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Football Fridays All Husker alumni and fans are invited once again to join the Nebraska Football Alumni Association and Nebraska Athletics at Football Fridays this fall. Newsletter What’s new in 2011? • One Nebraska assistant football coach will join us each week to offer a A membership benefit for all football donors to the Huskers Athletic Fund October 2011 issue behind-the-scenes look at the Huskers. • A new emcee, the Voice of the Huskers, Greg Sharpe. • More food options. Skeeter Barnes Nebraska Posts 2-1 Record to Open B1G Play offers a casual buffet and a la carte Wisconsin 48, Nebraska 17 Jared Abbrederis options. Nebraska led then-No. 7 Wisconsin led the Badger receivers 14-7 in the second quarter, but the with five catches for Remaining 2011 Dates Badgers turned three interceptions 95 yards including • Oct. 28 - Michigan State preview into three touchdowns en route to a a touchdown, while Special guests: Ron Brown, Tommie 48-17 victory at Camp Randall Stadium Nick Toon pitched in Frazier, John Baylor, Greg Sharpe Saturday, Oct. 1. four catches for 94 • Nov. 4 - Northwestern preview In a battle of top-10 teams in the yards and a score. Special guests: Wide receivers coach Huskers’ first-ever Big Ten Conference Overall, Wisconsin Rich Fisher, Tommie Frazier, John Baylor, game, the Huskers, ranked No. 8 on the amassed 486 yards of Greg Sharpe, Coach Darin Erstad day of the game, executed well during total offense, including Football Fridays are held at the Wick the first 20 minutes in front of 81,384 fans 231 rushing and 255 WR Jamal Turner Alumni Center Holling Garden, 16th and an ABC primetime national television passing. Nebraska managed 335 total and R streets. Events will move inside audience. yards, including 159 rushing yards and the Wick Center as weather dictates. With the loss, Nebraska slipped to 176 yards passing. Events run from 4:30 – 7 p.m., with the 4-1 overall and 0-1 in the Big Ten, while weekly program beginning at 5:15 Wisconsin improved to 5-0 and 1-0 in the Nebraska 34, Ohio State 27 p.m. Admission is free, with food and conference. Nebraska rolled to the biggest comeback in school history with a 34-27 drinks available for purchase. Junior I-back Rex victory over Ohio State for the Huskers’ Burkhead led the Huskers with 96 yards first-ever Big Ten Conference victory on and a touchdown Saturday, Oct. 8. NU’s Homecoming win HAF Luncheons moved the Huskers to 5-1 on the season, Make your reservations for the HAF on 18 carries, while including 1-1 in the Big Ten. Ohio State Luncheons! Reservations are still s o p h o m o r e slipped to 3-3 overall and 0-2 in the available for all luncheons from quarterback Taylor conference. December through April. All luncheons Martinez added 61 Lavonte David, will be held at the Embassy Suites - yards and a score on who led the Huskers Downtown Lincoln at 11:30 a.m. Cost 20 carries. Martinez with 13 tackles, is $23/person, or reserve a table of 10 IB Rex Burkhead added 176 passing played one of the hero for $220. Purchase your seats for these yards while completing 11-of-22 attempts, roles for Nebraska, events online at www.huskers.com/ but was intercepted three times. stripping the ball and donate or by calling 800-8-BIG RED. Freshman Jamal Turner led the Husker receivers with career highs of five recovering the fumble NEXT AVAILABLE LUNCHEON: receptions for 84 yards. on what appeared to Thursday, Dec. 1, with Assistant Montee Ball led the Badger be another first-down carry for Buckeye Coach Ron Brown with Men’s ground game with 151 yards and four LB Lavonte David Basketball Coach Doc Sadler touchdowns on 30 carries, while Russell quarterback Braxton Reservations due by 4 p.m. on Wilson completed 14-of-20 passes for Miller to turn the tide of the game. Friday, Nov. 25! 255 yards and two scores through the air. Martinez and Burkhead joined Wilson added 32 yards and another score forces for the 69th dual-100-yard on six carries for Wisconsin. rushing effort Continued on Page 2

