[Husker] Corey McKeon's take on what went wrong

[Rod Wellman]

In a Chicago Tribune story, McKeon says that they changed the  
defense, and that he thinks maybe they got overworked in the spring  
and summer.

Entire article here:

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/ 
cs-071210keepingupwithmckeon,0,1272103.story?page=1&coll=cs- 
highschool-headlines
Interesting.

What exactly did they change on defense?  I don't remember hearing  
anything about any drastic defensive changes...not in the same way as  
when NU went to the 4-3.

And, given the lack of energy on D, maybe he's right in that they  
were tired even before the season started?

One thing I remember hearing was that O-lineman were running in  
practice and workouts much, much more than in the past...making  
comments like "We're running more than most teams' receivers run."   
That's just another clue that maybe the Callahan staff had a bad  
approach to conditioning.  O lineman need to be in shape, for sure,  
but they need to be able to provide an awesome 5 second burst 80  
times a game, not the ability to sprint 100 yards.

Rod W.
Sioux City, Ia.