First-team All Big Ten safety Nate Gerry will not play for Number 24 Nebraska when the Cornhuskers play Tennessee in the Music City Bowl on December 30th.

Coach Mike Riley said Thursday that Gerry and defensive back Boaz Joseph were ineligible for the game. Riley said that neither player broke team rules nor were behavioral issues involved.

Riley also said quarterback Tommy Armstrong has “run a little bit,” but Ryker Fyfe is expected to start against the Volunteers.