Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule held a press conference Monday, as the team prepares to take on UTEP in the season opener. He gave updates on several players, including wide receiver Malachi Coleman.
Coleman played in 11 games as a true freshman in 2023, making six starts. He tallied eight catches for 139 yards and one touchdown. The touchdown itself came in Nebraska’s win against Northwestern last October.
Coleman came to Lincoln with a ton of hype, ranking as the top recruit in the state of Nebraska for the 2022 class.
The wide receiver has battled injuries throughout the course of his Nebraska career, and it seems as though that is the case heading into Saturday’s game. Rhule expanded on this a bit more.
“Malachi is healthy. He had a groin, so he’s just a little bit further down on the depth chart right now.”
The Huskers currently have the wide receiver depth to withstand injuries to guys like Coleman. Currently, Coleman is at the bottom of the depth chart behind Jaylen LIoyd and Jahmal Banks. This affords him the opportunity to ease back into things, with his groin injury almost behind him.
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