It’s Game Day In Huskerland

We’re just hours from the Holiday Bowl kick off and I’m thinking about how this game will be the last time Barry Turner, Ndamukong Suh, Jared Crick and Pierre Allen will play together across the Husker defensive front.

I’m also thinking about how Bo Pelini is unbeaten in two bowl games as head coach at Nebraska. About how tonight’s match up with Arizona in another Stoops-Pelini Youngstown, Ohio affair. And I’m thinking about how we need to see our offense execute on the field of play tonight, that is, if we expect to win and look good doing so.

According to the Kansas City Star, Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson said true freshman Cody Green would get snaps at quarterback, more than he did in the regular-season’s final few weeks. “We want him to have an opportunity to play and looking into the future, a chance to set up the competition,” Watson said.

Another are of focus tonight is obviously be on Suh. Los Angeles Times reminds us that #93 is coming in to the game with a fourth-place finish in Heisman Trophy balloting, the Outland Trophy and the Lombardi, Nagurski and Bednarik awards.

Last week, the Associated Press announced Suh as its player of the year, the first defensive player to win the award. Yet, he remains humble. “I haven’t played a perfect game yet so let’s try and see if I can do that against Arizona.”