Been a little tardy but there's a few stories out there about the history between Lloyd Carr and Bill Callahan (both longtime Big Ten assistants) and the new offense the Huskers are working on.

The coaching story is actually from the Toledo Blade (which might post more stories here) and doesn't seem to have anything new but lots of coaching platitudes:

"Although I have not had an opportunity to see Michigan play this year, I do know Lloyd Carr well," Callahan said. "And I know what he represents and that his team will have a lot of fight in it." ...

"I have known Bill Callahan for a long time, since he was at Wisconsin," Carr said. "They had some of their best teams when he was running their offense. I'm sure this is going to be a great game."

As for NU's new offense:

Junior quarterback Zac Taylor set a school record for passing yards with 2,486 this season. His leading receivers are Nate Swift, Cory Ross and Terrence Nunn, who have 42, 40 and 39 receptions, respectively.

Ross, a running back, has had less success this season rushing the football than in 2004.

After gaining 1,102 yards on the ground last season, he backslid to 721 yards on a 3.7 yard average per rush. But Ross isn't the only back to search fruitlessly for room to run. Neither of his top two backups, Cody Glenn or Marlon Lucky, averages more than 3.0 yards a carry.

Hmm. A Nebraska team that can't run the football. That is new. Of course, without Michael Hart, Michigan couldn't run much either. Good thing this game is indoors -- could be a lot of footballs flying through the air.

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