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Nebraska
Ameer Abdullah, who rushed for nearly 1,700 yards as a
junior, should carry the load again for the Cornhuskers, espe-
cially considering Nebraska has an unproven passing game.
believes it could have several future NFL players in its
defensive front, Gregory being the most apparent one.
The key for Nebraska this season: Turnovers.
They gave the ball away 29 times last season.
"They've been their own worst enemy," Callahan
said. "They could move the ball on anybody … but then
couldn't get out of their own way."
— Brian Neubert
Wisconsin
Badgers
2014 OPPONENT PREVIEW • NOV. 8 • ROSS-ADE STADIUM •
TIME: TBA • TV: TBD
L
ast year, Gary Andersen was Wisconsin's first-year
coach.
This year, Wisconsin is truly Andersen's team, much
more so than the group of Bret Bielema-recruited players
that went 9-4 in 2013.
"Last year was Gary Andersen's first year, but this
is really the year where we're going to find out what
this staff is going to do from here on out," said John
Veldhuis of BadgerBlitz.com, the Rivals.com site that
covers Wisconsin.
Some things won't change.
Like Bielema and Barry Alvarez before him, Andersen
is going to run the football first and foremost this season.
That's more a practical consideration than systematic
preference, though, as there may not be a better running
back in college football this fall than Badger junior Melvin
Gordon.
As just a sophomore in 2013, Gordon broke the 1,600-
yard mark and averaged nearly eight yards per carry and
Wisconsin
Senior right tackle Rob Havenstein is a key cog in a Wiscon-
sin rushing offense that should be its usual prolific self in
2014.
