OSU Notebook

Fedora says Reid's preparation still the same

Quarterback Bobby Reid started 22 games before he was replaced by Zac Robinson. Last week, Reid directed the final two series after Robinson suffered a mild concussion.

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Offensive coordinator Larry Fedora estimates the starting quarterback gets 65 percent of practice reps.

"Bobby has handled the whole situation as good as you can possibly handle it,” Fedora said. "He's preparing as if he's the starter. He's preparing exactly the same. He's into it mentally. That's the hard part.”

•Tough loss: Coach Mike Gundy said the Texas A&M loss last week was the most disappointed he's seen players in the locker room during his three seasons.

"The way I look at it is I felt a lot better once I got finished puking and crying than when I came home from Troy,” Gundy said. "I felt a lot better about our football team (after the A&M loss). I felt better about the way our defense is playing. I felt better about the way we were tackling.”

•Pay-per-view: Saturday's OSU-Nebraska game will be available on on pay-per-view on Cox channel 610. Cost is $29.95.

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•Suspect defense: Saturday's game matches the league's two lowest-ranked defenses. Nebraska is last in the Big 12. The Cornhuskers are ranked 96th nationally (441.5 yards a game).

"They're pressing (coverage) more this year,” Gundy said. "They're playing more man. They challenged USC's wideouts, got right up in their face. They've played some very good offenses — Ball State, Missouri and USC. Ball State's quarterback can play.”

•Old home: Defensive end Rod Johnson last week played a few snaps at linebacker, his former position. Middle linebacker Chris Collins has missed the past two games with turf toe and has been limited in practice this week. If Collins can't go, Johnson could play a few plays at linebacker again on Saturday.

•Double duty: Because he's had to play 70 or more snaps at cornerback the past two weeks with Martel Van Zant sidelined by a turf toe injury, Perrish Cox sometimes has to rest on punt returns.

"We're not playing very good on returns right now, punt return or kick return,” Gundy said. "It's not all factored in on Perrish. We have some others areas we need to work hard to improve on.”

•Penalty woes: The Cowboys have been one of the most penalized teams in the country, averaging 76 yards a game. Gundy said 50 yards or less is acceptable.

"We address every penalty,” Gundy said. "We coach it hard. We don't accept them. But if you play aggressive, and block aggressive down field, there's times they'll make those calls. I want our team to play aggressively.”

By Mike Baldwin

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