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Nebraska right guard Micah Mazzccua will, in fact, be available Friday night for the No. 22 Cornhuskers against No. 24 Illinois, head coach Matt Rhule said after Wednesday’s practice. But redshirt junior Henry Lutovsky will start, and Mazzccua will be there if the Huskers need him to play. “Mazzccua will be dressed and ready,” Rhule said. “He just won’t start. He’ll be out there. Yeah, Lutovsky will play, and Micah will be available. … He’s dealing with some things right now, but he’s making some real progress, practiced good today. So he’ll be there, and if we need him, we’ll go to him. “But …

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