. 7 at Iowa State# ABC W, 28-14 55,338 22/-- 22/-- Oct. 14 at Kansas State# FSN PPV W, 21-3 50,723 21/-- 22/-- Offense Oct. 21 Texas# ABC L, 20-22 85,187 17/5 22/18 Yards Rushing/Game: 175.6 Oct. 28 at Oklahoma State# FSN L, 29-41 40,108 20/-- 22/-- Yards Rushing/Att.: 4.4 Nov. 4 Missouri# ABC W, 34-20 85,197 RV/-- 22/-- Passing Yards/Game: 253.2 Nov. 11 at Texas A&M# ABC W, 28-27 83,336 RV/24 22/23 Passing Yards/Att./Comp.: 3,291/384/230 Nov. 24 Colorado# ABC W, 37-14 85,800 23/-- 22/-- Total Net Yards/Game: 428.8 Dec. 2 vs. Oklahoma^ ABC L, 7-21 80,031 19/8 22/7 Total Net Yards/Att.: 6.2 Jan. 1 vs. Auburn$ FOX 10:40 a.m. 22/10 22/10 Points/Game: 31.85 #- game; ^-Big 12 Championship game; $-AT&T Cotton Bowl Turnover Margin/Game: 0.00 Final 2006 Big 12 Conference Standings Defense No. North Conf. Overall No. South Conf. Overall 1. Nebraska 6-2 9-4 Yards Rushing/Game: 120.4 1. Oklahoma+ 7-1 10-2 2. Missouri 4-4 8-4 Passing Yards/Game: 223.3 2. Texas 6-2 9-3 Kansas State 4-4 7-5 Total Net Yards/Game: 343.7 3. Texas A&M 5-3 9-3 4. Kansas 3-5 6-6 Points/Game: 18.4 4. Texas Tech 4-4 7-5 5. Colorado 2-6 2-10 5. Oklahoma State 3-5 6-6 General Information 6. Iowa State 1-7 4-8 Baylor 3-5 4-8 Location: Lincoln, Neb., 68588-0123 + conference champion; Big 12 Championship Game: Oklahoma 21, Nebraska 7 Population: 235,594 Founded: 1869 Husker Quick Stats Net Enrollment: 22,000 Rushing G Att. Yards YPC YPG Long TDs Football Stadium: Memorial Stadium (1923)/ Brandon Jackson, IB 13 181 951 5.3 73.2 48 7 Tom Osborne Field (1998) Marlon Lucky, IB 13 116 640 5.5 49.2 51 6 Capacity: 81,067 Cody Glenn, IB 9 71 370 5.2 41.1 36 8 Surface: FieldTurf (2005) Passing G Att-Cmp-Int Pct. Yds YPG TDs Eff. Rating Nickname: Cornhuskers or Huskers Zac Taylor, QB 13 365-219-7 60.0 3,071 236.2 25 149.44 Colors: Scarlet and Cream Conference: Big 12 Receiving G No. Yds YPR YPG Long TDs Chancellor: Harvey S. Perlman, J.D. Terrence Nunn, WR 13 41 589 14.4 45.3 75 3 Institutional Rep.: Dr. Josephine Potuto Maurice Purify, WR 13 33 621 18.8 47.8 63 7 Brandon Jackson, IB 13 31 319 10.3 24.5 49 2 Athletic Director: Steve Pederson Associate A.D. for Football: Tim Cassidy Tackles G UT TOT TFL Sacks PBU Int.-Yds Media Relations Director: Keith Mann Andre Jones, CB 13 47 69 1-1 0-0 7 1-0 Stewart Bradley, LB 13 37 69 5-12 0-0 1 0-0 Andrew Shanle, S 13 40 65 0-0 0-0 6 4-19 Administration Corey McKeon, LB 12 33 64 7-25 1-15 3 0-0 President: James B. Milliken, J.D. Tierre Green, S 13 35 62 1-1 0-0 2 1-15 Bo Ruud, LB 13 34 62 7-31 2-23 3 2-54 Board of Regents Randolph Ferlic, M.D., Omaha Chuck Hassebrook, Lyons 2006 Team Comparison Howard Hawks, Omaha Nebraska (9-4) Auburn (10-2) Jim McClurg, Ph.D., Lincoln Category Average Natl. Rank Average Natl.Rank Drew Miller, Ph.D., Papillion Rushing Offense...... 175.62...... 25...... 155.00...... 43 Bob Phares, North Platte Passing Offense...... 253.15...... 18...... 177.83...... 87 Total Offense...... 428.77...... 9...... 332.83...... 68 Kent Schroeder, J.D., Kearney Scoring Offense...... 31.85...... 13...... 25.42...... 49 Charles S. Wilson, M.D. Rushing Defense...... 120.38...... 43...... 125.83...... 48 Passing Defense...... 223.31...... 89...... 171.67...... 20 Student Regents Pass Efficiency Defense...... 117.75...... 42...... 117.18...... 38 Mike Eiberger, UN-Kearney Total Defense...... 343.69...... 70...... 297.50...... 