Go Big Read: Nebraska football is down to one scholarship quarterback and other kernels

LINCOLN, NE - SEPTEMBER 02: Quarterback Tristan Gebbia #14 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers warms up before the game against the Arkansas State Red Wolves at Memorial Stadium on September 2, 2017 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - SEPTEMBER 02: Quarterback Tristan Gebbia #14 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers warms up before the game against the Arkansas State Red Wolves at Memorial Stadium on September 2, 2017 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /
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The Nebraska football team seemingly lost its insurance policy on Monday afternoon. That and other kernels in this morning’s Go Big Read.

The Nebraska football team is feeling the pinch of attrition this morning. Will Jackson and Avery Roberts transferred out of the program last week.

Tristan Gebbia appears ready to transfer out this week. It’s Gebbia’s departure that has heads spinning.

If the quarterback does take the final steps to leave, it means there is exactly one scholarship quarterback on the active roster. Heck of a way to start the Scott Frost era.

Read about that and other kernels in this morning’s Go Big Read.

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