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Well, they've bought in. So said Nebraska offensive line coach Donovan Raiola on Thursday night of the players he inherited and added for his first year at NU. On the Huskers Radio Network, Raiola repeatedly emphasized that Nebraska linemen have embraced "the technique" he brought to the program from stops at the NFL's Bears and Notre Dame. "We've got a great room of great guys who have all bought in to a little different style, and I'm lucky for that," Raiola said on "Sports Nightly." Raiola also has an unsettled depth chart. Starting tackles Teddy Prochazka and Turner Corcoran missed spring camp with injuries and have yet to practice under Raiola's tutelage. Raiola said he hopes Prochazka, recovering from knee surgery, ramps back up to full speed. Corcoran's personality, Raiola said, stands out among teammates. "I love his attitude, his energy he brings to the room every day," Raiola said. "He's really taken on that vocal role with the guys, and he's earned that. He's a good football player, and he'll keep improving."

Nebraska has a second-round NFL draft pick to replace at center, too. There, senior Trent Hixson did an "awesome job" in the spring, Raiola said, of settling into the role vacated by Cam Jurgens. "I didn't realize he was a walk-on," Raiola said of Hixson, who joined the team almost six years ago as a walk-on. "He's really done a great job taking ownership of that role and being more of a voice in that room." - Lincoln Journal Star

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C Trent Hixson, Nebraska
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07/24/22 - Blaise Gunnerson, rJr/2026, Nebraska, 6-5, 265 (DS#999 DE) + More +

One of the top "off the bus" guys on the roster, Blaise Gunnerson battled injuries for two years in high school and his first year at NU. Last season, he had three tackles. In 2022, he and Jimari Butler - who deserves a little more slack given he's a converted basketball player - will be in the two-deep. Nebraska recruited over them with TCU transfer Ochaun Mathis, but he's here for just one season. Gunnerson and Butler will get their shot this fall. - Lincoln Journal Star

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DE Blaise Gunnerson, Nebraska
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07/24/22 - Oliver Martin, rSr/2023, Nebraska, 6-0, 199 (DS#113 WR) + More +

Oliver Martin is due for a break - the kind of break that doesn't cut short a season due to injuries, the kind of break that gives him a consistent quarterback. Martin already got a break in drawing Mickey Joseph as a receivers coach; Joseph has made it a mission to build up Martin's confidence. If No. 89 stays healthy, and focused, he could have 50 catches in 2022. - Lincoln Journal Star

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WR Oliver Martin, Nebraska
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07/23/22 - Rahmir Johnson, rSr/2025, Nebraska, 5-10, 200 (DS#68 RB) + More +

Nebraska's first-year running backs coach Bryan Applewhite has high expectations. When Applewhite joined Scott Frost's staff from TCU this offseason, he inherited a talented mix of players and then added a pair of his own recruits into the fold. The challenge at hand is getting all of the running backs to buy into the same philosophy. So far, so good. Applewhite delivered an update on the position group's progress during a Tuesday appearance on "Sports Nightly." "I'm just happy with the whole room," Applewhite said. "It's very rare when you come in to have 12 to 13 kids who work so hard because they love the game. If you can just get that, you're winning half the battle right there." Given the constant rotation of running backs Nebraska deployed in 2021, establishing consistency at the position will be key as the Huskers head into fall camp. Applewhite offered no hints as to a depth chart. Instead, he offered remarks on each returning back.

Sophomore Rahmir Johnson is the presumptive front-runner for a big share of playing time after last season, when he carried the ball 112 times - the most of any Husker, by far. Plus, he showed his talent as a third-down back, hauling in 16 passes. Applewhite praised the sophomore's skills in pass protection and also said the back could work out of the slot in certain situations. "He's got extremely good vision and he learned to play with a better pad level as we went through the spring," Applewhite said. "He's got unbelievable hands, he's very good in space as a slot receiver and I think he can be a weapon for us." - Lincoln Journal Star