25 Matt Schaefer, UN-Lincoln Scoring Defense...... 18.38...... 30...... 13.92...... 7 Dan Connealy, UN-Medical Center Net Punting...... 37.24...... 22...... 38.95...... 4 Steve Massara, UN-Omaha Punt Returns...... 7.74...... 77...... 6.00...... 100 Kickoff Returns...... 17.23...... 114...... 25.76...... 6 Turnover Margin...... 0.00...... t-61...... 0.42...... 32 Sacks...... 2.08...... t-59...... 2.25...... 49 Tackles For Loss...... 6.15...... 47...... 5.92...... t-51 (Bold indicates a mark which ranks in nation's top 25)

 44th All-Time Bowl Appearance Nebraska vs. Auburn 2007 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic 71st Annual AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic Auburn Schedule and Results (10-2, 6-2 SEC) AP Rank AU/Opp... .AU/Opp. Date: Opponent: Television: Results: Att: Game Current: Sept. 2 Washington State ESPN2 W, 40-14 87,451 4/-- 10/-- Sept. 9 at Mississippi State# LFS W, 34-0 43,640 4/-- 10/-- Sept. 16 LSU# CBS W, 7-3 87,451 3/6 10/4 Sept. 23 Buffalo W, 38-7 84,921 2/-- 10/-- Sept. 28 at South Carolina# ESPN W, 24-17 74,374 2/-- 10/RV Oct. 7 Arkansas# CBS L, 10-27 87,451 2/-- 10/12 Kenny Irons Oct. 14 Florida# ESPN W, 27-17 87,451 11/2 10/2 Head Coach Running Back Oct. 21 Tulane W, 38-13 79,837 8/-- 10/-- Oct. 28 at Mississippi# W, 23-17 55,211 7/-- 10/-- Tigers Briefly Record: 10-2 Nov. 4 Arkansas State LFS W, 27-0 78,493 5/-- 10/-- Record: 6-2 Nov. 11 Georgia# LFS L, 15-37 87,451 15/-- 10/RV Home: 6-2 Nov. 18 at Alabama# CBS W, 22-15 92,138 14/-- 10/RV Away: 4-0 Jan. 1 vs. Nebraska$ FOX 10:40 a.m. 10/22 10/22 #-Southeastern Conference game; $-AT&T Cotton Bowl Offense Final 2006 Southeastern Conference Standings Yards Rushing/Game: 155.0 No. School Conf. Overall No. School Conf. Overall Yards Rushing/Att.: 4.3 1. Florida+ 7-1 12-1 1. Arkansas 7-1 10-3 Passing Yards/Game: 177.8 2. Tennessee 5-3 9-3 2. Auburn 6-2 10-2 Passing Yards/Att./Comp.: 2,134/261/161 3. Kentucky 4-4 7-5 LSU 6-2 10-2 Total Net Yards/Game: 332.8 Georgia 4-4 8-4 4. Alabama 2-6 6-6 Total Net Yards/Att.: 5.7 4. South Carolina 3-5 7-5 Mississippi 2-6 4-8 Points/Game: 25.4 5. Vanderbilt 1-7 4-8 6. Mississippi State 1-7 3-9 Turnover Margin/Game: 0.42 + conference champion; SEC Championship Game: Florida 38, Arkansas 28 Defense Tiger Quick Stats Yards Rushing/Game: 125.8 Net Passing Yards/Game: 171.7 Rushing Att. Yards YPC YPG Long TDs Total Net Yards/Game: 297.5 Kenny Irons, RB 174 821 4.7 82.1 58 4 Points/Game: 13.9 Brad Lester, RB 104 523 4.9 42.5 33 9 Ben Tate, RB 50 373 7.4 46.1 42 3 General Information Passing Att-Cmp-Int Pct. Yds YPG TDs Eff. Rating Location: Auburn, Ala. Brandon Cox, QB 153-250-9 61.2 2,087 173.9 13 141.28 Founded: 1856 Receiving No. Yds YPR YPG Long TDs Enrollment: 23,547 Courtney Taylor, WR 48 634 13.2 52.8 57 2 Football Stadium: Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium Rodgeriqus Smith, WR 26 452 17.4 37.7 62 4 Capacity: 87,451 Prechae Rodriguez, WR 13 150 11.5 13.6 22 1 Surface: Natural Grass Tackles UT TOT TFL Sacks PBU Int.-Yds Nickname: Tigers Will Herring, LB 38 65 7.5 1.5 2 2-16 Colors: Burnt Orange and Navy Blue Karibi Dede, LB 29 56 2.0 1 1 0 Conference: Southeastern (Western Division) Aairon Savage, DB 30 48 3.0 2 2 1-0 President: Dr. Ed Richardson Eric Brock, SS 27 45 0.0 0 2 2-26 Athletic Director: Jay Jacobs David Irons, DB 22 39 2.0 0 11 2-0 Media Relations Director: Kirk Sampson Josh Thompson, NG 20 38 3.5 1 0 0-0 Football Contacts: Brad Gust, Hank Hager

