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.?