Um, quick question for all of you actually, uh, the younger players, who do you think after *** full slate of practices in *** bowl game might have played their way into position to play, get some playing time where some of these guys left in the portal and whatnot? Yeah, from *** from *** defense perspective, you know, I think Willis and Vincent Shavers really showed out today. I'm really proud of those guys just because of how hard I've been on in the last few weeks while we're getting bull prep, and you know it goes to show. I mean, Vincent had *** day and Willis finally, you know, became or started to become the player that we knew he could become. I was glad to see Quinton I think get his first touchdown. um, also from *** defense standpoint too, I say Donovan, he, he played his *** off today. I ain't gonna lie, so. Uh, I, I think Jacoy obviously played played played his what he does, um. You know, they, they probably said all the guys' names. Um, everybody stepped up, so I'm proud of them. You are *** young guy. Hey, hey Rami, uh, hey Rami, right, right, uh, Steve Mark with Inside Nebraska. Uh, Matt Rhule just, uh, came out and told us about, uh, your, your mom passing away in November and how you stuck with the team, only went back, back home once, uh, during the bye week, just talk about that experience, um, and, and, you know, what, what led you to wanna stick with the team and, and come back and finish this, finish this thing out. Uh, yeah, um. Yeah, when I came back from my 6th year, you know, I wanted to do something special, um. And everything I do is for Nebraska is for this team. So when I, you know, when I found out the news about my mom passing, I told Coach Ru like I don't want it to be like *** big distraction or you, you know, I don't want the team to be like, you know, oh, you know what I mean, I'm sorry for your loss and all that stuff. But um, You know that's what it means to, you know, be, you know, *** cold husker, man. I, I just, I love this program. I'm dedicated to this place and. Even when news like that, I still wanna play for these guys and that's just the type of person I am. Everybody, uh, Sam McEwen of the Omaha World Herald. All three of you were on the field for the defining play of the game. Um, what was the message in that huddle about what you needed to do on 4th and 2 and then to watch Ramier get it done? Uh, what, what was that feeling like? So this is for all three of you. Uh, you know, that's ***, that's *** play that's, uh, you know, in fall camp that's day one install set the tone, um, and kind of our DNA, um, get downhill, run the ball, um, and I think whoever sees number 9 running at him like that, they're gonna duck out of the way. I think the touchdown we ran the same play look like he chokes land him or something, so, um, yeah, yeah, that's ***, that's *** tone setting play for us. Uh, we know when that play is called it's time to go, go to work and and and get the win. I'm not an offensive dude. I mean you were on the field for the I mean, yeah, I mean, oh yeah, you know we had, it was *** big back obviously but uh coaches just like yo get the first down, protect the ball and um. He was like, this is your city, man. Let's finished it the right way and uh I saw the lane to create the lane for me and uh we got the first down, got the bow win and here we are today. Yeah, I just told Rami to follow me, uh, and on the edge I saw 3 dudes and they all kind of stopped when they looked at me and then I felt Ramier hit the hit the seam and then I got right behind him to make sure, you know, he could keep going. So yeah, no, I'm out there. I don't know much except just go hit somebody. Hi y'all, um, over here, sorry, uh, Vienna from Nebraska Unlimited. So I was wondering this for all three of you, um, what does winning this bowl game mean to each and every one of you? I'd say for me, and I probably speak for Rami as well, I mean just being here for 6 years, you know, having the opportunity to come back and to finally, you know, the goal was when we first got here was to leave this place better than we found it, to start something new, to lay that foundation for the years to come, and I think with today's win, you know, us older guys were able to do that for guys like Dylan to keep it going and keep building up this program for the years. Well, sir, he, he said, he said it perfectly. Yeah, I think it was just sending these guys out on *** high note, um, you know, personally, uh, I wanted this one for Amir, you know, like what he said he'd been through, um, it's just *** tight knit group and, uh, it kinda sucks is our last game together, you know, stepping on the field together, but that's life and, uh, you know, we'll, we'll be champions forever now. Sure. Hey, Rami, all the way in the back over here. To your left, yeah, I got you, uh, Trey Redfield with NTV News, um, you finish as *** bowl champion and you have that trophy in front of you just to borrow over from where you grew up. How special was it to win and do what you did today from just being in your hometown right here in New York City? Yeah, it was really special. I'm just, uh, every time I was just looking up in the crowd, seeing who I see, I saw my old youth football team, the Harlem Jets in the corner. I saw my family in the, in the end zone where I scored at. It just meant *** lot, man. I mean, for me it's like I played my last game in the city, I guess, I guess the team which was my first offer. And uh to go out with *** dog, I