With Rex Burkhead out for the next few weeks, Husker football assistant coach Tim Beck was taking no chances with Roy Helu this week.
Helu has been wearing a green no-contact jersey in practice as the Huskers gear up for Saturday's battle with Texas Tech. After Burkhead was determined to be out of action with a foot injury, the Husker backfield is on some shaky ground, especially with Helu nursing a sore shoulder.
Beck has a number of options available to replace Burkhead, including Marcus Mendoza, Lester Ward, Austin Jones, Dontrayevous Robinson and Collins Okaford. None of these players has really separated from the pack to step into that No. 2 role, so it will be interesting to see who gets into the game this weekend.
The Huskers are riding high after a big 27-12 win on the road at Missouri last week, and with an extra few days to prepare for the explosive Texas Tech passing attack, it should be an interesting matchup this Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
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