Before Notre Dame and USC began meeting annually the Irish (who weren’t yet known as the Irish) had quite a rivalry going with Nebraska. The two met every year from 1915-1925 with the two going an even 5-5-1 against each other.
The Irish and Cornhuskers have met just five times since 1925 as Notre Dame’s links to the Cornhusker State don’t run particularly deep.
Full disclosure, I’ve had an appreciation for Nebraska for a long time. The football team is a blue blood despite recent years, but I’m talking about the state. For a school state report in second grade I remember pulling the name of states out of a basket and my friends were getting some stellar places like New York, Florida, and California.
Meanwhile, I got Nebraska. Talk about having to work for that A…
A couple years later the assignment we had was to create a travel brochure for a state and a specific landmark we were randomly assigned. My friends were pitching the Smoky Mountains and Tennessee, the Alamo and river walk in San Antonio, and the Grand Canyon in Arizona. I
had the duty of pitching Chimney Rock in Nebraska as a vacation destination.
A few of those memories certainly crossed my mind when Notre Dame landed their newest recruiting commitment in the 2024 class. Linebacker Teddy Rezac of Omaha announced his decision on Friday, May 12.
For being a state that produced a powerhouse program for decades, Nebraska isn’t known for turning out worlds of high school football talent. Who are some of the biggest names to play for Notre Dame who have come through Nebraska?
Here is a short list of some of the better ones.