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Buy-in to turnover drills yielding results for Blackshirt unit still ironing out some kinks

Related Topics: Drill, Erik Chinander, Ironing

"Going back to spring ball through training camp (in August), I'd say, 'Hey, do this drill,'" NU defensive line coach Mike Dawson said. "They'd do it. But now they start seeing and understanding why we continue to do the drill."

The Nebraska football players are buying into those drills, and now they're seeing results. The Huskers are creating turnovers at a much higher rate.

"Coach Chins (defensive coordinator Erik Chinander) has talked about all the turnover drills we do," Gifford said. "We take them a lot more seriously than we have.

"It's just like working out.