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Today is an All-ESPN edition of Huskers In The Headlines as the worldwide leader in sports takes several looks at the Big 12.

Big 12 quarterdeck crowded with talented signal callers - Ivan Maisel breaks down the quarterback position for each team and has kind words to say about Nebraska’s Joe Ganz.

Running games take a backseat to pass-happy offenses in Big 12 - Tim Griffin has an extra long piece about the emphasis on throwing the ball over running it in the quarterback-rich Big 12. Only one Big 12 school is returning a 1,000-yard rusher and that would be Nebraska with Marlon Lucky.

Big 12 morning links: Bo-mania sweeps through Nebraska - ESPN has put together a really nice collection of Big 12 links for those of you who are ready to hyperventilate over college football’s impending return to our lives.

Massey headed North - The Weatherford Democrat, out of Weatherford, Texas, has a really nice writeup on Taylor Massey. For those of you not in the know, Massey recently decided to come pitch for the Cornhuskers after a successful high school career.

Big 12 quarterbacks rule college football - The Kansas City Star has a look at the insane quarterback depth in the Big 12 this year. Joe Ganz gets a mention and Bo is quoted later in the article.

Nebraska’s Ekeler en route to head coaching position - It looks like linebackers coach Mike Ekeler might not be staying in Lincoln very long. Marc Hudgens, over at RealFootball365.com, thinks that with all the good press Ekeler is receiving lately he’ll be a head coaching candidate in a few seasons.

Huskers lose pitcher to pros; gain three new faces - The Lincoln Star Journal reports that Curtis Petersen has decided to go play professional baseball with the Florida Marlins. It sounds like Nebraska might lose a few more students to baseball before this is all said and done.

Former Husker’s book chronicles highs, lows - The Lincoln Journal Star has another look at Jason Peter’s book, “Hero of the Underground.” It has some nice quotes from Peter himself about the memoir.

New Nebraska JV Football Team Kids Club Announced - The Nebraska Athletic Department just launched a Kids Club for any children in the 8th grade or below. Members of the Kids Club get free t-shrits, tickets to the spring game and more.

Husker Recruit Close to a Decision, is it Nebraska? - Big Red Analysis has news that the highly touted high school quarterback, Cody Green, has whittled his choices of schools down to just two: Nebraska and Texas A&M. Supposedly Green has decided on his final destination but isn’t ready to let the media know.

Former Nebraska defensive tackle, Jason Peter, has an interview in the Omaha World-Herald about his new book chronicling his drug addiction. It’s a really long article but well worth the read. This is one of the most interesting questions and answers as far as I was concerned:

Q: What will the average Husker fan think after reading the book?

JP: Some might be disappointed. Some might have this image, maybe, in their mind that they don’t want distorted. This guy who is on the (Nebraska football) All-Century team, three national championship teams. I can’t control what other people think. I hope they read it and can just understand that I was just trying to tell a story that I went through, that I wasn’t trying to make myself a hero or anything.