Football Newsletter Page 1 Scores and Stats Football Newsletter || October 2011 through seven games NU OPP OFFENSE Midseason Recap (Continued from page 1) Scoring...... 263...... 177 in school history, despite the NU offense yard scoring burst down the Ohio State Points per game...... 37.6...... 25.3 struggling to just 37 rushing yards in the sideline with 5:10 left in the game. Touchdowns...... 30...... 22 first half. Burkhead, who finished with 119 The Buckeyes were unable to mount First downs...... 152...... 129 yards and a score any offensive threat, and the Husker Rushing yards...... 1,827...... 1,139 on a career-high 26 offense ran out the clock before taking a Rush yards/game...... 261.0...... 162.7 carries, rushed for 96 knee at the OSU 24 to end the game. Avg. yards/rush...... 5.5...... 4.3 yards in the fourth TDs rushing...... 23...... 11 quarter alone. Martinez Nebraska 41, Minnesota 14 Passing yards...... 1,202...... 1,351 finished with 102 No. 13 Nebraska scored on all five of Comp-Att-Int...... 85-155-6..... 110-204-5 yards and a score its offensive possessions in the first half Pass yards/game...... 171.7...... 193.0 on just 17 carries, and added a defensive score to jump Avg. yards/catch...... 14.1...... 12.3 including 93 yards to a 34-0 halftime lead on its way to a TDs passing...... 7...... 11 on 12 carries after 41-14 victory at Minnesota on Saturday Total offense...... 3,029...... 2,490 QB Taylor Martinez halftime. afternoon, Oct. 22. Average/game...... 432.7...... 355.7 Martinez also completed a season- With the win, 3rd down conv...... 43-99...... 49-109 high 16 passes on 22 attempts for 191 which came in front 4th down conv...... 6-9...... 4-8 yards and two touchdowns to finish the of 49,187 fans at TCF Red Zone scores...... 31-34...... 17-21 night with 293 total yards. Burkhead Bank Stadium and Penalties-yards...... 38-339..... 47-454 added a career-high five catches for 59 an ABC television Fumbles-lost...... 19-4...... 12-5 yards and a score. audience, the Huskers On the Blackshirts’ defensive improved to 6-1 SPECIAL TEAMS series, following David’s forced fumble, overall and 2-1 in the Big Ten. The Golden Field goals-att...... 13-16...... 6-8 linebacker Sean Fisher made a big play Gophers slipped to Long FG...... 50...... 41 by taking on a Buckeye blocker to stop 1-6 overall and 0-3 in PATs att-made...... 32-32...... 21-22 Miller, who had rushed 10 times for 91 IB Rex Burkhead the conference. Punts-yards...... 25-1,137...41-1,639 yards including several key third-down The win marked Nebraska’s 15th Average/punt...... 45.5...... 40.0 conversions on scrambling runs. Miller straight in the all-time series with the Kickoffs-yards...... 51-3,437.... 33-2,057 went to the sideline after the play with an Gophers, and gave the Huskers their first Average/kickoff...... 67.4...... 62.3 injury. Big Ten Conference road win in history. Touchbacks...... 14...... 3 With Miller on the sideline, Joe Nebraska dominated in every phase Kick return avg...... 27.9...... 23.2 Bauserman and the Buckeye offense of the game, amassing a season-high 515 Kick return TDs...... 1...... 0 stalled. The Huskers got another defensive yards of total offense compared to just Punt return avg...... 11.0...... 15.5 stop, and Martinez 254 for the Golden Gophers. In fact 89 of Punt return TDs...... 0...... 1 pulled the Big Red within a touchdown Minnesota’s 254 yards came on its final by finding Quincy drive of the game against Husker reserves, DEFENSE which took 16 plays and chewed up 7:59 Solo tackles...... 231...... 253 Enunwa on a 36-yard scoring strike to cut on the game clock. Assisted tackles...... 274...... 277 “I thought we played Total tackles...... 505...... 530 the OSU lead to 27- 20 with 1:44 left in a good football game,” Tackles for loss-yds...... 28-90...... 39-102 WR Quincy Enunwa Coach Bo Pelini said. “I Sacks by-yards...... 9-46...... 9-36 the third quarter. The Blackshirts continued to stifle thought we came out Interceptions-yards...... 5-1...... 6-40 fast. I thought we did Pass breakups...... 20...... 23 Bauserman and the Buckeyes, and the Huskers tied the score on Burkhead’s a lot of good things on QB hurries...... 20...... 5 both sides of the ball and Fumbles recv./yds...... 5-11...... 4-3 career-long 30-yard touchdown reception from Martinez with 7:44 to play. special teams. I thought Blocked kicks...... 2...... 0 Head Coach Bo Converted wide receiver Stanley it was a pretty complete Pelini Jean-Baptiste then made the biggest play effort.” of his Husker career in his first appearance Burkhead led the Huskers by Photo gallery: as a cornerback, producing a leaping producing his second straight 100-yard Please click here interception to give Nebraska a shot at rushing effort with 117 yards and one score on 23 attempts. Burkhead’s fourth to see photos from the victory. Martinez and Burkhead capitalized 100-yard performance of the season and Nebraska’s four again, as Burkhead capped NU’s four-play, eighth of his career powered a Husker games. 78-yard game-winning drive with a 17- Continued on Page 3

