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Nebraska names starting quarterback against Louisiana Tech

The Nebraska Cornhuskers have announced their starting quarterback for Saturday afternoon’s game against Louisiana Tech.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers have announced their starting quarterback for Saturday afternoon’s game against Louisiana Tech. Heinrich Haarberg will start again in place of Jeff Sims.

Louisiana Tech will be starting a new quarterback as well. Pete Thamel of ESPN had the news of the change at starter for both schools.

Sources: Heinrich Haarberg will start again this week at QB for Nebraska, with Jeff Sims available but not 100-percent (ankle). Louisiana Tech’s Jack Turner will make his first career start at QB at Nebraska, as Hank Bachmeier (shoulder) is only available as an emergency quarterback.

Last week, Haarberg started in the victory over Northern Illinois. He totaled 256 yards of offense and three touchdowns in the win. Kickoff this afternoon is at 2:30 p.m.

Find a photo gallery of Haarberg’s career below.

Haarberg tells media ‘I’m heavier, I’m faster and I’m stronger’ as a running quarterback

Nebraska starting quarterback Heinrich Haarberg met with the media following the Cornhuskers 35-11 victory over Northern Illinois.

Nebraska starting quarterback Heinrich Haarberg met with the media following the Cornhuskers 35-11 victory over Northern Illinois. He started his press conference by commenting on his physical play from the quarterback position.

“I enjoy the physicality in the moment. Right now it doesn’t feel too good, but I know what the energy can do to the team. Seeing your quarterback out there going full speed ahead and not slowing down, not hesitating. That’s something that I’ve been working on since spring. Running physically, because I know that I’m not the stereotypical quarterback. I’m heavier, I’m faster and I’m stronger so I’m going to use that to my advantage and try to push my teammates.”

New starting quarterback leads Nebraska to victory over NIU

In their home opener of the 2023 season, Nebraska earned their first win of the year against the Huskies of Northern Illinois by a score of 35-11.

In their home opener of the 2023 season, Nebraska earned their first win of the year against the Huskies of Northern Illinois by a score of 35-11. The win moved the Huskers to a record of 4-1 against NIU and 8-1 all-time against the Mid-American Conference.

Sophomore quarterback Heinrich Haarberg of Kearney, Nebraska, made his first career start. He’s the first Nebraska native to start at quarterback since Noah Vedral in 2019.

The quarterback went 14-of-24 in the air for 158 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed 21 times for 98 yards on 21 carries.

Nebraska’s defense allowed 149 yards of total offense, the fewest yards since Kansas had 87 yards in 2010. The Blackshirts also totaled 3.0 sacks and 5.0 tackles for loss.

Nebraska returns to action next Saturday when the Huskers host Louisiana Tech. Kickoff at Memorial Stadium is set for 2:30 p.m.

Find a photo gallery of Nebraska’s victory below.

Nebraska’s offensive coordinator gives his thoughts on the quarterbacks

New offensive coordinator Mark Whipple gave his thoughts on this year’s crop of quarterbacks.

New Nebraska offensive coordinator and quarterback coach Mark Whipple made an appearance on the Husker Radio Network last night to answer various questions about the new scheme, preparations for the opener in Dublin, and the progress of the quarterback room. It was back in December when Scott Frost relinquished play-calling responsibility to hire Whipple, who had spent the last three years as the coordinator for the Pitt Panthers. Last season, he helped Pitt win the 2021 ACC title and led the team to a top ten ranking nationally in scoring offense, passing offense, and total offense. As the quarterback coach, he led Kenny Pickett to the 2021 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and a first-team All-American selection.

Whipple has 40+ years of head and assistant coaching experience in both the college and professional ranks. The New York native has been a head coach at three different schools (New Haven 1988-93, Brown 1994-97, UMass 1998-2003, 2014-2018), amassing a 137-103 record and winning the 1993 Division 1-AA Championship (now the FCS division). Nebraska is the fifth offensive coordinator stop for Whipple as he has previously called plays at Union (1981-82), New Hampshire (1986-87), Miami (2009-2010), and Pittsburgh (2019-2021). He also won a Super Bowl as a quarterback coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Whipple is a pass-first play-caller known for building around his quarterback and adjusting his offense to best utilize the talent on the field instead of forcing players to fit into a specific scheme. He was one of two finalists for the position in Lincoln when Frost announced he would no longer call plays. Whipple beat out former Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell who had just been released at USC. After missing out on the Husker job, Harrell ended up in West Virginia as the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach for the Mountaineers.

During last night’s radio appearance, Whipple discussed the quarterback room headed into this season and gave a detailed analysis of each scholarship signal-caller. Scroll below to see his comments.