Nebraska's football players got the text message early Saturday morning about a team meeting at Memorial Stadium, and they surely knew what it meant.
A couple hours later those players began to filter out of North Stadium, quietly passing the statue of Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne, and heading their separate ways after learning of the firing of head coach Mike Riley and his staff.
"It was emotional for all of us," said sophomore linebacker Mo Barry, one of a handful of players to speak with reporters as he left. "He's a great man."
"But it is what it is," the junior signal caller said.