Nebraska Football Gears Up for Golden Gophers

Matt Rhule previews next Thursday’s season opener, hopes simulated game has given Huskers a head start

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1. Coverage
2. Video
3. From the other side
4. More info

The Nebraska football season is almost here. Proof came Friday with the first game-week press conference and the release of the first depth chart of 2023.

Coach Matt Rhule and half a dozen players previewed the Aug. 31 opener at Minnesota, a Thursday night affair that's just six days away. The press conference came the morning after the Huskers held a simulated game under the lights in Memorial Stadium. Rhule said he hoped the scrimmage would essentially serve as Game 1 when it comes to the old coaching adage that a team's greatest improvement comes between the first and second games.

Placekicker is a job that's still up for grabs between Tristan Alvano and Timmy Bleekrode. "We'll have one more day [Sunday] of competition," Rhule said." And to me the depth chart, it's like an organism. It's ever changing. I'm not a big 'Hey, set it stone' kind of guy." 

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Coverage

• Associated Press | New Nebraska coach Matt Rhule is having the time of his life ahead of opener against Gophers
• Husker247 | Hey, it's game week: Quick hits from Matt Rhule's press conference
• Husker247 | Senior Omar Brown will get his chance off the bat at safety for the Huskers
• Husker247 | Nebraska working toward 'finality' on Arik Gilbert waiver
• Husker247 | Rhule knows the road can be where the heart is too when it comes to a team
• Husker247 | Gabe Ervin won't coast after winning top running back job
• Inside Nebraska | Rhule updates Arik Gilbert status, Marques Buford injury
• On3 | Rhule speculates Marques Buford could return around Week 5 or 6
• On3 | Rhule shares how Nebraska is handling gambling concerns
• Transcripts | Rhule, Reimer, Ervin, Robinson, Sims, Gifford, Scott
• Omaha World-Herald |  Video recap 
• Omaha World-Herald* | Rhule talks Minnesota, injuries and why he’s 'confident' Nebraska will play hard
• Omaha World-Herald* | 9 months and ‘5,000 reps’ into Matt Rhule era, Nebraska believes it’s ready to play
• Lincoln Journal Star* | 'They know what they do': Here's how Nebraska football is preparing for Minnesota
• Lincoln Journal Star* | Red Report: Where Nebraska has made its most improvement, Buford's injury status  

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Video

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From the other side

• Gopher Illustrated | Everything Minnesota coach PJ Fleck said before the Nebraska game
• Minnesota Athletics | P.J. Fleck press conference (video)
• Omaha World-Herald* | Minnesota 'chasing ghosts' preparing for new-look Nebraska defense 
• Minneapolis Star Tribune* | Eight key Gophers football players are ready for their close-up

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More info

• Neb. depth chart
• Pregame notes: Neb., Minn.
• HuskerMax game page
• Neb. practice schedule
• Neb. roster
• Neb. game schedule
• KLIN/HuskerMax reports

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