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2B STAR-HERALD Friday, November 15, 2019 SPORTS NEWS $9,999 $14,999 $9,999 $9,999 $11,999 2013 CHRISLER 200 T ouring 78,955 Miles , FWD, V6, AT 2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE LTZ, AWD, V6, AT, Heated & Cooled Leather 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Limited, 5.7L Hemi, AT, AWD, Leather Interior 2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 4CYL, AT, AWD, Cloth Interior 2012 DODGE DURANGO Crew, V6, AT, AWD, Cloth Interior, 3rd Seat 1125 Broadway | Scottsbluff, NE | 308.632.5008 | www.TwinCityMotorsLLC.com | LeisBen@ gmail.com Looking for a new ride this holiday season? We’ve got what you need! Saturday, Nov. 16 (all times Central) n No. 1 LSU at Mississippi, 6 p.m. n No. 2 Ohio State at Rutgers, 2:30 p.m. n No. 3 Clemson vs. Wake Forest, 2:30 p.m. n No. 4 Alabama at Mississippi State, 11 a.m. n No. 5 Georgia at No. 13 Auburn, 2:30 p.m. n No. 6 Oregon vs. Arizona, 9:30 p.m. n No. 7 Minnesota at No. 23 Iowa, 3 p.m. n No. 8 Utah vs. UCLA, 7 p.m. n No. 9 Penn State vs. No. 24 Indiana, 11 a.m. n No. 10 Oklahoma at No. 12 Baylor, 6:30 p.m. n No. 11 Florida at Missouri, 11 a.m. n No. 14 Michigan vs. Michigan State, 11 a.m. n No. 15 Wisconsin at Nebraska, 11 a.m. n No. 16 Notre Dame vs. No. 21 Navy, 1:30 p.m. n No. 17 Cincinnati at South Florida, 6 p.m. n No. 18 Memphis at Houston, 2:30 p.m. n No. 19 Boise State vs. New Mexico, 9:15 p.m. n No. 22 Texas at Iowa State, 2:30 p.m. n No. 25 Oklahoma State vs. Kansas, 11 a.m. What they said n “Their ends are really talented. They have a solid linebacking corps. They are a solid unit. I think they’ve played pretty well all year. They play hard. We notice that as a unit offensively, and we are going to have to bring our ‘A’ game.” — Nebraska QB Adrian Martinez on Wisconsin. n “Response is great. Out and about, people know our program. The reaction to Nebraska football around the country is still unbelievable. People understand our staff and the direction we’re going. We’re getting nothing but positive response.” Nebraska coach Scott Frost on recruiting. n “I’ve got to play big, we’ve all got to play big. We have to push the line of scrimmage back. We’ve got to get off blocks and make tackles. They have a good running back; they have a good front seven, so we’ve just got to play big.” — Husker LB JoJo Domann. n “We basically (during) both bye weeks worked on little details and the little things, and I feel like we got better with all those little details and you just have to go out in the game this week and be perfect.” Nebraska RB Dedrick Mills. Players to Watch n Wan’Dale Robinson: Husker back/receiver has the most receptions (40) and receiving yards (453) by a true freshman in school history. n Dedrick Mills: Leads Nebraska with seven rushing touchdowns. Ran for a Nebraska career- high 116 yards vs. Northern Illinois. n JD Spielman The Husker receiver recorded 1,000 career receiving yards faster than any other player in NU history (15 games) He was the first Husker to record 2,000 career receiving yards prior to his senior season. n Jack Coan: The Wisconsin junior has taken over the quarterback spot and completed 153-of- 209 passes (73.2%) for 1,667 yards with 12 touchdowns and three interceptions. n Quintez Cephus: The Wisconsin junior receiver returned to the team in August after being suspended for the entire 2018 season. He leads the Badgers in receiving with 504 yards on 32 catches (15.8 per catch) with four touchdowns. Jonathan Taylor returns to Lincoln n In typical Wisconsin style, the Badgers are led by their run game and Heisman hopeful Jonathan Taylor. Taylor has 1,259 rushing yards on the year which ranks third in the country. n Taylor is leaving his mark on the UW record books, as well as the national ones. Earlier this season, Taylor became the fourth player in FBS history to rush for 5,000 yards before the end of his junior season and did it on less carries than the other three. n Two years ago as a freshman, Taylor broke loose for 249 yards in a 38-17 Wisconsin win over Nebraska in Lincoln. n Last year Taylor had 221 yards as the Badgers downed the Huskers 41-24 in Madison. n The Salem, New Jersey, native originally committed to Rutgers out of high school, but flipped to Wisconsin before signing his letter of intent. Jurgens adjusting to center position Lincoln Weather Partly cloudy, high of 54, low of 35. Nebraska-Wisconsin Series Wisconsin leads 9-4. The Badgers won 41-24 on Oct. 6 a year ago in Madison. 7 Husker junior receiver JD Spielman has seven receptions that covered at least 40 yards this season. That ranks fourth best in the FBS ranks. Television BTN Play-by-play: Kevin Kugler Analyst: Matt Millen Sidelines: Rick Pizzo Radio Husker Sports Network Play-by-play: Greg Sharpe Analyst: Matt Davison Sidelines: Ben McLaughlin NEBRASKA GAME DAY HUSKERS vs. WISCONSIN BADGERS 11 a.m. Central Saturday TV: BTN East Division Team BT OVA Ohio St. 6-0 9-0 Penn St. 5-1 8-1 Michigan 4-2 7-2 Indiana 4-2 7-2 Michigan St. 2-4 4-5 Maryland 1-6 3-7 Rutgers 0-6 2-7 West Division Team BT OVA Minnesota 6-0 9-0 Wisconsin 4-2 7-2 Illinois 4-3 6-4 Iowa 3-3 6-3 Purdue 3-4 4-6 Nebraska 2-4 4-5 Northwestern 0-7 1-8 n Michigan State at Michigan, 11 a.m. (Fox) n Wisconsin at Nebraska, 11 a.m. (BTN) n UMass at Northwestern, 11 a.m. (BTN) n Indiana at Penn State, 11 a.m. (ABC) n Ohio State at Rutgers, 2;30 p.m. (BTN) n Minnesota at Iowa, 3 p.m. (Fox) Saturday’s Games (All times Central) Husker Schedule (All times CDT) GAME 1 South Alabama (1-8) vs. La.-Lafayette, 4 p.m. NU 35, USA 21 GAME 2 at Colorado (4-6) Idle CU 34, NU 31 GAME 3 N. Illinois (3-6) at Toledo, late Wednesday NU 44, NIU 8 GAME 4 at Illinois (6-4) Idle NU 42, ILL 38 GAME 5 Ohio State (9-0) at Rutgers, 2:30 p.m. OSU 48, NU 7 GAME 6 N-Western (1-8) vs. UMass, 11 a.m. NU 13, NW 10 GAME 7 at Minnesota (9-0) at Iowa, 3 p.m. MIN 34, NU 7 GAME 8 Indiana (7-2) at Penn State, 11 a.m. IND 38, NU 31 GAME 9 at Purdue (4-6) Idle PUR 31, NU 27 GAME 10 Wisconsin (7-2) at Nebraska, 11 a.m. Nov. 16 GAME 11 at Maryland (3-7) Idle Nov. 23 GAME 12 Iowa (6-3) vs. Minnesota, 3 p.m. Nov. 29 The Associated Press Baylor quarterback Charlie Brewer will lead the unbeaten Bears against No. 10 Oklahoma on Saturday night. By Bob Hamar BH Media News Service Nebraska recruited Cam Jurgens as a tight end, but last fall as he went through a redshirt season, head coach Scott Frost had second thoughts. “Cam’s a unique athlete,” Frost said. “When we recruited him we didn’t know what he was, tight end or defensive lineman or something else. After evaluating him for awhile, he’s as physical and as good of a blocker as we have on our football team. I really think he’s got potential to be a really good player on the offensive line at either center or at guard.” So weight coach Zach Duval and the nutrition program bulked Jurgens up to 285, and now he’s been the starting center all season long. That doesn’t mean it’s been smooth sailing. Jurgens struggled with the snaps to quarterback Adrian Martinez in the shotgun formation early this season. That threw the timing for the entire offense off the first couple of games. But as Jurgens became more comfortable, this errant snaps disappeared. That was just a step in the development of a player Frost believes will be an outstanding center. “Knock on wood, the problems with the snaps have gotten a lot better. That was a real issue early,” Frost said this week. “I think that kind of upset our timing a lot early. You’ve got to understand with Cam Jurgens, we’ve got high hopes for him. He’s never played offensive line. He’s a redshirt freshman, and we threw him in the fire because of his talent.” Jurgens, a state champion shot putter and discus thrower at Beatrice High School, struggled with injuries through the spring and into fall camp. That set his development back just a bit. But Frost sees Jurgens getting better every day. “He’s done a really good job,” Frost said. “Some of the issues he is working through right now won’t be issues going forward. It’s kind of like playing a freshman quarterback. You have to live through some of those things. Cam is going to be a pretty good player around here.” Cam Jurgens Jonathan Taylor 11-15 B1-B4 2 11/14/2019 6:25:22 PM

