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Husker great Komine all smiles in return to Lincoln for his bobblehead night

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Throwing 162 pitches in a complete-game shutout of Rice in a 2001 super regional. Winning two games in the 2002 super regional against Richmond. Getting his jaw broken by a line drive in a 2000 regional game, then pitching a week later in the super regional with his jaw wired shut.

Shane Komine has long been considered one of Nebraska's great competitors, regardless of sport. A pillar of the Huskers' rise from doormat to national power from 1999-2002, the right-hander with the nasty 12-to-6 curveball remains one of NU's most popular athletes.

There was no going unnoticed Friday.