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Let's do this.

1. Billy Devaney squirmed in his chair, uncomfortable with my question:

If there's something about the Nebraska football program that says "Billy Devaney" -- a stamp, if you will -- what would he want it it be?

"Oh, man, I've never thought about it ..." said the second-year Husker executive director of player personnel.

The 61-year-old Devaney has become a prominent figure in the Husker football realm. Head coach Mike Riley has described him as a "confidant" on whom he leans for opinions on key program decisions.

A native of the New Jersey shore region, Devaney leaned back in his chair and thought some more about the question.