Nebraska opens preseason camp on Friday, marking the official beginning of the 2021 football season.
The Huskers, of course, open their schedule a week earlier than most teams around the country. They’ll also be preparing under modified rules from the NCAA that further limit how often teams can wear pads and practice full contact in the lead-up to the regular season.
There is a lot of ground to cover and a lot of progress to be made in the next 29 days, but here are six storylines to consider at the outset.
The pressure is on
There’s just no way around the fact that pressure is going to be part of the conversation — or at least hang over the conversation — every day of preseason camp and then until the results on the scoreboard become clear for Nebraska.