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09/03/24 - Dylan Raiola, Fr/2028, Nebraska + More +

WEEK 1 BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Dylan Raiola, Fr., QB, NEB,...Became the second Nebraska true freshman quarterback to start a season opener since WWII, joining Adrian Martinez who started in 2018 against Colorado...Completed 19-of-27 passes for 238 yards and two touchdowns, including 192 yards before halftime...Guided the Huskers to touchdown drives on five of his eight drives...Threw both touchdown passes in the second quarter as Nebraska outscored UTEP, 23-0, as the 23 points were the most by Nebraska in a quarter since 2018...Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Malcolm Hartzog (Oct. 3, 2022). - Big Ten Football

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QB Dylan Raiola, Nebraska
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08/31/24 - Dylan Raiola, Fr/2028, Nebraska + More +

Dylan Raiola passed for 238 yards and two touchdowns in his college debut and Nebraska beat UTEP 40-7 Saturday for its first win in a season opener in five years. Raiola showed poise throughout against the overmatched Miners and flashes of the flair that made him a five-star recruit and the highest-rated player to ever sign with the Cornhuskers. Both of his touchdown passes were perfectly placed. The first, for 59 yards, went to Texas transfer Isaiah Neyor, who was well covered when he caught the ball over his shoulder along the right sideline. Neyor stumbled as he pulled the ball in at the 12, regained his balance and ran into the end zone.

On his second TD pass, Raiola lofted the ball to the outside shoulder of Wake Forest transfer Jahmal Banks, who jumped to bring down the ball in the back corner of the end zone. Raiola had pledged to Ohio State and Georgia before he told Nebraska coach Matt Rhule in mid-December he wanted to play where his father, Dominic, was an All-America center in 2000. His long-anticipated first game for the Huskers brought 86,000 to Memorial Stadium, and he undoubtedly sent the fans home happy. He played one series in the second half and was 19 of 27 for 238 yards when he turned things over to Heinrich Haarberg. - AP College Football

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QB Dylan Raiola, Nebraska
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12/27/23 - Nash Hutmacher, Sr/2025, Nebraska + More +

2023 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION: Nash Hutmacher,...Nebraska's strong run defense was led by a trio of defensive linemen who earned honorable-mention recognition. Hutmacher manned the middle of the Nebraska defense and recorded 40 tackles to go along with eight tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and a blocked field goal against Iowa. - Nebraska Football

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DT Nash Hutmacher, Nebraska
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12/27/23 - Quinton Newsome, rSr/2024, Nebraska + More +

2023 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION: Quinton Newsome,...A senior cornerback from Suwanee, Ga., Newsome earned conference honors for the second straight season after also being an honorable-mention choice in 2022. Newsome finished the year with 37 tackles, an interception and a blocked field goal returned for a touchdown. - Nebraska Football

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CB Quinton Newsome, Nebraska
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12/27/23 - Isaac Gifford, rSr/2025, Nebraska + More +

2023 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION: Isaac Gifford,...Gifford manned the rover position for Nebraska and led the Huskers in tackles with 86 stops, the most by a Husker defensive back in nine seasons. Gifford was second on the team with eight pass breakups while his 6.5 tackles for loss was among the best for Big Ten defensive backs. - Nebraska Football

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SS Isaac Gifford, Nebraska
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12/27/23 - Luke Reimer, rSr/2024, Nebraska + More +

2023 ALL-BIG TEN THIRD TEAM: Luke Reimer, Nebraska,...Reimer, a graduate of Lincoln North Star High School, earned all-conference recognition for the third consecutive season. He finished the season with 48 tackles in 10 games, while his five sacks ranked second on the team and his 7.5 tackles for loss were third for the Blackshirts. Reimer, who had earned honorable-mention recognition in both 2021 and 2022, finished his Husker career third on the school's all-time tackles list with 293 stops. - Nebraska Football

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ILB Luke Reimer, Nebraska
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12/27/23 - Ben Scott, rSr/2025, Nebraska + More +

2023 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION: Ben Scott,...Scott joined the Nebraska program in 2023 after transferring from Arizona State. The 6-6, 305-pound Scott anchored the line from his center position and made 11 starts this season. - Nebraska Football

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C Ben Scott, Nebraska
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12/27/23 - Bryce Benhart, rSr/2025, Nebraska + More +

2023 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION: Bryce Benhart,...Benhart and Ben Scott were the leaders of an offensive line that helped Nebraska rank second in the Big Ten by averaging 176.8 rushing yards per game. The Huskers were among the nation's most improved rushing offenses and led the conference in runs of more than 40 yards. A native of Lakeville, Minn., Benhart was the only Husker offensive player to start all 12 games this season. The 6-9, 315-pound Benhart has 41 career starts, tying for the most in school history by an offensive lineman. - Nebraska Football

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OT Bryce Benhart, Nebraska
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12/27/23 - Ty Robinson, rSr/2025, Nebraska + More +