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RB Rahmir Johnson, Nebraska
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07/22/22 - Isaiah Neyor, rSr/2025, Nebraska, 6-4, 218 (DS#43 WR) + More +

2022 PRESEASON BILETNIKOFF AWARD WATCH LIST: Isaiah Neyor, Texas,...Neyor, a transfer from Wyoming, was a second-team All-Mountain West Conference honoree last season. A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Neyor compiled 44 receptions for 878 yards (19.95 ypr) and 12 touchdowns, including back-to-back 100-yard games at Boise State and Utah State. His 19.95 yards per reception and 12 receiving touchdowns both led the MWC and ranked sixth and eighth in the FBS, respectively. As a redshirt freshman in 2020, Neyor played in all six of the Cowboys' games in a season shortened by the pandemic, recording eight receptions for 248 yards, which ranked second on the team. His 31.0 yards per catch was on pace to lead the nation had he caught four more passes to meet the NCAA minimum of two per game to be ranked. - Texas Football

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WR Isaiah Neyor, Nebraska
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07/18/22 - Tommi Hill, Sr/2025, Nebraska, 6-1, 213 (DS#19 CB) + More +

Know where to be, what to do and, most importantly, how to move on from a mistake. Don't. Get. Flustered. Maturity - that's what new Nebraska cornerback Tommi Hill needs, according to his position coach. If Hill grows up in Husker training camp, NU defensive backs coach Travis Fisher can predict where Hill's career is headed. 'He's going to be an NFL player if he don't mess it up," Fisher said on Husker Sports Radio on Thursday night. "It's one thing to say those types of things about kids before they actually put the work in, but just the potential I see in him - with his movement skills - he's just got to put the total package together to be that guy." Fisher called Hill, a 6-foot, 200-pound Arizona State transfer, an athletic "freak" who beats himself up too much after a bad play.

Competitors are like that, Fisher intimated, but college football moves just too fast in an era of no-huddle offenses for Hill, or any other DB, to get stuck in their feelings. "That's why Myles Farmer and Quinton Newsome are so important in the secondary," Fisher said of his two returning starters from the Atlanta area. "Because they can help out so much with that - getting guys like Tommi, with that kind of skill, to have the mindset of guys who have been here." Fisher said Newsome, 6-1, 180, will get pushed at corner by Hill and 6-4, 195-pound Braxton Clark, Fisher said, but it's clear, both from spring camp and Newsome's upward trajectory, that his job in NU's secondary seems secure. - Lincoln Journal Star

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CB Tommi Hill, Nebraska
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07/18/22 - Ben Scott, rSr/2025, Nebraska, 6-5, 306 (DS#25 C) + More +

Arizona State redshirt junior offensive lineman Ben Scott figures to take over starting duties at center for the Sun Devils this season. Scott was ASU's starting right tackle last year, but following the departure of starting center Dohnovan West to the NFL and former four-star recruit Ezra Dotson-Oyetade transferring to TCU, there's a gaping hole in the middle of ASU's offensive line.

"I think center will be the best position for me at the moment...I got to prove that I am the best center in the Pac-12, which I believe I will be," Scott said Wednesday. "I feel like I am a lot more athletic than a majority of nose tackles." Scott was named to Athlon Sports' 2022 preseason Pac-12 Football All-Conference Third-Team Offense. And with new transfers coming and going for Arizona State football, Scott noticed one thing that has pleased him thus far during the offseason. "The chemistry is a lot better than I anticipated...A while back we all went to Topgolf and it was fun getting that chemistry going between all of us," Scott said. - ArizonaSports.com

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C Ben Scott, Nebraska
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07/17/22 - Trey Palmer, rJr/2023, Nebraska, 6-0, 192 (DS#13 WR) + More +

Nebraska associate head coach and receivers coach Mickey Joseph saw Trey Palmer up close when the two were together at LSU, and he's seen Palmer up close now that the two are together at Nebraska. And what Joseph has seen from the former five-star recruit in Lincoln could give Husker fans hope that the 6-foot-1, 190-pounder might be the man to lead NU's wide receiver room into the future. "He's a totally different kid than I had at LSU," Joseph said Wednesday on the Huskers Radio Network. "I think he's playing with more confidence. I think he understands the grind that I expect out of the group. "I think he understands that every day he's got to come and fight."

