NU not overlooking Jackrabbits

Coming off one of the biggest non-conference road wins in recent memory, it would be somewhat understandable if Nebraska had a tough time getting motivated this week to take on FCS South Dakota State.
That's why head coach Bo Pelini is determined to make sure his football jersey
team doesn't slip up and suffer the same embarrassment Kansas and Virginia Tech have endured and lose to an FCS team at home.
"There's no doubt, I-AA football is pretty good," Pelini said. "They come and play a I-A opponent, those kids are out to prove that they belong in a I-A program. You have to have respect for the game. I watch it every day at practice. You see guys that aren't on the first and second team that are running scout team that make plays day after day against your starters. They challenge them every single day. You have to be ready to play.
"You have to have respect for the game of football to be at your best every 49ers jersey
single time you walk out there, or it will creep up and bite you. We've all seen it. There's only one way you have to approach it. No matter who you are playing, each and every week you have to go out there and play your best. That's the challenge that's ahead of us.
Pelini said one of the reasons he's confident his team will be ready to play this weekend is the fact that the Huskers never get too caught up in who they're playing each week. By doing so, he said, it's easier to keep the focus on improving as a team rather than gearing towards a particular opponent.
"We really don't talk much about who we're playing," Pelini said. "We take the philosophy that we have to get ourselves better as a football team every day. You have to challenge them in practice. You have to challenge them with game plans, with really execution and getting better every day. I've always felt that we've had some pretty good success in helping our football team along in dealing with situations like that. Like I said, we talk every day about getting better and earning it, and I think our guys understand that. I saw it in practice yesterday. We had great tempo yesterday."
Considering the momentum Nebraska has already built up the past Saints jersey
three weeks, it would be hard to imagine the Huskers stumbling on Saturday and losing their chance to enter their final Big 12 Conference schedule undefeated.
"(Being undefeated) means that we're on track, but we talk about taking each week individually and this is the next one," Pelini said. "If we take care of business then we will be undefeated going into the next step, if we do what we're setting out to do."