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Bring on the adversity, Mazour feels confident he can help Huskers in Washington's absence

In at least one regard, Nebraska running back Wyatt Mazour moved up the depth chart at an appropriate time of the season.

"Just being a Nebraska kid, I feel like all my games in high school, when it was real cold outside and there was a lot of adversity, those are the games I played the best in," said Mazour, a 5-foot-9, 200-pound senior from Albion, who starred for Boone Central High School. "Some people shut down in the cold, but I would always have an extra gear."

When Nebraska (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten) plays Indiana (5-2, 2-2) at 2:30 p.