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Nebraska practiced in full pads for two hours and 15 minutes Tuesday afternoon, preparing to face Colorado in their regular season finale on Friday.

Pelini is a Youngstown native and graduated from the university. FOOTBALL NOTES Carl Pelini deflects job questions LINCOLN - Nebraska defensive coordinator Carl Pelini did not directly answer a question Tuesday regarding any possible interest in the head coaching job at Youngstown State.

Nebraska defensive coordinator Carl Pelini says cornerback Alfonzo Dennard has recovered from a toe injury and will be able to play against Colorado on Friday.

NU still unranked by AP 3:41 p.m. Four straight wins and a Big 12 North title aren't enough to get Nebraska back into the Associated Press Top 25 just yet.

When Nebraska goes to its dime defense, backup defensive backs Hagg and Dejon Gomes see a lot more time on the field.

FOOTBALL Game replay NOTICED Kansas actually challenged NU's interior line in the run game - and it worked.

FOOTBALL NOTES NU gains another pledge LINCOLN - Nebraska added another member to its 2010 recruiting class, the fifth commitment since Saturday's 10-3 home win against Oklahoma.

Nebraska running back Roy Helu Jr. tight-roped the sideline as Kansas linebacker Huldon Tharp tried to run him down as Helu broke a 30 yard run in the second half during the University of Kansas and the University of Nebraska football game at the University of Kansas in Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Nov 14, 2009, in Lawrence, Kansas.

Husker assistant wary of KU offense despite woes 6:57 p.m. Forget the Jayhawks' recent struggles on offense.

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin Who would have believed it? Kansas State has soared to the top of the Big 12 North playing old-school football that's a marked contrast from the spread offenses that marked the conference the past few years.

Some fans would nominate Ndamukong Suh for an acting award. But Nebraska's star defensive lineman says he really had a leg cramp when he collapsed in the fourth quarter against Oklahoma - right as Nebraska coaches were desperately motioning for injured cornerback Alfonzo Dennard to get off the field.

Minnesota DE jumps aboard 9:07 p.m. Momentum in recruiting continued though the afternoon as defensive end Tobi Okuyemi of Plymouth, Minn., joined defensive tackle Jay Guy and cornerback Joshua Mitchell in pleding to... >> Jayhawk woes 1:45 p.m.: Things aren't looking too good for Kansas.

OU quarterback Landry Jones will look for the short passes. NU has to take it away.

Now, it's Crick who stars on the defensive line. He's the reigning Big 12 player of the week and national player of the week, as named by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and the Football Writers Association of America.

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The University of Nebraska Cornhuskers played Florida Atlantic University in a football game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb., on September 5, 2009.

Pelini: 'We need to win' 6:29 p.m. The NU players aren't mentally bruised beyond repair, but winning Saturday would be a good confidence boost, according to coach Bo Pelini.

Nebraska practiced ball-security drills Monday to help prevent pratfalls like this.

If Zac Lee's the guy, the offense needs to be catered more toward his strength: The deep ball.

Bo Pelini said offense won't change so much as it needs to get better. Nebraska's quarterback job is back up for grabs.