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Coach Bo Pelini, after the Ohio State game... “I’ve“ been a part of some pretty great Midseason Recap (Continued from page 2) games. This is up there. I’m proud of our football team, I’m proud of the character ground game that rolled for a season- 58 yards, including a career-long 61-yard on our team. They just kept fighting. I high 346 yards. That total bettered NU’s reception midway through the second think our kids showed a lot of character. previous season best of 333 yards at quarter to set up Nebraska’s fourth I’m proud of that group of guys in the Wyoming, while giving the Huskers their offensive score of the day. Ben Cotton (25 locker room.” third 300-yard rushing effort of the year. yards) and Jamal Turner (20 yards) each In the process, Burkhead became the pitched in a pair of receptions on the Ohio State Coach Luke Fickell, after the 26th Husker in history to cross the 2,000- afternoon for the Huskers as well. game... yard career rushing mark. He finished the Fullback Tyler Legate added a 10-yard “I don’t think I’ve seen a game that day with 2,049 career yards, including a touchdown reception in the first quarter, has changed like that that I have been team-leading 752 and 10 touchdowns which pushed Nebraska’s lead to 10-0, involved with.” through seven games this season for the after Brett Maher opened the scoring for Plano, Texas, native. the Huskers with a 22-yard field goal with QB Taylor Martinez, on the NU crowd at Martinez provided balance for the 8:03 left in the game. It was the first of two the game against Ohio State.. Huskers by completing 13-of-22 passes field goals on the day for Maher, who has “The crowd did an amazing job. I think for 162 yards and a touchdown, while hit 13-of-16 on the season with all three that was the loudest I’ve ever heard the Brion Carnes completed his only pass misses coming from 50 yards or more. crowd at the beginning of the game. I’ve attempt for seven yards in the second half. Senior safety never heard the crowd that loud. I think Martinez added 52 yards rushing on just Austin Cassidy created they played a huge part with penalties 10 carries, while eight different Huskers Nebraska’s biggest and offsides.” recorded carries on the afternoon. defensive highlight Nebraska’s most by scooping up a CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste, about making explosive rushing play s e c o n d - q u a r t e r the switch from wide receiver... came from receiver fumble by UM “A lot of people tell me that I have a bright Kenny Bell, who created quarterback MarQuies S Austin Cassidy future playing wide receiver, but now a career highlight with Gray and plunging playing corner, everyone’s saying I have a his 82-yard touchdown into the end zone bright future at corner. I don’t know what run on a reverse early for Cassidy’s second career touchdown. to think.” in the second quarter Cassidy’s touchdown gave the Huskers to put the Huskers up a 27-0 lead and gave Nebraska its first QB Martinez, on WR Kenny Bell... 17-0. Bell’s run, which fumble return for a score since Daniel “I think he’s the fastest player in the NCAA.” WR Kenny Bell was the longest Bullocks scored against Wake Forest in touchdown run by a 2005. Coach Pelini, on how the defense has freshman in Nebraska history, also marked Cassidy joined David in leading the improved this season... NU’s longest touchdown run since Cory Blackshirt defense with six tackles apiece “Really the execution; the understanding. I Ross uncorked an 86-yard scoring sprint on the day. P.J. Smith and Andrew Green think we’ve come a long way. It’s not what against Missouri on Oct. 30, 2004. Bell each pitched in five tackles to help the you do; it’s how you do it. I really believe added four receptions for 25 yards on the Huskers hold Minnesota to just 132 yards this. We’ve struggled; we’ve been our own day. on the ground and just 122 through the worst enemy. But when we do our thing Freshman Braylon Heard added air. the right way, when we communicate, seven carries