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Four-star linebacker recaps Nebraska visit

Last season the linebacker recorded 83 tackles, 17 for loss and seven sacks.

A four-star linebacker is recapping his recent visit with the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Dawson Merritt took an unofficial visit to Nebraska this past weekend.

Merritt plays for Blue Valley High School in Stilwell, Kansas. Last season, he recorded 83 tackles, 17 for loss, and seven sacks.

He tells Chad Simmons of On3 that he has a close relationship with the Nebraska coaching staff and has even heard from a Nebraska quarterback.

“My relationship with that whole staff is different. I’m close to a lot of guys on the defensive staff. Me and Dylan Raiola have had a recent connection.”

Merritt will visit Lincoln officially the weekend of June 14 and Oklahoma one week later. Merritt is also considering Alabama and Missouri as part of his recruitment.

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2025 Quarterback set to visit Nebraska this week

A 2025 quarterback out of Wyoming will be visiting Nebraska on Tuesday.

Class of 2025 quarterback Mason Drube has a trio of visits scheduled for this week, and one of those trips will be to Lincoln to visit Matt Rhule and the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Tuesday. The visit was reported over the weekend on X.

The 6-foot-3, 205-pound quarterback is out of Campbell County High School in Gillette, Wyoming. He holds six scholarship offers from Michigan State, Nevada, North Dakota State, Oregon State, Utah State, and Washington State.

Drube is also expected to visit Michigan State and Boston College this week and schedule an official visit to Oregon State.

As of April 1, the Cornhuskers have three commitments in their 2025 recruiting class, all from in-state prospects. Running back Conor Booth, defensive tackle Tyson Terry, and defensive back Caden VerMaas are currently committed to the Huskers.

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Four-star offensive tackle sets official visit date with Nebraska

Nebraska will host a big name recruit later this summer.

A top-ranked offensive lineman in the class of 2025 has announced his official visit schedule. Jack Lange is a four-star prospect from Eureka High School out of Eureka, Missouri.

Lange will take four official visits, and Nebraska is on the list. The prospect will visit Wisconsin (May 31), Missouri (June 7), Michigan (June 14) and Nebraska (June 21).

The offensive tackle has not announced a commitment date. Early predictions have Notre Dame as the front-runner for the prospect’s commitment.

Nebraska’s class of 2025 currently holds three commitments. They are running back Conor Booth, defensive lineman Tyson Terry, and safety Caden VerMaas.

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Top uncommitted 2024 target Keona Wilhite trending towards Nebraska

One of the nation’s top uncommitted recruits is trending towards Nebraska.

One of the most watched recruitments over the last several weeks has been the recruitment of four-star defensive end Keona Wilhite. The former Washington signee was released from his letter of intent with the Huskies following the departure of Kalen DeBoer to Alabama.

Since then, the Cornhuskers, UCLA, and Michigan State have all been pushing for Wilhite extremely hard over the last few weeks, leading into this Wednesday’s National Signing Day.

With National Signing Day just a day away, the Cornhuskers appear to be trending in the right direction for Wilhite.

Recruiting insiders and experts on 247Sports, Rivals, and On3 have all submitted predictions for Wilhite to sign with the Cornhuskers on Wednesday.

Wilhite is considered a four-star prospect by Rivals and a three-star prospect by the rest of the recruiting industry. Rivals also lists Wilhite as a top-25 defensive end prospect nationally and a top-15 player in the state of Arizona.

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Huskers offer 2026 offensive lineman

Nebraska has offered a massive 2026 offensive line prosepct out of Texas

The Nebraska Cornhuskers football coaching staff continues to extend offers to prospects in the 2025 and 2026 recruiting cycles. Their most recent reported offer is to a massive offensive tackle out of Texas.

That offer is to Euless, Texas native Pupungatoa Katoa out of Trinity High School. Katoa according to his X account owns measurements of 6-foot-5 and 358-pounds. He also owns offers in his recruitment so far from Texas State and Utah State. 

Notably, Trinity is the same high school that produced one of the nation’s top running backs in Oklahoma State tailback Ollie Gordon. The Huskers currently do not hold any commitments in their 2026 recruiting class but have offered over 50 prospects in the cycle thus far.

While Matt Rhule and company are extending offers to prospects in the 2025 and 2026 recruiting classes they are also working on putting the finishing touches on their 2024 recruiting class which includes trying to flip the nation’s top-ranked quarterback Dylan Raiola from Georgia.

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Huskers to host Maryland football commit

A Maryland football commit has set a visit date with the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

A Maryland football commit has set a visit date with the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Larry Tarver is a four-star cornerback out of Miami Gardens, Florida.

The class of 2024 prospect originally committed to the Maryland Terrapins on June 27. In 2022, he was a member of the Miami Herald all-county second-team selections.

He’s played in all three phases of the game as a wide receiver, cornerback, and kick returner. He’s also an accomplished track star having won the district championship in the 200-meter dash.

Tarver is set to visit the Cornhuskers on October 28, when Nebraska welcomes Purdue to Memorial Stadium. Kick-off time is set for 2:30 p.m.

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