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table of contents Phillip Dillard, Curenski Gilleylen, Thomas Grove & Eric Hagg...... 60 Introduction (1-6) Mike Hays & Roy Helu Jr...... 61 2008 Game by Game in Pictures...... 2-3 Alex Henery, Will Henry & Jacob Hickman...... 62 Gator Bowl Matchup Brief Breakdown...... 4-5 Ryan Hill, Menelik Holt & Mike Huff...... 63 Media Schedule/Travel Itinerary...... 6 D.J. Jones, Marcel Jones, Colton Koehler & Adi Kunalic...... 64 Blake Lawrence, Thomas Lawson, Zac Lee & Mathew May...... 65 Nebraska Notes (7-26) Mike McNeill, Marcus Mendoza & Terrence Moore...... 66 Nebraska Gator Bowl Notes...... 8-26 Armando Murillo & Lydon Murtha...... 67 Matt O’Hanlon & T.J. O’Leary...... 68 Coaches & Staff (27-40) & Clayton Sievers...... 69 Head Coach ...... 28-29 Mike Smith & Ty Steinkuhler...... 70 Defensive Coordinator Carl Pelini...... 30 Hunter Teafatiller & Rickey Thenarse...... 71 Offensive Coordinator Shawn Watson...... 31 Lance Thorell & Dan Titchener...... 72 Assistant Coaches...... 32-35 Mason Wald, Latravis Washington, Adam Watson & Jake Wesch...... 73 Football Support Staff...... 36-37 Anthony West, Keith Williams & Patrick Witt...... 74 Athletic Director ...... 38 Tyler Wortman & Dreu Young...... 75 Athletic Administration/Football Support Groups...... 39 Additional 2008 Nebraska Cornhusker Head Shots...... 76-77 University Administration/Nebraska Board of Regents...... 40 2008 Review & Statistics (79-103) 2008 Huskers (41-78) 2008 Nebraska Statistics...... 80-94 2008 Honors & Awards...... 42 2008 Nebraska Game by Game Recaps...... 95-100 Gator Bowl Depth Chart...... 43 2008 Statistical Rankings...... 101-103 Gator Bowl Alphabetical & Numerical Rosters...... 44-45 Joe Ganz...... 46-47 Nebraska Bowl History & Records (104-116) Nate Swift...... 48-49 Nebraska Records...... 104-107 Marlon Lucky...... 50 Recaps of Nebraska’s 44 All-Time Bowl Games...... 108-115 Todd Peterson...... 51 Nebraska Bowl Game History & Breakdown...... 116 Zach Potter...... 52 Matt Slauson...... 53 gator bowl media guide credits ...... 54 The Nebraska Gator Bowl Media Guide was written by Media Relations Director Keith Pierre Allen & ...... 55 Mann, Assistant Directors Matt Smith and Jerry Trickie and interns Amil Anderson and Larry Asante & Shukree Barfield...... 56 Jeremy Foote. Editing assistance provided by Director of Operations Jeff Griesch and Chris Brooks, Jaivorio Burkes, Wes Cammack & Mike Caputo...... 57 Administrative Assistant Vicki Cartwright. Cover design by Design Specialist Annie Wood. Austin Cassidy & Quentin Castille...... 58 Photos by Athletic Department Photographer Scott Bruhn. The book was printed by the Nick Covey, Jared Crick, Major Culbert & Alfonzo Dennard...... 59 University of Nebraska Printing Services. Cost of the Gator Bowl Media Guide is $10. 2009 konica minolta gator bowl 2008 nebraska game by game highlights

game 1 game 2 game 3 Nebraska 47 Nebraska 35 Nebraska 38 Western Michigan 24 San Jose State 12 New Mexico State 7 Nebraska won its opener for a nation’s An 85-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Joe Ganz helped Nebraska build a 35-0 lead by best 23rd consecutive season in the first home Niles Paul was the first of three fourth-quarter running for a touchdown, throwing for another game for Head Coach Bo Pelini. NU scored the scores that turned a tight 14-12 contest into a score and catching a TD pass. Ganz joined a pair first 17 points of the game and led 34-10 at the 35-12 runaway. The Husker defense also added of winners as the only Huskers half, while totaling 483 yards and holding WMU a score in the game, as Ndamukong Suh scored to gain the touchdown trifecta. NU ran up 553 to eight yards rushing. on a 49-yard interception return. yards of offense, including 330 on the ground.

