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Lee brings experience, confidence to QB race

By Brian Rosenthal / Huskers.com

When Nebraska football coach Mike Riley says Tanner Lee and Patrick O’Brien – listed here in alphabetical order, by last name – enter spring practices as co-No. 1 quarterbacks, he means it.

So careful is Riley about no hints of favoritism that he’s considering having offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf flip a coin just to see which quarterback takes the first practice snaps on Saturday.

That’s how even the competition is as Nebraska replaces four-year starter Tommy Armstrong Jr.

Let the games begin.