Pelini keeps quiet on depth chart

Pelini staying coy on depth chart

Don't be looking for any insights into the Nebraska football depth chart until the team takes the field against Western Kentucky.

Coach Bo Pelini said Tuesday that every position is up in the air until the team takes the field Sept. 4 at Memorial Stadium.

"The guys we trot out there for the first play are the starters," he said.

Pelini said the quarterback race is in the same place as it was Saturday, with no imminent decisions on the starters. He also said that a rotation between frontrunners Cody Green, Taylor Martinez and incumbent Zac Lee is possible.

"There's a chance we could play 10 guys," Pelini said.

Not having a set depth chart has made for a spirited fall camp, wide receiver Niles Paul said.

"This fall camp has been one of the most competitive fall camps I've been through," Paul said. "It's interesting to go out there and see the level of intensity rise every day."

Tuesday's practice marked the team's second workout since classes resumed and the first time players spoke to the media in a week. Pelini said the team's focus was OK, but wasn't yet on par with where he wanted it to be.

Sad summer for Robinson

Tragic news from camp came Tuesday when sophomore running back Dontrayevous Robinson said his 3-day-old daughter died this summer after being born prematurely.

Robinson, 19, said he was using the death as motivation for his season.

"That's just my confidence, to play for her," he said.

Robinson is locked in a battle for playing time with fellow running backs Rex Burkhead and Roy Helu Jr.

Wide receivers progressing

As the season opener draws closer, Paul said he has been impressed with the improvement of his fellow wide receivers. He pointed to Curenski Gilleylen, Brandon Kinnie and Will Henry as players he's enjoyed watching.

"I see a lot of guys maturing and stepping into roles that we didn't have last year," Paul said. "It's fascinating for me to sit back to watch all those guys and actually improve this receiver corps to stand out."

13,162 Husker fans need a job

Pelini said that he doesn't think too highly of people who hang on every word his players post on Twitter.

"If people have time to follow Twitter-ing and tweeting, then they need to get a job," he said.

Pelini said the team has a policy for Twitter posts, but declined to elaborate.

Pelini himself has a Twitter account that was last updated Aug. 18. He has more than 13,000 followers. The only accounts Pelini follows are men's basketball coach Doc Sadler and the Nebraska Athletic Department.

Compiled by Mitch Smith