Class of 2023 RB/S Cole Ballard has committed to the Huskers as a preferred walk-on. Ballard is a teammate of 2023 Huskers commit Maverick Noonan at Elkhorn South.
Ballard's regular season stats in 9 games: 118 carries for 1,134 yards rushing (9.6 yards per carry), 14 receptions for 275 yards with 33 total TDs. He finished with a total of 1,625 all-purpose yards and 38 total TDs in 11 games that includes Elkhorn South's two playoff games. He also added 16 tackles and one interception on defense during the regular season.
Matt Rhule, a former walk-on himself as a Penn State linebacker, has a long-held and well-known respect for walk-ons and plans to evaluate them seriously at Nebraska.
"We will leave no stone unturned to find good players," Rhule said at his introductory press conference. "We will take the walk-on program seriously, we will take transfers seriously, we will take NIL seriously. ... We will look at everything."
It will be interesting to see if the in-state star Ballard winds up carving out a role down the road.
Below are Ballard's Rivals profile card and his senior season highlight reel.
Ballard's regular season stats in 9 games: 118 carries for 1,134 yards rushing (9.6 yards per carry), 14 receptions for 275 yards with 33 total TDs. He finished with a total of 1,625 all-purpose yards and 38 total TDs in 11 games that includes Elkhorn South's two playoff games. He also added 16 tackles and one interception on defense during the regular season.
Matt Rhule, a former walk-on himself as a Penn State linebacker, has a long-held and well-known respect for walk-ons and plans to evaluate them seriously at Nebraska.
"We will leave no stone unturned to find good players," Rhule said at his introductory press conference. "We will take the walk-on program seriously, we will take transfers seriously, we will take NIL seriously. ... We will look at everything."
It will be interesting to see if the in-state star Ballard winds up carving out a role down the road.
Below are Ballard's Rivals profile card and his senior season highlight reel.
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