LINCOLN — Ndamukong Suh shook his head, closed his eyes for a second and mouthed the word, “Wow.”

Even Nebraska's most decorated defensive player was a little overwhelmed.

“I almost kind of teared (up),” Suh said after his jersey was retired at halftime of Friday's game.

Suh was honored with a ceremony that included a handful of the other players to have their jerseys retired, including Detroit Lions teammate Dominic Raiola.

A short video tribute highlighted Suh's Husker career before Athletic Director Tom Osborne handed Suh a framed No. 93 jersey.

“It's a huge honor. Being able to be on that wall with all those other great players is truly a blessing,” Suh said. “It definitely looks different looking up there and seeing my name on the wall. I never imagined it. It's really, truly a blessing. I'll definitely cherish it without a doubt for the rest of my life.”

Other players with their jerseys retired who were on hand included Raiola, Tommie Frazier, Johnny Rodgers, Dean Steinkuhler, Will Shields, Zach Wiegert, Larry Jacobson and Aaron Taylor.

Raiola said Suh gets much the same reception in Detroit as he does in Lincoln. Everywhere he went in Memorial Stadium on Friday people yelled out his name. The attention, Raiola added, is definitely warranted.

“Everywhere we go it's like this,” Raiola said. “He's an unreal talent. You see that more and more every day.”

Suh, who wore a Detroit Tigers hat low, almost over his eyes, said he loves the Motor City, but he also still talks fondly of his time at Nebraska.

“I definitely, without a doubt, miss playing here,” he said.

Who visited this time?

Four official visitors took in Friday's game with Colorado, including one high-profile defensive lineman and a couple of prospects already committed to NU.

Offensive lineman Ryne Reeves of Crete and wide receiver Taariq Allen — both Husker commits — took their official visits. Both have pledged to join the class of 2011 on signing day in February.

The top uncommitted target, though, was defensive tackle Todd Peat Jr., a 6-foot-3, 300-pounder out of Tempe, Ariz. The son of an NFL vet, Peat is rated as a four-star prospect by rivals.com and has plenty of high-profile offers, including Alabama, Miami and Stanford.

Friday was his second official visit after taking a trip to Arizona State two weeks earlier. Peat plans to visit Oregon State next weekend.

Support for Niles

Niles Paul got plenty of love on Senior Day, and it started well before kickoff.

The wide receiver from Omaha who broke a foot in practice this week was in the middle of NU's team huddle before the players went to the locker room. Husker tight ends coach Ron Brown was waiting with Paul's crutch afterward and gave him a big hug.

During the game, a group of his supporters held up five big poster boards with his name spelled out, with the first letter “N” in red, of course.

Paul seemed in good spirits throughout, laughing with teammates at times and staying close during offensive discussions.

Lots of leis

Roy Helu has put his fingerprints all over this Nebraska season. On Friday, his family did the same with the Huskers' Senior Day festivities.

Helu's family gave out leis to all the seniors. Helu, of Tongan descent, even pulled a red lei out of his helmet and slipped it over coach Bo Pelini's head as the two embraced. Each senior was introduced individually to the Memorial Stadium crowd, and they walked out together prior to the Tunnel Walk as the game's captains.

Early release

Call it a false start ... on the fans.

A good share of the NU faithful let go of their red balloons on a pass to the end zone in the first quarter. The only problem was that Nebraska receiver Curenski Gilleylen didn't hold on for the score.

Those who kept their balloons were rewarded one play later when Alex Henery connected on a 42-yard field goal to put NU up 3-0.

Hankies in the stands

Speaking of fans and penalties, there were plenty of fans who weren't letting go of last weekend's flagfest at Texas A&M.;

A good number of students waved yellow flags almost every time the Huskers were called for a penalty.

There were a number of signs, as well. Among them was one that covered two bases: last week's officiating and the television coverage. The sign read “Another Bias Crew,” playing off the initials ABC.

Fans also had signs commemorating Nebraska's final home game in the Big 12. One read, “The End is Near.” Another said, “Sayonara Suckers,” with pictures of the other teams in the conference.

The winner for this week's most creative display, though, goes to the students in the front row who had their faces painted as if they were dead and wore the torn-up T-shirts of other Big 12 members. The group cheered during the halftime show when the public address announcer mentioned that NU was leaving the conference.

What was that?

You've heard of the five-second rule, but what's the rule on when a hot dog that's been shot out of a cannon and into a big screen can be eaten?

One lucky — or maybe unlucky — fan grabbed a wayward wiener blasted from the hot dog gun that then slammed into a video board in the stadium's northeast corner.

Ketchup, anyone?

— Nick Rubek

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• Video: NU's Rex Burkhead at the postgame press conference:



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• Video: NU's Dejon Gomes at the postgame press conference:



• Video: Ndamukong Suh sees his jersey retired:



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