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Mike Riley Calls Nebraska Football America‘s Team

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By Randy York, The N-Sider

In a recent campus-wide event called Our Nebraska, Mike Riley was sharing his experiences working with diverse backgrounds in race, culture and religion when a noteworthy thought suddenly popped into his head.

“At Nebraska, we recruit and get guys from everywhere,” Nebraska’s third-year head football coach said. “I love that, and I think it’s just a great picture of college. I call us America’s Team. I know the Cowboys think they’re America’s team, but I think Nebraska is.