Husker notes How Nebraska is handling kickoffs running backs are developing

LINCOLN — Timmy Bleekrode doesn’t usually spend a lot of time working on kickoffs in the offseason. They take a lot of energy and are taxing on the leg, limiting how many repetitions a kicker can get in a short period of time. And for most of his college career, they haven’t been especially necessary. Bleekrode handled punts and field goals in his three years at Furman, then exclusively field goals at Nebraska in 2022. This year could be different, and Bleekrode’s offseason priorities reflected it. The Huskers’ kickoff specialist, Brendan Franke, is now at Georgia Southern, leaving Bleekrode and…