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Saturday, Nov. 16 (all times Central) n No. 1 LSU at Mississippi, 6 p.m.n No. 2 Ohio State at Rutgers, 2:30 p.m.n No. 3 Clemson vs. Wake Forest, 2:30 p.m.n No. 4 Alabama at Mississippi State, 11 a.m.n No. 5 Georgia at No. 13 Auburn, 2:30 p.m.n No. 6 Oregon vs. Arizona, 9:30 p.m.n No. 7 Minnesota at No. 23 Iowa, 3 p.m.n No. 8 Utah vs. UCLA, 7 p.m.n No. 9 Penn State vs. No. 24 Indiana, 11 a.m.n No. 10 Oklahoma at No. 12 Baylor, 6:30 p.m.n No. 11 Florida at Missouri, 11 a.m.n No. 14 Michigan vs. Michigan State, 11 a.m.n No. 15 Wisconsin at Nebraska, 11 a.m.n No. 16 Notre Dame vs. No. 21 Navy, 1:30 p.m.n No. 17 Cincinnati at South Florida, 6 p.m.n No. 18 Memphis at Houston, 2:30 p.m.n No. 19 Boise State vs. New Mexico, 9:15 p.m.n No. 22 Texas at Iowa State, 2:30 p.m.n No. 25 Oklahoma State vs. Kansas, 11 a.m.