mean this is especially like like Todd said we worked 6 years to get to this point and I'm glad we left the field as *** as *** winner and I'm glad we pay the way for the the future to my right and I I see special things coming. In the near future for this team. Hey guys, uh, over here, uh, Mitch Sherman from the athletic, um, Ty, um, and, and Dylan. Can you guys speak to the emotions that you feel for Ramier sitting next to him right now, Ty, being with him for 6 years, Dylan, the, the time that you'd spent with him in the last year and just knowing, um, what this year has been like for him? Yeah, I mean. I mean, I told Rami in the in the locker room after I said this is for life, you know, this brotherhood that we built, uh, I mean it means so much. I mean the next time I come to New York City, you know, I'm gonna be hitting them up, you know, as we hang out, go wherever, you know, it just kind of shows what kind of person Rami is to go through that type of adversity, uh, you know, personally, and you know I I mean I kind of understand it from *** different perspective. But you know, it takes *** lot. Uh, and I know, you know, the mental toughness that he's had throughout the season has just proven how, how good of *** man he is. Yeah, I piggyback off what he said. Um, you know, for the year I've gotten nomer, um. You know, I always, I always knew he was *** special guy, um, but you know, now, you know, I'm happy to call him my brother, you know I love him like my own brother, um, so yeah, there's nothing much more to be said than that. I love y'all too, bro. Hey, Dylan, Sir Rob Gokar from the Heights. Um, you, you had that scramble there near the end, *** little scrum ensued. BC gets called for *** late hit. That wasn't something that Coach O'Brien necessarily agree with, but I want to hear from your perspective. Just take me through, you know, what you saw there in that play. Yeah, we actually call that play for me not to run, but the way they lined up and showed it, um, I, I had to read to the end and um. You know, I, I just pulled the ball and I saw the green, um, and then. Uh, he, he tried to take me out, which is why I came up and kind of, I don't know, reacted, um. But I, I guess it's just kinda the fire in me, um, kinda, you know, games, games on the line, um, I laid on on the line for my team, so, um, you know, I got up I knew I wasn't gonna do anything, but you know my lineman came in and then kind of cleaned up for me. I I see there's some, sorry, John Swarthy's magazine, there's so much focus understandably on the playoff, but now that you've been through this experience of preparing for and playing in this game, what do these bowl games mean both in terms of what you can gain competitively from them, but also just the experience as teammates. I mean, yeah, well, those 3 extra weeks, I mean it's just like another spring ball for the young guys, we watched, uh, I think for the 1st 2 weeks I mean it was really just young guys going out there and competing against each other, getting better and it was awesome to see them grow. I mean, from, from, you know, my perspective we've never had those December practices, so I never really knew you know what that was going to be like or you know what you could gain from that. But after seeing, uh, you know, these last 3 weeks, I see how important it is to get those I mean this is *** way better football team than we were, you know, when we finished at Iowa. Ay, Luke Mullen from the Lincoln Journal Star. Uh, the defense came up with several big 4th down stops. Just what did you think of the way you guys played in those big moments being able to get off the field? Yeah, we knew they were going to be, uh, going forward on 4th down. That's just kind of who they were. Uh, when you play defense, it's just all kind of *** mentality thing, you know, Coach Beer was really aggressive. He told us he's gonna be really aggressive with his play calling, uh, you know, and I just again, kudos to those guys that were going out there blitzing hard, uh, you know, the D-line holding their blocks and you know. The safeties and the DBs being able to you know cover guys long enough for us to go and actually make an impact on those plays. Joseph Meyer, Dayly, Nebraska, right here, uh, Ty, you played with Jaright for *** long time. He's been through *** lot just like Ramier, um, but for him to lead the team of tackles today and kind of go out on *** higher note, um, how cool is that? And what does he meant to you as *** defender on the, on that side of the ball? said Jan, right? 00, yeah, man, I mean, you know, both being Arizona kids, uh, you know, me and him were were roommates, uh, for like *** year or two. I mean just to watch, you know, every year it seems like, you know, something new, some new adversity for that for that guy, uh you know I love him I love him to death like *** brother just to watch him persevere. I mean he's always got *** smile on his face. I mean he's he's just the most, I don't know, over joyful guy ever, even you know facing all the health issues he's faced, uh, to be able to watch him go out there and fly around and be happy. Uh, I can't remember what play it was, but you know, I think he tripped or fell or something. He just comes off of the sideline laughing and smiling. I'm like, what are you laughing for? And he's like, I tripped over everyone and fell into the pile. And so I mean it just goes to show what kind of guy he is. Hey Dylan, Steve Mark with Inside Nebraska. Donovan