Spring games are dying or dwindling in some corners, but Huskers' version is only growing

A packed stadium watches the first half of the Red-White Spring Game on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at Memorial Stadium.It’s difficult to envision a major slowdown any time soon, particularly if Frost’s program make strides toward national prominence.

“I think people are going away from the spring game format in large part because a coach’s biggest priority coming out of that game is keeping everybody healthy,” Frost said Wednesday. “You don’t want to see anybody go down in the spring game when it’s friendly fire and you’re going live against yourself.”

There are precautions taken, of course. The quarterbacks wear green noncontact jerseys, just as they do during normal practices. Many of the…