Big 12 Preview: Nebraska, Texas Will Play Twice

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

Even without Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska's defense will again be outstanding enough to win the Big 12 North in 2010, and the South will again come down to Texas-Oklahoma.

Just in case the Longhorns and Sooners feel like phoning things in, however, Texas A&M will play the role of the third wheel this season and is quite capable of surprising one of those teams.

But that's just it; Oklahoma is pretty darned hungry after last year's injury-plagued 8-5 debacle, so it's hard to see the Sooners take even one play off in 2010.

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No. 6: Nebraska Cornhuskers

The One Great Season College Football Countdown continues Friday. We'll be counting down the preseason Top 25 teams in 2010. Today's No. 6 is Nebraska.

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

Did you know Nebraska had a 1,000-yard rusher last year? All the commotion about Ndamukong Suh and a stout defense drowned out Roy Helu's 2009 season in which he picked up 1,147 yards.

Now a senior, Helu returns to lead a veteran running back corps for a Huskers team that's expecting more from its offense than it got last year.

Much more.

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