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The Nebraska football team has made another roster addition stemming from its summer camp schedule.

Wide receiver Hayes Miller, who played for Coffeyville (Kansas) Community College last fall, announced Saturday he’d accepted a walk-on opportunity with the Huskers.

Miller’s journey to Nebraska is a clear example of the coaching staff’s evaluation process. The junior college wideout had lined up multiple camp dates for the summer, including the Lindenwood University megacamp, where he first worked out in front of linebackers coach Rob Dvoracek and running backs coach EJ Barthel.

Miller, who reports a 40-yard dash time of 4.58 seconds and 36-inch vertical, stood out enough in front of the Husker coaches to warrant another workout opportunity later in the month. While Miller hadn’t initially planned to camp in Lincoln, he attended the program’s post-graduate camp where he earned a walk-on offer.

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A 5-foot-11, 185-pound wide receiver, Miller was previously an all-around standout at Shawnee (Kansas) Mill Valley High School but recorded just three catches for 30 yards in his lone season at the junior college level. He’ll arrive in Lincoln with three years of eligibility remaining with the option of a redshirt season as well.

Miller will add depth to Nebraska’s slot receiver position and could also feature on special teams as a potential returner.

The Huskers have now added five players to their roster this summer: Miller, lineman David Höffken, quarterback Jalyn Gramstad, kicker John Hohl and running back Mekhi Nelson.

Other recruiting notes

* Tapu commits elsewhere: One of Nebraska’s key offensive line targets in the Class of 2025 has decided to commit elsewhere.

Immediately following official visits to Nebraska and Oregon State, Salt Lake City (Utah) West offensive lineman Brian Tapu committed to the Beavers on Sunday. It was a quick development in a recruiting process that Nebraska led for several months after scheduling Tapu’s first official visit far in advance.

After reuniting with his parents, who’d traveled from New Zealand for the Husker visit, and talking extensively with his player host, offensive lineman Tyler Knaak, Tapu reported that his visit to Lincoln had been an excellent one.

“Nebraska, they really are a family there,” Tapu said last week. “Coach Rhule, he’s only been there for one year and has really improved the team, so I think one day Nebraska’s going to be up there again for sure.”

Tapu left Lincoln as an uncommitted player, and with the goal of making a summer decision, he quickly accepted Oregon State’s scholarship offer during an official visit the next weekend. The 6-foot-7 offensive tackle prospect still has a positive view of Nebraska — so the door may not be closed all the way on Tapu’s recruitment if the Huskers come calling in the fall.

For now, though, the three-star recruit is an Oregon State commit. A key factor in Tapu’s decision was the presence of coaches with Polynesian heritage, namely defensive line coach Ilaisa Tuiaki.

Tapu had also forged a strong relationship with offensive line coach Donovan Raiola for similar reasons.

“Coach Raiola, he knows me really well, and it’s really important having a Polynesian coach that understands our point of view when it comes to family and football,” Tapu said. “Coach Raiola’s the guy for sure.”

* In-state recruiting: The state of Nebraska has now produced another 2025 FBS commit. Papillion-La Vista offensive lineman Garin Maley, a three-star prospect, announced his commitment to Texas Tech on Sunday.

The 6-5, 250-pound lineman had unofficially visited Nebraska multiple times throughout the fall and spring but had not received a formal opportunity with the Huskers. Prior to the summer, Maley’s recruitment was led by programs such as Eastern Michigan, Harvard, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota State.

Oregon State and Texas Tech extended scholarship offers to Maley in May, and following his June official visits to both programs, he decided to join the Red Raiders for college.

Further down the line in NU’s in-state recruiting efforts is the Class of 2027, where the Huskers recently offered Millard West offensive lineman Matt Erickson. A legacy recruit whose father, Mike Erickson, played for NU in the early 2000s, Erickson camped in front of Husker coaches this month prior to earning the offer.

At 6-8 and 280 pounds entering his sophomore year of high school, the in-state lineman projects as a powerful offensive tackle recruit down the road.





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