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Football Confirmed transfer visitors checking out Nebraska

Was able to confirm some transfer portal visitors who are checking out Nebraska this weekend:

We know Kentucky WR Dane Key was in town this week, but according to their Instagrams, so is Sam Houston DL Chris Murray and Georgia corner Justyn Rhett.

Chris Murray:

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Murray is a 6-foot-4, 255-pound defensive lineman from Wichita Falls, Texas, who spent the past three seasons at Sam Houston and played in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl against Georgia Southern two days ago. Murray began his college football career at TCU, where he spent one season and redshirted. In 2024 Murray had 35 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and two forced fumbles. He'll have one season of eligibility remaining. Murray was a three-star recruit in the 2021 class.

Justyn Rhett:

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The 6-1, 200-pound Rhett spent the past two seasons at Georgia. He redshirted in 2023 and played in two games in 2024 and made two tackles. Rhett is a product out of Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman and was a three-star recruit in the 2023 class. He has three seasons of eligibility remaining.

OT back pain

So apparently I'm of the age where intermittent back pain has gone to constant nagging and occasionally debilitating. I'm not really surprised with motorcycle accident, construction background and general youthful stupidity/sports. Now we're looking at epidural injections. I'm curious about others experience. Apologies if this has come up before.

Football Three Key Takeaways: Jacory Barney, Ben Scott, John Bullock, Marques Buford

Barney, Ben, Bullock and Buford.

Three Key Takeaways apiece from the B (arbershop) Quartet that took the podiums yesterday:

Projected 2-Deep vs. Boston College...

Call me crazy, but I'm actually excited to watch Nebraska play another game. I think we finally know what the roster should look like next week. So here we go:

X - Jamahl Banks, Jaylen Lloyd
Y - Barney, Bullock
Slot- Bonner, Nelson
TE - Fidone, Lindenmeyer

also expect to see a lot of Quinn Clark and Keelan Smith

LT - Gottula, Seagren
LG - Evans, Macjesceick
C - Scott, Sledge
RG- Lutovsky, Davidson
RT - Benhart, Knutson

RB - EJ, Rahmir, Ives
QB - Raiola, Gramstad


DE- Lenhardt, Jeudy
N - Nash, Van Poppel
DE- Ty Rob, Keona Davis

JACK - MJ Sherman, McGahee
WLB - Bullock, Shavers
MLB - Wright, Noonan

FS - Buford, Buford
SS - Singleton, Benning
CB - Wright, Charles
CB - Hartzog, Blye Hill
Nickel - Gifford, Stewart


I know people are worried about the Defensive Line, but I think the Offensive Line is a LOT more concerning for the BC game. They are one injury away from needing to play someone with ZERO experience. I honestly, think the Defensive Front 6 to 7 will be fine, and should even give Boston College some fits up front.


As for Boston College, they're kind of an older team so they haven't been hurt much by the portal. They will encounter some issues with OPT outs though. I expect their All-American and ACC Player of the Year Defensive End to Opt out. He's considered a top 100 pick and has already started draft prep. No formal announcement has been made, but it would be REALLY unprecedented for a player like him to play in a meaningless cold weather bowl.

I also think their starting Left tackle likely opts out. In a bizarre twist of irony, I actually think his absence would be bigger for Nebraska. An elite pass rusher certainly will be a challenge for Nebraska, but we are talking about a Left Tackle who's barely missed a single snap in the last 40 Boston College Games. He's going to be a very good NFL player. In their final press conference before the Pitt game he said he was really focused on beating Pitt to close out the season, but preparing for the NFL was in the back of his mind. Maybe i'm wrong and he plays, but doesn't sound like someone who would be itching to play in this type of bowl game.

NIL and College Sport Disaster

Recruiting Portal Football Players with “Bags of Money” will force every school to Re-Recruit their entire roster of 105 every year.

Because others will be Recruiting their top level players and the remaining players are going to want proportionate share.

There are no rules for 3rd party representatives prohibiting contact with players any day of the year. And they will and are. Portal entry already doesn’t matter. Every Coach and School will experience being undermined constantly. This is going to lead to disaster within the sport starting now.

College Football provides the revenue that pays for the Sports Programs at most schools. NIL money by itself will not save some schools.

Without Change, think about every school churning the top 25 returning players every year. Coaches will continue leaving the profession in much larger numbers.

Schools will experience pressure to solicit NIL dollars constantly, in huge chunks. And this will pit Sports vs Academia even more for those dollars. It’s not a pretty picture.

How do you see it?
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