Tag: 2024 Nebraska Football Season

Countdown to kickoff profiles No. 92 Sua Lefotu

The countdown to kickoff is down to 92 days and today, we highlight redshirt freshman Sua Lefotu.

The countdown to the beginning of Nebraska’ 2024 season is now at 92 days. This season, the No. 92 jersey will be donned by defensive lineman Sua Lefotu, a redshirt freshman out of Bellflower, California.

The former St. John Bosco standout was a consensus three-star prospect out of St. John Bosco, ranked by Rivals as a top-100 prospect in the state of California.

In his recruitment, he earned offers from Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Michigan State, Nevada, Tennessee, Washington, and Wisconsin, on top of his offer from the Huskers.

After signing with the Huskers as part of their 2023 recruiting class, Lefotu played in three games in his true freshman season, appearing against Colorado, Michigan, and Iowa. He ultimately would record two tackles as well as one fumble over the course of the season.

In 2024, Lefotu will likely once again serve as a rotational player for the Huskers but could be in line for more playing time. In the Huskers 3-3-5 defense, Lefotu will be a part of a rotation at nose tackle that includes Nash Hutmacher and Riley Van Poppel.

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Countdown to kickoff profiles former Husker No. 94 Barry Cryer

Cornhuskers Wire profiles former Husker DT Barry Cryer with the countdown to kickoff down to 94 days.

The countdown to Nebraska’s 2024 season is down to 94 days, however, there is No. 94 on the Cornhuskers 2024 roster. With that, we are going to take a step back in time to highlight former Huskers defensive tackle Barry Cryer.

After a successful career at John Erhret High School in Marrero, Louisiana, Cryter attended Dodge City Community College in Kansas in 2004. A breakout season that included 9.5 sacks on a rather bad Dodge City team, made Cryer one of the top JUCO prospects that season in college football.

After also considering Oklahoma State and Toledo, Cryer ultimately signed with the Huskers ahead of the 2005 season.

In his first season with the program in 2005, Cryer played in all 12 games as a rotational defensive tackle for the Huskers. He ended that 2005 season with six tackles including four  tackles for loss.

One year later in 2006, Cryer earned his way into a starting gig for the Huskers, while playing in all 14 games. In his senior season, he recorded 31 tackles including 10 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. He was a key part of the Huskers’ defense that season that helped lead the Huskers to a Big 12 North Division Championship, a Big 12 Championship Game appearance and a Cotton Bowl Classic appearance.

Cryer would go onto earn a training camp invite with the San Diego Chargers ahead of the 2007 NFL season but ultimately did not make the Chargers final roster after appearing in two preseason games.

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Countdown to Kickoff profiles No. 95 kicker Spencer Pankratz

Today’s countdown to kickoff highlights place kicker Spencer Pankratz.

The countdown to kickoff for the Nebraska Cornhuskers 2024 season is down to 95 days. In today’s countdown to kickoff profile, Cornhuskers Wire highlights walk-on placekicker Spencer Pankratz.

Originally from Highlands Ranch, Colorado, Pankratz originally signed with Furman out of Valor Christian High School. During his time with Furman, Pankratz did not see any playing time in the 2020 or 2021 seasons.

Following the 2021 season, he entered the transfer portal and elected to continue his career with the Huskers. In his first two seasons with the team, he did not appear in any games. That being said, he did earn honors by being named to the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team as well as the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2023. He was also named to the Academic All-Big Ten team this past fall.

In 2024, Pankratz will continue to provide depth for the Huskers as a placekicker, backing up Tristan Alvano. However, if Alvano suffers an injury or struggles at some point, the Colorado native could be in line to see his first playing time this fall.

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CBS Sports ranks Nebraska among summer Top 25

The hype surrounding the Nebraska Cornhuskers heading into the 2024 football season continues to grow. Brandon Marcello of CBS Sports has released his Summer Top 30, and the Huskers have made the Top 25. The excitement surrounding the upcoming …

The hype surrounding the Nebraska Cornhuskers heading into the 2024 football season continues to grow. Brandon Marcello of CBS Sports has released his Summer Top 30, and the Huskers have made the Top 25.

The excitement surrounding the upcoming season has been growing since the team’s recent performance at the annual Red-White Spring Game. Fox Sports analyst Joel Klatt recently ranked the Huskers at No. 22 in his post-spring rankings.

Nebraska will kick off the 2024 college football season on Saturday, August 31, when the Huskers host UTEP. Find Brandon Marcello’s Top 25 and see where the Cornhuskers rank below.