What they saidn “Their ends are really talented. They have a solid linebacking corps. They are a solid unit. I think they’ve played pretty well all year. They play hard. We notice that as a unit offensively, and we are going to have to bring our ‘A’ game.” — Nebraska QB Adrian Martinez on Wisconsin.n “Response is great. Out and about, people know our program. The reaction to Nebraska football around the country is still unbelievable. People understand our staff and the direction we’re going. We’re getting nothing but positive response.” — Nebraska coach Scott Frost on recruiting.n “I’ve got to play big, we’ve all got to play big. We have to push the line of scrimmage back. We’ve got to get off blocks and make tackles. They have a good running back; they have a good front seven, so we’ve just got to play big.” — Husker LB JoJo Domann.n “We basically (during) both bye weeks worked on little details and the little things, and I feel like we got better with all those little details and you just have to go out in the game this week and be perfect.” — Nebraska RB Dedrick Mills.

Players to Watchn Wan’Dale Robinson: Husker back/receiver has the most receptions (40) and receivingyards (453) by a true freshman in school history.n Dedrick Mills: Leads Nebraska with seven rushing touchdowns. Ran for a Nebraska career-high 116 yards vs. Northern Illinois.

n JD Spielman The Husker receiver recorded 1,000 career receiving yards faster than any other player in NU history (15 games) He was the first Husker to record 2,000 career receiving yards prior to his senior season.

n Jack Coan: The Wisconsin junior has taken over the quarterback spot and completed 153-of-209 passes (73.2%) for 1,667 yards with 12 touchdowns and three interceptions.

n Quintez Cephus: The Wisconsin junior receiver returned to the team in August after being suspended for the entire 2018 season. He leads the Badgers in receiving with 504 yards on 32 catches (15.8 per catch) with four touchdowns.

Jonathan Taylor returns to Lincolnn In typical Wisconsin style, the Badgers are led by their run game and Heisman hopeful Jonathan Taylor. Taylor has 1,259 rushing yards on the year which ranks third in the country.n Taylor is leaving his mark on the UW record books, as well as the national ones. Earlier this season, Taylor became the fourth player in FBS history to rush for 5,000 yards before the end of his junior season and did it on less carries than the other three.n Two years ago as a freshman, Taylor broke loose for 249 yards in a 38-17 Wisconsin win over Nebraska in Lincoln.n Last year Taylor had 221 yards as the Badgers downed the Huskers 41-24 in Madison.n The Salem, New Jersey, native originally committed to Rutgers out of high school, but flipped to Wisconsin before signing his letter of intent.

Jurgens adjusting to center position

Lincoln WeatherPartly cloudy, high of 54, low of 35.

Nebraska-Wisconsin SeriesWisconsin leads 9-4. The Badgers won 41-24 on Oct. 6 a year ago in Madison.

7Husker junior receiver JD Spielman has seven receptions that covered at least 40 yards this season. That ranks fourth best in the FBS ranks.

