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BREAKING: Nebraska flips four-star WR Nalin Scott
2026 Powder Springs (Ga.) McEachern four-star receiver Nalin Scott committed to Arizona State on April 28, a decision that surprised other programs in his recruitment, including Nebraska.
Nevertheless, Nebraska receivers coach Daikiel Shorts Jr. didn’t stop recruiting the talented 6-foot-2, 200-pounder. His persistence paid off.
Despite Arizona State head coach Kenny Dillingham having a no-visit policy for commits, Scott was in Lincoln last weekend for an official visit. Today, he announced his flip and verbal commitment to Nebraska.
This is a significant recruiting win for Shorts, who was able to pull Scott away from an Arizona State program that is coming off an 11-3 record and appearance in the College Football Playoff. Not only that, but Arizona State’s receivers coach is Hines Ward, the Pittsburgh Steelers great.
Outside of Nebraska and Arizona State, other programs like Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia Tech were heavily in the mix for Scott.
Nebraska was able to get Scott on campus to watch a spring practice on April 12. Following that visit, Scott told Inside Nebraska he planned to return for an official visit in June. But 16 days later, he pledged to the Sun Devils following an official visit in Tempe and shut down his recruitment — until this weekend.
Scott becomes the ninth commit in Nebraska’s 2026 class and the second receiver, joining Sioux Falls (S.D.) Washington three-star Dveyoun Bonwell-Witte.
Counting Scott, Nebraska had two receivers taking official visits this weekend, the other being Orlando (Fla.) Jones four-star slot Larry Miles. Both of Nebraska’s high school quarterback pledges, Dayton Raiola of the 2026 class and Trae Taylor of the 2027 class, were in Lincoln to help peer recruit.
As a junior at McEachern last fall, Scott recorded 29 catches for 541 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
— Steve Marik, Inside Nebraska staff writer
Scott is a prototypical-sized outside reciever standing 6-foot-2, 200 pounds. At his best attacking the ball in the air, Scott shows exceptional hand-eye coordination and strength at the catch point, along with the body control to contort his body and find the ball in the air. Shows the ability to play outside his frame and has a wide catch radius. Crafty route runner who knows how to utilize subtle movements to create separation. Won’t ever be a blazer, but explodes off the line of scrimmage and closes cushions in a hurry. He’s fluid in and out of breaks, can subtlety throttle down or up as needed to create separation and/or adjust to the ball in-air. Does a good job coming back to the ball and freelancing when the play breaks down.
Shows impressive balance after the catch with the acceleration to separate from third-level defenders. Can continue to sharpen routes and could afford to diversity his releases off the line. YAC ability could continue to improve, shows good balance but field vision and elusiveness through arm tackles could be developed further. Has capable speed but top-end gear leaves something to be desired.
Projects to be a reliable outside receiver that is at his best at longer-developing routes, can stretch the field and make plays across the middle of the field consistently. Has some frame and play-style similarities to Nebraska receiver Dane Key.
— Tim Verghese, Inside Nebraska recruiting analyst
The future of data centers in Nebraska took center stage at a North Omaha town hall Thursday evening.
The event was hosted by State Sens. Terrell McKinney and Ashlei Spivey, who alongside Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh sponsored a bill in the Nebraska Legislature that looked to help regulate data centers.
Parts of their bill were adopted and passed in LB1010, which requires reports on annual power usage, water usage and ownership.
“Having this passed in a package showed a lot of bipartisan work,” Spivey told a crowd of attendees at Nelson Mandela Elementary School.
The proposed regulations were shaped in part by Bold Nebraska, an advocacy group focused on eminent domain and clean energy. Jane Kleeb, chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party and founder of Bold Nebraska, said before the bill passed there were “zero laws on the books” to address a boom in data centers.
“If one is coming into the community, we wanted to make sure that there were some basic transparency things in place,” Kleeb said.
Political discussions around data centers heated up in recent months following reporting by the Flatwater Free Press that showed Google is considering a data center in Nebraska that could require more than three times the amount of power the entire city of Lincoln uses at peak demand in the summer.
The Nebraska Legislature recently passed another bill, LB1261, that allows private developers to build and own power plants to serve a large industrial customer, including data centers. That bill was proposed by the governor’s office and celebrated by Gov. Jim Pillen.
“Our state is once again taking a bold and strategic step – one that will create an environment that attracts business and multibillion dollar investment, while legally preserving Nebraska’s unique and consumer-friendly public power model,” Pillen said at the time.
At Thursday’s town hall, McKinney called LB1261 “the bogeyman bill.”
“It’s a bill that the governor pushed through the legislature to allow for data centers to create their own power,” McKinney said. “It’s a bill that I stood on the floor and said this is going to harm our communities.”
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Hundreds of people are without power in southeast Nebraska after a severe storm passed through Thursday morning.
The Lincoln Electric System outage map showed 115 customers without power across the city at 11:36 a.m.
Norris Public Power District’s outage map also shows 45 customers affected by the storm. As of 11:36 a.m., there were nine active outages.
According to the Nebraska Public Power District outage map, 657 customers were affected by the storm. Most of the affected customers were near Plattsmouth in southeast Nebraska. As of 11:37 a.m., 27 customers remain without power.
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Mandatory evacuations have been ordered near Crawford, including Fort Robinson State Park, as the South Fork Fire continues to spread in western Nebraska.
According to the City of Crawford, evacuations are currently underway for an area north of Crawford that includes the area south of Dodd Road, west of Dodd Road, and FF Street.
Fort Robinson has also been evacuated.
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission said Fort Robinson State Park and Peterson Wildlife Management Area have been temporarily closed due to the fire.
The fire has burned approximately 9,000 acres and is currently 0% contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Nebraska Game and Parks said the park and the WMA will remain closed until further notice to support firefighting operations and protect public safety.
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