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Jack Gangwish finished Nebraska’s first game this season with a dislocated elbow and the last with a broken hand.

The left hand of the former defensive end was in a cast Thursday night at the Outland Trophy banquet. Gangwish said the injury happened in the first quarter of the Foster Farms Bowl, but he played on as Nebraska rallied to beat UCLA 37-29 in Santa Clara, California.

“Your last game of your senior year is no time to take a seat,” Gangwish said.

The senior co-captain said the hand swelled up and was painful but didn’t limit him that much.

“My hand didn’t feel the best there, but just put some tape on it,” he said. “It turned out to be not that big of a factor for me.”

Gangwish dislocated the elbow on the final play against BYU, then missed the next three games.

The 6-foot-2, 265-pounder is working out in Lincoln to prepare for the Huskers’ pro day in March. Gangwish then will hope for any looks from NFL or CFL teams.

“I would love to stay with the game,” said Gangwish, who was the recipient of the Guy Chamberlin Trophy at the Outland banquet.