for 42 yards after missing Nebraska opens a two-game when we play the way we’ve been taught NU’s past two contests homestand at Memorial Stadium on we’re pretty good. We execute well.” with an injury. Fellow Saturday, Oct. 29, when the Huskers freshman I-back Ameer play host to Michigan State at 11 a.m. Coach Pelini, on IB Rex Burkhead... Abdullah contributed CT for a national TV audience on ESPN. “You know, if it was up to Rex, he’d take seven carries of his The following week, Nebraska will take every snap. You could tell him that he has own for 30 yards. on Northwestern at Memorial Stadium a day off, and he’s gonna find his way to Freshman I-back Aaron at 2:30 p.m. CT and will be televised suit up and sneak himself into the huddle. Green pitched in six nationally on the Big Ten Network. Kick That’s just what his makeup is.” carries for 20 yards times for November games at Penn State and a third-quarter and Michigan will be announced six to IB Aaron Green touchdown. 12 days in advance. The Huskers’ regular- Senior Brandon Kinnie season finale against Iowa in Lincoln on contributed one of his best receiving Friday, Nov. 25 will kick off at 11 a.m. days of the season with two catches for

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62 Allen, Nathaniel DL Fr. 70 Anderson, Kenny DE Jr. Thorell Demonstrated His Passion, Love at a 82 Barry, Robert TE So. Tender Age 39 Blatchford, Justin S Jr. 50 Boehm, Broderick LB Fr. By Randy York 9 Broekemeier, Tyson QB Fr. 46 Burtch, Sam WR Fr. He’s a senior who grew up on a farm Lance and Lucky Formed a Connection 58 Caputo, Mike OL Sr. and has played in 46 Nebraska games. Don’t worry, we didn’t let Thorell 8 Cassidy, Austin S Sr. He has the kind of passion and love for short-shrift this story. We wanted more 51 Chapek, Brandon OL So. football that Bo Pelini had when he played details, and he obliged. 77 Choi, Seung Hoon OL Jr. at Ohio State. “I just kept staying with him and 67 Criss, Scott OL So. Maybe that’s why a Buckeye captain keeping him warm,” he said of the calf. “I 27 Damkroger, Jon P Sr. 31 Dean, Jase CB Jr. made sure that Lance Thorell has kept rubbing him and rubbing him and 87 Dixon, Taylor WR Jr. experienced the thrill of being a captain, bringing him back to life, and ever since 32 Ebke, Jim LB Sr. so he could walk into Memorial Stadium then, that calf and I had this connection.” 25 Felici, Joey DB RFr. with that honor and more than 85,000 This is where it really 30 Foster, Derek DB RFr. fans could see what he means to the starts to smack of a 95 Gangwish, Jack LB Fr. program. Hallmark movie. Kristi 54 Hayes, Aaron OL Fr. To describe how Thorell remembers a 80 Gdowski, Andy DE RFr. 35 Holt, Andrew DB RFr. this 6-foot-1, 200- scene after Lucky was 45 Hughes, Keegan WR RFr. pound defensive saved and became 85 Hyland, KC WR Jr. back and special part of the herd. She 58 Jackson, Justin DT Jr. Walk-on Lance Thorell teams star made Thorell takes pride remembers seeing her 29 Jameson, Seth DB So. (far left) served as a team the leap from eight- in being ready for 6-year-old out in the 28 Jones, Austin IB Sr. captain for the first game man football in anything -- a big middle of the pen, 12 Kellogg III, Ron QB So. of the season Loomis, Neb., to tackle or a little task petting the calf he 53 Kucera, Adam OL Fr. on the farm 24 Kuzu, Murat RB Fr. weekly battles on NCAA Division 1 fields, saved and made friends 48 Legate, Tyler FB Sr. you have to go back, way back, to see the with, and she remembers all of the other 75 Lingenfelter, Luke OL Sr. qualities that make him what he is and calves huddling around Lance and Lucky. 41 Long, Jake TE So. define why his passion and love were “There were about 150 of them, and 61 Long, Spencer OL So. always there, even at a tender young age. she says she couldn’t do anything because 96 Maher, Brett P/PK Jr. We have one example of his love and one little spook would have spooked ‘em, 92 Mangieri, P.J. LS Jr. another of his passion. The first came at the whole herd would have taken off, and 49 Manninger, Matt LB Jr. 35 Martin, Jay TE Sr. age 6 and the second at age 9, and both I would have been trampled,” Lance said. 36 May, Mathew LB Sr. seem to come straight out of what would So what does a worried mother do 33 McDermott, Colin FB Jr. be great Hallmark Hall of Fame movies. when she happens on such a scene? 