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Husker Offensive Coordinator talks about the Quarterbacks following Thursday’s practice

The new Nebraska playcalling is still getting his unit ready for kickoff in Dublin.

Following Thursday’s practice, Nebraska offensive coordinator Mark Whipple spoke with the media. He started his session talking about the quarterback room’s improvement throughout fall camp, the team’s ball security and work ethic, and the attitude of Casey Thompson and the rest of the QB room.

Whipple is spending his first season in Lincoln have spent the last three seasons at Pittsburgh. His 2021 season was the best of his tenure with the Panthers, which finished eighth in total offense at 487.9 YPG and third in scoring offense at 41.4 PPG. Quarterback Kenny Pickett was the ACC Player of the Year, First-team All-American, and placed third for the Heisman Trophy. He also set the school records for passing yards and touchdowns in a season by throwing for 4,319 yards and 42 touchdowns. Pickett would be taken in the 1st round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Wide Receiver Jordan Addison was a Consensus All-American and the Fred Biletnikoff Award as the best receiver in college football. In 2021 he caught 100 passes for 1,593 yards and 17 touchdowns. Addison has since transferred and will spend this season at Southern California.

Whipple will be tasked with working his magic with two new quarterbacks to the Husker roster. Texas transfer Casey Thompson and Florida State transfer Chubba Purdy are the center of the quarterback rooms focus this season. In 12 games at Texas the previous year, Thompson threw for 2,113 yards, 24 TDs, and 9 INTs on 63.2% completion. Purdy appeared in only four games over the last two seasons at FSU.

Below is a look at Whipple’s post-practice comments. Nebraska will kick off the 2022 season on August 27th against the Northwestern Wildcats in Dublin, Ireland.

4-star offensive tackle out of Louisiana to visit Lincoln this weekend

Another busy weekend shaping up for the Huskers!!

A consensus class of 2023 4-star offensive tackle out of Louisiana will make an official visit to Lincoln this weekend. Zalance Heard plays for Neville High School out of Monroe, Louisiana will be spending time with the Nebraska Cornhusker coaching staff. The 6’6″ 300-pound lineman is listed as the #6 prospect to come out of Louisiana by 247sports, while on3.com has listed Heard as the #5 prospect out of Bayou State.

Regardless, it’s clear that the tackle is highly thought of, not just by the Cornhuskers. Heard has received offers from Michigan, Florida State, Baylor, and LSU. He’s currently being recruited by Husker offensive line coach Bryan Applewhite and wide receiver coach Mickey Joseph, and it’s no surprise to see Joseph involved considering the deep connections he still has to that area. Another interesting note is that a former member of Neville High School is already on the Nebraska roster in the form of freshman running back Ajay Allen. Heard initially played on the defensive line but switched to the offensive line his junior year.

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Frost talks about new hires on offense

The Husker Head Coach talks about his new staff members on offense.

Nebraska Head Football Coach Scott Frost appeared on Monday night on the Husker Radio Network. The interview discussed a wide range of topics, but one segment, in particular, was illuminating. Frost talked about the four new hires on the offensive side of the ball. That would include Offensive Coordinator Mark Whipple, Wide Receivers Coach Mickey Joseph, Offensive Line Coach Donovan Raiola and Running Backs Coach Bryan Applewhite. It was nice to hear Frost talk in a little more detail about the role each of these hires is playing in rebuilding the offense and culture of the program. We still don’t know what the offense will look like, but we’ll get a better idea when the Huskers open the season on August 27th against the Northwestern Wildcats in Dublin, Ireland.