Husker Freshmen Await Arrival of Varsity
Under much cooler conditions, the Huskers held an hour and half practice on the Memorial Stadium turf Thursday morning and an hour and 15 minute session during the afternoon on the grass practice fields.
?Really, it was their first real day of two-a-days,? Head Coach Frank Solich said. ?Yesterday they had testing in the morning and one practice in the afternoon. Today we had a practice in the morning and one in the afternoon. The weather kind of helped us out a little bit today with a cool breeze, compared to yesterday.
?They have not been really pushed up to this point. Now when they get with the rest of the 105 that arrives tomorrow, and practice with them the following day, it will be a whole new experience for them. But, they have responded well as a group of freshmen up to this point.?
Nebraska?s 105-man roster will report tomorrow with media day activities getting under way at 11:30 a.m. with lunch. Coach Solich will address the media at noon with defensive coordinator Craig Bohl and players to follow. NU will return to the practice field on Saturday with testing in the morning and the first varsity practice at 3:30 p.m.
Huskers Ranked Eighth in Preseason ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
Head Coach Frank Solich
?I think the poll reflects the strength of our conference with four Big 12 teams in the top eight. We are positioned about as expected in terms of losing Eric Crouch at quarterback and other key seniors, but we have a talented football team returning. They are really looking forward to getting started. It should be a very interesting season.?
School
'01 Rec.
Pts.
Final '01
1. Miami (Fla.) (34)
12-0
1,444
1
2. Texas (9)
11-2
1,399
5
3. Oklahoma (11)
11-2
1,397
6
4. Florida State (7)
8-4
1,357
15
5. Tennessee
11-2
1,255
4
6. Colorado
10-3
1,010
9
7. Florida
10-2
972
3
8. Nebraska
11-2
951
7
9. Washington
8-4
914
19
10. Michigan
8-4
894
20
11. Georgia
8-4
858
25
12. Ohio State
7-5
761
NR
13. LSU
10-3
749
8
14. Washington State
10-2
748
11
15. Oregon
11-1
663
2
16. Virginia Tech
8-4
550
18
17. Louisville
11-2
378
16
18. Michigan State
7-5
371
NR
19. Southern California
6-6
349
NR
20. Maryland
10-2
315
10
21. Marshall
11-2
280
21
22. South Carolina
9-3
213
13
23. Wisconsin
5-7
210
NR
24. Penn State
5-6
206
NR
25. N.C. State
7-5
174
NR
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M (158), Auburn (150), UCLA (114), Kansas State (110), Boston College (85), Brigham Young (84), Georgia Tech (70), Syracuse (66), Illinois (55), Oregon State (54), Clemson (46), Purdue (45), Utah (44), Fresno State (42), Mississippi (41), Arkansas (40), Colorado State (39), Southern Mississippi (23), Iowa State (22), Stanford (21), Notre Dame (18), Hawaii (14), Arizona (12), Iowa (11), Texas Tech (11), Boise State (7), Pittsburgh (7), North Carolina (4), Toledo (4), Virginia (3), Minnesota (2), West Virginia (2), Louisiana Tech (1), UNLV (1), Wake Forest (1).