Category: Big Ten

Class of 2027 running back set to visit Nebraska

Nebraska has a big time recruit coming to campus.

Nebraska football is set to host Junior Day this weekend, which will see visits from class of 2027 athletes across the country. Running back Noah Roberts announced on social media he is one of those athletes.

Roberts is coming off a 1,000-yard season for Basha High School. The Chandler, Arizona native led his team in rushing, going for 1,067 yards across 13 games, averaging seven yards per carry.

He finished six games with multiple rushing touchdowns and four games with over 100 rushing yards. He also racked up 32 catches for 358 yards and five touchdowns.

Roberts helped the Bears to an 11-2 season and a state runner-up finish. He also helped his 4×100 relay team to a sixth-place finish in the AIA Track and Field State Championships in 2024.

He also took 15th in the 100-meter dash at the AIA Division I Championship as a freshman, clocking in a time of 10.88 seconds.

He is listed at 6-feet-1 and 200 pounds.

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Men’s basketball fall big on the road to No. 18 Wisconsin 83-55

The Huskers have now lost six in a row.

The Huskers hit the road on Sunday afternoon, visiting Madison, Wisconsin, for a conference clash with the No. 18 Badgers. Nebraska fell to Wisconsin, dropping their sixth straight game after starting the season 12-2.

The Huskers allowed the Badgers to shoot 30-of-63 from the floor and 17-of-37 from three-point range. This is Nebraska’s third game across their losing streak, where they allowed 17 or more baskets from beyond the arc.

The Huskers shot 10-of-30 from long distance and 21-of-62 from the field and couldn’t keep up with Wisconsin. Nebraska closed the gap to 24-21 after falling behind 19-2. But the Badgers responded with a 16-2 run and never looked back.

Brice Williams scored a team-high 11 points for the Huskers. Connor Essegian scored eight points against his former team. Juwan Gary led Nebraska in rebounds with nine.

Nebraska falls to 12-8 on the season and 2-7 in conference play. The team returns home to host the Illinois Fighting Illini on Thursday night. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT on FS1.

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Huskers visit four-star Chicago pass rusher McHale Blade

The Cornhusker coaching staff made a stop in the Windy City earlier this week.

The Nebraska coaching staff continues the 2025 offseason visits, heading up to Chicago following a trek down in Florida. Head coach Matt Rhule met up with four-star EDGE rusher McHale Blade, who currently holds offers from the Georgia Bulldogs, the Michigan Wolverines, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Blade is coming off his junior season at Simeon High School after playing for Hillcrest High. The 6-foot-3, 240-pound edge rusher ranks fourth in Illinois as a player and is 17th in the nation as a defensive lineman.

Blade isn’t the only edge rusher from Simeon the Huskers are eyeing. Sophomore Brian DeMoss received an offer from Nebraska in December 2024. He stands at 6-feet-5, and 210 pounds.

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Nebraska offers freshman star wide out Damarion Mays

The freshman wide receiver had 68 catches for 1,640 yards and 14 touchdowns.

The Huskers offered another rising star in high school football on Wednesday afternoon. This one coming off his freshman year.

Wide receiver Damarion Mays finished his freshman year as one of the top wideouts in Texas. The 6-foot-2, 175-pound receiver led Life Oak Cliff High School in receiving yards, contributing to over half of the Lions’ total offense.

Through ten games, Mays hauled in 68 catches for 1,640 yards and 14 touchdowns. According to MaxPreps, he finished third in the state of Texas in total receiving yards.

Mays also took two kickoff returns for touchdowns off of just three kickoff return attempts.

He delivered three 200-yard games for the Lions. His best game occurred in the team’s final game of the season. He finished the game with 13 catches for 289 yards and two touchdowns.

Mays received his offer from Nebraska following a conversation with Huskers’ senior football assistant Jamar Mozee. He’s received offers from Arizona, Miami, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Texas Tech.

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Huskers offer class of 2026 Florida edge rusher

The Nebraska Cornhusker football team has offered Florida EDGE rush Kamron Wilson a scholarship for the class of 2026.

The Huskers extended another offer to a 2026 candidate who is coming off a massive 2024 season.

Edge rusher Kamron Wilson currently holds no player rating following his junior year at Southridge High School in Miami, Florida. But the 6-foot-5, 215-pounder finished the year with 118 tackles, 32 for loss, and 17 sacks.

Wilson also finished five games in 2024 with double-digit tackles and six games with multiple sacks. His two best games came during Southridge’s 34-0 win over Hialeah in mid-September and its 40-8 win over Edison in early October.

In the win over Hialeah, Wilson finished with 10 tackles, five tackles-for-loss, and three sacks. In the win over Edison, he totaled 11 tackles, three tackles-for-loss, and two sacks.

In the state championship game, he racked up nine tackles, two tackles for loss, and two sacks.

Wilson currently holds offers from California, Illinois, Minnesota, Mississippi State, and Ole Miss.

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Men’s basketball blown out by No. 20 Purdue on the road 104-68

The Huskers fall to 12-4 on the season and 2-3 in conference play.

