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Nebraska running back Jaquez Yant earned a scholarship after a strong spring performance that saw him put himself in position to be part of the Huskers’ backfield this fall. 



KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star


Jaquez Yant is not just a good spring story for the Nebraska football program. 

The freshman running back announced via Twitter on Tuesday that he had been placed on scholarship after spending his first year on campus as a walk-on. 

The 6-foot-2, 245-pounder became a source of intrigue this spring after putting together a strong performance as other, scholarship backs missed practice time to myriad injuries. 

Yant, though, was involved the whole way and put himself in position to earn a place in the running back rotation this fall. 

“He’s 245 pounds, and when he gets that thing going downhill, it’s really rolling,” running backs coach Ryan Held said this spring. 

Yant is a Tallahassee, Florida native and arrived at Nebraska last summer as a late academic qualifier and walk-on. He didn’t appear in any games for the Huskers in 2020, but proved himself as a potential contributor down the line. Then, he maximized his chances in April. 

“Jaquez had a long road in high school academically,” secondary coach Travis Fisher, who attended Amos P. Godby High in Tallahassee just like Yant, said this spring. “He’s done everything we’ve asked him to do since he’s been here. And right now, I’m so proud of him because his grades are right. He has very good grades right now. Everybody back home is proud of him. 



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