Husker offensive lineman Cameron Jurgens poses for a portrait Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at Memorial Stadium.
KAYLA WOLF, Journal StarCameron Jurgens’ rehabilitation from a foot injury over the summer included a lot of time in Nebraska’s training room and weightroom.
It involved a weight-loss plan that saw him take off somewhere in the neighborhood of 20-25 pounds to reduce the amount of pressure he put on his lower body and facilitate improvement at as rapid a rate as possible.
More than anything, though, NU offensive line coach Greg Austin credited Jurgens’ mental and physical toughness for allowing him to come back from persistent injuries that date to last fall and even Jurgens’ high school career at Beatrice and win the starting center job in the final two weeks of preseason camp.