Husker Big Red Daily: Nebraska penalty issues in practice, OC hot board, starter returning

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Penalties have been a major issue for the Nebraska football team. Just look at the past two games.

Against Washington, the Huskers got a critical delay-of-game penalty on a first-and-goal as they were trying to put away the Huskies in a 7-3 game. Instead, they ended up missing a field goal.

On the first two drives against Illinois, pre-snap penalties hurt the Huskers, but according to Luke Lindenmeyer, the issue has been prevalent in practice.

“It’s been in practice. And we’ve seen the penalties in practice, and maybe we were just like, ‘Oh, it won’t happen in the game,’ but we’re bringing in some serious accountability about that. We’re not going to let stuff like that slide anymore,” the Nebraska football tight end told reporters.

But getting rid of Dana Holgorsen is supposed to solve the issue. Glenn Thomas has been there. Is he going to magically get rid of the penalties? That’s Matt Rhule’s job first and foremost. It’s just another thing that’s a little baffling.

Nebraska football OC board

Looking beyond the field for a moment, we released our first Nebraska football offensive coordinator hot board with five candidates that Rhule should consider.

5 offensive coordinator candidates Nebraska should consider as Matt Rhule searches for answers

There are some other quality candidates, too. Jerry Neuheisel, the quarterbacks coach at Northwestern, is another name to keep on the horizon. He has worked with Chip Kelly, called plays before in the Big Ten, and seems like an up-and-coming offensive mind.

Nobody saw Rob Aurich coming, so Matt Rhule might have a candidate in mind that we have no idea about. Either way, the Nebraska football head coach has to get it right.

Cameron Lenhardt is coming back

One player on the Nebraska football defensive front will be back next season, as Cameron Lenhardt announced he will return to Lincoln for a fifth season. The new 5-for-5 rule allows him another year since he didn’t redshirt.

Lenhardt has started 11 games over the past two seasons. The former freshman All-American has played in every game this season, totaling 15 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack.

Nebraska women’s basketball improves to 3-0

Britt Prince continues her strong start to her junior season, as she scored 24 points. Prince, who recently passed the 1,000-point barrier, scored 14 points in the first quarter. She was 9-for-15 from the field and connected on four 3-pointers.

Amiah Hargrove added 13 points and 10 rebounds. Natalie Potts also contributed six points, six rebounds, and two assists. She was 3-for-5 from the field.

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