Nebraska Cornhuskers News: Tyler Knaak commits, Carter Nelson in the All-American Bowl, more

The Nebraska Cornhuskers football team added another commit to its roster and this one was a bit of a surprise mainly because it happened so fast. One day, an offensive line transfer from Utah was visiting Lincoln. The next he was announcing he’d committed to Matt Rhule and company.

There’s very little doubt that the Huskers needed some more help on the offensive line, especially at tackle. They now have someone they can plug into the rotation and hope he can take over the full time job. If he doesn’t, the Nebraska Cornhuskers have four years to help him figure out how to do it.

Tyler Knaak is one of those guys that wasn’t talked about all that much when the transfer portal was red hot. But he’s an addition to the team that could be massive when the season rolls around.

At the very least, he fills a void that not getting Walter Rouse left. Even if he can’t step in right away like Rouse was expected to do.

Other Nebraska Cornhuskers news

• In other interesting Nebraska football recruiting news, one of the most sought after players in the state for the 2024 class is getting even more hype. Carter Nelson announced earlier this week that he’s going to be playing in the 2024 All-American Bowl. That’s a heck of an honor for a dude who is playing eight-man football in high school.

• Just ahead of the Nebraska Cornhuskers’ first game of the Big Ten Tournament, several baseball players were announced as part of the All-Conference team. Brice Matthews and Max Anderson were named first-team All-Big Ten, which should surprise no one.
• Gabe Swansen was named second-team All-B1G, and Corbin Hawkins was named as the Nebraska Cornhuskers’ representative as the Big Ten’s sportsmanship award honorees. Now the Huskers just need to take care of business in the tournament.