2023 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION: Ty Robinson,...Robinson finished the year with 29 tackles, including four tackles for loss. He was disruptive at the line of scrimmage with six pass breakups and a team-high 11 quarterback hurries along with a blocked field goal against Iowa. - Nebraska Football

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DT Ty Robinson, Nebraska
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12/27/23 - Omar Brown, rSr/2024, Nebraska + More +

2023 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION: Omar Brown,...Brown tied for second on the team with 51 tackles, while forcing two fumbles, recovering a fumble and adding an interception. - Nebraska Football

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SS Omar Brown, Nebraska
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12/27/23 - Tommi Hill, Sr/2025, Nebraska + More +

2023 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION: Tommi Hill,...The fourth member of the secondary to be honored was junior cornerback Tommi Hill, who led the Huskers with four interceptions and nine pass breakups. In conference play, Hill led the Big Ten with 1.33 passes defended per game. - Nebraska Football

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CB Tommi Hill, Nebraska
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02/07/23 - Anthony Grant, rSr/2024, Nebraska + More +

In an offseason that featured roster overhaul at just about every position, Nebraska's running backs remain mostly unchanged heading into 2023. All four of Nebraska's top running backs from last year - Anthony Grant, Ajay Allen, Rahmir Johnson and Gabe Ervin Jr. - are back for another season. Running backs coach EJ Barthel has already gotten to work identifying the strengths in his room. Barthel called Grant a "powerful runner," while Allen is "dynamic" and Johnson has "elite speed." Their collective talents led Nebraska to add talent at other positions, with incoming freshman Kwinten Ives being the only scholarship addition at running back.

"The transfer portal wasn't something I was really interested into, or that Coach Rhule wasn't interested into," Barthel said on Jan. 12. "After evaluating the tape and looking at some of the guys on the roster, I'm just really excited about the group. There's a lot of potential out there in how they run the football." Grant was Nebraska's most consistent running back in 2022, handling double-digit carries in all 12 games. However, the success of those carries was highly variable - Grant totaled 600 of his 915 rushing yards in the first six games of the season before struggling against the Big Ten's best run defenses. - Lincoln Journal Star

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RB Anthony Grant, Nebraska
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01/18/23 - MJ Sherman, rSr/2025, Nebraska + More +

Nebraska picked up a major piece out of the transfer portal Monday as former five-star edge rushing prospect MJ Sherman committed to the Huskers. Sherman, who visited Lincoln over the weekend, was a three-year contributor with Georgia and a key special teams cog on two national title squads. The 6-foot-2, 250-pounder was a top-50 national player in the 2020 cycle who turned down the likes of Alabama and Ohio State as a blue-chip recruit. He has two years of eligibility remaining plus a potential redshirt.

Sherman's mother, Sussie Sharpe, confirmed her son's decision on social media. "Husker Nation, it's official!" she wrote. "Team Sherman is coming home!" Sherman played high school football in the Washington D.C. area and grew up in Baltimore. He entered the portal last Friday in what was considered a surprise move at the time. The linebacker saw just 140 defensive snaps across three seasons and 39 games, getting far more action on special teams. His relatively limited role and stat line - 15 career tackles - is more a product of Georgia's embarrassment of elite talent rather than his own struggles. - Lincoln Journal Star

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OLB MJ Sherman, Nebraska
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01/18/23 - Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda, rSr/2025, Nebraska + More +

The man who scored Nebraska's first touchdown of the 2022 season has rejoined the team for winter workouts in 2023. Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda, who entered the transfer portal in October, withdrew his name and will take part in spring camp, a program source confirmed Monday. He left the team having caught five passes for 120 yards, primarily in the season-opening loss to Northwestern.

NU removed Garcia-Castaneda from its 2022 roster - a sign of a complete break with the program. That was one staff ago. NU coach Matt Rhule's staff is in place, and Garcia-Castaneda rejoins a wide receiver room that no longer has record-breaking receiver Trey Palmer but added two transfers (Baylor's Josh Fleek and Virginia's Billy Kemp) and two surprising returnees (Garcia-Castaneda and Zavier Betts). - Lincoln Journal Star

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WR Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda, Nebraska
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01/15/23 - Zavier Betts, rJr/2025, Nebraska + More +

Nebraska is in talks with former standout receiver Zavier Betts about a return to the football team. The possibility of an NU comeback - perhaps even likelihood - was confirmed by two sources with knowledge of the situation. Momentum picked up considerably since Betts entered the transfer portal Jan. 3, when a source said the Bellevue West graduate was not on NU's radar at that time. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Betts sat out the 2022 season after leaving the Huskers in March.

That after flashing elite speed and playmaking ability during his two-year stint in Lincoln that spanned 18 games, 32 catches and 417 receiving yards. He was NU's second-leading receiver in 2021 with 20 grabs for 286 yards while adding three carries for 109 yards and a touchdown. Betts' sudden departure from NU was not related to discipline for any on-field or off-field issues, sources said in the spring, but more because of football burnout. Then-coach Scott Frost declined to get into specifics, repeatedly saying Betts is was not a member of the team at the time. - Lincoln Journal Star

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