89 McDermott, Conor DE Jr. Let’s start when 67 Meginnis, Sam LS Jr. Lance Thorell was A Worried Mother Just Had to Wait 68 Molek, Josh DT Jr. 6 and did whatever ”She just had to let it all play out and 52 Moore, J.C. DE RFr. he could around the wait for me to come back,” Lance said. 43 Moravec, Brent DB Jr. “Lucky just stood there, and I just kept 69 Nickens, Brodrick OL So. 800-acre family farm 56 Pelini, Mark OL RFr. just south of Loomis, petting it, and all the other ones around 19 Richards, Wil S So. where dad Mike and us were a little timid, but would just stand 26 Ridder, Anthony QB Fr. mom Kristi grow there and kind of watch.” 36 Ridder, Eddie TE Fr. corn and soybeans Senior Lance Thorell It’s hard to get inside the head of 54 Roach, Trevor LB RFr. and cut some alfalfa, some hay and some a calf, but I suggest that instinctively, 97 Rotherham, Joseph LS Fr. wheat. Lucky’s herd probably wished they had a 59 Sailors, Will OL Fr. friend, too. 22 Slaughter, Derek LB Fr. “I was big into cows when I was little, 59 Starkebaum, Colby LB So. and my mom tells this story about when Lance laughs and said that Lucky 38 Stoddard, Graham LB Jr. I was 6 and saved this one calf in a really grew into a 600-pound steer, and, well, 40 Taylor, Zach RB RFr. cold winter, and actually, I still remember “eventually, we parted ways,” he said. 37 Thomsen, Kevin DE Sr. it myself,” Thorell said. “The cow had the Lance had passion, but not the kind 23 Thorell, Lance DB Sr. calf in the middle of a blizzard, and he was you see in City Slickers when Mitch and 59 Thorson, Brian OL Jr. going to die, but we drug him into the Curly help deliver a pregnant cow’s calf 61 Uher, Jeff DT RFr. that Mitch not only names Norman, but 38 Wade, Yusef IB RFr. barn, and I just coaxed him back to life.” 24 Williams, Austin DB RFr. Continued on Page 5 26 Wullenwaber, Tyler WR RFr. 30 Wynne Jr., Richard IB Fr. Football Newsletter Page 4 Football Newsletter || October 2011 Walk-On Statistics

RUSHING GP-GS Att Net Avg TD Avg/G Feature: Lance Thorell (Continued from page 4) Jones, Austin 4-0 5 38 7.6 0 9.5 Legate, Tyler 7-4 6 49 8.2 0 7.0 brings back to New York to remind about Then it happened that “one thing” that’s more important to … that magical moment RECEIVING GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Avg/G him than anything … his family. when Frost threw into Legate, Tyler 7-4 3 15 5.0 2 2.1 Missouri’s end zone, and For Thorell, This Magic Moment Was on the ball deflected off FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct Lg Blk the Radio Shevin Wiggins’ leg and Maher, Brett 13-16 81.2 50 0 And that brings us to Lance Thorell’s into the waiting hands of defining moment … that one time when freshman Matt Davison. SCORING TD FG Kick Rush Rcv Pts he knew, beyond a For a 9-year-old farm kid, Matt Davison’s Cassidy, Austin 1 - - 1 - 6 miracle catch shadow of a doubt, who had learned to hunt Legate, Tyler 2 - - - 2 12 that he was in love cemented Thorell’s pheasants three years love for Nebraska Maher, Brett 0 13-16 31-31 - - 45 with Husker football earlier, it was love at first football for life. PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 sight, even if it was over the airwaves that Maher, Brett 25 1,137 45.5 61 0 3 10 Thorell delivers a Thorell doesn’t need connected Warren Swain’s voice to the tackle in NU’s win over to close his eyes and radio in Mike Thorell’s Silverado. KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB Wyoming think. His answer is There you have it … the passion Maher, Brett 47 3,170 67.4 14 immediate. of a 6-year-old, the love of a 9-year-old “That would be when we were in our and the unrelenting commitment that a TACKLES GP-GS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Chevy pickup and driving back from deer Blatchford, Justin 7-1 4 2 7 - young man used to walk on at Nebraska hunting,” he said. “I was 9 years old, and and live a dream that will never leave Cassidy, Austin 7-7 11 25 36 - we were listening to the 1997 game at Ebke, Jim 7-0 - 4 4 - where it now resides … in his heart. Missouri on the radio.” Maher, Brett 7-0 1 - 1 - Mangieri, P.J. 7-0 - 1 1 - The game was tense. The outlook was May, Mathew 7-0 5 3 8 - bleak, and the Thorell family wondered Roach, Trevor 4-0 2 5 7 2-3 how on this green earth can Scott Frost Thorell, Lance 7-1 10 1 11 1-2 direct a team down the field in less than Stoddard, Graham 7-0 3 5 8 - a minute and no timeouts.

