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Rex Burkhead and Nebraska’s medical staff won’t make a final decision on his status until just before Saturday’s game against Minnesota, NU coach Bo Pelini said after practice Thursday.

Burkhead, battling back from a third MCL sprain (suffered Oct. 20 at Northwestern), did return to practice this week. He practiced well, according to Pelini. But it appears the Huskers will remain cautious with their star I-back, who’s missed the last three games.

Burkhead’s officially a game-time decision. Said Pelini: “We’re going to play it by ear, see how he feels and go from there.”

Other notes from Pelini Thursday…

>> No decision yet on senior Tim Marlowe (shoulder), either. That will be sorted out Saturday, Pelini said.

>> The last two weeks, senior Justin Blatchford …

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Just a few leftover quotes here that, I think, help to convey the pure gratitude and joy that is presumably overwhelming the five Nebraska walk-ons who now are officially on scholarship for the 2012-13 academic year.

It’s a day that every walk-on works toward, looks forward to, cherishes. And considering the legacy that several distinguished walk-ons have within this program’s history, it’s a day that should be significant for all Huskers.

Junior Spencer Long and senior Brett Maher were told in the summer, but it’s pretty clear that hearing Bo Pelini call their names Saturday was still a surreal moment. The other three honored: seniors Justin Jackson, Seung Hoon Choi and Justin Blatchford. More coming Sunday.

>> Choi indicated that the entire team was pretty …

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Quick hits from Saturday’s scrimmage:

>> Nebraska coach Bo Pelini awarded junior Spencer Long and seniors Seung Hoon Choi, Justin Jackson, Justin Blatchford and Brett Maher scholarships for the upcoming season. Walk-ons Jase Dean, Graham Stoddard and Kenny Anderson will be put on scholarship during the second semester. Long and Maher were put on scholarship earlier this summer.

Pelini announced the new scholarship players at a midfield huddle after Saturday’s scrimmage.

“Words can’t describe,” Jackson said. “It chokes me up talking about it now. Been a long time. A lot of work. Coach Bo takes care of us. Great feeling. I was always hoping. We got a lot of guys on our team that bust their butt and work really hard. To hear my name …

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Nearly two dozen Nebraska defenders found black practice jerseys in their lockers right before Monday’s practice.

The NU coaching staff told the players after Saturday’s 24-3 win that they’d earned their Blackshirts. They wore them for the first time Monday.

Unofficially, the count stands at 20 — though that number has not been confirmed by the coaches, who are normally vague when discussing their approach to the Blackshirt tradition anyway.

Among those wearing black after practice Monday were four defensive ends, Cameron Meredith, Jason Ankrah, Josh Williams and Eric Martin; three defensive tackles, Baker Steinkuhler, Chase Rome and Terrence Moore; three linebackers, Lavonte David, Will Compton and Sean Fisher; three safties, Austin Cassidy, P.J. Smith and Daimion Stafford; and five other defensive backs, Alfonzo Dennard, …

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There’s the big play. Junior running back Rex Burkhead went 45 yards and Nebraska has a 7-0 lead.

On the first play of Nebraska’s second drive, Burkhead eluded a potential tackle in the backfield and then took advantage of some well-timed, well-executed downfield blocks. The 45-yard TD run was the second longest of his career.

With 8:29 left in the first quarter, Wyoming has the football again, trying to move the football against an inspired NU defense.

Senior Terrence Moore is starting in place of the injured Jared Crick. So far, Crick hasn’t been missed. The Huskers’ defense forced two three-and-outs on Wyoming’s first two drives, using a revamped defensive backfield to do it.

Here’s the lineup Nebraska debuted with in its secondary during Wyoming’s …

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