Nebraska updates offensive depth chart following injuries
The Univeristy of Nebraska football team has updated their depth chart heading into their fourth game of the season. With the recent injuries to Rahmir Johnson and Gabe Ervin, questions now persists as to the current state of the offensive roster.
Head coach Matt Rhule says that this team is built for this type of adversity.
“It is next man up. If you go to summer workouts and summer seven-on-sevens, they’re throwing the ball to those guys. It’s a whole different set of guys, so we’re asking guys to do a lot. The first play the other day, Billy (Kemp IV) catches the punt and comes back off the field and forgets to go back on. We are asking a lot of guys to do double time.”
Rhule also said that he believes once this team gets confortable with the roster changes, the Huskers may finally take advatage of some of their strengths.
“Once you settle into things, if it’s later in the year or next year or whenever, you have an offense with guys that take advantage of their strengths. So you see (Thomas) Fidone III catching more balls and you see guys catching more balls. Thomas is a way different player now than he was three or four weeks ago. His legs are underneath him, hitting records on the GPS. The whole process, Corey Campbell to the training room, it’s all working for a lot of these guys.”
Find the first string Nebraskas offense depth chart below.
LT Turner Corcoran 6-6/ 310 Jr.
LG Ethan Piper 6-3, 305 Jr.
C Ben Scott 6-5, 305 Jr.
RG Noure Nouili 6-4, 315 Jr.
RT Bryce Benhart 6-9, 315 Jr.
TE Nate Boerkircher 6-5, 245 So.
OR TE Thomas Fidone II 6-6, 250 So.
SLOT Bill Kemp IV 5-9, 180 Sr.
WR Alex Bullock 6-2, 205 So.
WR Marcus Washington 6-2, 190 Sr.
QB Jeff Sims 6-4, 220 Jr.
OR QB Heinrich Haarberg 6-5, 215 So.
RB Anthony Grant 5-11, 205 Sr.
Emmett Johnson 5-11, 190 Fr.
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