Football is here!

Nebraska plays their first game against Florida Alantic in Lincoln at 2:30 on Saturday. The game is on BTN.

The exciting thing for the first game is to see some new players become stars. Just who will they be? Who will the new contributors be?

Her are some numbers for Saturday to remember:
#1 Jordan Westerkamp-Will he rise to being the standout receiver we know he can be. Excellent hands. Will he return punts this year? He is expected to return punts again but they have to give him more time to get the run back started.
#3 Marcus Newby-Linebacker-Will line up at defensive end on some pass rushes.
#4-Tommy Armstrong Jr. Our quarterback for this year. He is a huge key to the season. He just has to eliminate mistakes and let the team help him.
#4-Randy Gregory  One of the best defensive ends in the nation. He will be fun to watch!!
#5-Josh Mitchell  They say he is finally there as a cornerback and he is a vocal leader of the team.
#6-Corey Cooper- Great freaky player at safety.
#7-Maliek Collins-Defensive Lineman-Watch him to excel this year and he could be a star.
#7-Taariq Allen-Missed a lot of his career so far with a bad knee injury. He can catch the ball and should get his share of playing time at wide receiver.
#8-Ameer Abdullah-THE BEST! Just don't get hurt this year.
#8-DJ Singleton-Second team safety who has shown he can play.
#9-Sam Burtch-Wide Receiver who can play!
#10-Joshua Kalu-A true freshman who will see the field as a defensive back.
#10-Jamaal Turner-Tremendous talent who is yet to breakout. Let him return punts!
#11-Chris Jones-Another freshman who is going to play this year at defensive back.
#11-Cetham Carter-After Saturday everybody is going to be talking about this TE. A tremendous talent.
#13-Zaire Anderson-Best player on defense except Gregory. Just don't get hurt.
#14-Jonathon Rose-He or Daniel Davie will start at cornerback, a key position this year for NU's success.
#15-De'Mornay Pierson-El-Freshman wide receiver and special teams player.
#19-Joe Keels-JUCO Defensive end who will debut on Saturday.
#23-Daniel Davie-Should start at cornerback-Will he star?
#25-Nathan Gerry-Tremendous player who will start at safety.
#27-Kieron Williams-Freshman talent at safety. Watch for him.
#28-Byerson Cockrell-Juco player who will start at nickel back. He is a key player on defense this year.
#31-Joey Felici-Watch for him on special teams!!
#32-Imani Cross-Second team running back who can crush tacklers.
34-Drew Brown-Our FIELD GOAL kicker for 2014!
#35-Andy Janovich-Starting fullback who needs to be on the field much more! Linebacker?
#37-Mauri Bondi-Our kickoff specialist
#41-David Santos-Good talent. Has to improve this yeat at linebacker.
#43-Trevor Roach-I really like him at linebacker. I hope he gets to play a lot.
#51-Courtney Love-Backup linebacker.
#56-Mark Pelini-Starting Center.
#57-Zach Sterup-Will he play Saturday at right tackle?
#59-Matt Finnin-Will see action in the OL!
#65-Ryne Reeves-Backup Center
#67-Jerald Foster-Backup defensive lineman and only a freshman.
#68-Jake Cotton-Great left guard!
#70-Chongo Kondolo-Backup offensive lineman.
#71-Alex Lewis-Maybe the best offensive lineman at left tackle.
#74-Mike Moudy-starting or backup right guard.
#78-Givens Price-May start at right tackle.
#80-Kenny Bell-All-American
#82-Alonzo Moore-I am really excited to watch him this season. He could turn up with some great stats this year.
#83-Jared Blum-TE who was hurt last year and shined before that. Has he recovered?
#87-Brandon Reilly-Fastest kid on the team.
#90-Greg McMullen-He will be a great DE!
#92-Kevin Williams-Backup defensive lineman.
#95-Jack Gangwish-Another hustling defensive lineman.
#98-Vincent Valentine-He will stand out this year as a defensive lineman.

Prediction
I too worried about our young defensive group and special teams for this to be a blowout. Look to Nebraska winning 34-17.