Which Husker Made On3’s All-Time Transfer Team
The transfer portal has changed the landscape of college football forever. But, no matter the tweaks or adjustments made to it, there’s no going back to the way things used to be. The offseason of 2022 will always be remembered as the offseason of change. Between the portal and Name, Image and Likeness, we saw two of the most significant changes to collegiate football in decades.
Even without the transfer portal, college football has always had transfers. On3 has put together a team (11 on offense, 11 on defense) of 22 players who they believe makeup “College Football’s All-Time All-Transfer Team. I can’t say that I agree with all of their selections, but it is interesting to look back and remember that some of the sport’s greatest players had to start their careers at a school different from the one they are known for.
One Cornhusker made the All-Transfer team. Scroll below and take a look.
QB Roger Staubach (New Mexico Military Institute to Navy)
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RB Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch (Wisconsin to Michigan)
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RB Marion Motley (South Carolina State to Nevada)
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RB O.J. Simpson (City College of San Francisco to USC)
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WR Isaac Bruce (West Los Angeles College to Santa Monica College to Memphis)
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WR Randy Moss (Notre Dame to Florida State to Marshall)
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OL George Connor (Holy Cross to Notre Dame)
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OL Walter Jones (Holmes CC to Florida State)
Walter Jones (left)
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OL Bob St. Clair (San Francisco to Tulsa)
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OL Ron Yary (Cerritos College to USC)
Ron Yary (73)
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C Frank Gatski (West Virginia to Auburn)
Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
DE Deacon Jones (South Carolina State to Mississippi Valley State)
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DT Cortez Kennedy (NW Mississippi CC to Miami)
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DT Alvin Wistert (Boston U to Michigan)
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DE J.J. Watt (Central Michigan to Wisconsin)
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Lavonte David (Fort Scott CC to Nebraska)
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LB Andre Tippett (Ellsworth JC to Iowa)
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
LB Dave Wilcox (Boise Junior College to Oregon)
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DB Dale Carter (Ellsworth CC to Tennessee)
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DB Willie Heston (San Jose State to Michigan)
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DB Emlen Tunnell (Toledo to Iowa)
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DB Willie Wood (Coalinga JC to USC)
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