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Which Husker Made On3’s All-Time Transfer Team

Who are the best transfers at each position in the history of college football?

The transfer portal has changed the landscape of college football forever. But, no matter the tweaks or adjustments made to it, there’s no going back to the way things used to be. The offseason of 2022 will always be remembered as the offseason of change. Between the portal and Name, Image and Likeness, we saw two of the most significant changes to collegiate football in decades.

Even without the transfer portal, college football has always had transfers. On3 has put together a team (11 on offense, 11 on defense) of 22 players who they believe makeup “College Football’s All-Time All-Transfer Team. I can’t say that I agree with all of their selections, but it is interesting to look back and remember that some of the sport’s greatest players had to start their careers at a school different from the one they are known for.

One Cornhusker made the All-Transfer team. Scroll below and take a look.

Where does Nebraska stand in all-time wins among Big Ten teams?

The Big Ten has some hefty totals in all-time program wins!

On May 20, 1949, the Michigan State Spartans joined what was then known as the Big Nine Conference and adopted the Big Ten moniker as we know it today. The conference would remain unchanged for 40 years, and then in 1990, it would accept the membership of football independent Penn State. The conference would look into adding teams like Missouri and Kansas in the mid-90s as the Big Eight would transition to the Big 12. They even talked to Notre Dame in 1999 about joining the conference full-time, but those talks failed partly due to the Irish’s desire to retain their independent home broadcast contract.

The expansion would not occur until July 1, 2011, when the University of Nebraska applied and was approved for membership. Fun fact, this was the third time that Nebraska had applied for Big Ten membership as they first petitioned in 1900 and 1911 but were denied both times. However, the third time is a charm. Further expansion would occur in July 2014 as Maryland and Rutgers joined as the 13th and 14th member schools.

The list below looks at the all-time records for each school’s football program. Even with their struggles, Nebraska features prominently on the list.

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Looking back at the Nebraska career of Adrian Martinez

Martinez had a 15-29 record as Nebraska’s starting quarterback!!

Last week we discussed the recent comments by former Nebraska Cornhusker quarterback Adrian Martinez. He talked about transferring from Nebraska during the off-season due to his desire to play and win a bowl game. Martinez also spoke about his desire to play better by being a more accurate passer and not turning the ball over so much.

The California native was a fixture on the Husker sideline for the last four seasons. During that time, success was limited, as Martinez went 15-29 as a starter and failed to reach a bowl game each of the last four years. As the main player in Head Coach Scott Frost’s offense, Martinez threw for 8,491 yards, 45 touchdowns, and 30 interceptions. He also rushed for another 2,301 yards with 35 touchdowns. During the off-season, he announced his intention to transfer to Kansas State.

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On3 asks “Which Quarterbacks will throw for 3,000+ yards in 2022?”

Which quarterbacks will be airing it out the most this season?

The passing game in college football is as prevalent as ever. In fact, at least one quarterback has eclipsed the 5,000-yard mark 13 times since 2002. Between 1937 and 2001 that same mark was broken only one time. With breaking 4,000 and even 5,000-yard seasons becoming more coming every year, the act of breaking 3,000 yards has become an ordinary achievement. Nebraska though has had difficulty with the passing game over the years as the routine mark for 3,000+ yards has only occurred four times in all of school history. Joe Ganz holds the school record when he threw for 3,568 yards in 2008.

How many quarterbacks in all of college football will throw for 3,000 yards in 2022? A new list from on3 takes a detailed looked at every quarterback they think will break that mark this upcoming year. Scroll below to see each name broken down by conference as well as their stats from 2021.