Early start has helped Green

LINCOLN (AP) -- Cody Green was a man with a plan.

Knowing Nebraska starting quarterback Joe Ganz would leave after last season, Green chose to graduate from high school last December so he could start college in January and be able to participate in spring practice.

A week after supplanting Zac Lee as the starter, Green is preparing to face 20th-ranked Oklahoma (5-3, 3-1) Saturday in a game that could go a long way in determining the fate of the Cornhuskers (5-3, 2-2) in the Big 12 North.

Green’s career, obviously, is progressing just as he had hoped.

“I knew I could have a chance to come here and compete,” Green said Tuesday. “With Joe leaving, there was an open spot. It was anyone’s for the taking, so I did it.”

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