Husker News and Notes for 1/25/09

Husker News and Notes:

Hey Bob, 2009 Recruit Andrew Green is coming to Nebraska next year.

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He is still heading to Nebraska, right?

“Yes, sir,” the defensive back from San Antonio said.

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Profile on Mike Ekeler and John Papuchis:

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Together, they add a youthful element to the defensive coaching staff. Ekeler, 37, coaches linebackers. Papuchis, 30, directs the ends and plays a coordinating role in special teams.

Both first-timers have been a hit on the road, developing into two of the Huskers’ most dynamic recruiters as signing day approaches Feb. 4.

“I’ve learned a lot, I think, about what it takes to be successful as a fulltime coach,” Papuchis said. “Just balancing it all is probably most difficult. But from the beginning, things were made pretty easy for me, because Bo’s always been a great mentor.”

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Joe Ganz is playing the role of the underdog in the NFL Draft:

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Ganz obviously has become accustomed to underdog status, and here we go again. Granted, nobody expects Nebraska’s 2008 starting quarterback to be a first-round NFL draft pick April 25-26, or even a first-day selection.

But no all-star game invitations? No NFL Combine invite? For a quarterback who ranked 14th nationally in passing efficiency, one spot ahead of Georgia’s Matthew Stafford, a projected top-five selection?

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Who says ESPN hates Nebraska? They rank the Huskers fifth in their ‘prestige rankings.’

The Big Red Network looks at the importance of winter conditioning.