If all that is true, Palmer can trace it to his time in Baton Rouge where, despite being a top-20 prospect nationally out of high school, he found himself on the depth chart behind the likes of Ja'Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson, Terrace Marshall and Racey McMath, all of whom were NFL Draft picks in either 2020 and 2021. People say, 'Well, Mickey, why didn't he play?" Joseph explained. "I'm like, 'Well, you know what, he played behind two first-rounders." But Palmer's time has come, Joseph said, in part because he's gotten settled in Lincoln. "He's happy. And that's the difference I see with him is that he's a happy camper right now," Joseph said. "Even my wife said, 'He's a different kid.' And we're happy to have him." - Lincoln Journal Star

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WR Trey Palmer, Nebraska
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07/15/22 - Nash Hutmacher, Sr/2025, Nebraska, 6-4, 312 (DS#30 DT) + More +

Mike Dawson watched Nash Hutmacher messing around after practice with edge rusher Garrett Nelson, when Hutmacher, a national champion prep wrestler, got in a grappler's stance and took a shot at Nelson's legs. "Nash went right at Garrett and it looked like a cobra coming out of its stance and going to strike a tiger," Dawson said on the "Sports Nightly" radio program Tuesday night. "That's what we need to take, and turn that over, and get that as part of your 'get off' on the football field. I think that kind of clicked with him." When Hutmacher, a 6-foot-4, 330-pound sophomore nose tackle, plays like that, Dawson said he's hard to block. Dawson will be looking for more from Hutmacher and a glut of younger defensive linemen this season, especially to help returning starter Ty Robinson and transfers Stephon Wynn and Devin Drew hold down the fort. Multiple key contributors, including Ben Stille, Damion Daniels and Casey Rogers, moved on after last season. - Lincoln Journal Star

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DT Nash Hutmacher, Nebraska
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07/08/22 - Ochaun Mathis, rSr/2023, Nebraska, 6-5, 250 (DS#34 DE) + More +

Nebraska has updated its roster - currently at 151 players - for the 2022 football season, and debuted two new position designations that better reflect the changing nature of football and NU's defensive alignment. Outside linebackers have now become EDGE players who hover near the line of scrimmage and may play with their hand on the ground, like a defensive end, or in a two-point stance, like an outside linebacker in a 3-4 or 5-2. Nine players - Garrett Nelson, Caleb Tannor, Ochaun Mathis, Jimari Butler, Blaise Gunnerson, Jake Appleget, Simon Otte, Braden Klover and Ryan Schommmer - have the EDGE designation.

NU also has NICK - for nickel back position - that was previously manned by three-year starter JoJo Domann. The NICK spot features a hybrid linebacker/safety athlete who is asked to play the outside run while also covering tight ends and slot receivers in various coverage schemes. Six players - Isaac Gifford, Chris Kolarevic, Javin Wright, Gage Stenger, Grant Buda and John Bullock - have the NICK designation. - Lincoln Journal Star

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DE Ochaun Mathis, Nebraska
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06/27/22 - Nouredin Nouili, rSr/2024, Nebraska, 6-3, 310 (DS#52 OG) + More +

Nebraska starting left guard Nouredin Nouili will miss the 2022 football season because of a failed NCAA drug test. He announced the suspension Saturday on social media. "This spring I was informed by the NCAA that due to a failed drug test I am ineligible for the 2022 season," Nouili wrote in part. "I'd like to apologize to my family, teammates, coaches and Husker fans for my error in judgement." The 6-foot-4, 315-pound junior from Frankfurt, Germany, will lose a year of eligibility while remaining part of the Husker team.

