Just look at the numbers.

After two games, Bryant Johnson has 237 receiving yards. His counterpart Tony Johnson (no relation), has 81. No other player listed as a wide receiver is among the team's top receivers.

Seeing this, it's easy to understand why Penn State football coach Joe Paterno spent a large portion of his weekly press conference lauding Bryant Johnson at the same time he suggested the other receivers need to step it up.

"[Bryant Johnson] is certainly playing with a lot of confidence and knows what he's doing," Paterno said. "I'm not so sure I can say that across the board."

The primary focus of Paterno's complaints was Tony Johnson, as Paterno said he will need to become a more disciplined receiver if he is going to become consistent. Much like his remarks earlier about cornerback Bryan Scott, Paterno emphasized that the biggest thing Tony Johnson needs to do is realize how good he is.

While a third receiver is now common in many of the Nittany Lions' sets, Paterno was hesitant to name either Ernie Terrell or Gerald Smith as the frontrunner for the third spot, despite Terrell being used more often so far. Looking further down the depth chart, Paterno also said a lot of younger receivers, such as Ryan Scott and Kinta Palmer have looked good but need to do more to distinguish themselves from the pack.

"They are going to take Bryant Johnson out of the game one of these days, maybe this Saturday," Paterno said.

"The other kids are going to have to rise to the occasion and develop confidence in the quarterback in that they are going to be in the right spot at the right time."

It is called 'foot-ball'

While the offense and defense both gave standout performances in Saturday's game against Nebraska, it's Penn State's other unheralded unit, the special teams, that might have made the biggest difference in the Lions' victory.

With an overall starting field position of their own 19-yard line, the Cornhuskers were never in a great position to mount offensive drives.

A major reason for that was place kicker David Kimball's booming kickoffs that repeatedly sailed either deep enough into the end zone to force 'Husker return man Josh Davis to settle for a touchback or out the back altogether.

"I just wanted to keep helping the defense out by not let them back in the ball game," Kimball said.

"If I can kick it into the end zone, they have 80 yards to go, I think that really helps us out so that's what I try to do."

Kimball's outstanding boots off the tee weren't the only kicks worth noting Saturday.

Besides a pair of field goals, place kicker Robbie Gould also executed a successful pooch-kickoff midway through the second quarter following a personal foul penalty that advanced the kickoff spot all the way up to the 45-yard line.

Not to be left out of the fun was punter David Royer, who was only called upon by Paterno three times Saturday.

He dropped one that was downed at the one-yard line late in the first quarter.

"They not only neutralized [our] kicking game, but I thought they outplayed us in that phase of it," said Nebraska coach Frank Solich.

Doing time

Defensive end Jeremiah Davis, who started his first game Saturday, is still paying for the retaliatory punch he threw at Nebraska's Richie Incognito that got them both kicked out of the game.

The NCAA suspended both Incognito and Davis for the first half of their team's next games.

Paterno said he would not punish Davis further.

"Somebody just lost their head and threw a punch and the other guy got involved in it," Paterno said.

"Jeremiah has been a good kid. I don't have a problem with Jeremiah."