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Spring football is officially behind us, as Nebraska moves into the next phase of the off-season.  We're taking an in-depth look at each position

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Nebraska Spring Lookback: Linebackers

Nebraska will officially open spring practice Saturday as Matt Rhule prepares for his fourth season as the Huskers’ head man.  As we approach the

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Nebraska Spring Football Intel: Linebackers

Nebraska went into the transfer portal and secured more help for the linebacker room by nabbing Oregon State transfer Dexter Foster.  The 6-foot-3,

Three takeaways on Nebraska landing LB Dexter Foster from transfer portal

Coming off its second bye week of the season, Nebraska returns to work for a primetime road showdown at Penn State on Saturday.  Here are five of the

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What we learned from Nebraska's Penn State week press conference

With a week off to recover and regroup, Nebraska locks back in this week for its final regular-season road trip at Penn State.  Here's a full recap

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Rhule Report: Rhule's return to Penn State, Nebraska locks in after bye

Coming off a road win over UCLA, Nebraska has a lengthy to-do list entering its second bye week of the season.  Here's a full recap of what NU head

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Rhule Report: Nebraska balances work vs. rest over bye, building on Lateef's success

Nebraska is looking to bounce-back after an all-around poor performance Friday night on the road in Minneapolis. The Huskers are back in Memorial

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Three Huskers I'd like to see more of and more from against Northwestern

Coming out of Nebraska's bye week, there were a handful of young players on the defense who saw their role increase against Michigan State.   Safety

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Rex Guthrie, Dawson Merritt earning more playing time as season progresses

This is the fourth installment of the More of/More from series in which I focus on three young, rotational players I’d like to see more of and three

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Three Huskers I'd love to see more of and more from vs Michigan State

Nebraska's 2025 season opener against Cincinnati in Kansas City is less than two weeks away. Defensive coordinator John Butler gave the latest on the

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Nebraska Monday nuggets: Butler, Bradden talk defense as season opener nears

Nebraska linebackers coach Rob Dvoracek met with the media on Friday with updates on his room through two weeks of fall camp.   Here’s three key

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Three takeaways from Nebraska linebackers coach Rob Dvoracek

There is no debate that Dylan Raiola is the face of Nebraska's program entering the 2025 season. But he and the rest of NU's quarterbacks still have

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Nebraska Friday Fall Camp Nuggets: Quarterbacks, Raiola's progress, and more

There were a handful of young, intriguing defensive players who coordinator John Butler and defensive backs coach Addison Williams touched on Tuesday

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Thoughts from Butler, Williams on intriguing young defensive players

Matt Rhule's third fall camp at Nebraska is right around the corner. The HuskerOnline team dives into what to expect from the Huskers with our

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Nebraska Fall Camp Preview for 2025: Linebackers

It was about halfway through Nebraska's spring practice season last month when I asked Matt Rhule if he had learned anything new about his team. Any

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Steven Sipple: With its spring season in the books, Nebraska forges ahead with a properly limited amount of hyperbole

Terry Bradden clearly is excited and grateful to be Nebraska's new defensive line coach -- and he clearly has a challenging task in 2025.   Three of

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Light on collegiate experience, Terry Bradden takes on heavy lifting as Nebraska's new defensive line coach

The early signing period for the 2025 recruiting class has concluded. Whether you casually follow recruiting or are a dedicated fan, this series is

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Get to know Nebraska 2025 signee Dawson Merritt

Nebraska's latest commitment in the 2025 class was in Lincoln for the first time as a future Husker. Dawson Merritt, the former Alabama edge

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Edge LB Dawson Merritt discusses the first weekend in Lincoln as a Nebraska commitment

Matt Rhule and his staff didn't give up pursuing Dawson Merritt. The four-star Edge committed to Alabama in June, and the Huskers continued to

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Dawson Merritt commitment: What does it mean for Nebraska?

The hard work and persistence have paid off for Matt Rhule and Nebraska with Overland Park (Kan.) Blue Valley On300 edge rusher Dawson Merritt.

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Matt Rhule and Nebraska flip four-star Edge Dawson Merritt from Alabama

Nebraska originally lost out on a commitment from Overland Park (Kan.) Blue Valley four-star EDGE Dawson Merritt this June, as the Kansas City metro

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Nebraska makes big leap in On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings with latest commitment

After committing to Alabama on June 26, Overland Park (Kan.) Blue Valley four-star EDGE Dawson Merritt’s communication with Nebraska slowed down.

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4-star EDGE Dawson Merritt flips to Nebraska from Alabama: ‘I want to be a part of building something’  

The three-day Early Signing Period beginning on Dec. 4 is less than three weeks away and things are getting very exciting on the recruiting trail. A

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Calling my shot: Predicting where top recruits land as National Signing Day nears

It is three weeks from when the early signing period (Dec. 4-6) begins and schools are working to keep their commitments, flip others and land their

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Alabama 4-star EDGE commit Dawson Merritt will return to Nebraska

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Dawson Merritt knows a thing or two about playing at the highest levels of football. That's because he is the son of NFL assistant coach Dave Merritt, who has three Super  Bowl rings with the Kansas City Chiefs. “My dad kind of thought I was just kind of playing around with football because my freshman year, I wasn't very good,” Merritt said. “My sophomore year, I was a starter on varsity. That's when I'd say I got a lot better, but I still wasn't very good. And then as a junior, I obviously made a huge jump. When I made that jump, my dad really started to help me out. And just even the little things he would say, like how to take on a block, what to do when the tackle does this, what to do when a receiver does this. It's just all the little things that he knows has helped me.” During that breakthrough junior season at Blue Valley High School, Merritt finished with 83 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and seven sacks.

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