Nebraska football ‘heavily involved’ for Notre Dame OL transfer Rocco Spindler

Nebraska football fans, myself included, wanted the Huskers to pursue former Notre Dame offensive line transfer Rocco Spindler and according to a report from Pete Nakos Of On3.com, they are doing just that.

Nakos, a college football insider for On3.com, reported, along with Steve Wiltfong, that Nebraska football is one of the teams “heavily involved” for Spinder, a 6-foot-5, 325-pounder who was a top-100 recruit coming out of high school.

Spindler is from Clarkston, Michigan. The Wolverines made a strong push for him coming out of high school, but Notre Dame won out. Spindler has started 23 career games for the Irish. That includes the final 13 of the 2024 season, although he wasn’t a starter coming out of fall camp.

Even so, Spindler was effective down the stretch and many expected him to be a starter next season for Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish weren’t expecting him to enter the portal.

Rocco Spindler would upgrade the Nebraska football O-line

Of course, landing his commitment won’t be easy. Fans want the Huskers to add offensive linemen and the coaching staff does too. The problem is that tons of other programs need O-line help too. According to Nakos, Indiana has received a visit from Spindler already. Pittsburgh, Virginia, and Michigan are also in the mix.

My gut tells me that Spindler ends up playing for a Big Ten school. Michigan makes sense, but Nebraska also has a starting job to offer and has been aggressive with NIL. Spindler would be an upgrade at guard and would allow Justin Evan-Jenkins to take over the center position for Ben Scott.

If Henry Lutovsky held onto the other starting job, it could even allow Grant Brix to focus on offensive tackle, instead of being needed at guard. Matt Rhule did say he thought Brix was a tackle before the 2024 season.

So even if Spindler isn’t a tackle, his addition would upgrade the offensive line.

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