Of note: A fifth-year senior and captain, Luke Gifford is fourth on the team with 34 tackles. He leads the Huskers with 4½ sacks and 10 tackles for loss. Gifford had a career-best four tackles for loss, including a sack, last week at Northwestern.
On his favorite part of practice: “Probably 1-on-1 pass rush. I think pass rush is one of my favorite parts of playing, so just being able to do that. It’s something that I don’t get to do quite as often during practice, so being able to work on just that is kind of fun.