2010 Nebraska Football Red-White Spring Game Preview

Saturday, April 17 - 1:00 PM

Television: None

Radio: Husker Radio Network, Sirius -127, XM Radio -231

Internet: Huskers.com - Audio , Live Stats 

Today is the 2010 Husker Football Red-White spring game. Fake football and a scrimmage it might be, but it's the closest thing to football we'll get for the next few months, so make the most of it. 

Missing Today: 

There's a whole gob of players missing today, including three probable offensive line starters, Ricky Henry, Jermarcus Hardrick, and Mike Smith. Linebackers Matt Holt, Mathew May, and defensive backs Lance Thorell and Justin Blatchford are out as well. 

Zac Lee is out recovering from surgery, while Khiry Cooper and the baseball team are hoping they get their first Big 12 series win this season after winning the first game against Kansas last night, 11-7. 

The complete list and rosters are at the end of the article. 

Red vs White

There were no surprises this year in the "For What Will We Cheer" poll - Husker fans want to see good quarterback play. They will see a Cody Green vs Taylor Martinez matchup, as the two will lead the white and red squads, respectively. Don't forget Kody Spano, however. He's been off the radar for a while due to injury, but given that the playcalling will be mostly vanilla, may not have that great advantage over the other two.

The White team appears to have the advantage on the defensive line as they have Jared Crick, Terrence Moore, Pierre Allen, and Jason Ankrah.  White's offense has Green, Roy Helu, Mike McNeil, Niles Paul and Antonio Bell. 

Red's offense gets Martines, Rex Burkhead, Brandon Kinnie, and Curresnki Gillylen, while the defense has Prince Amukamara and Eric Hagg in the backfield.

The matchups will be made even more interesting by the missing offensive linemen, but, hey, that just gives some young guys a chance to show their stuff, eh? 

Red Roster By Unit     (Bold Indicates Returning Letterman)

52 Dwight Jones OL
51 Brandon Chapek OL
62 Cole Pensick OL
68 *** Keith Williams OL
71 Jesse Coffey OL
75 Luke Lingenfelter OL
76 Brent Qvale OL
78 ** Marcel Jones OL

3 Taylor Martinez QB
7 Kody Spano QB
12 Ron Kellogg III QB

14 * Lester Ward IB
22 * Rex Burkhead IB
28 * Austin Jones IB
48 * Tyler Legate FB

91 Robert Barry TE
25 * Kyler Reed TE
80 ** Ryan Hill TE
81 * Ben Cotton TE
47 Brett Wells TE
84 * Brandon Kinnie WR
26 * Tim Marlowe WR
8 *** Will Henry WR
11 ** Curenski Gilleylen WR
21 Steven Osborne WR
87 Taylor Dixon WR
42 Tyson Clark WR

 
53 Thaddeus Randle DL
85 Faron Klingelhoefer DL
97 Chase Rome DL
55 * Baker Steinkuhler DT
68 Josh Molek DT
70 Kenny Anderson DE
88 * Jay Martin DE
34 * Cameron Meredith DE
65 Colin McDermott DE
98 Josh Williams DE
 
38 * Graham Stoddard LB
46 * Eric Martin LB
22 Joseph Camarata LB
37 Tyrone Lewis LB
59 Colby Starkebaum LB
51 * Will Compton LB

21 *** Prince Amukamara CB
2 Lazarri Middleton DB
5 *** Anthony West DB
13 * PJ Smith S
28 *** Eric Hagg DB
29 Seth Jameson DB
32 Jim Ebke S
32 * Marcus Mendoza CB
43 Brent Moravec DB

90 *** Alex Henery PK/P
92 * PJ MangieriLS
95 Tyler DaakeP/PK

Coaches: Carl Pelini, Tim Beck, Ron Brown, Mike Ekeler, Ted Gilmore, Ross Watson

White Roster By Unit 

69 Brodrick Nickens OL
70 Nick Ash OL
73 ** DJ Jones OL
77 Seung Hoon Choi OL
79 Brandon Thompson OL
59 Brian Thorson OL
61 Spencer Long OL
57 Jeremiah Sirles OL
58 ** Mike Caputo OL

17 * Cody Green QB
15 *** Latravis Washington QB
12 Ron Kellogg III QB
 
10 *** Roy Helu Jr IB
27 * Dontrayevous Robinson IB
29 Collins Okafor IB
30 ** Mike Hays FB
31 CJ Zimmerer FB

49 *** Dreu Young TE
41 Jake Long TE
44 *** Mike McNeill TE/WR
2 * Antonio Bell WR
24 *** Niles Paul WR
85 KC Hyland WR
86 Mychael McClure TE
35 Nick Failla WR
 
58 Justin Jackson DL
99 Jay Guy DL
90 ** Terrence Moore DT
94 ** Jared Crick DT
66 Conor McDermott DE
37 Kevin Thomsen DE
 9 Jason Ankrah DE
92 Tyrone Fahie  DE
95 *** Pierre Allen DE

41 *** Thomas Grove LB
42 * Sean Fisher LB
45 Alonzo Whaley LB
49 Matt Manninger LB
56 Devin Paulsen LB
57 Mitch Hron LB

10 Dijon Washington DB
12 * Courtney Osborne S
14 ** Anthony Blue CB
15 ** Alfonzo Dennard CB
 16 Wil Richards DB
16 Adam Watson DB
31 * Jase Dean CB
3 *** Rickey Thenarse S
7 * DeJon Gomes DB
8 * Austin Cassidy S
 
67 Sam Meginnis LS/LB
96 * Brett Maher P/PK
1 *** Adi Kunalic PK
27 Jon Damkroger P/PK

Coaches: Shawn Watson, Barney Cotton, John Papuchis, Marvin Sanders, Curt Baldus

Out of Action: 

4 Ty Kildow WR
5 * Zac Lee QB
6 * Khiry Cooper WR
9 Joe Broekemeier WR
11 Andrew Green CB
23 ** Lance Thorell DB
35 * Matt Holt LB
36 ** Mathew May LB
39 * Justin Blatchford DB
44 Micah Kreikemeier  LB
50 Jermarcus Hardrick OL
65 *** Mike Smith OL
67 Colin Kanne OL
74 * Ricky Henry OL
89 J.T. Kerr TE