Nothing earthshaking to report from Tuesday's weekly press conference in Lincoln. Coach Callahan quickly sidestepped a couple of questions asking whether this year's NU-OU game had extra importance to him because of what happened after last year's game -- and really, who could blame him for that?

The new depth chart looked a whole lot like the old depth chart for the Missouri game. Even though Callahan said true freshman Harrison Beck would've been the first one in had Zac Taylor been injured at Missouri, Joe Ganz remains listed as the Huskers' No. 2 quarterback. Clearly, the depth chart is just a piece of paper for media and fan consumption.

Raise your hand if you said in the preseason that Nebraska would favored (by one point) over Oklahoma; (the Sooners are 1-point favorites in some listings). Can't say that I pegged that one. As you recall, OU was a four-TD favorite last year in Norman.

Expect plenty of Zac Taylor features this week -- it's a natural: A Norman native leading the hated Huskers against his hometown Sooners. You can't make this stuff up. If Taylor comes up big and Nebraska wins Saturday, someone should start writing the script for a made-for-TV movie.

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