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LINCOLN—Emmett Johnson isn’t shying away from the expectations for him this fall. The junior running back for Nebraska is expected to not only be the starter, but also be a workhorse out of the backfield. For Johnson, that begins with the intangible part of the game. He says that’s the biggest difference between this camp and previous one’s in Lincoln. …

On a typical sunny morning in late April, the UCLA Bruins began their last week of spring practice. Almost every other football program in the country had already wrapped up spring ball. But the Bruins, a team trying to replace 42 seniors after a 5-7 season, were still at it. Quarterbacks who had never thrown a pass in college took …