PASS DEFENSE Int-Yds BrUp QBH Blatchford, Justin - - 1 Cassidy, Austin 1-0 4 - Roach, Trevor - - 1 Thorell, Lance - 2 - Football Fun Facts: FUMBLES Forced Rcv-Yds TD How well do you know your Huskers? Cassidy, Austin - 1-11 1 May, Mathew - 1-0 - N Nebraska and Michigan State are N The Huskers have topped 200 yards meeting for only the sixth time in the on the ground in six of the first seven schools’ football histories. The Huskers games, including a season-high 346 yards WALK-ON PARTICIPATION REPORT have won each of the first five meetings, agasint Minnesota. Justin Blatchford including a 3-0 record in Lincoln. Mike Caputo N Nebraska is 8-1 at Memorial Stadium Austin Cassidy N Nebraska has won each of the first in the second half of the season over the Seung Hoon Choi five meetings with Michigan State by at Jase Dean past three-plus years and 8-2 in road Jim Ebke least two touchdowns, winning by an games. Austin Jones average score of 36-7. N The 2011 season marked the first Tyler Legate N Saturday's game at Wisconsin will Jake Long time Nebraska opened the season with Spencer Long mark the sixth all-time meeting with three straight games of 40-plus points Brett Maher Wisconsin, with NU holding a 3-2 edge. since the 1995 season. P.J. Mangieri The series is tied 1-1 in Madison. Mathew May N Including seven games in 2011, Mark Pelini N Since 1962, Nebraska is 17-1 against Nebraska has allowed an average of 16.2 Wil Richards Big Ten teams at Memorial Stadium, with points per game in 35 games since the Trevor Roach the Huskers’ lone loss coming to Penn start of the 2009 season, which is the Graham Stoddard State in 1981, when the Nittany Lions sixth-best scoring defense mark in the Kevin Thomsen weren’t yet a Big Ten member. nation in that span. Lance Thorell

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Numerical Team Roster No. Name Pos. Yr. No. Name Pos. Yr. No. Name Pos. Yr. 1 Cooper, Khiry WR Jr. 29 Okafor, Collins IB Jr. 61 Long, Spencer OL So. 1 Jackson, Harvey S RFr. 30 Foster, Derek DB RFr. 61 Uher, Jeff DT RFr. 2 Bell, Antonio CB Jr. 30 Wynne Jr., Richard IB Fr. 62 Allen, Nathaniel DL Fr. 2 Green, Aaron IB Fr. 31 Dean, Jase CB Jr. 62 Pensick, Cole OL So. 3 Martinez, Taylor QB So. 31 Zimmerer, C.J. FB So. 63 Rodriguez, Andrew OL So. 3 Stafford, Daimion S Jr. 32 Ebke, Jim LB Sr. 65 Reeves, Ryne OL Fr. 4 David, Lavonte LB Sr. 32 Mendoza, Marcus CB Sr. 66 Price, Givens OL Fr. 5 Heard, Braylon IB Fr. 33 McDermott, Colin FB Jr. 67 Criss, Scott OL So. 5 Mitchell, Josh CB RFr. 34 Meredith, Cameron DE Jr. 67 Meginnis, Sam LS Jr. 6 Cooper, Corey S RFr. 35 Holt, Andrew DB RFr. 68 Cotton, Jake OL RFr. 6 Marlowe, Tim WR Jr. 35 Martin, Jay TE Sr. 68 Molek, Josh DT Jr. 7 Allen, Taariq WR Fr. 36 