2023 - 2024 Portal - Ins and Outs

[BigRedBuster]

Do you think Nebraska is going to look at adding any qb's from the transfer portal to add more depth or is just fine with having only 3 scholarships qb's on the roster and hope none get hurt??

QBs are in the portal because they are looking for legit chances to start for someone.  They aren't looking for a place to be 3rd or 4th on the depth chart.

 

[caveman99]

We are double digits over the limit right now!!!

We actually don’t know that, with NIL it is a futile exercise to try and count scholly players. 

 

[BigRedBuster]

We actually don’t know that, with NIL it is a futile exercise to try and count scholly players. 

I believe Rhule said in a press conference this week that he doesn't expect any players to enter the portal.

 

[SouthLincoln Husker]

We actually don’t know that, with NIL it is a futile exercise to try and count scholly players. 

On few, but not this many

 

[Husker in WI]

On few, but not this many

You can pretty much assume anyone who started their career as a walk-on (even if they were on scholarship at one point) and most of the guys transferring in each year are not technically on scholarship. Also guys coming back for 5th/6th years - my understanding is guys who sign out of high school get that scholarship for 4 years, but after that they could be taken off. Several high school guys are not on scholarship either. There are a lot more than 10 guys in those buckets.

 

[BigRedBuster]

[No message]

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

You can pretty much assume anyone who started their career as a walk-on (even if they were on scholarship at one point) and most of the guys transferring in each year are not technically on scholarship. Also guys coming back for 5th/6th years - my understanding is guys who sign out of high school get that scholarship for 4 years, but after that they could be taken off. Several high school guys are not on scholarship either. There are a lot more than 10 guys in those buckets.

Right, at this point, who's on scholarship and reported as such to the NCAA really doesn't matter. Nebraska will report 85 scholarship players, but may have a roster of 150. 

Nobody knows for sure, but a good number of 'non-scholarship' players are essentially getting NIL payouts that make the distinction between who's on scholarship and who isn't pretty vague. A non scholarship player may have their tuition, housing, extra spending money paid for as part of their deal. It's a strategy that Rhule seems to believe in, and we'll see if using NIL resources to bring in a large quantity of players is the correct approach. 

 

[Red Five]

I believe Rhule said in a press conference this week that he doesn't expect any players to enter the portal.

The context that I took from that is that he isn't expecting anyone to enter the portal before spring practice is over, not that he wasn't expecting anyone to enter the portal at all this spring.

It wouldn't surprise me if we lost some OL (21 on scholarship) or DBs (24 on scholarship).

 

[BigRedBuster]

The context that I took from that is that he isn't expecting anyone to enter the portal before spring practice is over, not that he wasn't expecting anyone to enter the portal at all this spring.

It wouldn't surprise me if we lost some OL (21 on scholarship) or DBs (24 on scholarship).

I was surprised at the comment. I agree with you on your last comment. 

 

[SouthLincoln Husker]

You can pretty much assume anyone who started their career as a walk-on (even if they were on scholarship at one point) and most of the guys transferring in each year are not technically on scholarship. Also guys coming back for 5th/6th years - my understanding is guys who sign out of high school get that scholarship for 4 years, but after that they could be taken off. Several high school guys are not on scholarship either. There are a lot more than 10 guys in those buckets.

I'm talking scholarship players!

 

[gobiggergoredder]

Dylan won’t get hurt, he can actually throw the quick outs. But, if some freak situation happens, I think Zach Wilson may still have some eligibility remaining. 

Who is Zach Wilson?  I think you meant Russell Taylor.

 

[Mavric]

[No message]

 

[Mavric]

[No message]

 

[Mavric]

2026 recruit target noting that his cousin - a North Platte graduate with very Rhule-esque testing numbers - is in the portal.

 

[runningblind]

If they only have 4 qb's on the roster and three are scholarships and one is a walk on hopefully it doesn't come to that.  I only asked bc recent Nebraska starting qb's have gotten hurt throughout the years and we have had to go to back ups.

We started a TE at QB for the majority of last year.