Nebraska and Auburn Statistical Leaders Coaching Staff Natl. Avg./.. . Natl. Avg./ Head Coach: Tommy Tuberville Category NU Player Rank Game AU Player Rank Game Overall Record: 95-49, 12 Seasons Rushing Brandon Jackson 49 73.15 Kenny Irons 37 82.10 Record at Auburn: 70-29, Eight Seasons Passing Efficiency Zac Taylor 19 149.44 Brandon Cox 30 141.28 Assistant Coaches: , Don Dunn, Steve Ensminger, Total Offense Zac Taylor 27 234.15 Brandon Cox 78 161.83 Eddie Gran, Greg Knox, Will Muschamp, Hugh Nall, Terry Price, Receptions Per Game Terrence Nunn -- 3.15 Courtney Taylor t-94 4.00 James Willis, Joseph Hollis Jr., Toby Norwood Receiving Yards Per Game Maurice Purify -- 47.77 Courtney Taylor 100 52.83 Interceptions Andrew Shanle t-86 0.31 Eric Brock -- 0.20 Punting Dan Titchener 67 39.08 Kody Bliss -- 46.1 Punt Returns Terrence Nunn 51 8.50 Robert Dunn 74 5.45 Kickoff Returns Brandon Jackson -- Tristan Davis 14 26.41 Field Goals Jordan Congdon -- 0.38 John Vaughn 7 1.58 Scoring Jordan Congdon -- 5.23 John Vaughn 31 7.42 Sacks Adam Carriker t-78 0.38 Quentin Groves 16 0.79 Tackles For Loss Jay Moore t-67 1.04 Quentin Groves t-77 1.00 Adam Carriker t-77 1.00 (Bold indicates a mark that ranks in nation's top 25)

44th All-Time Bowl Appearance  2007 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic Nebraska vs. Auburn 2007 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic University of Nebraska Media Relations Staff members General Information on the 71st AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic in attendance for the 2007 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic will Home/Visiting Teams: Nebraska/Auburn include Media Relations Director Keith Mann (Dec. 26-Jan. Cotton Bowl Web Site: ATTCottonBowl.com 1),intern Andy Anderson (Dec. 26-Jan. 1), staff photographer Nebraska Web Site: Huskers.com Scott Bruhn (Dec. 29-Jan. 1) and Assistant MRD Jerry Trickie (Dec. 31-Jan. 1). A media relations staff member will be at Auburn Web Site: AuburnTigers.com practice each day and at every media function during the team's stay in Dallas. Nebraska Media Policies and Practice Procedures All of Nebraska's football practices are closed to the media and the public. Practice reports following each of Travel Plans Nebraska’s practices in Dallas will be e-mailed and posted on Huskers.com. Still photographers and videographers are The Huskers will fly from Lincoln to Dallas on Tuesday, welcome to shoot the first 15-20 minutes of practices as indicated below, but will be asked to leave after the allotted Dec. 26, and return to Lincoln following the Cotton Bowl on time is up, and may not shoot until instructed to do so by media relations staff. Jan. 1 via charter. Please refer to the schedule below for player interviews. Please contact the NU Media Relations staff to arrange other interviews. On practice days marked (post-practice interviews), media must contact MRD with player and coach Nebraska Practice Facility requests. There will be no phone interviews available from the bowl site, unless pre-arranged before departing for Texas Stadium Dallas. All times are subject to change and are Central time. 2401 Airport Freeway Irving, Texas 75062 Nebraska will practice at Texas Stadium Dec. 27-30. Tentative Schedule for Nebraska in Dallas: Day Date Event Time Location/Notes Nebraska Team Hotel Tues. Dec. 26 Departure 10 a.m. Team departs Lincoln via charter Hilton Anatole Hotel Arrival 11:45 a.m. Team charter arrives at Love Field 2201 Stemmons Freeway 12:30 p.m.