Nebraska football coaches came into the 2024 recruiting cycle knowing they would be losing their top cornerback – 35-game starter Quinton Newsome – after the 2023 season.
They also knew their starters for the ensuing season would be upperclassmen. Tommi Hill will exhaust his eligibility after this season and Malcolm Hartzog is already entering his third year in the program having already logged 18 starts during his first two years on campus.
The defensive coaches need to start getting that second wave of guys ready to take over in 2025. The staff likes youngsters Ethan Nation and Dwight Bootle II, but they came into this class wanting to add competition to the room.
Miami Gardens (Fla.) Norland High School cornerback Larry Tarver Jr. , whose brother, Johnquai Lewis, is a senior DB at McNeese State, has been one of the better cornerbacks in the Miami area over the last couple years. He gained notice in south Florida playing with Defcon 1, one of the premier 7-v-7 teams in the country.