Nebraska Cornhuskers News: Jeff Sims says goodbye, more

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are officially looking for a new quarterback as Jeff Sims is expected to enter the transfer portal this week.

It was hardly a surprise when the news broke. At the same time, it was bitter sweet.

Jeff Sims is expected to enter the transfer portal this week officially. That means its the end to one of the strangest chapters of Nebraska Cornhuskers history.

There have been some odd chapters in the program’s history.

Sims arrived in Lincoln as a transfer from Georgia Tech who was expected to run Marcus Satterfield’s offense in a way that meant a Huskers bowl game. Sims got off to a disastrous start, got injured, came back, and had some more disastrous outings.

Nebraska has made no secret of the fact that they’re looking for another starter in the transfer portal this year. And because of this past season, and Rhule and company being on the lookout for more talent, Sims is headed out the door.

After the Jeff Sims news broke Husker Nation weighed in on quarterback’s departure.

Other Nebraska Cornhuskers news

• The Nebraska Cornhuskers opened the Big Ten on Wednesday night and for 20 minutes, looked like they might be conference competitors. Then the second half happened, they were outscored 52-26 and Fred Hoiberg’s squad suffered their second straight double-digit loss.
• While the men’s basketball team struggled mightily on Wednesday night, Amy Williams’ women’s basketball team put up insane numbers earlier this week against UNC Wilmington. Jaz Shelley posted a triple-double in the Huskers’ 108-35 win over the Seahawks.
• As the Nebraska Cornhuskers look to land a number of players in the transfer portal this year, it’s worth looking at how the players the Huskers landed from the portal performed this past season. 247Sports has offered up a look at how everyone, including Sims did in their first year in Lincoln.