Top celebrities who are fans of the Nebraska football team

Ok, this addition to the list of celebrity Nebraska football fans comes with a big of an asterisk. Taraji P Henson is one of the biggest names out there these days.

It turns out the actor also comes to Husker fandom in much the same way Wade and Damon have arrived. Henson recently posted an instagram picture of herself standing with Husker prospect Tyrik Henderson.

Henderson came and visited Lincoln during one of their Friday Night Lights camps. The really odd thing surrounding Henderson and Henson’s fandom is that it seems to have been based at least a bit on some false information or a misunderstanding.

Henson posted the Instagram message with the understanding that Henderson had committed to the Huskers. She even made a comment about being on the sidelines this fall.

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It turns out that Henderson did not commit. It appears that the Nebraska football coaches were the ones who told him there wasn’t quite yet a scholarship offer for him in Lincoln.

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That development is certainly one of the odder ones of this recruiting cycle, for any team. Here’s hoping Henson might have stumbled on Nebraska football fandom by accident but is going to realize that she really does love the Cornhuskers when all is said and done.