Four-star defensive lineman Malcolm Simpson has committed to the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Galveston, Texas standout announced his commitment to Matt Rhule’s program on Sunday evening following an official visit to Lincoln.

Two of four major recruiting services rank Simpson as a four-star prospect. In addition to his scholarship offer from Nebraska, Simpson also received offers from Baylor, Houston, Kansas, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, SMU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and USC.

In 17 games over the last two seasons, he recorded 62 tackles and 16 tackles for loss. He also added seven sacks, two forced fumbles, and one pass deflection.

Simpson is commitment No. 11 in the Huskers 2025 recruiting class, and it is their third this month, joining three-star athlete Pierce Mooberry and four-star running back Jamarion Parker.

BREAKING: Four-Star DL Malcolm Simpson has Committed to Nebraska, he tells me for @on3recruits

The 6’4 266 DL from Galveston, TX chose the Cornhuskers over Baylor, Texas A&M, & Kansas

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PILGER, Neb. (KTIV) – On June 16, 2014, four EF-4 tornadoes touched down in northeast Nebraska. One of them tore through the Village of Pilger, damaging or destroying over half of the buildings in the Stanton County town.

The four violent tornadoes erupted over an hour and a half that afternoon. The first EF-4 struck an in-home daycare outside of Stanton. Thankfully, no one was injured inside.

The 2nd EF-4, what would be the first of the twins, tore a diagonal path through the Village of Pilger, all but leveling the small community of under 400. A 5-year-old girl was killed in Pilger, her mother critically injured as they attempted to seek shelter.

The 3rd EF-4, the second of the twins, would developed alongside its sister, tearing a path through the countryside. The twins would travel in sync across Stanton County, eventually crossing paths and dissipating.

Another person was killed when the truck they were driving was swept off the road in the twisters.

A 4th EF-4 would be the last to develop, destroying several rural homes and farms outside of Wakefield.

This day would go down in meteorological history, and change the landscape of rural northeast Nebraska forever.

Coming up this Thursday night, a special, extended edition of News 4 at 6 with KTIV’s Matt Breen and Chief Meteorologist Ron Demers.

Join us for a KTIV News 4 Special Report: “The Town Too Tough To Die: The Pilger Tornadoes – 10 Years Later.”

You’ll hear from first responders, survivors and we will show you never-before-seen video.

This special, hour long report airs this Thursday night at 6 on KTIV.

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The countdown continues to roll and only 76 days remain until the beginng of the Nebraska Cornhuskers’ 2024 season on August 31 agaisnt the UTEP Miners.

Today’s countdown player spotlight is now on Cornhuskers offensive lineman Jason Maciejczak, a redshirt freshman out of Pierre, South Dakota.

A former standout out at T.F. Riggs High School in Pierre, South Dakota, Maciejczak originally enrolled in Lincoln as a defensive lineman but did make the eventual move to the offensive line. He committed to the Gophers over scholarship offers from Kent State, North Dakota State, South Dakota, and South Dakota State.

As a true freshman, Maciejczak redshirted, not appearing in any games. In 2024, the South Dakota native will likely play a depth role though seeing the field for an unextended period of time is unlikely.

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