When Amir Brown decommitted from North Carolina, it looked like the 2027 running back was headed to Notre Dame. However, after a visit to see the Nebraska football program up close and personal, there’s a new front-runner.
Brown, a 4-star running back out of North Carolina who is the No. 10 player in the state and No. 21 back in the class, was reportedly blown away by what he saw when he visited the Huskers during their game against Northwestern.
“I thought they were joking when they said they had the No. 1 fan base in college football, but that’s for real,” Brown said about Nebraska, according to Rivals’ Tim Verghese. The recruiting analyst added that Brown is already looking at a return visit to Lincoln, and it certainly seems as though the Huskers have managed to not only get their foot in the door, but might have slammed it behind them.
Nebraska football surges for 4-star RB Amir Brown after visit
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— Amir Brown 4 ⭐️ (@TheAmirBrown) October 26, 2025
Brown’s plan is to come back to see NU in back-to-back weeks. While it’s not locked in yet, he would like to see Nebraska take on USC on Saturday night. It’s hard to think they aren’t massive front-runners when a recruit is that committed to multiple looks at a program so quickly…