Published Monday, September 12, 2011 AT 10:19 AM / Updated at 10:20 AM
Pigskin Pulse, Sept. 12
Jon Nyatawa Omaha World-Herald

Coach Bo Pelini is scheduled to meet with reporters in a little bit more than an hour at Memorial Stadium.

You can watch it live here. … While you wait, click on these links!

>>> Sam McKewon writes that lockdown cornerback Alfonzo Dennard will help Nebraska’s run defense whenever he does return.

>>> Sophomore cornerback Ciante Evans wasn’t too pleased with the way he started Saturday’s game, giving up a few catches. He’s hoping to learn from it.

>>> A Monday Husker notebook includes a update on Will Compton, some statistical rankings regarding Taylor Martinez’s fast start and much more.

Here are a few non-Nebraska college football stories you should check out…

>>> Minnesota coach Jerry Kill has a sore head after suffering a seizure on the sidelines during the Gophers’ game last weekend. Kill has had seizures before — but he told his brother that this one was embarrassing.

>>> CBS Sports’ Bruce Feldman enjoyed the Michigan-Notre Dame thriller, but he says both programs have a ways to go. (Feldman also writes that Nebraska’s tightly contested win over Fresno State was surprising).

>>> Did you see the USC-Utah finish last weekend? A bunch of gamblers did, I’m sure.

>>> Milestone alert. Oklahoma’s the No. 1 team in the AP poll for the 100th time, the first program to reach that mark.

>>> The ESPN.com Big Ten bloggers released their weekly power rankings (Nebraska’s No. 3). The World-Herald’s Lee Barfknecht doesn’t think the conference looked very good Saturday.

About Jon Nyatawa

Jon Nyatawa has covered local sports, primarily Nebraska football, for The Omaha World-Herald since 2008. He and his laptop, cell phone, tape recorder, pen and notebook all live in Lincoln. Follow him on Twitter: @JonNyatawa. Email him here: jon.nyatawa@owh.com. He welcomes feedback.