Jones. We knew him as *** safety. He's out there playing corner. When you're at practice and you're throwing against Donovan Jones from your perspective, what kind of corner is Donovan Jones? I mean, what, what do you see from Donovan Jones as *** corner? Yeah, I think he's the next wave of of great corners that come through here, um. I think what makes him great is just his competitive spirit. um, he's not gonna take no for an answer and he's gonna go compete, um, for what he wants. um, so I think normally when you put those two together, um, you get ***, ***, *** damn good football player, um, so you know Donovan being in our class, um, you know, super proud of him, and he, he showed why he can play, um, at this stage and this level. One Hey, uh, Dylan, coach said that, uh, that last drive, the 4-minute drive at the end was the, the first time the offense this year has taken the ball and said it enough's enough in ***, in *** situation like that. Can you speak to what, you know, your mentality and, and what the vibe that you got in the huddle when you guys got the ball back up 5 points? Yeah, um, we kinda wanted to get the feeling of the, oh gosh, is it gonna be good or bad, kinda out of our system, um and everyone was just, you know, we're, we're gonna go win the game, uh, we weren't gonna give them the ball back, um, and it's exactly what we did, um, we ended with the ball and, um, got to line up in the best formation of football, no thinking, no emotion, nothing victory, so. Can't get any better than that. Thank you. Thank you, New York. That was *** lot of fun this week. Yeah.
The NFL draft is set for April 24 through April 26 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.Hundreds of athletes will find out their fate, and some of those athletes are well-known throughout Nebraska and Iowa.Huskers:Tommi Hill - Despite suffering a foot injury during the 2024 season, he recorded 21 tackles, 0.5 for loss, one pass breakup, and one interception, which he then returned for a touchdown.During the 2023 season, the defensive back saw career highs with 26 tackles, nine pass breakups, and four interceptions. He tied for the Big Ten lead with 13 passes defended during the regular season while also ranking second with four interceptions.Ty Robinson - He started all 13 games, tying the school record for games played with 60. He saw career highs with 37 tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss, and 7.0 sacks. The defensive lineman wore the No. 9, and he was one of 10 players to be voted by the team to wear a single-digit number.Thomas Fidone II - The tight end played in each of the 13 games in 2024, starting nine games. Fidone tallied career highs with 36 receptions and 373 receiving yards.He was named to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in both 2024 and 2021, and he claimed academic All-Big Ten in 2022, 2023, and 2024.MJ Sherman - The linebacker played in all 13 games in 2024, starting 12 of them. During the season, he recorded 29 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, and 3.5 sacks.In 2024, Sherman was named to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team as well as the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll.Micah Mazzccua - In 2024, the offensive lineman played in nine games. He saw action in both the right guard and the left tackle. Before Nebraska, he played with Florida, starting at right guard in 11 of 12 games. He averaged 408.8 yards and 28.34 points per game. HawkeyesKaleb Johnson - The running back recorded 2,779 rushing yards on 508 carries to rank sixth in program history. In 2024, he started in 11 games and led the Hawkeyes with 1,537 yards on 240 carries. He tallied 21 touchdowns and 22 receptions for 188 yards.Sebastian Castro - The defensive back started 10 games in 2024, tallying 45 tackles, three tackles for loss of six yards, one interception, and one pass break-up.Connor Colby - The offensive lineman started at right guard in all 13 games in 2024. He now has the second-most starts in the position in the Kirk Ferentz era with 50.Jay Higgins - The linebacker ranks 14th in school history with 341 career tackles. In 2024, Higgins started all 13 games and led the team with 124 tackles, including 2.5 for a loss of eight yards. Higgins also tallied four interceptions for 15 yards.Luke Lachey - The tight end played in 12 games, starting 11 of them. He tallied 28 catches for 231 yards, and he led the Hawkeyes with six receptions for 63 yards.Jermari Harris - The defensive back started at right corner in 10 games in 2024. He totaled 27 tackles, including one tackle for a loss of four yards. Harris also had three interceptions for 60 yards and one touchdown.Nick Jackson - The linebacker started all 13 games, and he totaled 91 tackles, including five for a loss of 32 yards. Jackson had one interception for 28 yards and seven pass break-ups.Other connections:Xavier Watts - The Omaha Burke grad had 82 tackles in 2024 with Notre Dame. He also totaled 10 pass break-ups, six interceptions, and one touchdown.Watts received numerous honors and awards in 2024, including 2024 Consensus All-American, 2024 ESPN First Team All-American, 2024 Walter Camp First Team All-American, 2024 Associated Press Midseason All-America First Team, among others.Tyreke Johnson - The defensive back played two games in 2021, and before that, he played three seasons at Ohio State. He was featured in 12 games. Since 2022, he has been coaching in Florida, where he is from.