TelevisionBTNPlay-by-play: Kevin KuglerAnalyst: Matt MillenSidelines: Rick Pizzo

RadioHusker Sports NetworkPlay-by-play: Greg SharpeAnalyst: Matt DavisonSidelines: Ben McLaughlin

NEBRASKA GAME DAY

HUSKERS vs. WISCONSIN BADGERS

11 a.m. CentralSaturdayTV: BTN

East DivisionTeam BT OVAOhio St. 6-0 9-0Penn St. 5-1 8-1Michigan 4-2 7-2Indiana 4-2 7-2Michigan St. 2-4 4-5Maryland 1-6 3-7Rutgers 0-6 2-7

West DivisionTeam BT OVAMinnesota 6-0 9-0Wisconsin 4-2 7-2Illinois 4-3 6-4Iowa 3-3 6-3Purdue 3-4 4-6Nebraska 2-4 4-5Northwestern 0-7 1-8

n Michigan State at Michigan, 11 a.m. (Fox)n Wisconsin at Nebraska,

11 a.m. (BTN)n UMass at

Northwestern, 11 a.m. (BTN)

n Indiana at Penn State, 11 a.m. (ABC)n Ohio State at

Rutgers, 2;30 p.m. (BTN)n Minnesota at Iowa, 3

p.m. (Fox)

Saturday’s Games (All times Central)

Husker Schedule (All times CDT)<AP> FBC BIG 12 LOGOS HELMETS 2009 082109: NCAA logos and helmets of the Big 12 Conference; 1c x 1 inches; 46 mm x 25 mm; stand alone; WJC,MMS; ETA 4 p.m. </AP>

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GAME 1South

Alabama(1-8)

vs. La.-Lafayette, 4 p.m.

NU 35, USA 21

GAME 2at Colorado

(4-6)Idle

CU 34, NU 31

GAME 3N. Illinois

(3-6)at Toledo, late

Wednesday

NU 44, NIU 8

GAME 4at Illinois

(6-4)Idle

NU 42, ILL 38

GAME 5Ohio State

(9-0)at Rutgers, 2:30

p.m.

OSU 48, NU 7

GAME 6N-Western

(1-8)vs. UMass,

11 a.m.

NU 13, NW 10

GAME 7 at Minnesota

(9-0)at Iowa, 3 p.m.

MIN 34, NU 7

GAME 8Indiana

(7-2)at Penn State,

11 a.m.

IND 38, NU 31

GAME 9at Purdue

(4-6)Idle

PUR 31, NU 27

GAME 10 Wisconsin

(7-2)at Nebraska,

11 a.m.

Nov. 16

GAME 11at Maryland

(3-7)Idle

Nov. 23

GAME 12Iowa(6-3)

vs. Minnesota, 3 p.m.

Nov. 29

The Associated PressBaylor quarterback Charlie Brewer will lead the unbeaten Bears against No. 10 Oklahoma on Saturday night.

By Bob HamarBH Media News Service

Nebraska recruited Cam Jurgens as a tight end, but last fall as he went through a redshirt season, head coach Scott Frost had second thoughts.

“Cam’s a unique athlete,” Frost said. “When we recruited him we didn’t know what he was, tight end or defensive lineman or something else. After evaluating him for awhile, he’s as physical and as good of a blocker as we have on our football team. I really think he’s got potential to be a really good player on the offensive line at either center or at guard.”

So weight coach Zach Duval and the nutrition program bulked Jurgens up to 285, and now he’s been the starting center all season long. That doesn’t mean it’s been smooth sailing.

Jurgens struggled with the snaps to quarterback Adrian Martinez in the shotgun formation early this season. That threw the timing for the entire offense off the first couple of games.

But as Jurgens became more comfortable, this errant snaps disappeared. That was just a step in the development of a player Frost believes will be an outstanding center.

“Knock on wood, the problems with the snaps have gotten a lot better. That was a real issue early,” Frost said this week. “I think that kind of upset our timing a lot early. You’ve got to understand with Cam Jurgens, we’ve got high hopes for him. He’s never played offensive line. He’s a redshirt freshman, and we threw him in the fire because of his talent.”

Jurgens, a state champion shot putter and discus thrower at Beatrice High School, struggled with injuries through the spring and into fall camp. That set his development back just a bit.

But Frost sees Jurgens getting better every day.

“He’s done a really good job,” Frost said. “Some of the issues he is working through right now won’t be issues going forward. It’s kind of like playing a freshman quarterback. You have to live through some of those things. Cam is going to be a pretty good player around here.” Cam Jurgens

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