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A bit timid in spring, Husker safety Dismuke now living up to reputation as big hitter

Ranked by ESPN as the nation's No. 4 safety in the 2016 recruiting class, Marquel Dismuke has had a relatively quiet first two years in the Nebraska football program.

A 6-foot-2, 200-pound player from Compton, California, Dismuke made a crunching open-field hit on true freshman Miles Jones and also recorded an interception in a scrimmage last week.

Monday, as Husker secondary coach Travis Fisher gave media the lowdown on his top players, he offered up strong words of praise for Dismuke. In fact, Fisher said, Dismuke and Deontai Williams sometimes trend toward being overly aggressive in defending run plays in practice.