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Nebraska football recruiting has momentum in 2025 too

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Nebraska football has put together a stellar 2024 class and in terms of 2025, the Huskers have lots of momentum.

Most of the focus in terms of Nebraska football recruiting is on the 2024 class. The Huskers have landed a ton of commitments since June and have 23 total.

They also have the 15th-ranked class right now according to the 247 Sports team rankings. Five of the 23 commitments are ranked as four-star prospects, and as I’ve said before, Daniel Kaelin, Isaiah McMorris, and Kewan Lacy are three — for starters — that have four-star potential.

Kaelin is a four-star recruit now according to the On3 Industry rankings, which are similar to the 247 Sports composite rankings, except for the fact that ESPN and Rivals aren’t given as much weight.

If Nebraska football can land some of its top remaining priorities in the 2024 class, there could be the chance of holding onto a top-20 ranking, especially with the Huskers in the mix for a top-100 running back, as well as a top-100 offensive tackle.

Nebraska has plenty of in-state momentum in 2025

Yet, the Huskers are also off to a hot start in the 2025 class. It’s been overlooked a little bit, but Nebraska football landed the commitment of Tyson Terry, the third-ranked recruit in Nebraska for 2025, as well as Caden VerMaas (No. 2 in the state).

VerMass is ranked No. 371 overall in the 2025 class, while Terry is 408th. Both should have a good chance to finish as four-star prospects.

Either way, the Huskers have two of the top three in-state recruits in the class of 2025 already locked down. They are also in a great spot with four-star Christian Jones, the No. 1 player.

Jones is 6-foot-3, 215 pounds out of Omaha Westside. He’s also ranked 140th overall according to the On3 Industry rankings, as well as No. 1 in Nebraska. Jones is 126th overall via the 247 Sports composite rankings and 61st overall via 247 Sports own rankings.

With his insane track and field numbers including a 10.89 in the 100-meter dash, it’s no wonder Matt Rhule and Nebraska football are about to give him the Carter Nelson treatment.

Christian Jones is a top priority in 2025

In terms of spring visits, Nebraska has the most with two this spring. Jones has visited campus five times total which is why Nebraska is the favorite for the in-state recruit according to the On3 prediction machine.

To his credit, Rhule has landed the top player in the state in each of the past two cycles, thanks to the recent commitment of Carter Nelson.

Jones has taken visits to Texas A&M and Kansas State. He also talked about his summer schedule with Bryan Munson of Husker Online. 

There won’t be a shortage of opportunities since his offer list includes Notre Dame, USC, Oklahoma, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Stanford, and more.

Yet, Jones seemed impressed by the Huskers’ in-state recruiting efforts and it’s pretty clear to me that when it comes to Jones, Rhule won’t be out-worked.

Recruits can decide to head out of state for a number of reasons, so the Huskers won’t win every recruiting battle, but Rhule meant it when he talked about keeping the best players from Nebraska, in Nebraska.

So far, his efforts have paid off, and it has the Huskers in a position to land the top recruit in the state for the third year in a row.

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Nebraska Football lands athletic playmaker in JD Crisp

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Nebraska football continues to recruit for the 2024 class. They picked up a commitment from 2024 wide receiver JD Crisp on Wednesday afternoon. Crisp played both sides of the football in high school, playing both defensive back and wide receiver for Second Baptist High School.

He is not ranked in the 247Sports regular or Composite Rankings. However, he does have a solid offer sheet.  Crisp had seven offers in total, including one from Minnesota. He was officially offered by the program on September 16 and quickly made his decision.

It’s also worth noting that his recruitment was active throughout the summer. He attended Texas A&M Aggies camp on June 14. At the very least, he garnered interest from a prominent Texas school. That is notable in of itself.

What could he bring to Nebraska football?

It’s interesting that he is a two-way player. He played both the receiver and safety positions in high school. As far as Nebraska is concerned, I could certainly see him playing at receiver. He has as a tremendous amount of athleticism, and played mostly on the outside and high school. Crisp was very good at catching in space, and making contested catches and tight windows.

Playing receiver would make sense for him, given Nebraska’s lack of depth at the position moving forward. He has the agility and ability to become a solid piece if developed properly.

Nevertheless, he has overall qualities that could make him a good safety as well. This coaching staff loves the opportunity to work with athletes and molding them as they see fit. His ability to fire off the football and read a play certainly stands out.

The commitment of Crisp adds to a 2024 recruiting class that ranks 24th overall nationally. The class itself is stacked with talent. It currently has 25 commitments in total.

It will be interesting to see what Crisp can do for Nebraska football. He is definitely more of a project player. Nevertheless, his athleticism and speed is intriguing. One of this coaching staff’s strengths is identifying how players fit into the program. They will have to do that with Crisp.

