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.
The former Nebraska coach doesn’t hold back when talking about the Big 12.
It’s safe to say that former Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini has never been afraid to speak his mind. And he did just that on an episode of the podcast “Pardon My Take,” released on Monday. During the appearance, Pelini made it well known that he is still upset about the ending of the 2009 Big 12 Championship Game.
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A quick recap of the game in question. Nebraska and Texas played for the Big 12 Championship in 2009, with the Huskers entering with a 9-3 record while Texas was 12-0 on the year. The Longhorns were #3 in the country, and with #2 Alabama playing #1 Florida in the SEC Championship Game, a win for Texas would place in the BCS National Championship Game.
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With Nebraska leading 12-10 with six seconds left in the fourth quarter and the Longhorns at the Nebraska 29-yard line, Texas Quarterback Colt McCoy rolled out to his right and threw the ball out of bounds. The clock in the stadium showed no time remaining, and the Huskers began celebrating their first conference title since 1999. However, the officials reviewed the play and placed one second back on the clock. Texas kicked a field goal and won the game 13-12 and advanced to the BCS National Championship Game, where they would lose to Alabama 37-21.
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While appearing on “Pardon My Take,” Pelini made it known that he thinks the fix was in and that the Big 12 did what they needed to in order to get Texas to that title game. When asked about the conference’s explanation for adding a second back to the clock, Pelini said,
“They (Big 12 Conference) f***ing lied. That (2009 Big 12 Championship Game) was a screw job… because they wanted Texas to go to the National Championship game. Lets face it, they wanted a team from the Big 12 went. We won the game. The game was over.”
Who knows how the Bo Pelini era may have played out in Lincoln had Nebraska won a conference championship in just his second season. He would coach in two more conference championship games for the Cornhuskers, losing to Oklahoma (20-23) and Wisconsin (31-70). Pelini would coach Nebraska from 2008 to 2014, going 67-27 (counting his interim head coach win in the 2003 Alamo Bowl) and 39-17 in conference play.
Take a look at the comments for yourself in the video linked below. Heads up, it does contain language that is NSFW.
Coach @BoPelini finally telling the truth about the Big 12 Championship in ‘09
What does the NFL future hold for one of the all-time great Huskers?
A former Husker football legend is still unsure what his NFL future holds as we move closer and closer to the start of mandatory mini-camp. Ndamukong Suh has still not been signed by any 32 NFL teams. In the last week, reports have come out of the Tampa Bay front office that the team is not likely to resign Suh before the start of the season. A recent trip to Boston had sparked rumors that the Patriots were interested in the defensive lineman. However, that report was three weeks ago, and nothing new has come to the surface since then.
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The second overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft has played for four teams (Detroit, Miami, Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay) in his 12 seasons. He was the 2010 Defensive Rookie of the Year, 3x First-team All-Pro (2010, 2013, 2014), 2x Second-team All-Pro (2012, 2016), and a 5x Pro Bowl selection. Suh won a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV in 2020.
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In 2009, Suh had arguably the most remarkable season a defensive player ever had in college football. In 14 games, he had 85 tackles, 12.0 sacks, and 20.5 tackles for loss. Suh was a unanimous All-American, was the 2009 Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year, the 2009 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, and the 2009 AP Player of the Year, the first time a defensive player had ever won the award.
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Suh also won the Bednarik Award (best defensive player in college football), the Bronko Nagurski Trophy (best defensive player in college football), the Lombardi Award (best college football lineman of the year), and the Outland Trophy (best interior lineman in college football). His accolades culminated on December 14th, 2009, when Ndamukong Suh finished fourth for the Heisman Trophy, receiving 161 1st place votes and finishing behind Cold McCoy, Toby Gerhart, and winner Mark Ingram.
Heisman Trophy finalists from left, Stanford running back Toby Gerhart, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, Alabama running back Mark Ingram, Texas quarterback Colt McCoy and Nebraska defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Mandatory mini-camps will take place beginning in mid-June. Let’s see if Suh is signed before or after the mini-camp period. It’s looking like Suh may be viewed as an injury replacement at this stage in his career.
Taking a look at the last 50 years of Nebraska Football uniforms
Over the last 50 years, the University of Nebraska Football team has, for the most part, had the same uniforms with only slight variations. It wasn’t until the 2009 season that Nebraska would even wear what we would call alternate uniforms, and over that period, they would stumble onto some unique designs.
Remember that time Nebraska wore a two-toned color helmet?
Or the first time they wore black jerseys in a game?
How about a throwback to a team from the past?
There have been some good, bad, and ugly alternate jerseys for Nebraska football, but it’s never a bad idea to refresh yourself on what those jerseys looked like.
A new documentary on the 90s Cornhuskers is set to be released. Here are some topics that will hopefully be discussed.
Next, Thursday, May 14th, a new two-part documentary will be released that will take a deep, inside look at the dynasty that was the 1990s Nebraska Cornhuskers. The resume is well known, with Nebraska winning three National Championships in four years. But that success did not come without controversy or tragedy. “Day by Day: The Rise,” a new documentary from filmmaker Justin LePera will tell that story. There are certain events and people connected to this story that I feel should be discussed in-depth, and hopefully, given that the film is in two parts, it will be able to take the time to discuss those events with that level of nuance. This isn’t the first time this story was attempted to be told in documentary form. In 2017, ESPN was actively working on a documentary for its “30 for 30” series that would have documented the 1994 and 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers. Unfortunately, that film has since been scrapped by the company, with no official reason. “Day by Day: The Rise is currently only scheduled to be shown in Nebraska, but should the release go wider or the film becomes available via streaming, we’ll let you know. But now, here are the eight topics I hope are looked at in-depth during the movie.
