Nebraska Cornhuskers News: Zavier Betts and the walking wounded, more

Nebraska Cornhuskers wide receiver Zavier Betts (15) is tackled by Ohio State Buckeyes safety Bryson Shaw (17) during Saturday's NCAA Division I football game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb., on November 6, 2021.Osu21neb Bjp 392
Nebraska Cornhuskers wide receiver Zavier Betts (15) is tackled by Ohio State Buckeyes safety Bryson Shaw (17) during Saturday's NCAA Division I football game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb., on November 6, 2021.Osu21neb Bjp 392

The Nebraska Cornhuskers football team announced that the injury bug has finally hit the team pretty hard with varying degrees of severity.

The Nebraska football team is now 10 days into fall camp and it’s officially that time of year when injuries start to take their toll. The Huskers announced several injuries after practice on Tuesday with one of them sidelining a player for the rest of the year.

Unfortunately, the latest injury report included several wide receivers. Marcus Washington, who started camp with a broken hand, was said to be back from that, but has a new undisclosed injury. Zavier Betts and Malachi Coleman are also banged up and are missing some time.

The good news is Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule said that none of the three players are expected to miss a ton of practice. Defensive lineman Maverick Noonan on the other hand is out for the year.

It’s a safe bet that more members of the Nebraska Cornhuskers will succumb to injuries in the rest of fall camp. The hope here is that those injuries won’t end too many seasons. It’s a real bummer about the younger Noonan for sure, who is said to have made strides this spring and summer.

Other Nebraska Cornhuskers news

  • Former Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball star Shay Schanaman is moving on up. After one outing for the Rookie League Fulton County Braves, the Huskers reliever is getting called up to the Single A Augusta GreenJackets.

https://twitter.com/husker_baseball/status/1688986858997403648?s=12&t=Cw0UFvIMIEzELMJsaOkE6w

  • The Nebraska football team made things official with Josh Martin on Tuesday as they announced what the new tight end coach will get paid this season. Martin took over the position after Bob Wager stepped down following a DUI citation. Martin will get paid $150,000 in 2023. He is not under an assistant coach contract and remains an at-will employee. His base analyst pay was increased from $7,083.33 per month. His predecessor was making $315,000.
  • Speaking of Nebraska baseball, Jake Myers got to visit the White House as a current member of the Houston Astros. It marks another first in what has been a heck of a season that has seen him have career highs in games (85), home runs (9), RBI (31) and stolen bases (5).
  • Former Nebraska football star Khalil Davis has signed a new contract with the Houston Texans. Davis has played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Colts, Steelers, and Rams since being picked in the sixth round of the 2020 draft.
  • Those who are hoping to see just what the Nebraska Cornhuskers are doing this fall camp can now get a look behind the scenes. The program released a kind of documentary called “A Look N.” Check out Episode 1.