A 6-foot-5, 310-pounder from Lincoln, Bando at this time last year was a redshirt freshman on the scout team. On Friday mornings in the fall, scout-team players scrimmage before the team's regular practice, and Bando apparently got revved up for it.
Come Saturday, it's possible Bando could be Nebraska's starter at left tackle against Illinois in a 7 p.m. game in Champaign, Illinois. The Huskers' regular starter at the position, junior Brenden Jaimes, suffered a left-leg injury with 11 1/2 minutes remaining in last week's 44-8 win against Northern Illinois.