The Nebraska men’s basketball team hit the road again Sunday following an overtime loss at the Iowa Hawkeyes last week. The Huskers traveled to the No. 20 Purdue Boilermakers, having yet to win in West Lafayette since joining the Big Ten. Nebraska continued its streak, falling big 104-68.

The Boilermakers wasted no time putting the game away early, going up 26-10 through the first ten minutes, then 39-18 with four minutes left in the half. The Boilermakers entered the locker room up 45-28. Though the Huskers scored 40 points in the second half, Purdue still outscored them by 19.

The Boilermakers couldn’t be stopped from beyond the arc, going a 19-of-33. This set a new opponent record for most made threes against Nebraska.

Purdue finished 41-of-65 from the floor and earned 33 rebounds and 32 assists. Nebraska did shoot 26-of-54 but couldn’t keep up with the Boilermakers’ fast-paced, high-power offense.

The Huskers are now 12-4 on the season and 2-3 in conference play. They return home Thursday night to face Rutgers. Tipoff is set for 8:00 p.m. CT on FS1.

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Second half collapse leads to 91-54 blowout loss to No. 1 UCLA

Nebraska remains in Los Angeles for its next game, facing off against USC on New Year’s Day.

On Sunday night, the Nebraska Cornhuskers traveled to Los Angeles for a clash against the No. 1 UCLA Bruins. Though the Huskers hung on in the first half, the Bruins took off in the second half, resulting in a 91-54 loss for Nebraska.

The Huskers entered halftime down 37-30, staying right behind UCLA. But Nebraska couldn’t keep up in the third, being outscored 31-13. The Bruins then capped it off with a 23-11 fourth quarter.

UCLA shot 33-of-59 from the floor, going 19-of-26 in the second half while also hauling in 48 rebounds. Nebraska, meanwhile, only shot 19-of-57 and had 18 rebounds, failing to keep up with the Bruins.

Freshman Amiah Hargrove led the Huskers in scoring, being the only player to crack double digits. She scored 12 points, going 4-of-6 from the floor and 4-of-6 from the free throw line.

The Huskers fall to 10-3 on the season and 1-1 in conference play. Nebraska remains in Los Angeles for its next game, facing off against the USC Trojans on New Year’s Day. Tipoff is set for 2:00 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network.

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Jimari Butler to enter transfer portal

Another Nebraska defender has entered the transfer portal

On Monday, the parade of players into the transfer portal included Cornhuskers junior defensive lineman Jimari Butler. The Mobile, Alabama native joins Huskers defenders Mikai Gbayor, Stefon Thompson, and Vincent Jackson as Blackshirts to hit the portal.

Butler finished his fifth regular season with the program this fall after arriving in Lincoln prior to the 2020 COVID season.

After playing in just two games in 2021 as a redshirt freshman, Butler became a key part of the Husker’s defense starting in 2022. He would play in 34 games over the course of the 2022-2024 seasons. In his 37 career games played, Butler totaled 65 tackles, including 17 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks.

Butler was a consensus three-star prospect in the 2020 recruiting cycle. After originally being committed to the Tennessee Volunteers, Butler committed to Nebraska during the early signing period.

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Husker linebacker Stefon Thompson enters transfer portal

The Husker linebacker appeared in 11 games in the 2024 regular season, recording 27 tackles, two pass breakups and one fumble recovery.

With the regular season ending and the postseason lingering, some Nebraska players already plan to enter the transfer portal. Linebacker Stefon Thompson joined the group Monday.

Thompson arrived at Nebraska after transferring from the Syracuse Orange last year. He appeared in 11 games in the 2024 regular season, recording 27 tackles, two pass breakups and one fumble recovery.

Prior to Nebraska, he played three seasons with the Orange and missed most of the 2022 season. He averaged over 55 tackles across those three seasons. Thompson now enters the portal along with a few other Nebraska players, including defensive lineman Vincent Jackson.

This comes after it was announced that Nebraska’s defensive coordinator, Tony White, left Nebraska to become the defensive coordinator of the Florida State Seminoles. There is no word on whether or not this affected Thompson’s decision.

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Nebraska linebacker Mikai Gbayor plans to enter transfer portal

Another Nebraska linebacker has entered the transfer portal.

Another Blackshirt is planning to enter the transfer portal. Mikai Gbayor is now the third Blackshirt planning to enter the portal, joining Stefon Thompson and Vincent Jackson.

Gbayor arrived in Nebraska in 2021 but didn’t step on the field until 2023. Across his two years of play, he delivered 73 tackles, three pass breakups and 1.5 sacks.

He played in the entire 2024 regular season for Nebraska and had 49 tackles, a sack, three pass breakups, and two fumble recoveries.

Gbayor was the top ten recruits in the state of New Jersey. He chose Nebraska over the Kentucky Wildcats, the Michigan State Spartans, the Ole Miss Rebels, and the West Virginia Mountaineers. He has two more years of eligibility left.

Monday was a busy day for the Cornhuskers, with multiple players entering the transfer portal and changes to the coaching staff. Defensive coordinator Tony White has taken the same position with the Florida State Seminoles, and offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen signed a two-year contract.

More players are expected to enter the transfer portal in the next several days as early signing day and the 105 player roster limit are expected to play a significant role in those decisions.

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