A Nebraska football offensive lineman who was considered a key player during spring practices has entered the transfer portal. And if there was any need to see just how the 105-man roster limits expected to be put in place either this year or next will affect the Huskers look no further than what happened with Grant Seagren almost immediately after hitting the portal.
Seagren decided on a departure following two seasons with the Huskers. The former two-way player at Oakland-Craig appeared in seven games last fall as a reserve and has three years of eligibility remaining. Seagren was one of several players that all hit the portal on Tuesday however, it seems he sticks out from the crowd based on the schools interested in landing him.
Nebraska OL Grant Seagren enters portal, draws Big Ten and Power Four offers
Not long after the former Nebraska football player decided to transfer, he reported that two power conference schools came calling. One of those schools is even in his conference as the Rutgers Scarlet Knights offered him a scholarship. The Washington State Cougars are also known to be going after the former 6-foot-6 tight end that now weighs in at 300 pounds.
The portal officially closed on Friday, which means Seagren had entered then and it was only announced on Tuesday. That makes sense considering he didn’t play in Saturday’s Husker Games.
Still, his departure might have been a bit surprising considering that Nebraska head coach singled out Seagren earlier in the spring practices.
Rhule was impressed that the now-offensive lineman had worked at transforming physically from a 230-pound prep tight end. He also talked about Seagren’s academic accomplishments — the software engineering/computer science major would occasionally miss football meetings to attend class and always made them up, according to the coach.
With the recent uncertainty as to just when the 105-man roster might go into effect - there’s thoughts a phasing or grandfather clause could be used - it would seem Seagren left the Nebraska football team because he felt he’d get more playing time elsewhere, rather than as a roster casualty.