Husker defensive back added to Thursday injury report
- Nebraska safety Rex Guthrie is newly listed as doubtful on Thursday's report for Michigan State in 2026. He has played in all three games with one start, including five snaps against North Dakota. The report identifies a new availability concern but does not supply a diagnosis or confirm a Saturday absence.
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Jamal Rule's fast start meets Big Ten play: 'He wants more'
- Nebraska coach Matt Rhule said freshman RB Jamal Rule has been trusted on third down because he knows his pass-protection assignment and has held up physically, a role beyond simply carrying the ball. Rhule said the staff had intentionally limited Rule's early workload. Neither comment names him the exclusive lead back or promises a fixed snap count at Michigan State.
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Snap Counts and PFF Grades as Husker defense generates the pressure
- Nebraska's published PFF-based snap list for North Dakota has Anthony Jones Jr. at 35 defensive-line snaps, Williams Nwaneri 31, Jahsear Whittington 29, Riley Van Poppel and Owen Stoudmire 28 each, Kade Pietrzak 16 and Cameron Lenhardt 14. These are actual game workloads, not a newly announced starting order or health restriction.
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Nebraska finds its halftime response — and Jamal Rule finds open field
- Nebraska's Jamal Rule ran for 119 yards on 15 carries against North Dakota. Through the first three 2026 games, the article lists 38 carries at 8.66 yards per rush plus four catches for 82 yards, or 9.78 yards per touch. That is an updated three-game production sample, not a projection for Big Ten defenses or an exclusive lead-back role.
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Nebraska Coaches Show Updates
- QB: Rhule said by the end of the year, he thought Alessio Milivojevic was playing like a starting Big Ten quarterback.
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