Huskers’ Tackling Needs More Work, Chinander Says

Defense is the focus after Nebraska’s 10th practice of spring

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Saturday's scrimmage showed that the defense's tackling needs work, defensive coordinator Erik Chinander said after Monday's practice, the 10th of Nebraska football's spring drills.

"It's not good enough right now," Chinander said while noting that it's somewhat understandable because "in spring football, you don't get a ton of shots to tackle guys to the ground."

Chinander said the scrimmage, the second one this spring, amounted to "a good back and forth" between the offense and defense. "I thought it was fast and physical on both sides of the football. I didn't see any dumb stuff out there penalty-wise or just guys doing dumb stuff."

Much more from defensive coaches and players at Monday's post-practice media availability is in the links below. Refresh this page for the latest updates. Go here for the HuskerMax discussion. Asterisk indicates item may require a subscription.

Coverage

Non-subscription sources

• Husker247 | Chinander discusses weekend scrimmage, young D-linemen, Butler and nickels
• Husker247 | Myles Farmer looking to cut mistakes, get to know new teammates this spring
• Husker247 | Mike Dawson defensive line quick hits
• Husker247 | Pursuing starting spot, Braxton Clark has advantage he hasn't had in past years
• Husker247 | Gifford works to fill Domann's spot
• HuskerOnline | Nebraska safety Myles Farmer fighting to start, becoming more of a leader
• Nebraska Athletics | Chinander Discusses Takeaways from Live Scrimmage

Hail Varsity*

• Tackling Problems and a Defensive Line That's A 'Work in Progress'
• Chinander, Dawson Looking for Separation as Huskers Seek to Build Defensive Line Depth
• Working Solely at Nickel, Isaac Gifford Is Hoping to Put His Own Stamp on the Position
• Tough Love Needed in Husker Secondary as Leadership Torch Passes

Lincoln Journal Star*

• Dawson, Huskers sorting through young, inexperienced options on defensive interior
• Red Report: Chinander says hard-charging RBs testing defense’s tackling; nickel assessment; team leaders
• Mike Dawson's mid-spring scouting report on Hutmacher, Newsom — and why it's important
• Braxton Clark keeps Deontai Williams' wisdom in mind as he competes in Husker secondary

Omaha World-Herald*

• Taking a look inside Mike Dawson’s rebuild job on the Nebraska D-Line
• Chinander: Nebraska scrimmage shows Husker defense needs to tackle better
• Notes: Nebraska worked through 'fast and physical' scrimmage

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Video recaps

• Hail Varsity | Sorensen & Smith
• Omaha World-Herald | McKewon & Watkins
• Lincoln Journal Star | Two-Minute Drill

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Video

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More info

• Practice schedule
• HuskerMax/KLIN practice reports
• Spring media guide
• Nebraska football roster
• 2022 schedule