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Injured Nebraska running back Markese Stepp watches the action during a football practice at Memorial Stadium on April 17.



FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star file photo




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 for Fred Hoiberg’s program that includes Dalano Banton staying in the NBA Draft and a fresh commitment from Arizona State transfer guard Alonzo Verge and also the MLB Draft prospects for Nebraska shortstop/pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach and others, including a couple of key 2021 recruits. 







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. 19: RB Markese Stepp, so.

What exactly makes Stepp so intriguing?

Well, start with the fact that if healthy, the 6-foot, 235-pound transfer from USC is a leading candidate to open the season as a starter. 

His health status, however, is also part of what makes him intriguing. He missed all but two practices this past spring because of a foot surgery that Nebraska’s team doctors identified the need for. However, it’s expected that he’ll be ready for preseason practices starting late this month.

“I think I got a solid evaluation (this spring) on everybody except for Markese, who only practiced twice. But even in those two practices, and they were in helmets, I saw some good stuff,” Husker running backs coach Ryan Held told the Journal Star last month during a Big Red Blitz stop in Broken Bow. 



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