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Michigan has its own penalty and injury issues as the Wolverines prepare for Nebraska. | UM presser videos

Husker Dan hopes the “dawn” under Scott Frost isn’t far away.

Accountability, buy-in and attention to detail were recurring themes as players and coach Scott Frost met with reporters Monday. Adrian Martinez’s status for the Michigan game has yet to be determined, but the quarterback did practice Monday. | Full coverage | Updates & discussion

The Huskers open as 18-point underdogs against Michigan.

The Purdue game will have a 2:30 p.m. start and a BTN telecast.

Poll question: Are the Huskers in trouble at 0-2? | Path to bowl

Anatomy of an Era — Chris Dishman: “You always pushed yourself to the limit that you think your body couldn’t take it anymore, and then you pushed it a little bit further.”

Steve Sipple says the excitement of the Scott Frost hire made people forget the mess he inherited. More commentary: McKewon* | Peterson | Carriker* | 5 burning questions

With a banged-up backfield, Michigan and QB Shea Patterson may be set to test the Huskers’ secondary. | UM stats

Sunday postmortems: The miscues* | The positives | Husker Mike’s grades

Nebraska isn’t alone in its high-profile September woes.

This week in Husker history: Chicago poaches a Husker; Nebraska’s national-TV debut; Bo Pelini’s taped rant.

Omaha Burke tight end Chris Hickman has committed to the Huskers, giving Nebraska a clean sweep of the state’s top five seniors. | Highlights & coverage | 2019 class | Discuss

Next week’s opponent, Michigan, beats SMU, 45-20. | Unsolved issues

Troy 24, Nebraska 19: A 17-0 hole proves too much to overcome, and the Huskers are 0-2 for the first time since 1957. Get the details on the game page. | Stryker commentary | Postgame presser | Highlights | Big Red Over-Reaction

Tad Stryker’s pregame survey finds that fans came away from the Colorado game with a lot to like despite the loss.

Underdog Troy comes to Lincoln today with little to lose against a Nebraska team with uncertainty at quarterback. Get the pregame reads from Lincoln (1, 2, 3), Omaha (1, 2, 3),* Grand Island (1, 2),* Troy and Dothan. Commentary: Sipple, Rosenthal, Vogel, Shatel,* Callahan, Christopherson.

FLIP SHEET | PREDICTIONS | BBS

Anatomy of an Era: Sorting Tom Osborne’s mail from fans was one of Mary Lyn Wininger’s tasks, and negative letters were rare.

Hail Varsity examines last week’s player participation on offense and defense.

Husker247 recaps the week’s developments leading up to the Troy game. | Friday five

The Sam Foltz Memorial Scholarship for 2018 goes to defensive tackle Peyton Newell.*

A Virginia columnist says Nebraska’s major mistake has been Ohio’s gain.

The predictions for the Troy game are continuing to come in. | What’s yours?

Anatomy of an Era: Mary Lyn Wininger says Tom Osborne “just had a way of making everybody feel like part of the team.”

If it’s easy, it isn’t interesting to defensive coordinator Erik Chinander. | Barry cutting loose | Tannor’s potential

Troy is looking for continued improvement in its running game to keep Nebraska’s defense honest. | Troy previews: 1, 2

Andrew Bunch, Nebraska’s possible starter Saturday at QB, is a small-town legend* in Tennessee.

A cornerback from Florida who visited Lincoln two weekends ago has committed to Indiana.*

Scott Frost says a decision on Saturday’s quarterback might not come until minutes before kickoff. Get all the coverage from Thursday’s practice here. | Updates & discussion

Improved intensity* is one of the encouraging signs Tom Osborne sees from the 2018 Huskers.

The coaches see Dicaprio Bootle’s mentality as a tone-setter for the defensive secondary.

Congrats to Freedom Akinmoladun, named to the AFCA Good Works Team.

Anatomy of an Era: She got the job “because I knew shorthand.” Meet Mary Lyn Wininger, Tom Osborne’s longtime secretary.

Quarterbacks coach Mario Verduzco puts his own stamp on coach-speak.*

Troy comes to Lincoln with an undersized but disruptive defense and an offense that should look familiar* to the Huskers.

BTN’s Gerry DiNardo breaks down two Nebraska option plays in this video.

The multiple-angle video of Adrian Martinez’s injury that was submitted to conference officials has been released.

Husker Dan says Nebraska may be behind the 8-ball when it comes to bowl eligibility.

Orlando columnist Mike Bianchi says a UCF-Nebraska game would make little sense for either program.

Athlon previews the game and sees Nebraska winning by 10 over Troy. | More predictions

Quarterback Adrian Martinez’s status is still a game-day decision, and Andrew Bunch says he’s ready if needed. Get all the news from Wednesday morning’s practice here. | Updates & discussion

Khalil Davis’ emphatic sack Saturday started with the hands and feet.

Nebraska’s offense has has sauce again, Derek Peterson writes.

Anatomy of an Era: Terry Connealy remembers the summer workouts before the 1994 season: “You don’t really realize how far you can push yourself until you do it.”

Freshman Caleb Tannor has seen only special-teams duty thus far but feels he’s on the right track to contribute on defense.

Freshman Barret Pickering* says a kicker can’t afford to dwell on his misses.

Nebraska is No. 20 in a Forbes ranking of most valuable* college football programs.

Corn Nation takes an X’s-and-O’s look at some offensive plays against Colorado.

Nebraska could gain more 12th-game scheduling options* because of Hurricane Florence. | A case for UCF