game 4 game 5 game 6 35 Missouri 52 Tech 37 Nebraska 30 Nebraska 17 Nebraska 31 (OT) Head Coach Bo Pelini suffered the first loss of On Homecoming, Nebraska lost its conference Nebraska saw its losing streak reach three his career when the Huskers’ late rally came up opener as No. 4 Missouri ended a 30-year straight in the Huskers’ first road game of the just short. Mike McNeill caught a first-quarter losing streak in Lincoln. Marlon Lucky led year. Trailing 24-10 entering the fourth quarter, touchdown pass, but NU trailed 28-10 late in the Nebraska in rushing, as the Huskers were only Todd Peterson caught a 17-yard touchdown pass third quarter before scoring three touchdowns outgained 462-369, but NU was minus-two in with 29 seconds left to tie the game and force in 13 minutes to twice pull within one score. turnovers. overtime, where No. 7 Texas Tech prevailed.

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game 7 game 8 game 9 Nebraska 35 Nebraska 32 Oklahoma 62 Iowa State 7 Baylor 20 Nebraska 28 NU won at Iowa State behind a dominating The Huskers pulled into a first-place tie in the Fourth-ranked Oklahoma used big plays to performance by the Blackshirts. Armando Big 12 North Division standings with a strong build a 35-0 lead after the first quarter and Murillo led NU in tackles and recovered a finish. Trailing 20-17 at the half, NU outscored Nebraska could not recover. The Husker offense fumble, as ISU totaled an NU opponent season- Baylor 15-0 in the final 30 minutes. Nate Swift totaled 418 yards, but could not overcome low 218 total yards. NU eclipsed that total in the caught two second-half touchdown passes to four turnovers. Roy Helu Jr. was a bright spot, air (328 yards) and on the ground (220). become Nebraska’s career receptions leader. rushing for 157 yards and one TD on 16 carries.

game 10 game 11 game 12 Nebraska 45 Nebraska 56 Nebraska 40 Kansas 35 Kansas State 28 Colorado 31 Nebraska began a strong finish with a win NU won its final road game in convincing Nebraska scored 13 unaswered points in the over Kansas. NU rolled up nearly 500 yards of fashion, outgaining K-State 610-247. Joe Ganz fourth quarter to rally for the win. Alex Henery offense and scored on five straight second-half rushed for 95 of Nebraska’s season-high 340 kicked a school-record 57-yard field goal to give drives. Ndamukong Suh lined up at fullback and yards on the ground, while the Blackshirts held NU a two-point lead with 1:43 remaining and caught his first career touchdown pass to ignite a KSU offense ranked in the top 30 nationally Ndamukong Suh returned an interception for a a 21-point fourth quarter for the Huskers. in scoring to only two offensive touchdowns. touchdown 48 seconds later to cap the victory.

nebraska’s 45th bowl appearance  2009 konica minolta gator bowl The Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. The Nebraska Schedule and Results (8-4, 5-3 Big 12) Huskers Briefly Date: Opponent: Television: Results: Att: AP Rank* AP Rank^ » Record: 8-4 Aug. 30 Western Michigan FSN PPV W, 47-24 84,485 RV/-- RV/-- » Big 12 Record: 5-3 Sept. 6 san Jose State FSN PPV W, 35-12 84,146 RV/-- RV/-- » Home: 6-2, Away: 2-2 Sept. 13 New Mexico State FSN PPV W, 38-7 84,821 --/-- RV/-- » Total Attendance: 916,433 Sept. 27 Virginia Tech ABC L, 30-35 85,831 RV/RV RV/21 » Average Attendance: 76,369 Oct. 4 Missouri# ESPN L, 17-52 85,372 RV/4 RV/25 » Home Attendance: 680,554 Oct. 11 at Texas Tech# FSN L, 31-37 53,449 --/7 RV/8 » Average Home Attendance: 85,071 Oct. 18 at Iowa State# Versus W, 35-7 48,794 --/-- RV/-- Oct. 25 baylor# Versus W, 32-20 85,104 --/-- RV/-- Offense Nov. 1 at Oklahoma# ESPN L, 28-62 85,212 --/4 RV/2 Nov. 8 kansas# FSN PPV W, 45-35 85,486 --/RV RV/RV » Yards Rushing/Game: 173.5 Nov. 15 at Kansas State# FSN PPV W, 56-28 48,444 --/-- RV/-- » Yards Rushing/Att: 4.6 Nov. 28 Colorado# ABC W, 40-31 85,319 RV/-- RV/-- » Passing Yards/Game: 284.8 Jan. 1 vs. Clemson$ CBS Noon RV/-- RV/-- » Passing Yards/Att./Comp.: 3,714/397/276 #-Big 12 Conference Game; $-Konica Minolta Gator Bowl » Total Net Yards/Game: 458.2 *-AP ranking entering the game; ^-Current AP Ranking » Total Net Yards/Att: 6.5 » Points/Game: 36.2 Final 2008 Big 12 Conference Standings » Turnover Margin/Game: -.83 No. north Conf. overall no. south Conf. overall t-1. Missouri 5-3 9-4 t-1. Oklahoma+ 7-1 12-1 Defense t-1. Nebraska 5-3 8-4 t-1. Texas 7-1 11-1 » Yards Rushing/Game: 125.8 3. Kansas 4-4 7-5 t-1 Texas Tech 7-1 11-1 » Passing Yards/Game: 235.7 t-4. Colorado 2-6 5-7 4. Oklahoma State 5-3 9-3 » Total Net Yards/Game: 361.5 t-4. Kansas State 2-6 5-7 5. Baylor 2-6 4-8 6. Iowa State 0-8 2-10 6. Texas A&M 2-6 4-8 » Points/Game: 29.2 + conference champion; : Oklahoma 62, Missouri 21.

