Nebraska football made the top five for 2026 four-star offensive tackle Claude Mpouma on Friday. He made the announcement on social media.

The Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State Buckeyes, Florida Gators, and Auburn Tigers are the other teams on his list. Mpouma is the 178^th overall player in the 2026 class, the 14^th overall offensive lineman in the class, and the eighth overall player in the class from the state of Illinois per the On3 Recruiting Rankings.

Mpouma has made three visits to the Huskers in the past year. He took unofficial visits on November 2 and February 1. He will then take an official visit to Lincoln on June 20. The offensive lineman has a busy schedule for June. He is currently visiting the Tigers, and he will take a trip to Gainesville to visit the Gators on June 13.

The Huskers could certainly use an offensive lineman addition in the 2026 class. The class itself currently ranks 56^th overall nationally per On3 rankings.

Nebraska will have to beat out some elite programs for Mpouma. Nevertheless, it is encouraging that they made his top five.

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Nebraska football held its first-ever Battle at the Boneyard on Friday, welcoming in some of the nation’s best recruits for a unique 7-on-7 tournament inside Memorial Stadium.

Scroll through our gallery below featuring Inside Nebraska recruiting analyst Tim Verghese’s top 50 photos from the event, including current Huskers such as Dylan Raiola and Dane Key, quarterback commit Trae Taylor, former NFL MVP Cam Newton and more.

Nebraska football fans got their first real look at the revamped Hawks Championship Center this week as the official Huskers Football X account unveiled photos of the updated facility.

The reveal offered a glimpse into what has been a major undertaking for the athletic department—modernizing a building that has been central to Nebraska’s football operations for nearly two decades.

Originally opened in 2006, the Hawks Championship Center was designed to be a year-round indoor practice facility. It featured a full-length field, weight rooms, and meeting spaces for players and coaches.

But in recent years, with other top-tier programs investing heavily in cutting-edge player development facilities, Nebraska’s once-state-of-the-art building had begun to show its age.

Now, after extensive renovations, the Hawks Center is back—and better than ever. Though Nebraska hasn’t released every technical detail, the upgrades clearly focused on expanding and enhancing the space to meet modern demands.

This makeover didn’t happen in a vacuum. It’s part of a broader vision for the Nebraska athletic complex that also includes the new Osborne Legacy Complex, which opened in 2024. That $165 million facility is connected to Memorial Stadium and consolidates strength training, nutrition, academics, sports medicine and recovery all under one roof.

The new look gives players a refreshed environment to work in every day—one that combines Nebraska’s traditional football culture with a modern feel designed to impress recruits and support athlete performance.

For a program built on physicality and tradition, facilities like this can make a real difference. Not only do they improve the daily lives of players, but they send a message to current athletes and future Huskers alike: Nebraska is serious about building a championship-caliber program again.

With fall camp just a couple of months away, the timing couldn’t be better. As the Huskers enter a pivotal third season under head coach Matt Rhule, the upgraded Hawks Championship Center adds to a growing sense of momentum around the program.

The investment in infrastructure is one more sign that Nebraska football is pushing forward—and that the foundation for future success is literally being built, piece by piece.

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