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Nebraska Cornhuskers news: Jeff Sims still not 100 percent, a flip attempt, and more

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Nebraska football QB Jeff Sims still isn’t 100 percent, plus more Nebraska Cornhuskers news.

One thing we know for sure about the Nebraska football quarterback situation is that we won’t know anything until kickoff on Saturday against Louisiana Tech.

Matt Rhule said that he won’t be making any announcements prior to the game, similar to last week, about the starting quarterback. Marcus Satterfield told reporters on Tuesday that Sims took “50-55 percent of the snaps” so he’s improving, but according to Rhule, he’s still not 100 percent.

Rhule indicated that Sims is throwing the ball well. The Nebraska Cornhuskers just want to see some more movement skills out of their starting quarterback. One of the starting quarterbacks I should say since Sims and Heinrich Haarberg were listed as co-starters this week on the depth chart.

We’ll see how it plays out. If Sims is healthy, I expect that he will get the start or at least play, but with how thin Nebraska football is at running back, both quarterbacks will probably be needed, especially with their prowess for pounding the rock.

Nebraska Cornhuskers aiming to flip Michigan State 4-star

Andrew Dennis is a 6-foot-5, 275-pound offensive lineman rated as a four-star prospect by the 247 Sports composite rankings. He’s out of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, and has been committed to Michigan State since April but Nebraska football is one of many programs to throw out a recent offer.

We don’t know if Dennis has any plans to visit Nebraska football. He’s been offered by Auburn, Stanford, Penn State, and Purdue just since Monday. I wouldn’t get too serious worrying about Dennis until he takes a visit to Nebraska, but if that happens, watch out.

It’s at least a name to keep on the radar and a decommitment definitely seems possible with the situation going on at Michigan State with Mel Tucker getting fired.

Nebraska Cornhuskers Big Ten basketball schedule released

We knew which teams Nebraska basketball would play in the 2023-24 Big Ten season but got the official schedule on Tuesday. The Huskers released it on their official Twitter account.

Nebraska basketball will open Big Ten on December 6th against Minnesota on the road. Fred Hoiberg’s first conference home game will be against Michigan State on December 10th.

The schedule is fairly balanced in terms of the home and road games. The Huskers have consecutive home games twice on the conference schedule. Nebraska has also back-to-back road games twice.

My first impressions though, are that Nebraska basketball is capable of a winning season in Big Ten play, which would definitely keep Fred Hoiberg in place and likely, would give the Huskers a realistic shot at making their first NCAA tournament since the 2014 season.

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Nebraska football is trending for a priority target, plus more Cornhuskers news

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Nebraska football seems to be closing in on the commitment of three-star athlete Caleb Benning, plus another win for volleyball.

For the first time this season, Nebraska football fans are enjoying a victory Monday following the Huskers’ 35-11 win over Northern Illinois on Saturday.

It was an important win for plenty of reasons. But Matt Rhule’s team needed some momentum. The Huskers got it with that win and now, they are picking up momentum with top recruiting target Caleb Benning.

Benning has been one of the top high school players in the state this fall. He was injured last year, which slowed down his recruitment, but the Huskers have been putting on the full-court press and hosted him for a visit during the game on Saturday.

After that, Benning told reporters how much he wanted to play in the Nebraska football defense. He also said that a decision could be “pretty soon” which sounds like great news for the Huskers.

Over the weekend, Nebraska football also picked up a new expert projection to land Benning from Bryan Munson of Husker Online. This was after another recent crystal ball from 247 Sports.

The On3 prediction machine now gives the Huskers a 91-percent chance to win the commitment of Benning, while all of the crystal ball projections agree. Even Greg Smith, a former Nebraska insider who covers Midwest recruiting for rivals, also projected Benning to Nebraska.

The 5-foot-10, 183-pounder is one of the top targets left on the board along with the likes of Grant Brix, Brandon Baker, and Jayshawn Ross. His addition to the 2024 class would be huge and regardless of his ranking, Benning is a player the Huskers need on their roster in the future.

Nebraska volleyball notches another top-25 win

The Cornhuskers were back in the Bob Devaney Center on Sunday and scored another win over a top-25 opponent, their second of the week with a 3-1 win over Kentucky by the scores of 25-14, 25-22, 23-25, and 25-21.

Merritt Beason was on fire for Nebraska volleyball as she had a team-high 17 kills, a total that was matched by freshman standout Harper Murray. Beason also added three blocks, as did Murrary, but Beason hit .438 compared to .308 for Murrary.

Nebraska had 62 kills compared to 53 for Kentucky, which was limited to just a .243 hitting percentage. The Huskers only had four service aces but Bergen Reilly had 32 assists in the win, while Lexi Rodriguez pitched in with 18 digs and had a perfect serve-receive percentage.

The Cornhuskers (9-0) open Big Ten play this week against Ohio State on Friday at 8 PM CST.

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