General Information Husker Quick Stats » Location: Lincoln, Neb. Rushing G Att. Yards YPC Net YPG Long TDs » Population: 248,744 Roy Helu Jr., IB 12 120 810 6.7 67.0 57 7 » Founded: 1869 Marlon Lucky, IB 11 125 517 4.1 45.0 58 7 » Enrollment: 22,000 Quentin Castille, IB 12 88 312 3.9 28.5 37 6 » Football Stadium: Memorial Stadium (1923)/ Joe Ganz, QB 12 85 257 3.0 21.4 33 5 Tom Osborne Field (1998) » Capacity: 81,067 Passing G Att-Cmp-Int Pct. Yards YPG TDs eff. Rating » Surface: Field Turf Joe Ganz, QB 12 384-266-10 69.3 3,332 277.7 23 156.72 » Nickname: Cornhuskers or Huskers » Colors: Scarlet and Cream Receiving G No. yards yPR yPg long tds » Conference: Big 12 Nate Swift, WR 12 60 909 15.1 75.8 67 9 Todd Peterson, WR 12 58 690 11.9 57.5 36 3 » Chancellor: Harvey S. Perlman, J.D. Mike McNeill, TE 12 29 415 14.3 34.6 53 6 » Institutional Rep: Josephine Potuto, J.D. Menelik Holt, WR 11 28 320 11.4 29.1 25 1 » Athletic Director: Tom Osborne Roy Helu Jr., IB 12 25 266 10.6 22.2 27 0 » Assistant A.D. for Football: Jeff Jamrog Marlon Lucky, IB 11 22 275 12.5 25.0 69 1 » Media Relations Director:Keith Mann Tackles G ut tot tfl-Yds sacks-Yds Pbu int.-Yards Administration Ndamukong Suh, DT 12 33 68 15-61 5.5-48 3 2-79 » President: James B. Milliken, J.D. Larry Asante, SS 12 44 64 2-4 1.0-4 4 1-0 Pierre Allen, DE 12 20 50 9-36 4.0-26 1 0-0 Board of Regents: Matt O’Hanlon, FS 12 28 46 2-5 0.0-0 4 1-21 » Randolph Ferlic, M.D., Omaha Zach Potter, DE 12 13 43 14-50 5.5-44 6 2-11 » Chuck Hassebrook, Lyons Ty Steinkuhler, DT 12 17 42 6-18 1.5-13 0 0-0 » Howard Hawks, Omaha » Jim McClurg, Ph.D., Lincoln 2008 Team Comparison » Bob Phares, North Platte Nebraska (8-4) Clemson (7-5) Category Average natl. Rank Average natl. Rank » Kent Schroeder, J.D., Kearney Rushing Offense 173.50 37th 120.50 94th » Bob Whitehouse, Papillion Passing Offense 284.75 14th 218.83 53rd » Charles S. Wilson, M.D., Lincoln Total Offense 458.25 12th 339.33 81st Scoring Offense 36.17 18th 25.50 62nd Student Regents: Rushing Defense 125.83 29th 127.58 35th » Emily Zimmer, Nebraska-Lincoln Passing Defense 235.67 90th 167.25 10th » Tim Hrusa, Nebraska-Kearney Pass Eff. Defense 137.54 89th 100.03 9th » Lucas Seiler, Nebraska-Omaha Total Defense 361.50 66th 294.83 17th Scoring Defense 29.17 83rd 16.58 10th » Curtis McKnight, Nebraska-Medical Center Net Punting 33.00 96th 35.33 53rd Punt Returns 13.72 9th 7.48 80th Kickoff Returns 21.81 45th 22.22 36th Turnover Margin -.83 t-105th -.17 71st Sacks 2.50 t-25th 1.17 106th Tackles for Loss 6.00 47th 5.92 51st Bold indicates a mark which ranks in nation’s top 25

