Georgia Tech QB, JUCO edge rusher among Nebraska’s transfer visitors this weekend

While Nebraska awaits a final decision from its current starting quarterback, a three-year starter at Georgia Tech appears headed to NU this weekend for a visit.

If — soon to tour campus, according to multiple recruiting reports — were to land with the Huskers, it would offer some hint as to which direction coach Matt Rhule wants to take the offense.

The Jacksonville (Fla.) Sandalwood alum threw for 4,464 yards and 30 touchdowns over three seasons with the Yellow Jackets, but he also ran for 1,152 yards and 11 touchdowns. He ran for 81 and 95 yards in back-to-back wins over Pittsburgh and Duke this season. Sims sprained his foot early in a Oct. 20 loss to Virginia and did not play again in 2022.

A four-star prospect out of high school, Sims picked GT over Florida State and Maryland. Sims is reportedly looking at Virginia and Indiana in the portal as well as Nebraska. Last year, the Huskers beat out the Hoosiers for Casey Thompson, who continues to mull over whether he’ll return to Nebraska, try his hand at the NFL or potentially transfer elsewhere.

Several more transfers are headed to NU this weekend, too.

Rhode Island transfer Ajani Cornelius confirmed on Thursday he will be in Lincoln after he entered the portal this week. The 6-foot-5, 310-pounder started 22 games at right tackle with the FCS program the last two seasons. The visit is a coup for Nebraska, which is among more than 20 schools to offer Cornelius this week including others like Tennessee, Florida, Auburn and Oregon. The blocker — who has two years of eligibility remaining — was a first-team all-Colonial Athletic Conference honoree. He was also graded third highest among all FCS O-linemen this season by Pro Football Focus and as the second-best run blocker at that level.

Texas A&M defensive lineman Elijah Jeudy previously announced his visit to Nebraska this weekend. The Philadelphia product has four years of eligibility left and has also reported portal offers from Wisconsin, Penn State, Colorado and others.​

On the junior college front, Sacramento (Calif.) American River Community College edge rusher Kai Wallin makes his third of four official visits to various schools. He’s already seen Oregon State and Indiana, and travels to Kansas next weekend. Wallin’s JUCO head coach, Jon Osterhout, worked as a Nebraska graduate assistant under Bill Callahan and “can’t say enough good things about the place.”