Nebraska’s recruiting board is starting to tilt toward the 2028 class, even as a few big names in 2027 still linger in the mix.
The most eye-catching holdover is five-star tight end Ahmad Hudson. He remains committed to LSU, but he told Rivals that he is not closing off his recruitment.
That matters for Nebraska, because Hudson could have ended the conversation right there. Instead, he said he was going to do the best thing for him.
If the next commitment for the Huskers does come from the 2028 group, three-star quarterback Jaxson Carper is one to watch. He sits inside the top 400 overall in the 247 Sports composite rankings, visited last month and has Nebraska among his top contenders along with Arizona, UCLA and Iowa.
Tim Verghese of Inside Nebraska also reported a few more names worth tracking. That list includes Noel Washington, a four-star running back from California; Marquece Sharpe, a three-star running back from Virginia; and 2030 Omaha Central wideout Camden Berry. All three visited this spring, along with four-star tight end Izzy Johnigan out of Kansas City.
Nebraska also got some stability on the coaching front. Rhonda Revelle has signed a contract extension that keeps her with the Huskers through the 2031 season.
Athletic director Troy Dannen has continued to make long-term commitments to Nebraska’s head coaches. Matt Rhule, Fred Hoiberg, Mark Manning, Revelle, Will Bolt and Amy Williams have all been extended in recent years, and the program now has a head coach in each of its seven major team sports locked in.
On the baseball side, former Husker Max Anderson earned a spot in the Major League Futures All-Star Game. Anderson is hitting .303/.349/.502 with nine home runs, 13 doubles and 32 RBI for Triple-A Toledo. He becomes the sixth former Husker to play in the Futures Game, joining Brice Matthews, who appeared in 2025.
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For Nebraska, the timing is notable because the NCAA is still working through how it will codify the rule and which players it intends to leave out. Lawrence does not automatically get another year out of the Ohio decision, but the case gives his side something to point to, much like the recent Douglas County District Court ruling that granted Omahas Isaac Ondekane an extra year after his own injury-related argument. [Read more 🡒]
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A recent prediction on a college football show pushed the idea even further, imagining Nebraska, Virginia Tech and Tennessee all reaching the College Football Playoff in the same season. It is the kind of thought experiment that says as much about where those programs have been as where they might be headed, and for Nebraska it lands in a season where Matt Rhule has at least restored some stability after years of losing. The Big Ten path is still a steep one, but the fact that the Huskers are being discussed in a playoff context at all feels like a sign of progress. [Read more 🡒]
Matt Rhule Just Got A Telling Big Ten Reality Check
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USA TODAYs evaluation points straight at the trenches, where Nebraskas line play on both sides of the ball remains the clearest test of whether Rhule can push the program higher. The offense and defense both had stretches that undercut the bigger picture, even with Emmett Johnson producing a standout rushing season, and the late-season issues gave the ranking a harsher edge. Nebraska now turns the page toward Sept. 5, when it opens 2026 at Memorial Stadium against Ohio on FS1. [Read more 🡒]