As the scheduled Aug. 7 start to Nebraska's preseason camp approaches, Husker Extra is counting down the 30 most intriguing players on the roster.
This isn’t best player or most important. As a list based on intrigue, it skews a bit toward youth and new players, but there will be plenty of established contributors, too.
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No. 9, Bryce Benhart, RT, rfr.
If it's not clear already, Nebraska's redshirt freshman class is pretty darn intriguing.
It's possible that none will be asked to step into a bigger role right off the bat in 2020 than the biggest member of the class himself, Bryce Benhart.
The 6-foot-9, 310-pound offensive lineman is the odds-on favorite to start the season at right tackle for Nebraska. In fact, head coach Scott Frost confirmed that NU is working multi-year starter Matt Farniok primarily at right guard to have a veteran presence next to a potential first-year starter in Benhart.
The Lakeville, Minnesota, native was a talented high school wrestler and then got his feet wet as a freshman by playing in three games and traveling to all five road games. He played against Northern Illinois, Maryland and Wisconsin.
A former four-star recruit, Benhart could ultimately end up not being quite ready for a full-time starting job, but given the bizarre nature of the offseason, it's unlikely offensive line coach Greg Austin and Frost would put him out there in a sink-or-swim setup if they didn't think he was going to swim sooner rather than later.
Benhart is just one piece of an intriguing young offensive line group that includes presumptive No. 2 left tackle Brant Banks, center Cameron Jurgens, guard Ethan Piper, freshman Turner Corcoran and several others.
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BALL IN BIG TEN COURT
Ready or not, Saturday is Aug. 1. For college football followers, the flip of the calendar brings a heightened sense of urgency to reach some sort of conclusion on the season.
Several reports from across the country give an idea of when Power Five conferences aim to open their football seasons. For example, the Big 12 is reportedly eyeing a Week 0 start. The Pac-12? Week 3.
On that token, the ball is in the Big Ten's court. Parker Gabriel's Driving for 6 is an all-encompassing edition, beginning with a sense of where the Big Ten currently stands.
(Hint: That Sept. 5 season opener against Purdue isn't looking great).
Kaden Helms announced he holds a Nebraska offer, marking the fourth known offer the Huskers have extended for the 2022 class.
Helms is a 6-foot-5, 210-pound tight end from Bellevue West. The Huskers have already offered his high school teammate, Micah Riley, who is also a tight end.
Helms says he regularly hears from Nebraska, and has developed a relationship with Husker inside linebackers coach Barrett Ruud.
More on Helms below:
ACC MAKES FIRST MOVE
The ACC became the first Power Five school to finalize a football schedule this fall, moving to a 11-game schedule that includes Notre Dame.
All ACC schools will play 10 conference games plus one nonconference opponent of their choosing after the league's board of directors voted Wednesday to proceed.
The official ACC Twitter account released the schedule in a nifty graphic, which can be seen below:
The 2020 Football Schedule Model has been announced.
More info: https://t.co/D6iCbHIY1x pic.twitter.com/dfhTqr4YTd
— ACC Football (@ACCFootball) July 29, 2020
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