* Team buses arrive at Hilton Anatole Hotel Dallas, Texas 75207 Coach Callahan, 3-4 players available in Lobby Phone: (214) 748-1200 for brief interviews upon arrival Team Event 7 p.m. Fox Sports Welcome, Anatole Hotel Media Relations Director: Keith Mann Cell: (402) 540-0274 Wed. Dec. 27 Media Day 10:30 a.m. Texas Stadium Media Relations Intern: Andy Anderson Cell: (402) 617-2852 10:30-10:50 a.m. Coach Callahan in Stadium Club 10:50-11:20 a.m. Players available on field for interviews Media Headquarters Practice 11:30-2 p.m. Open first 15-20 minutes to shoot The Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas No additional interviews after practice 221 East Las Colinas Boulevard Team Event 5 p.m. Main Event Party–Grapevine Irving, Texas Thurs. Dec. 28 Practice 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. First 15 minutes open to shoot Hotel Phone: (972) 556-0800 Coach Callahan, requested players and assistants Media Headquarters Phone: (972) 401-0061 (Dec. 26) not at either press conference available after practice Media Headquarters Fax: (972) 401-0086 (Dec. 26) Note: Press conferences will be held at the Omni Mandalay Press Conf. 3 p.m. Omni Mandalay Hotel Hotel on Dec. 28-30. Dec. 27 Media Day will be at Texas Off. Coordinator Jay Norvell, QB Zac Taylor, C Brett Byford, Stadium. IB Brandon Jackson, TE Matt Herian, WR Terrence Nunn Team Event 3 p.m. Children’s Medical Center Cotton Bowl Information Team Event 7 p.m. NBA Basketball–Mavericks vs. Suns (optional) Cotton Bowl Athletic Association Fri. Dec. 29 Practice 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. First 15 minutes open to shoot P.O. Box 569420 Coach Callahan, requested players and assistants Dallas, Texas 75356-9420 not at either press conference available after practice Phone: (214) 634-7525 Fax: (214) 634-7764 Press Conf. 3 p.m. Omni Mandalay Hotel www.attcottonbowl.com Defensive Coordinator Kevin Cosgrove, DE Jay Moore, Vice President of Communications: Charlie Fiss DE Adam Carriker, NT Ola Dagunduro, LB Stewart Bradley, E-Mail: [email protected] LB Corey McKeon Team Event 4:45 p.m. Lawry’s Beef Bowl (Lawry’s The Prime Rib) Auburn Headquarters Sat. Dec. 30 Press Conf. 9 a.m. Omni Mandalay Hotel Hyatt Regency Dallas Head Coach Bill Callahan, Auburn Coach Tommy Tuberville 300 Reunion Boulevard Luncheon 11:30 a.m. AT&T Big Play Luncheon (Hyatt Regency Dallas) Dallas, Texas 75207 Phone: (214) 651-1234 Open to Media Fax: (214) 742-8126 Practice 3:15-4:45 p.m. Stretching open to media to shoot No interviews after practice Assistant A.D./Media Relations: Kirk Sampson Assistant Media Relations Directors: Brad Gust, Hank Hager Sun. Dec. 31 Practice 2:15 p.m. Walk-thru at Cotton Bowl (closed to media) Team Photo 2:45 p.m.* Team photo at Cotton Bowl (media allowed to shoot)

Mon. Jan. 1 Kickoff 10:40 a.m. 2007 AT&T Cotton Bowl vs. Auburn (FOX) Press Conf. Post-Game Coach Callahan and selected players Departure 3:45 p.m.* Depart for Airport 5 p.m.* Team Charter Departs Dallas 6;45 p.m.* Team Charter arrives in Lincoln *-Approximate times

 44th All-Time Bowl Appearance