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April 17 brought the annual spring game at Memorial Stadium as 78,000 fans flocked to see what might just lie ahead for the 2010 Cornhuskers. Fresh off an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Heisman finalist Ndamukong Suh, a likely top 2 pick in the NFL Draft, donated $2.6 million to the University of Nebraska, earmarking $2 million to the Strength and Conditioning Complex and another $600,000 to endow a scholarship in the College of Engineering, where Suh earned his degree. This unprecendented donation, by a player who has yet to even earn an NFL paycheck simply speaks to the class that Suh brought to Husker Nation. Thank you, Ndanukong!
Taylor Martinez surpised at quarterback, eliciting comparisons to Eric Crouch with his deft footwork. Martinez was 5-9 for 79 yards with 2 TDs passing and rushed nine times for 60 yards, in his first half duties. Niles Paul picked up 103 yards on five catches. Cody Green passed 7/15 for 155 yards and one TD. Kody Spano was 7/8 with 66 yards and a TD. LaTravis Washington threw 6/8 for 65 yards. QB Zac Lee is recovering from surgery.
Coach Pelini on the day's accomplishments: "Yes. You're never satisfied, I thought there were a lot of things we need to get cleaned up. There were some disappointing things in there, some things I saw that were good. That is to be expected. You're not really game planning against each other, you're trying to be pretty basic in what you are doing. I'll look at the tape and evaluate it and move on. Move on to that next phase. What I look at is the spring as a whole, do I like the things that we were able to get done."
Red/White Game notes here from HuskerMax
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