Nebraska lost Quinton Newsome, Omar Brown, and Phalen Sanford to graduation from a defensive backfield that exceeded expectations in 2023. Throw in Tamon Lynum transferring to Pitt and Javier Morton to Temple, while Corey Collier also entered this month (though he was no longer with the team) and you may think that we are inContinue reading “Spring Preview: Defensive Backs”
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Spring Preview: Linebacker
This position group is very interesting to me. It’s a case of an embarrassment of riches at the JACK spot, and trying our best to find depth at the ILB spot. Last year, Nebraska had Reimer, Henrich, Bullock and Javin Wright were your staples in the middle. Henrich had to retire medically from the gameContinue reading “Spring Preview: Linebacker”
2024 Spring Preview: Defensive Line
Much like what we said in our offensive line preview, this defensive line is one of the deepest i’ve seen at Nebraska since 2013 when Nebraska had Jason Ankrah, Greg McMullen, Avery Moss, Randy Gregory, Maliek Collins, Thad Randle, Aaron Curry, Vincent Valentine, Kevin Maurice, and Kevin Williams. Nebraska only needs 3 guys to playContinue reading “2024 Spring Preview: Defensive Line”
2024 Spring Preview: Offensive Line
I have to admit, every time I have been to a practice this spring, it is truly eye-opening to see how many linemen we have going through practice. I can think of not too long ago when Nebraska would only have 14 or 15 offensive linemen for spring ball, and usually 2 or 3 wereContinue reading “2024 Spring Preview: Offensive Line”
2024 Spring Preview: Tight End
If there is one position that this staff is really liking currently, it’s their tight end room. Their TE1 is Thomas Fidone who they had to be careful with last spring and even in the fall, he’s back and fully healthy now after leading our TE room in snaps and receptions in 2023. With himContinue reading “2024 Spring Preview: Tight End”
2024 Spring Preview: Wide Receiver
Nebraska was extremely thin at Wide Receiver for the 2023 season, where they saw multiple first-year players for the Huskers seeing significant snaps for the team. Nebraska loses its top WR from last year in Billy Kemp, but does it really matter? The Cornhuskers were so bad on offense last year that Kemp only hadContinue reading “2024 Spring Preview: Wide Receiver”
2024 Spring Preview: Runningback
We kick back off our previews with the runningback position. This group had a lot of similarities for me to the quarterback spot entering the spring. If you remember, I said I was very concerned about the depth at QB and RB. While we spoke about how I wasn’t as concerned with the QB depthContinue reading “2024 Spring Preview: Runningback”
2024 Spring Preview: Quarterbacks
We are starting our spring position previews with the quarterback position, as that is one of the most intriguing spots in my opinion for the team. Last year, Matt Rhule brought in Jeff Sims at the guidance of a coach he trusted and it fell flat on its face. From dropping snaps, to fumbling, toContinue reading “2024 Spring Preview: Quarterbacks”
The Departure of Trev
If you’re anything like me, you were frustrated and confused when news broke that our athletic director would be leaving and heading to College Station. A guy who has his name on our stadium and seemingly had our athletic teams heading in the right direction was apparently frustrated with multiple things, enough to have himContinue reading “The Departure of Trev”
Athletic Director Candidates
This seems a little foolish considering we don’t even have a President of the University hired yet. But what the heck… Let’s go back to when I talked to Frost back when he was in Orlando and we were looking for an AD. “Does the AD really matter” was a question I had, and theContinue reading “Athletic Director Candidates”