The Nebraska football team is expected to have a ton of weapons at quarterback Dylan Raiola's disposal. Among those possible weapons, one former legacy prospect in Quinn Clark is making himself known to the coaches in a big way so far this fall camp.
Clark, the son of former Husker and Indianapolis Colts running back Ken Clark, came to Nebraska by way of Bozeman, Montana. While he wasn't raised anywhere near Lincoln, he remembers as a kid that his dad got NU into his head early and often.
From legacy roots to Lincoln, Quinn Clark is ready for his Nebraska football moment
"I can remember Halloween as a 7-year-old, I'm dressing up as a Nebraska player walking around town with a helmet on," Clark said Friday during a press conference. "It's just been really special throughout my life, always growing up with the Orange Bowl trophy on the wall and pictures of my dad throughout the house, so it’s been really special to me. It’s a blessing to be here for sure."
Standing 6-foot-5, the younger Clark is a wide receiver rather than a running back, and he thinks that after a redshirt 2024, this is the year for him to make an impact.
Clark's quarterback sees someone who might get on the field a lot in 2025.
"He knows both positions on the field, on the outside. So if someone goes down or someone needs a breather, he can step in and go play," Dylan Raiola said Friday. "So for him, it's been a learning curve, just because he’s learning both sides of the field at the receiver position, but he’s done a great job. He makes plays, and his teammates love him just because of how hard he competes.”
The question now is whether he can really get on the field enough to make an impact. Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule said that while some might think he needs another year to develop, Quinn Clark has showed enough that might not be the case: "I love the fact he’s not waiting until next year. He’s not like, ‘Well, Dane’s here and Nyziah is here.’ Like, the season is going to go based upon how our twos go, in my opinion, and our threes. So him stepping up as been awesome."