Nebraska quarterback Richard Torres enters transfer portal

Quarterback Richard Torres is entering the transfer portal as Nebraska’s post-spring roster attrition begins at a prominent position.

Torres, a redshirt freshman, announced Tuesday morning he’s leaving the Huskers. The big-armed San Antonio native completed 9 of 18 passes for 66 yards and an interception last Saturday in the spring game in what was his first public showcase of his abilities. He sat out last season while recovering from a high school knee injury.

Nebraska is down to five scholarship quarterbacks in Jeff Sims, Casey Thompson, Heinrich Haarberg, Chubba Purdy and Logan Smothers.

The Huskers saw 11 players enter the portal last winter and a few others — who had previously left the team — go in last week. Torres is the first known Husker who went through the entirety of spring workouts to depart.

The portal window for players to leave their current school remains open through April 30. Nebraska remains roughly a dozen scholarship players above the 85-man limit, which it needs to reach by fall camp.

Nebraska coach Matt Rhule said Saturday that coaches and players would be holding individual meetings to discuss their futures — that is, what coaches see in a player’s game and where they would fit at NU right then.

“We don’t predict the future,” Rhule said. “We say, ‘If we played today, this would be your role.’”