May, Mathew LB Sr. 69 Nickens, Brodrick OL So. 7 Carter, Joseph DE Jr. 36 Ridder, Eddie TE Fr. 70 Anderson, Kenny DE Jr. 8 Abdullah, Ameer IB Fr. 37 Bondi, Mauro PK Fr. 70 Ash, Nick OL So. 8 Cassidy, Austin S Sr. 37 Thomsen, Kevin TE Sr. 71 Sirles, Jeremiah OL So. 9 Ankrah, Jason DE So. 38 Stoddard, Graham LB Jr. 72 Jackson, Justin OL Jr. 9 Broekemeier, Tyson QB Fr. 39 Blatchford, Justin S Jr. 73 Moore, Tyler OL Fr. 10 Turner, Jamal WR Fr. 40 Pirman, Max LB Fr. 74 Moudy, Mike OL RFr. 10 Washington, Dijon CB So. 40 Taylor, Zach IB RFr. 75 Lingenfelter, Luke OL Sr. 11 Gilleylen, Curenski IB Sr. 41 Long, Jake TE So. 76 Qvale, Brent OL So. 11 Green, Andrew CB So. 41 Santos, David LB Fr. 77 Choi, Seung Hoon OL Jr. 12 Kellogg III, Ron QB So. 42 Fisher, Sean LB Jr. 78 Jones, Marcel OL Sr. 12 Osborne, Courtney S Jr. 43 Roach, Trevor LB RFr. 79 Thompson, Brandon OL Jr. 13 Davie, Daniel DB Fr. 44 Kreikemeier, Micah LB Jr. 80 Bell, Kenny WR RFr. 13 Smith, P.J. S Jr. 45 Whaley, Alonzo LB Jr. 80 Gdowski, Andy DE RFr. 14 Ward, Lester FB Jr. 46 Burtch, Sam WR Fr. 81 Cotton, Ben TE Jr. 15 Carnes, Brion QB RFr. 46 Martin, Eric DE Jr. 82 Barry, Robert TE So. 15 Dennard, Alfonzo CB Sr. 47 Ashburn, Walker DE RFr. 83 Jean-Baptiste, Stanley WR So. 16 Wade, Yusef DB RFr. 48 Legate, Tyler FB Sr. 84 Kinnie, Brandon WR Sr. 17 Evans, Ciante CB So. 48 Okuyemi, Tobi DE RFr. 85 Hyland, KC WR Jr. 18 Enunwa, Quincy WR So. 49 Manninger, Matt LB Jr. 87 Dixon, Taylor WR Jr. 18 Jackson, Charles CB Fr. 50 Boehm, Broderick LB Fr. 88 Evans, Tyler WR RFr. 19 Marrow, Mike FB So. 50 Hardrick, Jermarcus OL Sr. 89 Kerr, J.T. TE So. 19 Richards, Wil S So. 51 Chapek, Brandon OL So. 89 McDermott, Conor DE Jr. 21 Marsh, Bronson S Fr. 51 Compton, Will LB Jr. 90 Moore, Terrence DT Sr. 21 Osborne, Steven WR Jr. 52 Klachko, Ryan OL Fr. 91 Vestal, Donovan DE RFr. 22 Burkhead, Rex IB Jr. 52 Moore, J.C. DE RFr. 92 Mangieri, P.J. LS Jr. 22 Slaughter, Derek LB Fr. 53 Kucera, Adam OL Fr. 92 Williams, Kevin DT Fr. 23 Thorell, Lance DB Sr. 53 Randle, Thaddeus DT So. 94 Crick, Jared DT Sr. 24 Kuzu, Murat RB Fr. 54 Hayes, Aaron OL Fr. 95 Gangwish, Jack LB Fr. 24 Williams, Austin DB RFr. 55 Steinkuhler, Baker DT Jr. 96 Maher, Brett P/PK Jr. 25 Felici, Joey DB RFr. 56 Pelini, Mark OL RFr. 97 Rome, Chase DT RFr. 25 Reed, Kyler TE Jr. 57 Peat Jr., Todd DT Fr. 97 Rotherham, Joseph LS Fr. 26 Ridder, Anthony QB Fr. 57 Sterup, Zach OL Fr. 98 Sutton, David TE Fr. 26 Wullenwaber, Tyler WR RFr. 58 Caputo, Mike OL Sr. 98 Williams, Josh DE Jr. 27 Damkroger, Jon P Sr. 59 Sailors, Will OL Fr. 99 Guy, Jay DT RFr. 28 Jones, Austin IB Sr. 59 Starkebaum, Colby LB So. Long, Chris ATH 29 Jameson, Seth DB So. 59 Thorson, Brian OL Jr.

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