Nebraska will be installing a new offense for the 2023 season. The Huskers will also be breaking in a new quarterback in Georgia Tech transfer Jeff Sims.
The new QB has shown an ability to use his arm and legs to move the football. In 25 games, Sims ran for 1,152 yards with 11 touchdowns while averaging 4.2 yards per carry.
New head coach Matt Rhule has discussed his willingness to run his quarterback if the situation is right.
I think if you’re running for three yards to get tackled by seven people, I don’t know if that’s the right thing. If you can create explosive plays. If situationally, you can convert on third or fourth down. You can store touchdowns in the red zone.
Nebraska, of course, has a long history of running quarterbacks. For several decades the Cornhuskers ran the option with great success.
Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch leads all Husker quarterbacks with 3,434 career rush yards. Quarterback Jammal Lord holds the single-season record for QBs with 1,412 yards in 2002.
Rhule also stated that he’s excited to see what Sims can bring to the offense.
I don’t want to rob them of what makes them great. For Jeff, that might just be dropping back to pass and then tucking it and then running… we’re going to try to turn those guys loose. We don’t want to be silly, just running up the middle and getting three or four yards ten times, but if we can make plays with them, we will.
THE QB RUN GAME:
Absolutely loved this question from @schmidt_radio & @CoachMattRhule's answer regarding his thoughts about the QB run game moving forward.Watch the full interview from @HVarsityRadio over on the @HailVarsity YouTube channel:https://t.co/BjIENC4v5f
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