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Red Report: Huskers dial up tempo; Martinez steps up as leader; and Robinson sits out

Four sessions into the second year of spring ball under the Nebraska head coach, the Huskers have their tempo dialed up to a level it didn’t approach last year.

Even with the limited access reporters are granted, the rate at which the offense operated early in practice Monday was obviously faster than it was at any point last year.

“Yes,” quarterbacks coach Mario Verduzco confirmed following the workout at Hawks Championship Center. “Due in part just because the guys have gone through it. They know it. Then a little bit of it is just the ‘cubes’ (quarterbacks) because we kind of set the tempo for the next play getting run off.