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Nebraska made a significant alteration in the way it practices this spring compared to last, and Barney Cotton said it's gone well.
“It’s been twice as physical this spring, if for no other reason than we always have two team (stations) going,” the Husker offensive line coach said Monday. “So everybody's getting twice as many reps this spring compared to last spring, because we had only one team (station) going.”
In other words, Nebraska now has an offense and defense squaring off simultaneously in separate areas of the field. Former Nebraska coaches Tom Osborne and Frank Solich often had three or even four team stations at practices, meaning few players were watching because nearly everyone was participating. Bill Callahan preferred a one-station system.
Having multiple stations obviously means coaches have more chances to evaluate players, Cotton said.
“You can’t be two places at one time, but you can coach it off the film,” he said.
For Cotton, it means that 10 of his linemen are getting constant repetitions during the course of a practice.
Nebraska had several offensive line injuries last season. Did the Huskers have enough healthy linemen to work two stations then?
“It would’ve been really close," Cotton said.
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“It’s been twice as physical this spring, if for no other reason than we always have two team (stations) going,” the Husker offensive line coach said Monday. “So everybody's getting twice as many reps this spring compared to last spring, because we had only one team (station) going.”
In other words, Nebraska now has an offense and defense squaring off simultaneously in separate areas of the field. Former Nebraska coaches Tom Osborne and Frank Solich often had three or even four team stations at practices, meaning few players were watching because nearly everyone was participating. Bill Callahan preferred a one-station system.
Having multiple stations obviously means coaches have more chances to evaluate players, Cotton said.
“You can’t be two places at one time, but you can coach it off the film,” he said.
For Cotton, it means that 10 of his linemen are getting constant repetitions during the course of a practice.
Nebraska had several offensive line injuries last season. Did the Huskers have enough healthy linemen to work two stations then?
“It would’ve been really close," Cotton said.
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