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Nebraska opens spring game with throwback play call to honor Frank Solich
By Paul Harvey
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Nebraska hit the field Saturday for its annual spring game with a special visitor in attendance for the festivities.
Frank Solich — a former player, assistant and head coach for the Huskers — is back in Memorial Stadium. He will be honored at halftime of the spring game, but Nebraska also started things off in a special way for Solich.
The first play call of the afternoon was a fullback trap, an obvious nod to Solich’s playing days as a fullback for the Huskers. After the play, new head coach Matt Rhule was seen presenting the ball from the play to Solich.
First play: Fullback trap@HuskerFBNation opens spring game with a play to honor former FB Frank Solich, who is back in Lincoln and will be honored at halftime. pic.twitter.com/0edpo5ttKc
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) April 22, 2023
In addition to the first play of the game, Nebraska has painted the 45-yard lines inside Memorial Stadium in honor of Solich. He wore the No. 45 during his playing days in the 1960s.
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.