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Rapid reaction: Verduzco defers to Frost on key QB question; Held wants Mills to be 'bell cow'

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Nebraska quarterbacks coach Mario Verduzco essentially side-stepped a question on a lot of Nebraska fans' minds Thursday.

Verduzco said any decisions about playing both junior Adrian Martinez and redshirt freshman Luke McCaffrey regularly would come from head coach Scott Frost. Verduzco said the key is having as many good quarterbacks as you can, and NU feels good about both of its top two.

Martinez had the edge in the QB competition as of late last week, according to offensive coordinator Matt Lubick. Martinez obviously has a big advantage in terms of experience, having started 21 games. But Verduzco said McCaffrey has improved as far as his "stroke" and "thrust on the ball.