Mike Dawson sees the chemistry, leadership and experience. Nebraska’s defensive line room is full and seasoned, with three seniors, three juniors, two sophomores who played often last season and one precocious freshman who’s still 18.
Dawson, who coaches the bunch, is cross-training ends at nose tackle and nose tackles at end.
“This is about as deep as I’ve been, probably, coaching any position in my whole time I’ve ever been coaching,” Dawson said Saturday after NU’s practice. “Which is great. It’s also going to breed a lot of competition. The reps are going to be at a premium.