Huskers Look for Ways to Get Billy Kemp the Ball

The wide receiver was shut out in the season opener. That can't happen against Colorado, says offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield.

Joe Hudson | Sep 6, 2023

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Wide receiver Billy Kemp IV didn't have a catch in the season opener. That needs to change Saturday against Colorado, Nebraska football offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield said Wednesday.

Satterfield said the coaches needs to find a way to get the ball to the transfer wide receiver from Virginia. Plans were drawn up during halftime last week against Minnesota to do just that, but "we didn't get it done," Satterfield said. "The ball didn't get to him, so that's something that we've got to do this week. ... He's too valuable of a playmaker. Not just a receiver. He has to have that ball in his hands, whatever it takes to get it in there."

Also speaking during Wednesday's pre-practice press conference were defensive backs coach Evan Cooper, defensive lineman Blaise Gunnerson and quarterback Jeff Sims.

Reflecting on his three-interception night against Minnesota, Sims said, "You've got to come through when the team needs you, and that's something I didn't do. That kind of stuck with me."

Cooper said of Colorado: "They have great players. I think I have competitive players that will be ready to make plays and go to war. We'll see how it turns out."

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Published Sep 6, 2023

JOE HUDSON

Joe Hudson has operated a Husker-related website since 1995 and joined forces with David Max to form HuskerPedia (later renamed HuskerMax) in 1999. It began as a hobby during his 35 years as a newspaper editor and reporter, a career that included stints at the Lincoln Star, Omaha World-Herald, Philadelphia Inquirer and Denver Post. In Denver, Joe was chief of the copy desk during his final 16 years at the Post. He is proud to have been involved in Pulitzer Prize-winning projects in both Philadelphia and Denver. Joe has been a Nebraska football fan since the mid-1960s during his childhood in Omaha. He earned his bachelor of arts degree in journalism and economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1976. He resides a few freeway exits north of Colorado Springs and enjoys bicycling and walking his dogs in his spare time. You can reach him at joeroyhud@outlook.com.