Saturday’s Pinstripe Bowl was almost certainly the last game in a Nebraska football uniform for wide receiver Jahmal Banks. While he didn’t play a perfect game, including dropping a touchdown pass, he played hard and his play was a big part of the difference in the 20-15 win.
After the game, Huskers’ head coach Matt Rhule talked about a number of different subjects. And at one point, Rhule moved to the passing game and Banks, specifically.
The Nebraska football team threw for 224 yards and a touchdown. Of those numbers, Banks collected 4 catches for 79 yards. Rhule certainly noticed what the transfer receiver did, while finishing his only season in Lincoln with 44 receptions for 587 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Nebraska football wide receiver comes up big in Pinstripe Bowl
“Yeah, you know, Boston College came out and played a lot of man, a lot of pressure,” Rhule told the media about the passing game. “And we did a nice job picking those pressures up. And then you need guys to win one-on-one, and Jahmal was able to win several of those plays. Had another one that got called back for the hands to the face on us or whatever it was.”
“But Jahmal is another one of those guys, man, he’s out there every day at practice. He’s a leader. He’s made that room better. If you’re in that room with him, you can’t say you don’t know what it looks like because he’s made that room better. He does everything right. It was a big catch for him. He played really well, won on a slant versus man, won on a go ball versus man, made a great one-handed catch. That got us going. Appreciate him very much.”
In 2025, Nebraska football will hope that one of their new transfers, or one of their young, homegrown receivers to step up in Jahmal Banks’ absence.