Husker Dan: Is Florida Atlantic A Good Fit For Casey Thompson?

I wrote that Casey's moving on was probably a good decision for him. He didn't want to sit on the bench this fall at Nebraska waiting for QB Jeff Sims to get injured. Casey needed to find a place in his last season of eligibility where he would have a good chance of being the starter.

So why Florida Atlantic? That's because his former coach at Texas, Tom Herman who recruited Casey to Texas, is now the head coach at FAU.

So if he goes there, what's the QB competition going to be this fall? Last year's starter N'kosi Perry has left the program. The Owls' QB room includes Ben Ballard (grad student), Michael Johnson, Jr. (Redshirt Jr.), and T. Starks (Redshirt Fr.). Also in the mix is Luke Rucker who is a high school recruit from Sanford, FL. But Thompson's main competition just might be junior Daniel Richardson who transferred this spring from Central Michigan. He's a 5-11, 198 dual-threat QB.

FAU is a member of Conference USA. Their '23 schedule includes Monmouth College, Ohio, Clemson, Illinois, Tulsa, So. Florida, UTSA, Charlotte, UAB, East Carolina, Tulane and Rice University.

For the record, the Owls finished 5-7 last year. So who is on the list who have coached at least one season at FAU and what was their winning percentage?

The list is pretty thin.

1.) Howard Schnellenberger (2001-2011)

(Remember him, Husker fans?). Career winning percentage: (.439)

2.) Carl Pelini (2012-2013)

(Remember him, Husker fans?) (.230)

3.) Charlie Partridge (2014-2016) (.250)

4.) Lane Kiffin 2017-2019 (.675)

5.) Willie Taggart (2020-2022) (.458)

The answer to the above question is Lane Kiffin. If you guessed correctly, you need to go to the head of the class.

How Bout Them Huskers

On this week's episode, Will and I discuss a variety of topics including Casey Thompson's transfer, the slide of the Husker baseball team and the success of Husker softball. We also talk about the new recruits for Husker football and for the men's and women's basketball teams.