On Tuesday, we previewed the Nebraska Cornhuskers and their offensive weapon in wide receiver JD Spielman. Now, let’s take a look at inside linebacker Mohamed Barry, the defensive player to watch in Saturday’s contest against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Like Spielman, Barry is a playmaker that has a high potential for causing havoc. Starting all eight games this season, the LB leads the Cornhuskers in total tackles with 75. Of those 75 takedowns, 36 of them come from solo tackles, while 39 of them were assisted. In both solo and assists, Barry is, unsurprisingly, leading his team. Back on Sept 8, in Nebraska’s first game of the season following the cancellation of their would-be opener against Akron, Barry set a career-high 12 tackles in a losing effort to Colorado. It didn’t seem like it at the time, but that Colorado team would go on to open the season 5-0, showing…
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