Spring Spotlight: Emmett Johnson Spring practice is underway for the Nebraska football team. The Big Red begins spring ball with different offensive, defensive, and special teams coordinators than the ones they had a year ago at this time, in addition to having dozens of new players on the roster.
Rahmir Johnson's final season at Nebraska was full of pain and loss. Nobody outside of his inner circle knew anything about it until head coach Matt Rhule addressed it after Nebraska clinched its first winning season since 2016 with a 20-15 Pinstripe Bowl win over Boston College.
Senior running back Rahmir Johnson went through concussion protocol after the Indiana game and won't play Saturday against Ohio State, Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule said Thursday.
Nebraska football fans were hoping to find out who the starting running back was going to be, and while Emmett Johnson’s name is listed atop the depth chart, there is or next to the names of Rahmir Johnson, Dante Dowdell, and Gabe Ervin too.
The way Nebraska football under-utilized Rahmir Johnson during the 2022 season was criminal. That alone should keep Mark Whipple off of college football sidelines for life.
Running back is one of the most intriguing positions on the Nebraska football offense. You have four guys who seem capable of being the starter and leading the team in rushing.
Nebraska opened a portion of Friday's football practice to the media, and the focus afterward was on the running backs and wide receivers as their position coaches fielded questions.
Nebraska football was able to land transfer portal running back target Dante Dowdell. The running back made the announcement on Saturday night. Dowdell originally played at Oregon.