Tyreke Johnson, a defensive back who played sparingly over two seasons at Ohio State, will try to jump-start his career at Nebraska. He has three years of eligibility remaining.
Steven M. Sipple, Parker Gabriel and Chris Basnett gather to discuss the latest in Nebraska’s search for an athletic director and the two weeks since Bill Moos departed NU. Before that, though, the guys talk through a newsy stretch.
As the countdown to the beginning of Nebraska’s preseason camp continues, the Journal Star is counting down its annual list of the 30 Most Intriguing Huskers.
The list, as always, is not about the 30 best players or the 30 most important players, but is based instead purely on intrigue. We’ll cover breakout candidates, new faces, old heads and more. The list tends to skew toward youth and inexperience because, well, those types of players are intriguing. But there are more than a few regulars, too.
No. 16: CB Tyreke Johnson, so.
OK, tell me you’re not intrigued by a player who received his first collegiate football scholarship offer prior to playing as an eighth-grader on Trinity Christian’s juggernaut roster in Jacksonville, Florida.
Urban Meyer, one of the greatest coaches ever to grace the planet, offered Johnson a scholarship while he was still in junior high. Think about it: That was back in 2013. As it turned out, Johnson’s recruitment was one of the longest and most highly-contested battles in the class of 2018. Yes, Ohio State ultimately won that battle. But Johnson never really became the star in the Buckeye program that many imagined, which led to his recent transfer to Nebraska.
Johnson redshirted in 2018 and then played in a total of 12 games for Ohio State, experiencing multiple coaching changes in the process as other players found full-time roles ahead of him. Still, the decision to leave OSU and look for another opportunity was not an easy one for the former top-ranked safety nationally by Rivals.com.
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