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Nebraska receiver Stanley Morgan shared an important conversation he had with his position coach on the sideline Saturday at Indiana.

Keith Williams told Morgan that big-time players make big-time plays. In this case, the game was close. Williams knew the Huskers needed players to step up, and Morgan answered the call, his 72-yard catch-and-run touchdown pushing the lead to nine points in what became a 27-22 triumph.

One gets the feeling that Morgan, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound sophomore, will make a lot more clutch receptions in his time at Nebraska. He currently leads the team with 16 receptions, and his 228 receiving yards are tied for second with Jordan Westerkamp.

"I love Stanley Morgan. I think he's one of the most tough-minded people that we have on the team," Nebraska head coach Mike Riley said Monday. "He is a reliable guy."

A graduate of St. Augustine High School in New Orleans, Morgan was precocious and reliable as a true freshman last season. Riley noticed those qualities as far back as August of 2015, when Nebraska had a slew of injuries at the receiver positions, forcing Morgan into first-string duty right off the bat.

"Stanley got a ton of work," Riley said. "It just kind of showed everybody who he was."