College Football News predicts the 2024 football season

With the Nebraska spring football game fast approaching, early predictions are already being made regarding the 2024 season.

With Nebraska spring football workouts fast approaching, early predictions are already being made for the 2024 season. College Football News made early predictions for the entire Big Ten Conference.

While there is uncertainty regarding several Big Ten teams, it’s never too early for season predictions. The 2024 campaign sees the conference expand from 14 teams to 18 schools with the addition of former Pac-12 members Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington.

For the 2023 season, CFN predicted a 7-5 record for Nebraska with a middle-of-the-pack finish in the Big Ten. As we know, Nebraska finished 5-7 and once again missed a bowl game.

What did College Football News predict for the 2024 season? Will Nebraska break its current bowl drought? Find the early season breakdown game by game below.

Nebraska football lands offensive lineman transfer from Florida

Nebraska football has landed another Power Five commit from the transfer portal.

Nebraska football has landed another Power Five commit from the transfer portal. Offensive lineman Micah Mazzccua announced on Twitter that he will be attending Nebraska for his final season of eligibility.

Mazzccua spent one year at Florida, starting in 11 games. Through his lone season with the Gators, the six-foot-five, 325-pound lineman played 730 snaps on offense and gave up just three sacks at right guard.

Before Florida, Mazzccua spent three seasons at Baylor. After being redshirted his freshman year, Mazzccua played 20 games for the Bears and earned 11 starts. In his final season at Baylor in 2022, Mazzccua finished with the second-best grade for a guard in the Big 12 according to Pro Football Focus and the 42nd-best in the nation.

He had a 74.9 overall grade from PFF, including a 66.9 mark in pass blocking and a 78.5 mark in run blocking. His run-blocking grade was the best in the conference and 15th-best in the nation.

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Oregon running back Dante Dowdell transfers to Nebraska

Oregon running back Dante Dowdell announced that he is transferring to the Huskers for the upcoming season.

Nebraska football received its second big transfer in less than 24 hours after its first. Oregon running back Dante Dowdell announced that he is transferring to the Huskers for the upcoming season.

Dowdell enters the 2024 season as a sophomore after playing his freshman year at Oregon. The four-star recruit out of Picayune, Mississippi native came out of high school rushing for 5,301 yards and 65 touchdowns.

The six-foot-two 215 pounder competed in six games for the Ducks in his first year. Across the six games, Dowdell rushed for 90 yards off 17 carries and a touchdown. Dowdell’s big game came against Portland State, where he finished with 55 yards and a touchdown off eight carries.

Dowdell joins a deep running back room for Nebraska, who finished second in the Big Ten in yards per game. Dowdell is also joining Texas wide receiver Isaiah Neyor as big transfers coming to Nebraska.

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Texas wide receiver Isaiah Neyor commits to Nebraska

The Huskers received another big addition to their team in the offseason, this time coming from the transfer portal.

The Huskers received another significant addition to their team in the offseason, this time coming from the transfer portal. Texas wide receiver Isaiah Neyor announced on Twitter late Friday night that he is committed to Nebraska after spending two seasons with the Longhorns.

The 6-foot-3 wide receiver transfers from Texas with two years of eligibility left and is coming to Lincoln with a solid resume. However, his time with the Longhorns resulted in minimal action for the Fort Worth, Texas, getting just one catch for 14 yards.

But before Texas, Neyor made a name for himself at Wyoming. In three seasons with the Cowboys, Neyor hauled in 52 catches for 1,126 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Neyor came out of high school as a two-star wide receiver and will be the second Texas wide receiver to transfer to Nebraska in the past three years, joining former Husker Marcus Washington.

Neyor is also just the second player to commit to Nebraska from the transfer portal this offseason, the first being cornerback Blye Hill from Saint Francis University.

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Nebraska linebacker John Bullock announces return for 2024

The Nebraska Cornhuskers received a big boost for their 2024 season on Friday.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers football program continues to build towards 2024 and on Friday they received a major boost on the defensive side of the ball. Huskers linebacker John Bullock has announced via Instagram that he will be returning to the Huskers for a sixth season in 2024. The former walk-on was put on scholarship by Matt Rhule last offseason.

Bullock’s Instagram post had the location of “I’m Back” and the caption “Unfinished business,” to accompany a slideshow of pictures including one of him towering over Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer following a sack.

The Omaha, Nebraska native just finished his fifth season with the program, starting 10 of the Huskers’ 12 games, recording 50 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble, and two passes defended.

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For his career, bullock has played in 34 games for the Huskers with 56 career tackles which includes his 2.5 tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks from this season.

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