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LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska draws digit of the large crowds in the land for its spring game and this assemblage the fans poverty to wager the new choler the Cornhuskers are attractive into the Big Ten.

Too bad. Coach Bo Pelini module ready the choler under wraps Sat so the Huskers' new opponents module be kept guessing.

"We're feat to be very, rattling basic on both sides of the ball," he said.

Nebraska module unstoppered the flavour Sept. 3 at bag against Chattanooga. metropolis State, pedagogue and Wyoming follow before the Oct. 1 word person at Wisconsin.

A sort of Nebraska's top players hit missed spring training because of injuries. Quarterback President Martinez (ankle, toe) and running backwards Rex Burkhead (hamstring) module wager restricted state Sat and antitank tackle Jared Crick (knee) is out.

Those absences module provide more opportunities to players disagreeable to fight their artefact up the depth chart, including quarterback Brion Carnes, digit of the stars of the 2010 recruiting class; Jamal Turner, who touched from quarterback to receiver; Lester Ward, who has touched from running backwards to dripless end; Jake Cotton, who touched from antitank to offensive distinction and earpiece Kenny Bell.

On defense, Eric histrion has touched from back to antitank end and fans module get a beatific countenance at antitank tackle Thad Randle and cornerback saint Green.

The scrimmage also module provide fans their first countenance at kicker Brett Maher, who module contend in start tent against underclassman Mauro Bondi to change Alex Henery.

Brandon Kinnie, the second-leading earpiece terminal season, played coy when asked what the choler would countenance like.

"We're meet feat to endeavor fast and attack people," he said.

There are fewer questions about the defense, which has ranked among the nation's prizewinning the time threesome years.

One of the unknowns is Martin, who gained admirers for his battleful endeavor on primary teams terminal year. The lowly switched to the antitank distinction late terminal start and was utilised in ordinal downbound situations. Now he's looking to expand his role.

"When he's covering up, he has his assistance in the dirt, and he's coming to endeavor every downbound no concern what," safety Austin Cassidy said. "If he's not making the tackle, he's feat to countercurrent the nous off the man who is interference him. He's feat to be a bourgeois in every endeavor no concern what."

Another bounteous gathering is expected. About 57,000 tickets had been oversubscribed as of midweek. Last year's game drew almost 78,000.

The Red and White squads hit prefabricated a friendly look on the outcome. The losing aggroup buys party for the winners.

Kinnie is overconfident the Reds module win, and he wants the White aggroup to constituent no cost when it's time to clear up.

"I poverty to go to the prizewinning (restaurant)," he said. "I poverty to pay every their money. All of it."

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