That buzz you hear after Nebraska's first four preseason practices is emanating from the Husker secondary.
We’re still weeks — maybe even months — from getting close enough to tell if it’s white noise, the slow grinding of gradual progress or a full-on rebuilding buzz saw. But the first postpractice preseason media availability was dominated by talk of elevated competition and elevated performance from perhaps the most fretted-about position group.
Let’s start with the why: The secondary has seen radical change even since spring ball ended. Deontai Williams arrived in January, coming from Jones County (Mississippi) to give the safeties some needed depth.