The Common Fans talk some big picture takeaways as spring ball wraps up and we look ahead to the 2025 season.

1) Questions Questions Everywhere

• While optimism around the program is high, there are a number of questions that won’t be answered until the season starts in the fall.
• What will special teams look like under new coordinator Mike Ekeler?
• Can the defense continue its stellar play that has come to define the Rhule era?
• How much can the offense improve under Dana Holgorsen?

2) Dylan Raiola is the Face of the Program

• Raiola joining the women’s flag football contest during the Husker Games is just the latest example of Raiola embracing his leadership role.
• Raiola is perhaps even more of a face of the program than Matt Rhule.

3) Just Win Baby

• Some of Rhule’s comments during spring ball indicate he understands the stakes for his third year leading the program.
• Rhule is hyper-focused on the one thing that matters most in his job: winning football games.
• Husker fans have been through so much over the last decade, even the most optimistic need to see it on the field.

This and so much more on the latest episode of the Common Fan Podcast!

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The Athletic’s Mitch Sherman joins the Common Fans to talk Dana Holgorsen’s offense, what to expect from the Blackshirts, whether Special Teams can finally figure it out, and much more.

• What will Nebraska’s offense look like under Dana Holgorsen?
• RB depth behind Emmett Johnson. Do they look to the portal?
• Outlook for the WR corps, with true freshmen Cortez Mills and Isaiah Mozee showing promise.
• Dylan Raiola’s leadership.
• Contrasts between Dylan and Nico Iamaleava.
• What’s the latest with the 105 man roster limit?
• What to expect during the open transfer portal window.
• The ever present question: will the Blackshirts avoid a falloff?
• Can all Common Fans finally start hoping special teams won’t be a liability this year?
• Spring game weekend.

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The Omaha World Herald’s Evan Bland joins the Common Fans to talk all the latest with Nebraska’s spring football practice and look ahead to the coming season.

• Offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen’s recent comments about how the offense is progressing.
• Running back depth behind Emmett Johnson an open question.
• Dylan Raiola fully invested:
  • Assuming major leadership role going into year 2 at the helm of Nebraska’s offense.
  • Playing a leading role in recruiting talent to Lincoln.
  • Being a visible face around the University and the community.
• Two true freshmen wide receivers making a move and poised to contribute.
• Spring game substitutes.

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Josh Peterson joins the Common Fans to discuss a wide range of Husker football-related matters, including the topic that took over Husker Twitter early last week: whether or not there’s too much Nebraska football coverage, and whether anything can be learned from spring ball.

• The Common Fans are shocked to learn there are people out there who don’t want to talk about the third team linebacker in March.
• In all seriousness, the crew has a respectful discussion about the back-and-forth that took place between some members of the Nebraska media and many fans last week.
• The massive amounts of Husker football coverage and content stems from demand from the fan base, and that’s a good thing.
• What can be learned from spring ball?
• Understanding a younger generation that hasn’t seen much winning.
• The boys also discuss:
• How the quarterback room stacks up after Dylan Raiola.
• How to define success for the 2025 season.
• Which games would be the most disappointing to lose.

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The Common Fans take a deep dive into Nebraska’s wide receiver room, arguably the most exciting position group on the team and, hopefully, the Huskers’ best bunch of receivers in many years.

• It starts at the top: new(ish) OC Dana Holgorsen is known as one of the best offensive minds in college football.
• New position coach Daikel Shorts is Holgorsen’s one hand-picked assistant, and is a talented up-and-comer in the business.
• The returners: Jacory Barney and Janiran Bonner both made an impact in 2024, and are looking for more this season.
• The transfers: Dane Key, Nyziah Hunter, and Hardley Gilmore IV all could see major playing time in 2025.
• The newcomers: Cortez Mills, Isaiah Mozee, and Jeremiah Jones: which true freshmen will have an immediate impact?
• Question marks: will Demitrius Bell be healthy? Will Quinn Clark be part of the rotation? Will there be a surprise contributor this season?

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As the Nebraska football team begins spring practice, the Common Fans look at five players (plus a few honorable mentions) who are poised for breakout seasons in 2025.

• Emmett Johnson – finished 2024 on a major high note and set to be THE GUY at running back in 2025.
• Cortez Mills – the true freshman wide receiver most likely to make an immediate impact.
• Keona Davis/Riley Van Poppel – two young D linemen who will need to take the next step if the Nebraska defense is to avoid a dropoff.
• Vincent Shavers Jr. – was all over the field as a true freshman and poised for a starting role in 2025.
• Heinrich Haarberg – new season, new position, same great athlete.
• Honorable mentions:
  • Grant Brix
  • Willis McGahee IV
  • Cam Lenhardt
  • Hardley Gilmore IV

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The Common Fans each pick three intriguing storylines to follow as the Nebraska football team prepares to begin spring practice.

• Can the offensive line go from good to dominant?
• Year 2 for Dylan.
• Completely overhauled D line.
• Phil Snow effect.
• New look WR room.
• Can the defense avoid a steep falloff?
• Who will emerge alongside Emmett Johnson at RB?
• Mike Ekeler impact.
• What record constitutes success in 2025? What will fans be happy with?

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Nebraska baseball legend Joba Chamberlain joins the Common Fans for a wide ranging conversation about his journey from Lincoln Northeast to the MLB. The crew also talks Husker football fandom and gets Joba’s take on Matt Rhule.

• Growing up around the baseball scene in Lincoln.
• Journey from Lincoln Northeast to UNK to UNL to the New York Yankees.
• Only Husker pitcher in history to notch a W in the CWS.
• The unique and unbelievable feeling of getting drafted.
• Winning with the Yankees.
• The midge game.
• Favorite MLB manager.
• Thoughts on the Yankees facial hair policy.
• All that’s wrong with youth sports and travel ball.
• Husker football fandom.
• Belief in Matt Rhule and the direction of the program.

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