Iowa Football 2023 Schedule Breakdown: Nebraska Cornhuskers

Rhule doesn’t seem keen on starting his tenure with another one- or two-win season, bringing in multiple players who can play essential rules now.

Of course there is new starting quarterback Jeff Sims, but he is just the tip of the iceberg. Ben Scott started 28 games over three seasons at Arizona State. He has experience at right tackle and center, where he played last year and figures to fill in at for the Cornhuskers.

MJ Sherman comes to the Cornhusker state after winning two national championships with Georgia. A consensus four-star recruit, Sherman was ranked in the top 75 in the 2020 class by all major recruiting sites. The 6-foot-2, 250-pound outside linebacker wasn’t really able to crack a stacked Georgia defense, but he figures to start at outside linebacker for the Huskers.

Of course, we can’t talk about Sherman without mentioning his fellow Georgia transfer Arik Gilbert. Gilbert was one of the highest-rated tight end recruits in recent memory, viewed as a consensus top-10 player in the 2020 class. He wasn’t able to play much for the Bulldogs after transferring there in 2021, stuck behind Darnell Washington and Mackey Award winner Brock Bowers.

Gilbert has the potential to be a superstar, but he hasn’t shown it on the field yet. We still don’t know whether or not the NCAA will grant him a transfer waiver either, because that’s apparently something the NCAA still cares about.