Coach Scott Frost issued a statement of support for Nouili, a Colorado State transfer who started the last seven games of the 2021 season and helped anchor a banged-up line in spring camp. "We will fully support Nouredin Nouili as (he) continues his academic and athletic career at the University of Nebraska," Frost said. "He is an outstanding young man, who made a mistake that will force him to miss the 2022 season and forfeit a year of eligibility. Noure will be a full participant in practice this fall, and we look forward to him resuming his playing career in 2023." - Lincoln Journal Star

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OG Nouredin Nouili, Nebraska
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06/13/22 - Turner Corcoran, rSr/2026, Nebraska, 6-6, 310 (DS#63 OT) + More +

Turner Corcoran got tired of waiting. When Ethan Piper hurt his hand during spring practice, Corcoran, who himself was sitting out with an upper-body injury, went looking for Nebraska athletic trainer Mark Mayer. "Where are my pads at?" Corcoran asked. Mayer wouldn't tell him. He couldn't while Corcoran was still rehabbing. Though the Husker lineman felt ready to practice, Mayer pleaded otherwise. "Don't do this. You're gonna get hurt." Corcoran, now 100% healthy, says the injury wasn't serious. "Just some maintenance from the season," he said. But maintenance still requires rehab.

And rehab, no matter how minor, tests your mind, your will, your patience. "It's a mental game," Corcoran said at Saturday's football development camp. "You can't get too down on yourself because you're not up to pace with where you thought you'd be. I had to keep chugging away." Corcoran is referring to the "wall" he hit during his recovery. One day, he couldn't lift as much weight as he could the day before. His strength had regressed; his progress froze. He compared the feeling to digging yourself a hole. The only way to correct it: "Dig yourself out." - Lincoln Journal Star

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OT Turner Corcoran, Nebraska
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05/29/22 - Ochaun Mathis, rSr/2023, Nebraska, 6-5, 250 (DS#34 DE) + More +

The Nebraska football team will kick off the 2022 season just about as early as a team can do it. The Huskers' Week 0 game against Northwestern in Dublin, Ireland, will kick off at 11:30 a.m. Central time on Aug. 27 and be televised nationally by FOX. The game will be a 5:30 p.m. kick in Dublin. The Huskers learned kickoff times for seven of their games Thursday as the Big Ten's television partners released their schedules. Nebraska's Sept. 17 home game against Oklahoma will also get the national spotlight as part of FOX's Big Noon kickoff. That game will kick at 11 a.m., with FOX's Big Noon Kickoff pregame show coming to Lincoln as part of the day. NU's home opener against North Dakota on Sept. 3 will kick at 2:30 p.m. on BTN, and Nebraska will play its first night game of the season the following Saturday against Georgia Southern - a 6:30 p.m. kickoff on FS1. - Lincoln Journal Star

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DE Ochaun Mathis, Nebraska
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05/24/22 - Marcus Washington, rSr/2024, Nebraska, 6-2, 185 (DS#999 WR) + More +

The Nebraska football team has added another offensive weapon from the transfer portal, and Casey Thompson knows this one very well. Former Texas wide receiver Marcus Washington announced his commitment to the Huskers on Tuesday. He's a former four-star recruit who visited Nebraska over the weekend. Washington has two years of eligibility remaining, as well as an option to redshirt.

In Austin, he was teammates with Thompson, the quarterback who transferred to Nebraska in January and is projected to start under center when NU opens the season against Northwestern in Ireland on Aug. 27. A 6-foot-2, 190-pounder, Washington caught 25 passes for 366 yards and two touchdowns in three seasons with Texas. In 12 games last fall, including seven starts, he had 18 receptions for 277 yards. - Lincoln Journal Star

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WR Marcus Washington, Nebraska
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05/24/22 - Luke Reimer, rSr/2024, Nebraska, 6-0, 223 (DS#30 ILB) + More +

2022 LOTT IMPACT TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: LUKE REIMER, LB, Nebraska, Jr., 6-1, 225, Lincoln: Led Huskers with 108 tackles; Nebraska Linebacker of the Year; Academic All-Big Ten. - Lott IMPACT Trophy/The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation

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ILB Luke Reimer, Nebraska
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