 husker football nebraska vs. clemson 64th Annual konica minolta gator bowl Clemson Schedule and Results (7-5, 4-4 ACC) Date: Opponent: Television: Results: Att: AP Rank* AP Rank^ Aug. 30 at Alabama ABC L, 10-34 70,097 9/24 --/4 Sept. 6 The Citadel W, 45-17 76,000 RV/-- --/-- Sept. 13 NC State# RAYCOM W, 27-9 76,500 RV/-- --/-- Sept. 20 sC State W, 54-0 78,000 23/-- --/-- Sept. 27 Maryland# RAYCOM L, 17-20 81,500 20/-- --/-- Oct. 9 at Wake Forest# ESPN L, 7-12 33,988 --/21 --/-- Oct. 18 georgia Tech# esPN L, 17-21 81,500 --/RV --/14 Nov. 1 at # ESPNU W, 27-21 41,863 --/RV --/RV Nov. 8 at State# ABC L, 27-41 77,013 --/24 --/RV Dabo Swinney Michael Hamlin Nov. 15 Duke# RAYCOM W, 31-7 75,000 --/-- --/-- Head Coach Safety Nov. 22 at Virginia# RAYCOM W, 13-3 51,979 --/-- --/-- Nov. 29 south Carolina esPN2 W, 31-14 81,500 --/RV --/-- Tigers Briefly Jan. 1 vs. Nebraska$ CBS Noon --/RV --/RV » Record: 7-5 #-ACC Game; $-Konica Minolta Gator Bowl » ACC Record: 4-4 *-AP ranking entering the game; ^-Current AP Ranking » Home: 5-2, Away: 2-3 » Total Attendance: 824,940 Final 2008 ACC Standings » Average Attendance: 68,745 No. Atlantic Conf. Overall No. Coastal Conf. Overall » Home Attendance: 550,000 t-1. Boston College 5-3 9-4 t-1. Virginia Tech+ 5-3 9-4 » Average Home Attendance: 78,571 t-1 Florida State 5-3 8-4 t-1. Georgia Tech 5-3 9-3 t-3. Clemson 4-4 7-5 t-3. 4-4 8-4 t-3. Maryland 4-4 7-5 t-3. Miami 4-4 7-5 Offense t-3. Wake Forest 4-4 7-5 5. Virginia 3-5 5-7 » Yards Rushing/Game: 120.5 t-3. NC State 4-4 6-6 6. Duke 1-7 4-8 » Yards Rushing/Att: 3.6 + conference champion; ACC Championship Game: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 12 » Passing Yards/Game: 218.8 » Passing Yards/Att./Comp.: 2,626/363/231 tiger Quick Stats » Total Net Yards/Game: 339.3 Rushing G Att. Yards YPC Net YPG Long TDs » Total Net Yards/Att: 5.3 James Davis, RB 12 159 762 4.6 60.4 38 11 » Points/Game: 25.5 C.J. Spiller, RB 11 109 612 5.6 55.6 57 7 » Turnover Margin/Game: -.17

