Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule has confirmed a Husker freshman will miss the entire 2023 season. Linebacker Maverick Noonan suffered a season-ending knee injury at practice this week.
The coach confirmed the news at a press conference on Tuesday.
“Maverick Noonan hurt his knee on Saturday, out for the year. Not an ACL or anything like that, just kind of a freak thing. So he’ll have surgery this week, and it’ll be about six months. He’ll be fine. He’ll be good as new. Obviously, our hearts go out to Brodie (Tagaloa) and Maverick. Everyone else is trending on being ready if they’re out right now.”
Noonan was a three-star recruit in the class of 2023 and was one of several in-state recruits for the Huskers. His father, Danny Noonan, played for Nebraska from 1983-1986 and was a consensus all-American following the ’86 season as an offensive tackle.
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