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The NFL draft is set for April 24 through April 26 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Hundreds of athletes will find out their fate, and some of those athletes are well-known throughout Nebraska and Iowa.
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Huskers:
Tommi Hill - Despite suffering a foot injury during the 2024 season, he recorded 21 tackles, 0.5 for loss, one pass breakup, and one interception, which he then returned for a touchdown.
During the 2023 season, the defensive back saw career highs with 26 tackles, nine pass breakups, and four interceptions. He tied for the Big Ten lead with 13 passes defended during the regular season while also ranking second with four interceptions.
Ty Robinson - He started all 13 games, tying the school record for games played with 60. He saw career highs with 37 tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss, and 7.0 sacks.
The defensive lineman wore the No. 9, and he was one of 10 players to be voted by the team to wear a single-digit number.
Thomas Fidone II - The tight end played in each of the 13 games in 2024, starting nine games. Fidone tallied career highs with 36 receptions and 373 receiving yards.
He was named to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in both 2024 and 2021, and he claimed academic All-Big Ten in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
MJ Sherman - The linebacker played in all 13 games in 2024, starting 12 of them. During the season, he recorded 29 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, and 3.5 sacks.
In 2024, Sherman was named to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team as well as the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll.
Micah Mazzccua - In 2024, the offensive lineman played in nine games. He saw action in both the right guard and the left tackle.
Before Nebraska, he played with Florida, starting at right guard in 11 of 12 games. He averaged 408.8 yards and 28.34 points per game.
Hawkeyes
Kaleb Johnson - The running back recorded 2,779 rushing yards on 508 carries to rank sixth in program history. In 2024, he started in 11 games and led the Hawkeyes with 1,537 yards on 240 carries. He tallied 21 touchdowns and 22 receptions for 188 yards.
Sebastian Castro - The defensive back started 10 games in 2024, tallying 45 tackles, three tackles for loss of six yards, one interception, and one pass break-up.
Connor Colby - The offensive lineman started at right guard in all 13 games in 2024. He now has the second-most starts in the position in the Kirk Ferentz era with 50.
Jay Higgins - The linebacker ranks 14th in school history with 341 career tackles. In 2024, Higgins started all 13 games and led the team with 124 tackles, including 2.5 for a loss of eight yards. Higgins also tallied four interceptions for 15 yards.
Luke Lachey - The tight end played in 12 games, starting 11 of them. He tallied 28 catches for 231 yards, and he led the Hawkeyes with six receptions for 63 yards.
Jermari Harris - The defensive back started at right corner in 10 games in 2024. He totaled 27 tackles, including one tackle for a loss of four yards. Harris also had three interceptions for 60 yards and one touchdown.
Nick Jackson - The linebacker started all 13 games, and he totaled 91 tackles, including five for a loss of 32 yards. Jackson had one interception for 28 yards and seven pass break-ups.
Other connections:
Xavier Watts - The Omaha Burke grad had 82 tackles in 2024 with Notre Dame. He also totaled 10 pass break-ups, six interceptions, and one touchdown.
Watts received numerous honors and awards in 2024, including 2024 Consensus All-American, 2024 ESPN First Team All-American, 2024 Walter Camp First Team All-American, 2024 Associated Press Midseason All-America First Team, among others.
Tyreke Johnson - The defensive back played two games in 2021, and before that, he played three seasons at Ohio State. He was featured in 12 games. Since 2022, he has been coaching in Florida, where he is from.