Passing G Att-Cmp-Int Pct. Yards YPG TDs eff. Rating Defense Cullen Harper, QB 12 323-204-12 63.2 2,395 199.6 11 129.3 » Yards Rushing/Game: 127.6 » Passing Yards/Game: 167.3 Receiving G No. yards yPR yPg long tds » Total Net Yards/Game: 294.8 Aaron Kelly, WR 12 61 648 10.6 54.0 42 3 Jacoby Ford, WR 12 50 598 12.0 49.8 50 3 » Points/Game: 16.6 Tyler Grisham, WR 12 36 366 10.2 30.5 25 1 C.J. Spiller, RB 11 30 430 14.3 39.1 83 3 General Information » Location: Clemson, S.C. Tackles G ut tot tfl-Yds sacks-Yds Pbu int.-Yards » Population: 11,939 Kavell Conner, LB 12 62 114 6-28 1.0-6 2 1-0 » Founded: 1889 Michael Hamlin, S 12 70 102 3-11 1.0-9 9 6-111 » Enrollment: 17,585 Chris Clemons, S 12 54 84 3-20 0.0-0 7 2-43 » Football Stadium: Memorial Stadium (1942)/ Brandon Maye, LB 11 44 83 4-22 2.0-19 2 0-0 Frank Howard Field (1974) DeAndre McDaniel, LB 12 48 69 2-7 0.0-0 6 1-1 » Capacity: 80,301 » Surface: Grass Nebraska and Clemson Statistical individual Leaders » Nickname: Tigers Natl. avg./ N natl. avg./ » Colors: Burnt Orange and Northwest Purple Category NU Player rank game cu Player rank. game Rushing Roy Helu Jr. 68th 67.0 James Davis 83rd 60.4 » Conference: ACC Marlon Lucky NR 47.0 C.J. Spiller t-95th 55.6 » President: James F. Barker Passing Efficiency Joe Ganz 14th 156.72 Cullen Harper 51st 129.25 » NCAA/ACC Representative: Larry LaForge Total Offense Joe Ganz 13th 299.1 Cullen Harper 73rd 191.4 » Athletic Director: Dr. Terry Don Phillips Receptions Per Game Nate Swift t-61st 5.0 Aaron Kelly t-55th 5.1 » Associate A.D. for Football: Andy Johnston Todd Peterson t-68th 4.8 Jacoby Kelly NR 4.2 » Media Relations Director:Tim Bourret Receiving Yards Per Game Nate Swift 43rd 75.8 Aaron Kelly NR 54.0 Todd Peterson 92nd 57.5 Jacoby Kelly NR 49.8 Coaching Staff: Interceptions Ndamukong Suh NR .17 Michael Hamlin t-5th .50 Zach Potter NR .17 Chris Chancellor t-39th .33 » Head Coach: Dabo Swinney Six tied NR .08 Crezdon Butler t-92nd .25 » Overall Record: 4-2 Punting Dan Titchener NR 39.4 Jimmy Maners 52nd 40.5 » Record at CU: 4-2 Punt Returns Nate Swift t-8th 14.8 C.J. Spiller 48th 9.1 » Assistant Coaches: Kickoff Returns Niles Paul 49th 23.9 C.J. Spiller 10th 27.9 Brad Scott, David Blackwell, Mike Dooley, Billy Field Goals Alex Henery t-42nd 1.2 Mark Buchholz t-35th 1.3 Napier, Andre’ Powell, Chris Rumph, Jeff Scott, Scoring Alex Henery t-34th 8.0 Mark Buchholz 83rd 6.8 Ron West, Daric Riley, Ryan Sulkowski Sacks Ndamukong Suh t-86th .46 Brandon Maye NR .17 Zach Potter t-86th .46 NR .17 Shukree Barfield NR .33 Rashaad Jackson NR .17 Tackles for Loss Ndamukong Suh t-66th 1.0 Ricky Sapp t-91st .95 Bold indicates a mark which ranks in nation’s top 25

