Nebraska Cornhusker vs. Kansas State Wildcats: Game Thread - For the Big 12 North!

by Jon Johnston on Nov 21, 2009 6:00 PM CST in Game Threads

Kansas St. Wildcats at Nebraska Cornhuskers, Nov 21, 2009 6:45 PM CST

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Senior Night!

Mike's Tribute: Many of these players came to Nebraska as part of the famed 2005 class that was going to be the start of a Nebraska renaissance. Tom Lemming named it the #1 class in the country, and other recruiting services rated it top notch. Most of their classmates are long gone; some never qualified, others faded away. Some transferred elsewhere to places like North Alabama (Harrison Beck), Hawai'i (Leon Jackson), and USC (Jordan Congdon). Others finished their eligibility last year, such as Marlon Lucky.

In 2006, things looked to be on the upswing for the Huskers: a Big XII North championship and a Cotton Bowl victory. In 2007, the entire program imploded as the sham was exposed. The Huskers lost 7 games, most badly, as the defense became the laughingstock of college football, giving up 172 points in the final three games. The coaching staff was removed, and Bo Pelini began to resurrect the program with this group.

Two years later, the defense is no longer on of the worst, it's now one of the best in the country. Ndamukong Suh is considered the best player in college football, and possibly the #1 draft pick in next year's NFL draft. Phillip Dillard rededicated himself to excellence and has emerged as an all-conference level linebacker. Walk-on Matt O'Hanlon emerged from obscurity to be a solid performer at safety, earning national defensive player against Oklahoma.

This group has ridden the roller-coaster ride the last few years and leaves the program on an upward swing.

Jlew's Tribute: Wow has it really been 5 years? My son is 5; The time really moves on you sometimes. Some will take this class as an example of the Bill Callahan failure. Chasing recruiting stars that don't matter, when you can make your own stars, ect. I'm sorry I don't buy it.

This class, through hard work and perseverance through unstable times, laid the foundation for Nebraska's quick turnaround that started last year under Bo Pelini and continues on the eve of Nebraska winning the B12 North Title this year. Pelini and Nebraska were able to skip the usual rebuilding period because the raw materials were present, they just need refining.

If NU is going to continue their ascension to the top of the college football mountain, NU is going to need the talent to compete with the best. Nebraska will need players like the ones that play for the last time in Memorial Stadium tonight, players with a combination of talent and desire.

I want to express my thanks to the senior players that end their Nebraska career this year. I have so many good memories thanks to your hard work. Being able to say that you left the Nebraska football team better than when you started is the greatest complement I can give and that reward is yours.

		Passing									Rushing					Sacks
	G	Rating	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/G	Y/A	TD	INT	Rush	Yds	Y/G	Avg	TD	Sack	YdsL
Cody Green	6	60.0	33	59	55.9	317	52.8	5.4	2	2	22	131	21.8	6	2	-	-
Zac Lee	9	60.0	136	227	59.9	1692	188	7.5	11	6	62	113	12.6	1.8	0	-	-

		Rushing					Receiving
	G	Rush	Yds	Y/G	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Y/G	Avg	TD
Rex Burkhead	5	23	118	23.6	5.1	1	8	66	13.2	8.3	1
Ben Cotton	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	10	3.3	5	0
Cody Green	6	22	131	21.8	6	2	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Helu Jr	10	167	962	96.2	5.8	9	19	149	14.9	7.8	0
Austin Jones	4	6	15	3.8	2.5	0	1	2	.500	2	0
Zac Lee	9	62	113	12.6	1.8	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Mendoza	3	4	10	3.3	2.5	0	6	40	13.3	6.7	0
Collins Okafor	1	1	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0
Niles Paul	10	2	28	2.8	14	1	32	567	56.7	17.7	3
Dontrayevous Robinson	4	38	159	39.8	4.2	2	3	22	5.5	7.3	0
Lester Ward	2	8	24	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	0

		Receiving
	G	Rec	Yds	Y/G	AVG	TD
Antonio Bell	1	1	3	3	3	0
Chris Brooks	5	13	177	35.4	13.6	1
Rex Burkhead	5	8	66	13.2	8.3	1
Wes Cammack	1	1	2	2	2	0
Khiry Cooper	5	12	72	14.4	6	1
Ben Cotton	3	2	10	3.3	5	0
Curenski Gilleylen	7	16	299	42.7	18.7	1
Roy Helu Jr	10	19	149	14.9	7.8	0
Will Henry	1	1	1	1	1	0
Ryan Hill	2	2	8	4	4	1
Menelik Holt	6	15	175	29.2	11.7	1
Austin Jones	4	1	2	.500	2	0
Brandon Kinnie	4	7	61	15.3	8.7	0
Mike McNeill	9	21	211	23.4	10	3
Marcus Mendoza	3	6	40	13.3	6.7	0
Niles Paul	10	32	567	56.7	17.7	3
Kyler Reed	5	5	52	10.4	10.4	0
Dontrayevous Robinson	4	3	22	5.5	7.3	0
Dreu Young	3	3	63	21	21	0

		Field Goals								PAT
	G	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	FGM	FGA	PCT	XPM	XPA	PCT	pts
Alex Henery	10	-	-	-	-	-	15	19	80.0%	29	29	100.0%	74

		Rushing					Receiving
	G	Rush	Yds	Y/G	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Y/G	Avg	TD
Brandon Banks	11	10	92	8.4	9.2	0	51	657	59.7	12.9	1
Jarell Childs	2	13	79	39.5	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carson Coffman	6	54	64	10.7	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Grant Gregory	10	93	286	28.6	3.1	3	0	0	0	0	0
Adrian Hilburn	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Collin Klein	4	1	-8	-2	-8	0	6	38	9.5	6.3	1
Daniel Thomas	11	213	1112	101.1	5.2	10	21	206	18.7	9.8	0
Keithen Valentine	11	54	356	32.4	6.6	6	6	5	.500	.800	0

		Receiving
	G	Rec	Yds	Y/G	AVG	TD
Brandon Banks	11	51	657	59.7	12.9	1
Lamark Brown	6	18	215	35.8	11.9	2
Jeron Mastrud	10	21	233	23.3	11.1	1
Sheldon Smith	3	3	27	9	9	0
Attrail Snipes	9	27	400	44.4	14.8	2
Travis Tannahill	2	2	37	18.5	18.5	0
Daniel Thomas	11	21	206	18.7	9.8	0
Keithen Valentine	11	6	5	.500	.800	0
Brice Vignery	2	3	27	13.5	9	0

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