Sometimes I forget -- or at least gloss over -- the fact that many Nebraska football players are far away from home for the first time when they arrive on campus. They're suddenly on their own, trying to figure out how to handle the big world and all that entails.
I'll do a better job of keeping that in mind going forward.
"It was a big adjustment," said Nebraska senior defensive back Dicaprio Bootle, a native of Miami. "No more mom. No more dad. You're just kind of off on your own. But you have to make your way.