The Nebraska football team practiced for just over two hours on Tuesday in preparation for Saturday's game at Michigan State. Defensive Coordinator John Papuchis said following practice his focus is on Spartan running back Le’Veon Bell.
Bell comes into this weekend’s game with 1,061 rushing yards on the season, including a 253-yard performance against Eastern Michigan in Week 4. Last season, Nebraska was able to limit him to 58 yards on 12 carries in its 24-3 victory over the Spartans. The Huskers will be looking to slow him down again this Saturday in East Lansing.
Papuchis also noted that  Michigan State has other offensive weapons, including a balanced receiving corps. They have five different guys with between 22 and 32 catches.
    Along with the receivers comes the quarterback who will be distributing the ball to them. Papuchis said Spartans’ junior, first-year starter Andrew Maxwell is a talented player, but it’s not easy in your first year of getting all the reps and all the starts. There’s a learning curve,” Papuchis said. “You can see his progress during the year, he continues to get better, and I think he’s going to be a good player.”
Nebraska and Michigan State face off Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in East Lansing, Mich. The game will be televised on ABC with an ESPN2 mirror.