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There is a 6 hour time difference between Central Time and Dublin Time in Ireland.
There was a seven-touchdown ditch separating the Nebraska and Northwestern football teams last season as he won 56-7 at home to the Cornhuskers.
The Wildcats, who face Nebraska in their season opener in Dublin on Thursday, seem to have both of these realities in mind.
"We're going to have a fun experience, but we're definitely in business," said Northwest defensive back Cameron Mitchell. We're going in, we're going to get gritty. They finished 3-9 overall and 1-8 in the Big Ten Conference games of the year. 500 cases this time.
"We have a lot of work to do, but the players are working on it," said Wildcats coach Pat Fitzgerald.
Cornhuskers counterpart Scott Frost is equally bullish about player energy.
For the offensive line, Strength and Conditioning, thanks to his coach Zach Duvall and his use of the latest technology, graphing progress assesses player output through an eye test. means more than
"They wear monitors that track overall power output and many other stats," he says Frost. "In many cases, they're actually more than doubling the amount of effort they've put in over the last few years. They're doing an incredible job. I'm happy with the way they're playing."
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Nebraska's defense puts standout linebackers Garrett Nelson and Luke Rymer back into a solid unit. Eight of his nine losses for the team last season he was by one point.
Fitzgerald appeared in nine games last season with Ryan Hilinski and Brendan. Although he hasn't dabbled in the quarterback competition between Sullivan, Northwestern has been an offensive tackler. of Peter is about to attack his Skoronski. A round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.
His back Evan Hull will also be back in the rush last season, running for 1,009 yards and he scored seven touchdowns.
Fitzgerald called the season opener "a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play internationally" and that players "remember it, especially if they play well and win." would,” he added. Target.
He said a game plan in Nebraska would be well in place before the team heads overseas, and he is optimistic that fears will be alleviated by that point.
Northwestern University tackled the novelty of playing abroad early in camp, when Fitzgerald used an ice breaker to get players who hadn't left the country to raise their hands.
"There are a lot of challenges for the operations staff, right, logistics. We have to ship a lot of stuff, so that list goes on and on," said Fitzgerald. . "But from our team's point of view, it's just going to be a long flight."
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