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Nebraska: An offense that came out flat in its two biggest games had better improve if the Cornhuskers hope to keep up with high-scoring Texas Tech this week. So says coach Bo Pelini, whose 15th-ranked Huskers (4-1, 1-0 Big 12) were unstoppable against BCS outsiders Florida Atlantic, Arkansas State and Louisiana-Lafayette. Against Virginia Tech and Missouri, they mostly sputtered. “We’ve got to be able to run the ball better,” Pelini, a Mooney High graduate, said. “Not just against Texas Tech, but all the time.”

Kansas: No matter how opponents might attack it, the Kansas offense is historic. For example, Dezmon Briscoe was the leading pass receiver in Kansas history last week for about 15 minutes. Then teammate Kerry Meier caught up in the second quarter against Iowa State and Meier became the leading pass receiver in Kansas history. But Meier may not hold the record long, given Briscoe’s big-play ability and the way the ball is being flung around by Todd Reesing.

USC: Southern California tailback Stafon Johnson could leave the hospital today, just over two weeks after his neck was crushed in a weightlifting accident. Coach Pete Carroll says Johnson is on schedule to be taken home for further care and rehabilitation. Doctors have praised the senior’s remarkable progress after the accident.

Associated Press