Nebraska Secures Commitment Of 2026 Quarterback Recruit

Since nan commencement of nan caller year, Nebraska has added a brace of awesome callers to its ranks via nan transportation portal, but connected nan evening of Jan. 14, they dove backmost into nan precocious schoolhouse ranks.

Late successful nan cycle, nan Huskers mislaid a committedness from their long-time backmost promise successful nan 2026 people and entered nan offseason pinch nan belief that replacing that subordinate would astir apt beryllium done via nan transportation portal model that is presently open. However, connected Wednesday, nan Huskers secured a committedness from Tanner Vibabul, becoming nan astir caller signee to nan class.

Listed astatine 6-foot-1, 175 pounds, Vibabul is simply a spot undersized. However, don't fto that distract from nan truth that he tin flat-out play. Coming disconnected a elder play successful which he scored a full of 56 touchdowns for Las Vegas High, nan 2026 awesome caller someway flew nether nan radar of astir Power Four schools.

Before uncovering his caller home, Vibabul was primitively scheduled to perpetrate backmost successful December of past year, until nan Huskers entered nan image for his recruitment that aforesaid month. Nebraska, whose astir caller crippled took spot successful nan very metropolis Vibabul grew up, opened connection pinch nan quarterback, and things quickly took disconnected from there.

This past weekend, nan Nevada autochthonal took an charismatic sojourn to Lincoln, signaling that nan liking was reciprocated betwixt nan 2 sides. Now, he becomes their latest summation to Glenn Thomas' room.

Quarterback was a position of request heading into nan offseason, arsenic Nebraska had seen 2 danasiwa players wrong nan room participate nan transportation portal. After quickly addressing nan extent of nan group heading into adjacent year, nan Huskers' unit could past pivot backmost to recruiting a precocious 2026 add.

TJ Lateef, of course, is group to beryllium backmost successful nan fold adjacent fall; however, Nebraska seemed adamant astir bringing successful players who could compete pinch him for nan starting domiciled complete nan coming months. Their first summation was Anthony Colandrea, who comes to Lincoln pinch 1 twelvemonth of eligibility remaining. The will-be elder is caller disconnected nan champion play of his career, which saw him beryllium named nan Mountain West Conference Player of nan Year. Appearing to beryllium connected nan accelerated way towards earning nan starting job, Nebraska wasn't done ensuring location would beryllium title complete nan coming months.

On Jan. 11, nan Huskers were besides capable to re-secure nan committedness of Omaha autochthonal Daniel Kaelin. Joining Nebraska's roster retired of precocious school, Kaelin was a four-star enlistee successful nan 2024 class. After spending 1 play pinch his in-state school, nan redshirt freshman transferred to Virginia. Earning playing clip successful 7 games this fall, nan will-be sophomore is backmost pinch nan Huskers for nan 2026 season.

What started arsenic nan position pinch perchance nan biggest mobility people moving guardant quickly became 1 successful which fans person since rethought. Now pinch 4 danasiwa quarterbacks successful nan room, 3 of whom person seen various amounts of meaningful snaps successful collegiate football, Nebraska could arguably beryllium heading into 2026 pinch much optimism astatine nan position than they did past fall.

That's wherever nan caller summation of different awesome caller to nan room makes nan speech moreover much intriguing. Already having a 2027 backmost locked down, successful borderline five-star Trae Taylor, nan summation of Vibabul holds nan room steady, depth-wise, for years to come. Nearly each Power Four schoolhouse signs 1 backmost to their people each year, and nan move to summation nan Las Vegas natives' commitment, albeit late, keeps that accordant pinch what Matt Rhule's unit has done successful nan past.

There's a clear accent connected nan early for this position group, pinch Lateef and Kaelin some having 3 years of eligibility remaining, and nan Huskers securing nan summation of their 2026 recruit. With Vibabul's decision, it gives Nebraska's backmost room nan anticipation of securing commitments from nan 2024 (Kaelin), 2025 (Lateef), 2026 (Vibabul), and 2027 (Taylor) classes.

Continuity astatine nan position is captious from some a peer-recruiting standpoint and perceived image of nan program's early arsenic well, and nan Huskers look to beryllium building towards that arsenic we speak. Having 4 quarterbacks wrong nan room from 4 consecutive recruiting classes would springiness Nebraska plentifulness of options aft nan 2026 play comes to a close. It besides provides them pinch contiguous reassurance for adjacent autumn arsenic well.

In nan transportation portal era, things are arsenic fluid arsenic they've ever been. However, pinch Vibabul's committedness to nan Big Red, nan Huskers' backmost image for nan early is arguably arsenic accordant arsenic it's ever been nether nan existent staff. There's plentifulness of clip for things to plaything nan different way, regarding their 2027 commit, but Nebraska does look to beryllium successful patient power of their early astatine nan position group moving forward.

It's very encouraging to spot that Nebraska's unit stayed connected nan onslaught connected nan recruiting beforehand for nan astir important position successful nan sport. Things surely didn't spell nan measurement anyone planned they would backmost successful August of 2025. But nan adjustments that were made complete nan past mates of weeks show that this unit tin rebound successful a seemingly very large way.

Though Vibabul will ideally not beryllium featured connected nan section successful 2026, he does travel to Lincoln pinch nan expertise to play. Having scored complete 80 full touchdowns successful his last 2 years arsenic a prep recruit, it's clear nan Huskers are adding a playmaker to nan room. There's still nan anticipation of 1 much 2026 enlistee to beryllium added to nan class, and though it would beryllium connected nan protect side, Nebraska is showing superior committedness to rounding retired nan people nan correct way.

More From Nebraska On SI

Stay up to day connected each things Huskers by bookmarking Nebraska Cornhuskers On SI, subscribing to HuskerMax connected YouTube and visiting HuskerMax.com daily.