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The Nebraska Cornhuskers held their first scrimmage of their 2015 Fall Camp on Saturday night, which also coincided with the final evening practice of the camp.
Nebraska, who was looking for things to wind down after a hairy past couple of days, went under the lights in the friendly confines of Memorial Stadium for their final workout before a day off on Sunday.
Can't wait to see this place PACKED to the sky under the lights! #GBR ⚪️ pic.twitter.com/4ZE2I6Ks8F
— Todd McShane (@TheToddMcShane) August 16, 2015
Taking a quick look through twitter, let's take a peek on what we found out Saturday.
- The Wideouts are getting healthier.
Mike Riley after the #Huskers 1st legit scrimmage of Fall Camp. Passing game looked great with Westy and DPE back. pic.twitter.com/nJDTBiuOsc
— Mike Welch (@RealMikeWelch) August 16, 2015
- Tommy Armstrong Jr. was..... GOOD!! GOOD? GOOD!!
I'm scrimmage, Tommy Armstrong completed 60-65% of his passes, couple TD throws, a TD run, and zero turnovers. Really solid night. #Huskers
— Mike Welch (@RealMikeWelch) August 16, 2015
.. but there may be a reason to that...
#Huskers did nothing but 11-on-11, mostly full tackling scrimmage tonight in Memorial Stadium. And the tackling was... Lacking.
— John Gaskins (@937JohnGaskins) August 16, 2015
Riley: Tackling wasn't as good as #Huskers want. As expected, much harder for guys to finish tackles when they haven't practiced it much.
— John Gaskins (@937JohnGaskins) August 16, 2015
.. but it's not as bad as it may seem.
Some awesome tackles. Aaron Williams wrapped up Newby shy of sticks on 3rd/short. Gifford lit up Pelzer at stick on 3rd down pass #Huskers
— John Gaskins (@937JohnGaskins) August 16, 2015
- Freshman WR Stanley Morgan may be the breakout player of the early season for Nebraska.
WR Stanley Morgan had a big night. 3 TD catches. good separation. Riley said Morgan is "beyond his years."
— Samuel McKewon (@swmckewonOWH) August 16, 2015
Stanley Morgan was EVERYWHERE tonight, catching short, mid, deep passes including over-middle TD darts from Tommy (11) & Fyfe (25) #Huskers
— John Gaskins (@937JohnGaskins) August 16, 2015
Big ol' scrimmage inside Memorial Stadium. You've heard this before: Stanley Morgan had a big night. Three TDs, in fact. #Huskers
— Brian Christopherson (@HuskerExtraBC) August 16, 2015
- While the Quarterbacks did well, there were some learning moments.
Tommy was overall sharp. OL giving a little him more time than earlier practices but Riley said at times "not very impressive" #Huskera
— John Gaskins (@937JohnGaskins) August 16, 2015
Riley praised AJ Bush, too, but lamented two red zone INTs.
— Samuel McKewon (@swmckewonOWH) August 16, 2015
Tommy Armstrong did rip off one big TD run. "I love seeing that," Riley said with a smile. "I haven't seen that in 12 years." #Huskers
— Brian Christopherson (@HuskerExtraBC) August 16, 2015
- The Offensive Line did well, but could be better.That'
Tommy was overall sharp. OL giving a little him more time than earlier practices but Riley said at times "not very impressive" #Huskera
— John Gaskins (@937JohnGaskins) August 16, 2015
1st OL is frankly looking better w/o Sterup in at RT. Riley says they're mixing it up there. Gates is a "very good athlete. Smart." #Huskers
— John Gaskins (@937JohnGaskins) August 16, 2015
That's a very interesting statement about Zach Sterup there. Is Nick Gates really going to be the young player who steps up on the OL?
I thought the offense looked much more put together tonight, but Riley saw plenty to improve still. Wants more consistency in run game.
— Brian Christopherson (@HuskerExtraBC) August 16, 2015
Fyfe looks like #Huskers #2 QB. Got all early reps when #2s were out but Riley talked as if it's btwn him & Bush. Didn't mention ZD #Huskers
— John Gaskins (@937JohnGaskins) August 16, 2015
Tommy Armstrong did rip off one big TD run. "I love seeing that," Riley said with a smile. "I haven't seen that in 12 years." #Huskers
— Brian Christopherson (@HuskerExtraBC) August 16, 2015
THEY AIN'T GONNA LET TOMMY RUN JUST BE IN THE WEST COAST OFFENSE RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE.
Here's something that makes #Huskers fans swoon: On back-to-back plays, Fyfe hit FB Janovich on rollout TD & TE Foster on 30yd catch/run TD
— John Gaskins (@937JohnGaskins) August 16, 2015
/heart emoji.
Tommy highlights: 50yd run down sideline on 1st series. 46yd play-action to DPE on 3rd series. 3rd & 4th down conv's to TE Carter. #Huskers
— John Gaskins (@937JohnGaskins) August 16, 2015
It just can't be legal to throw to the 6th Offensive Lineman. I hope this either is allowed or gets cleared up!
AJ had a very good night between the 20s. Coach said it would have been great of not for the 2 redzone picks.
— Mike'l Severe (@MikelSevere) August 16, 2015
#Huskers punting & kicking will be weapons. Brown hit FG's of 37 (L-R), 36 (R-L), 45 (straight). High booms, no doubters. 1 47 att blocked
— John Gaskins (@937JohnGaskins) August 16, 2015
Bruce Read is making his money. I'm kidding, lord hope I makes his money.
Newby still gets #1 RB reps. Wilbon 2nd. Shortage of long RB runs tonight. Cross had 30-yd burst assisted by 2nd D missed tackles #Huskers
— John Gaskins (@937JohnGaskins) August 16, 2015
Sounds like Mikale Wilbon is getting better. No news about Jordan Stevenson or Adam Taylor yet is... interesting. Not a bad thing for Stevenson considering he's just in the program for 2 weeks. Taylor, on the other hand... yikes.
What did Mike Riley have to say about everything Saturday? Well, read for yourself.
“In general there was some nice plays—really the consistency in the run game I did not like. We had some nice runs, and make some big plays but we were not consistent enough in the drives.
“Defensively there was a lot of good defense but I think we gave up in general probably too many big plays. One of the key elements of winning games is not giving up big plays and tackling.”
Nebraska takes the day off Sunday, then comes back to morning practices on Monday, August 17th.
Saturday night in Memorial Stadium with the #Huskers family. There's nothing like it. #GBR pic.twitter.com/cvUT0nhwiN
— Nebraska Football (@HuskerFBNation) August 16, 2015