Go Big Read: Nebraska football dealing with injuries on top of poor play

Nebraska football team has lost one linebacker for the rest of the season and one defensive lineman for the foreseeable future.

You’ve likely heard the old saying about adding insult to injury. The Nebraska football team is doing it the other way round.

Starting out the season 0-4 was bad enough. Now the team is starting to see some of its best players miss time with various bumps and bruises.

This doesn’t count Maurice Washington who missed the game against Purdue after being out all week due to illness. During that game, Will Honas suffered an injury that head coach Scott Frost said on Monday would end his season.

Frost also said that defensive tackle Mick Stoltenberg, who missed last weekend, is going to be out for the foreseeable future. Bad just went to worse as the Cornhuskers prepare to take on the Wisconsin Badgers.

That and other kernels in this morning’s Go Big Read.

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Huskers handling adversity in different ways
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Huskers hold players-only meeting
It appears that at least some of the players are handling it by trying to talk it out with their teammates. 247Sports reports on what was a team only meeting and what came out of it.

Adam Carriker breaks down Huskers loss to Purdue
It’s always interesting to get a former Cornhuskers’ opinion on what we saw on the field. Adam Carriker has been doing this for a while now and he’s only getting better.

Huskers lose linebacker Will Honas for the season; Mick Stoltenberg won’t be back soon
Sam McKewon writes about just what the Huskers are doing to try and make up for the loss of these players.