PORTAL TRACKER

The Cowboys are adding another receiving threat with power conference experience.

Jaylen Lloyd, a 5-foot-10, 180-pound Nebraska transfer, announced his commitment to Oklahoma State on Monday. Lloyd was a true sophomore for the Cornhuskers this past season. In his two seasons at Nebraska, he caught 19 passes for 492 yards and three touchdowns.

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Lloyd joined Nebraska as a three-star prospect from the 2023 recruiting class. He was a star on the gridiron and the track at Omaha Westside High School. In a high school senior season cut short with injury, Lloyd caught 44 passes for 784 yards and five touchdowns. He was also a six-time Nebraska state champion in track and field, becoming Nebraska’s all-class champion in the long jump and triple jump as a senior while finishing second in the 100 meters and third in the 4×100-meter relay. As a high school junior, he won Class A state titles in the 100 meters, long jump and triple jump and won the long jump as a sophomore.

He won the 2022 National Junior Olympic Championships long jump crown while finishing third in the 100 meters, also winning the national long jump title at the 2022 Nike Outdoor Nationals.

Lloyd played in 10 games with the ‘Huskers as a true freshman in 2023, catching six passes for 237 yards and three touchdowns. He started to come on late that season, scoring his first career touchdown on a 73-yard play against Purdue in late October before catching a 58-yard touchdown against Wisconsin and a 66-yard touchdown against Iowa in consecutive weekends to close out the season.

He played in all 13 of Nebraska’s games this past season, catching 13 passes for 255 yards.

Lloyd becomes the third wide receiver the Cowboys have added from the portal and second over the past couple of days. All three wide receiver portal pledges have come from the power conference level, as Lloyd joins Shamar Rigby (Purdue) and Sam Jackson V (Auburn).

Associated Press

Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-2, 2-1 Big Ten) at Iowa Hawkeyes (10-4, 1-2 Big Ten)

Iowa City, Iowa; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Iowa hosts Nebraska after Drew Thelwell scored 25 points in Iowa’s 116-85 loss to the Wisconsin Badgers.

The Hawkeyes are 8-1 in home games. Iowa scores 89.4 points and has outscored opponents by 12.3 points per game.

The Cornhuskers are 2-1 against Big Ten opponents. Nebraska ranks fifth in the Big Ten with 35.0 rebounds per game led by Berke Buyuktuncel averaging 6.8.

Iowa averages 89.4 points, 24.8 more per game than the 64.6 Nebraska allows. Nebraska averages 7.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 fewer makes per game than Iowa gives up.

The Hawkeyes and Cornhuskers meet Tuesday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Payton Sandfort averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Hawkeyes, scoring 15.5 points while shooting 32.0% from beyond the arc.

Brice Williams is averaging 18.8 points for the Cornhuskers.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hawkeyes: 6-4, averaging 90.1 points, 29.3 rebounds, 19.1 assists, 8.4 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 51.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.6 points per game.

Cornhuskers: 9-1, averaging 76.6 points, 33.8 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 7.7 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 47.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.2 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE’s representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

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