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Cornhuskers offer rising 2026 offensive lineman Cannon Pickett

The Nebraska Cornhuskers have offered 2026 offensive lineman Cannon PIckett, a rising prospect out of Tampa, Florida.

A quick-rising name in the 2026 recruiting cycle is Tampa, Florida, offensive tackle Cannon Pickett.

The 6-foot-5, 295-pound lineman out of the Wharton School in Tampa has up to 14 scholarship offers in his recruitment, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers are one of the programs to offer Pickett most recently. 

Late last week, Pickett reported an offer from the Huskers, the 14th offer at the time in his recruitment. Shortly afterward, he would pick up offer No. 15 from Ole Miss.

Pickett is ranked as a top-250 prospect by both On3 and Rivals in the 2026 recruiting class. Rivals is the highest on Pickett, rating him as a four-star prospect and No. 177 overall.

Other programs that have offered Pickett include Florida, Florida State, LSU, Louisville, Miami (FL), Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, Pittsburgh, South Florida, and Syracuse.

The Cornhuskers currently do not hold any commitments in their 2026 recruiting class.

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Huskers offer rising 2026 Oklahoma athlete Mason James

The Nebraska Cornhuskers on Friday offered a fast rising class of 2026 recruit out of Oklahoma.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are the latest program to offer rising 2026 athlete Mason James, a product of Norman North High School in Norman, Oklahoma.

The 5-foot-11, 170-pound wide receiver and cornerback reported the offer from the Huskers on Friday. Nebraska joins Texas A&M, Miami, Kansas State, Tennessee, Oregon, Arkansas, Kansas, Arizona State, and Oklahoma in extending offers.

All his offers except the one from the hometown Oklahoma Sooners were extended to James on January 18. His offer from the Huskers was made by wide receivers coach Garret McGuire, likely indicating that Nebraska will be looking to recruit the Oklahoma native to the Huskers as a wide receiver.

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Nebraska offers top 2025 prospect David Sanders

The Nebraska Cornhuskers have offered one of the country’s top overall prospects in the 2025 recruiting cycle.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers officially entered the recruitment of one of the nation’s elite prospects on Friday, offering Providence Day School standout David Sanders.

The offensive tackle and native of Charlotte, North Carolina, is ranked a five-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN, and Rivals, while On3 has him as their first four-star in their 2025 rankings.

Five stars or not, Sanders is ranked throughout the industry as a top five overall prospect in the cycle, including as the No. 1 player in the country by Rivals.

Sanders holds nearly 40 scholarship offers, including Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, and Texas.

The Cornhuskers currently hold three commitments in their 2025 recruiting class: running back Connor Booth, defensive tackle Tyson Terry, and defensive back Caden VerMaas.

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Big Ten football 2024 outlook: Nebraska’s toughest game

Can Nebraska finally make the big leap forward under Matt Rhule?

With the Michigan Wolverines being the college football national champions for 2023, it is time to transition from the Pac-12 Conference to the Big Ten Conference. With USC, UCLA, Washington, and Oregon joining the Big Ten in 2024 and beyond, it will look a lot different.

We take a look at each program’s toughest game looking ahead for 2024, and beginning with the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Matt Rhule and company avoid Michigan in 2024, but they face Ohio State, who just landed Kansas State transfer Will Howard and Ole Miss transfer Quinshon Judkins, in Columbus.

The final stretch of the year will be difficult for the Cornhuskers: At Ohio State, home against UCLA, at USC, and home against Wisconsin with a road game against Iowa to round things out.

But, facing the Buckeyes, with some new weapons, at the Shoe is a tough game for Matt Rhule and will be a giant test for new quarterback Dylan Raiola.

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Wake Forest wide receiver Jahmal Banks commits to Nebraska

Another Power Five wide receiver is transferring to Nebraska.

Another Power Five wide receiver is transferring to Nebraska. Jahmal Banks from Wake Forest announced on Twitter he is transferring to Nebraska for his final year of eligibility.

Banks played four seasons for the Demon Deacons before hitting the portal back in December 2023. Before Nebraska, the 6-foot-4, 205-pounder took trips to Wisconsin, Purdue, Notre Dame, Minnesota, and Michigan.

The former three-star prospect played in 44 games at Wake Forest and became a full-time starter last season. In the past two seasons, Banks hauled in 101 catches for 1,289 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Banks now joins a packed wide receiver room at Nebraska, joining Malachi Coleman, Jaylen Lloyd, and Jeremiah Charles, along with newcomers like Texas wide receiver Isaiah Neyor.
Along with Neyor, Banks also joins the growing number of transfers Nebraska picked up this offseason. Other transfers include running back Dante Dowdell of Oregon and offensive guard Micah Mazzccua from Florida.

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Frank Solich to be inducted into the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame

The 2024 College Football Hall of Fame added a former Husker to the class.

