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Nebraska’s new co-offensive coordinator speaks to media

Nebraska’s new co-offensive coordinator has spoken to the media for the first time since arriving in Lincoln.

Nebraska’s new co-offensive coordinator has spoken to the media for the first time since arriving in Lincoln. Glenn Thomas spoke with the Husker Radio Network earlier this week.

Thomas is joining the program as co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He is joining the Cornhuskers after spending the previous season as an offensive assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The new addition to the staff will be taking over the quarterback coach’s position from offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield. Satterfield will now become the team’s tight ends coach on top of remaining the team’s offensive coordinator, replacing position coach Josh Martin.

Thomas and Rhule have a history of working together, as the two previously spent time at Baylor and Temple. He was most recently the offensive coordinator at UNLV from 2020-21 and Arizona State in 2022.

You can find his comments to the media below.

Zimmerman breaks the school record in weight throw

The Nebraska track and field team opened its 2024 season by making school history.

The Nebraska track and field team opened its 2024 season by making school history. Henry Zimmerman began his season by breaking the school record in the men’s weight throw.

Zimmerman broke the record with a toss of 73 feet, 6 inches (22.40 meters), surpassing Alex Talley’s throw of 73 feet, 3 1/2 inches (22.34 meters), which he set back in December 2021. Zimmerman took it further by topping his record-setting throw with a launch of 73 feet and 6 3/4 inches (22.42 meters).

Zimmerman’s throw also places him first in the nation in the event this season. The second-best throw as of Jan. 12 is by Alabama’s Ruben Banks, with a heave of 73 feet, 2 1/2 inches (22.31 meters). After spending his freshman year at Penn State, Zimmerman is in his second season at Nebraska.

Last year, as a sophomore, Zimmerman sat third in school history for the weight throw with a toss of 71 feet and 3 1/4 inches (21.72 meters). Zimmerman’s throw placed him third in the Big Ten Indoor Championship last season.

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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 receives boost for 2024 with two key starters returning

A pair of key starters have announced their return for Nebraska.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers football program is eying a big 2024 season, and on Monday, a pair of key starters for the program announced their returns for the 2024 season.

Safety Isaac Gifford and offensive tackle Bryce Benhart announced via X on Monday that they are returning to Nebraska with a short video.

Gifford, a senior defensive back out of Lincoln, started all 12 games for the Huskers at safety in 2023, recording 86 tackles, a team-high and a career-high. He became the first Husker since Nathan Gerry in 2014 to record 80 or more tackles and earned honorable-mention All-Big Ten in the process from both the coaches and media.

Benhart, the rising sixth-year senior out of Minnesota, has made 41 starts at right tackle for the Huskers over his career, tying the school record for career starts at the position. Before the season, Benhart was a Senior Bowl watch list member before starting all 12 games and earning honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors from both the coaches and media.

Nebraska in 2024 will look to improve in the second year of the Matt Rhule era after going 5-7 in 2023. In each of Rhule’s prior head coaching stops at the college level, his programs have seen significant jumps in their second year. At Temple, the Owls were 2-10 under Rhule in year one before going 6-6 in 2014, eventually improving to 10-4 and 10-3 in 2015 and 2016, respectively. At Baylor, Rule and the Bears were 1-11 in 2017 before improving to 7-6 in 2018 and eventually 11-3 in 2019

For a Nebraska team that lost four games by a field goal, it may not take too much to get the Huskers over the hump and into the territory of pushing for eight or nine wins. The Huskers will open their 2024 season on August 31 as they host the UTEP Miners at Memorial Stadium.

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Nebraska running back to return in 2024

A Nebraska running back has announced that he will return for his senior season.

A Nebraska running back has announced that he will return for his senior season. Rahmir Johnson will be in uniform for the 2024 season.

Johnson had his 2023 season cut short after dislocating his hip in Nebraska’s 35-11 win over Northern Illinois. He only had 12 carries on the year for 65 yards, with a long of 44 yards.

His best season came in 2021 when he had 495 rushing yards on 112 carries with four touchdowns. The Huskers did not have a single-player gain over 500 rushing yards on the season.

Heinrich Haaarberg led the way with 477 yards, followed by Anthony Grant at 413 rushing yards and Emmett Johnson with 411. This will obviously be good news for the Huskers in 2024 as the Huskers look to have early depth in the running back room.

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