nebraska’s 45th bowl appearance  2009 konica minolta gator bowl 2009 konica minolta gator bowl Gator bowl information General information on the 64th annual gator bowl Konica Minolta Gator Bowl Home/Visiting Teams: Clemson/Nebraska One Gator Bowl Boulevard Gator Bowl Web Site: GatorBowl.com Jacksonville, FL 32202 Nebraska Web Site: Huskers.com Phone: (904) 798-1700 or 1-800-374-BOWL Clemson Web Site: ClemsonTigers.com Fax: (904) 632-2080 Stadium: Jacksonville Municipal Stadium www.gatorbowl.com E-Mail: [email protected] Media Contact: Cheri O’Neill, Vice President nebraska media policies and practice procedures E-Mail: [email protected] All of Nebraska's football practices are closed to the media and the public. Practice reports following each of Nebraska’s practices in Jacksonville will be e-mailed and posted on Huskers.com. Still photographers and videographers are welcome to shoot the stretching and an additional few minutes of practice as indicated below, but will be asked to travel plans leave after the allotted time is up. Please wait to being shooting until instructed to do so by media relations staff. The Huskers will fly from Lincoln to Jacksonville on Please refer to the schedule below for player interviews. Please contact the NU Media Relations staff to arrange Friday, Dec. 26, and return to Lincoln following the Gator other interviews. On practice days marked (post-practice interviews), media must contact MRD with player and coach Bowl on Jan. 1 via charter. requests. There will be no phone interviews available from the bowl site, unless pre-arranged before departing for Jacksonville. All times are subject to change and are Eastern time, unless indicated. nebraska practice facility University of North Florida 4567 St. John’s Bluff Road, South tentative schedule for nebraska in jacksonville Jacksonville, FL 32224 Day Date event Time Location/Notes Nebraska will practice at North Florida Dec. 27-30. Fri. dec. 26 Departure Noon (CST) Team departs Lincoln via charter Arrival 4:30 p.m.* (EST) Team charter arrives at Jacksonville International Airport 5:20 p.m.* Team buses arrive at Sawgrass Marriott Resort nebraska team hotel Coach Pelini, 3-4 players available in lobby Sawgrass Marriott Resort for brief interviews upon arrival (10 minutes) 1000 PGA Tour Blvd. Team Event 6:30-8 p.m. CSX Players Welcome Party, Dave & Busters Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 Phone: (904) 285-7777 Sat. dec. 27 Practice 9:30-11:30 a.m. Open through individual period to shoot Coach Pelini, requested players and assistants available Nebraska media relations after practice for interviews University of Nebraska Media Relations Staff members in attendance for the 2009 Konica Minolta Gator Bowl Sun. dec. 28 Practice 9:30-11:30 a.m. Open through individual period to shoot will include Media Relations Director Keith Mann (Dec. Offensive Coordinator Shawn Watson, Defensive Coordinator 26-Jan. 1), Assistant MRD Jerry Trickie (Dec. 26-Jan. 1) Carl Pelini, requested players and assistants available and staff photographer Scott Bruhn (Dec. 30-Jan. 1). A media relations staff member will be at practice each after practice for interviews day and at most media functions during the team's stay Team Event 2-4 p.m. Adventure Landing Players’ Outing in Jacksonville. Mon. dec. 29 Team Event 7 a.m. FCA Breakfast, First Baptist Church of Jacksonville Practice 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Open through individual period to shoot Coach Pelini, requested players and assistants available after practice for interviews Team Event 11 a.m.-Noon Wolfson Children’s Hospital Visit Approximately 12 players from each school

Tues. dec. 30 Practice 9:30-11:15 a.m. No media availability at start of practice Offensive Coordinator Shawn Watson, Defensive Coordinator Keith Mann Jerry Trickie Carl Pelini available following practice Media Relations Director Assistant MRD Cell Phone: 402-540-0274 Cell Phone: 402-540-0269 Team Event 3-5 p.m. Team visit to Jacksonville Zoo

Wed. dec. 31 Press Conf. 11-Noon Press conference at Hyatt Regency Hotel media headquarters 11-11:30 a.m. Clemson Coach Dabo Swinney and Tiger players Hyatt Regency Hotel 225 East Coastline Drive 11:30 a.m.-Noon Nebraska Coach Bo Pelini, QB Joe Ganz, Jacksonville, FL 32202 WR Nate Swift, DE Zach Potter Hotel Phone: (904) 633-9095 Luncheon Noon Gator Bowl Coaches Luncheon and Hall of Fame Induction Note: Press conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Walk-Thru & Time TBD Jacksonville Municipal Stadium (closed to media) on Wednesday, Dec. 31. Team Photo

clemson headquarters Thurs. Jan. 1 Kickoff 1:10 p.m. Nebraska vs. Clemson Press Conf. Post-Game Coach Pelini and requested players Jacksonville Omni Hotel 245 Water Street Departure 6:30 p.m.* (EST) Team Charter Departs Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL 32202 9:30 p.m.* (CST) Team Charter arrives in Lincoln Phone: (904) 355-6664 *-Approximate times Assistant A.D./Sports Information: Tim Bourret Please note all practice times are subject to slight changes. Practice time changes will be distributed to the media via Associate Sports Information Director: Brian Hennessy e-mail when possible.

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