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Ndamukong Suh’s Nebraska Senior Season in Photos

aaronbabcock · May 23, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Ndamukong Suh makes a move toward Texas Tech quarterback Steven Sheffield during a 31-10 loss at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 17, 2009.

I wish I hadn’t been a novice photographer back in 2009. It feels like a missed opportunity.

It wasn’t my first year as a photographer. I actually picked up my first camera 23 years earlier. I discovered photography as a 12-year-old back in 1986. That’s another story for another time. The bottom line is I focused on my career after college and set aside photography. Fast forward to 2007, I bought my first digital camera and quickly realized how much I had missed shooting.

I started covering Nebraska football in 2008. After spending the first season in the press box, I moved to the sidelines and immediately felt at home.

I had no idea what I was doing but I worked hard and was able to shoot 13 of Nebraska’s 14 games that season. By simply showing up and trying to get better, I began to see minimal progress in my work. Over the course of 2009, I even managed to make a couple of keeper images of Ndamukong Suh during his senior season.

Suh would finish fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting that year. He is now preparing to enter his 11th season in the NFL, his second with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but his senior season at Nebraska still stands out as one of the most dominant performances by a defensive lineman in recent college football history.

So maybe it was a missed opportunity. But I’m glad I was at least able to witness that season and capture a few images. My best images are in the gallery below. If that’s not enough, or you’re interested in a print, you can find more here.

Ndamukong Suh signs autographs during Fan Day on Aug. 8, 2009. © Aaron Babcock
Ndamukong Suh looks across the Arkansas State offensive line in Nebraska's season-opener on Sept. 12, 2009 at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb.  © Aaron Babcock
Ndamukong Suh celebrates during Nebraska's 16-15 loss at Virginia Tech on Sept. 19, 2009.  © Aaron Babcock
Ndamukong Suh makes a tackle against Louisiana-Lafayette in a 55-0 win at Memorial Stadium.  © Aaron Babcock
Jared Crick (94), Ndamukong Suh (93) and Pierre Allen (95) walk to the line of scrimmage in the rain during Nebraska's 27-12 win in Columbia, Mo. on Oct. 8, 2009.  © Aaron Babcock
Ndamukong Suh sacks Blaine Gabbert and causes a fumble in the first quarter during Nebraska's 27-12 win in Columbia, Mo. on Oct. 8, 2009. © Aaron Babcock
Ndamukong Suh (93), Pierre Allen (95) and Barry Turner (99) team up n a tackle against Texas Tech on Oct. 17, 2009. © Aaron Babcock
Jared Crick (94) and Ndamukong Suh (93) exchange words during Nebraska's 31-10 loss to Texas Tech on Oct. 17, 2009. © Aaron Babcock
Ndamukong Suh sacks Steven Sheffield during Nebraska's 31-10 loss to Texas Tech on Oct. 17, 2009 at Memorial Stadium. © Aaron Babcock
Ndamukong Suh makes a move toward Texas Tech quarterback Steven Sheffield during a 31-10 loss at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 17, 2009.
Ndamukong Suh celebrates during a 9-7 loss to Iowa State at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 24, 2009. © Aaron Babcock
Ndamukong Suh battles with Kansas offensive lineman Jeff Spikes during Nebraska's 31-17 win in Lawrence, Kan. on Nov. 14, 2009. © Aaron Babcock
Ndamukong Suh runs out of the tunnel on Senior Day at Memorial Stadium prior to Nebraska's game against Kansas State on Nov. 21, 2009. © Aaron Babcock
Ndamukong Suh looks over the Colorado offense during Nebraska's 28-20 win in Boulder, Colo. on Nov. 27, 2009. © Aaron Babcock
Ndamukong Suh sacks Colt McCoy for one of his 4.5 sacks in a 13-12 loss in the Big 12 Championship in Arlington, Texas on Dec. 5, 2009. © Aaron Babcock
Ndamukong Suh pursues Arizona quarterback Nick Foltz during a 33-0 win in the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 30, 2009. © Aaron Babcock
Ndamukong Suh laughes with Pierre Allen (95) during a 33-0 win over Arizona in the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 30, 2009. © Aaron Babcock

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