3:52 p.m.: Ciante Evans might be young and inexperienced at cornerback but the Nebraska freshman has two pretty good mentors to help with his development.
Evans said he has been sure to watch senior Prince Amukamara and junior Alfonzo Dennard work since coming to Lincoln. The NU starters are considered one of the best tandems in the Big 12.
“I watch what they do on a day-to-day basis, to see what I need to improve on,” Evans said. “And any question I might have about a game plan or something I don’t know, I just go up and ask them.
“You can pick up anything from somebody that’s such a high-caliber athlete as they are. I just try to learn technique and how hard they go and what I need to do to get up there.”
The Huskers have chosen to play Evans as a true freshman, and his first action came with about a dozen snaps Saturday night against Western Kentucky. The 5-foot-11, 185-pounder from Arlington, Texas, was credited with one tackle.
“That was always a goal in my mind to come up here and play,” Evans said. “But I would have been fine redshirting if the coaches asked me to.”
Evans said one of the things he believes he has done best is just to compete. Dennard said he could vouch for that effort.
“He makes us better, and it makes everybody around us better, because we know he can come in and play,” Dennard said. “We’re just doing all we can to help him out. I think he’s going to be a solid player.”
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