The 2024 College Football Hall of Fame added a former Husker to the class. Nebraska alumni Frank Solich will be the 22nd Husker to be inducted into the hall of fame and is Nebraska’s first inductee since 2022 when Zach Wiegert earned an induction.

Solich played and coached for Nebraska, serving as the Huskers’ fullback and head coach. As a fullback, Solich joined Bob Devaney’s first recruiting class and finished as a three-year letterman. In his final season, Solich was named All-Big Eight fullback and the Huskers’ 1965 team co-captain.

He still holds the school’s single-game rushing record for fullbacks, which he set in 1965 against Air Force. In the game, Solich rushed for 204 yards, which added to his season rushing total of 580 yards.

Following his playing career, Solich rejoined Nebraska’s football team as a coach in 1979, coaching the freshmen and then the running backs until 1998. Solich then took over as head coach upon Tom Osborne’s retirement and held the role until 2003 before being let go.

In his tenure as the Huskers’ head coach, Solich went 58-19, leading Nebraska to bowl games each year, including the Fiesta Bowl in 1999 and the Rose Bowl in 2001. Solich then joined the University of Ohio as its head coach and remained there until 2020, when he officially retired.

Solich finished his coaching career with a record of 173-101 in games and 7-9 in bowl games.

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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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REPORT: Nebraska to host pair of Ohio State transfers this week

Nebraska will be hosting a pair of Ohio State transfers this week

Transfer portal season is about to heat up for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

According to a report from Zack Carpenter of Inside Nebraska of the Rivals network, the Huskers will host Ohio State transfer quarterback Kyle McCord and wide receiver Julian Fleming on visits this upcoming week.

McCord’s name is not new this portal season for the Huskers. It was reported last week. The two sides have been reportedly in contact since the portal opened on Monday, and the Huskers officially extended an offer to the New Jersey native recently. The Huskers are considered the general favorite to land the former Ohio State quarterback.

The former highly-touted prospect out of St. Joseph’s Prep in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, just finished his first season as Ohio State’s starting quarterback. In 12 games, McCord completed 65.8% of his passing attempts for 3,170 yards and 24 touchdowns to eight interceptions. For his career, he has posted a 66.5% completion percentage for 3,776 yards, 27 touchdowns, and eight interceptions,

Fleming’s name has been discussed in rumors, but Sunday’s report from Inside Nebraska is the first time the former five-star’s name has been concretely connected to the Huskers. Also involved with Fleming is Penn State, located less than two hours from Fleming’s hometown in Pennsylvania.

Fleming battled some injuries at Ohio State early in his career but has played in 23 games over the last two seasons. Over four years with Ohio State, Fleming recorded 79 receptions for 963 yards and seven touchdowns.

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Nebraska falls in overtime to Wisconsin

Based off the first two drives, it seemed as though Nebraska came to dominate on offense against Wisconsin.

Based on the first two drives, it seemed as though Nebraska came to dominate on offense against Wisconsin. But those hopes were soon extinguished on a gutsy fourth-down call by head coach Matt Rhule. Instead of attempting a 50-yard field, the Huskers went for it on fourth and one, only to be halted by the Badgers.

Then everything changed. Wisconsin outscored Nebraska 24-3 from there on out, resulting in a 24-17 overtime win for the Badgers.

Chubba Purdy earned the start for the Huskers and delivered the best showing by a Nebraska quarterback in the last few weeks. Purdy threw for 169 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 105 yards and a touchdown. Purdy’s touchdown pass saw him throw a dot to freshman Jaylen Lloyd, who broke a tackle and took off for a score.

But Nebraska never found its way into the endzone after that. Tristan Alvano sent the game into overtime with a 30-yard field goal after missing a 42-yarder earlier, but the inconsistent offensive play resulted in the loss.

Despite surrendering 24 points, the defense made big stops on the night, including back-to-back fourth down stops and holding Braelon Allen to just 62 yards rushing. Allen did score two touchdowns as Wisconsin slowly but surely worked its way into the endzone each time.

Nebraska falls to 5-6 on the season and will return home to host Iowa on Friday afternoon. The Huskers need to win their season finale to become bowl-eligible. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. and can be viewed on CBS.

Wisconsin versus Nebraska football series history

Will Wisconsin get a much-needed victory over Nebraska?

The Badgers football team (5-5) will host Nebraska (5-5) on Saturday night at Camp Randall at 6:30PM. The two programs have faced each other 16 total times throughout their football history with Wisconsin owning a 12-4 overall record against their Big Ten foe.

Over the last 10 matchups, the Badgers have gone 9-1 but they have won the last nine matchups including last year, when they took down the Cornhuskers 15-14.

The most notable storyline for the contest is the fact that the Badgers are coming in riding a three-game losing streak and they are now toeing the line of missing a bowl game for the first time since 2001.

Luke Fickell and his Wisconsin squad are in must-win mode in their final home game of the year, otherwise their bowl chances will come down to their road matchup with Minnesota next week.

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