Filed by Rich Kaipust at 9:34 p.m.

There's going to be a little bit of a cram session going on with the Nebraska offense as the Huskers have one less day than usual to prepare for Colorado.

But NU offensive coordinator Shawn Watson said his players are aware of that challenge and that they started the abbreviated week with a good practice. The compression of information and installation, he said, will continue right up until the Huskers leave Lincoln on Thursday.

"Our schedule is totally different,'' Watson said. "We've kind of revamped it, obviously, to fit and get everything in. But we've got a lot of work to do in terms of getting a lot of stuff turned around fast.''

The Huskers were not in full pads today after taking Sunday off.

Offensive tackle Marcel Jones was back in uniform after leaving Saturday's game early. Also, Watson said I-back Rex Burkhead should only progress after returning to the team last week and getting seven rushing attempts and a pass reception against Kansas State. Burkhead missed five games with a foot injury.

"I think he's even better this week,'' Watson said. "He's got the freshest legs on our football team. Rex will log more time.''