Wr Hardley Gilmore IV Plus with the program

On Saturday, the Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule announced that the Hardley Gimore IV receiver was no longer with the program.

“Nothing outside the program. Nothing criminal or something like that,” said Rhule.

Gilmore was not at Nebraska Long – about four months. He arrived at Nebraska in January and participated in matte exercises and a handful of spring practices after his transfer from Kentucky, where he played his real first year season in 2023.

Gilmore followed his job coaches – Daikiel Shorts Jr. and the deputy coach of recipients Andrew Verboys – as well as his colleague Dane Key from Kentucky to Nebraska.

The 6 -foot 1 inch 1 and 180 pound gilmore, from Florida who reclassified from class 2025 to class 2024 and was 18 years old in December, caught six passes for 153 yards and a touch to Kentucky while making an average of 25.5 yards per capture. He played in seven games but missed the first five with a broken collarbone suffered in the fall camp.

Reaction: On the surface, the departure of Gilmore does not seem that it hurts the offensive a lot.

Yes, Gilmore clearly has talent, and with several seasons of eligibility, the Nebraska was just to add it, in particular with its links with shorts, verboys and the key. But Gilmore, which should always be considered an unproven product, would have to fight for shots in a loaded room.

The Huskers brought the key, a veteran with a proven production in the dry. Nyziah Hunter was transferred from CAL, and 6-2, 210 pounds captured 40 assists for 578 yards and five affected in 2024.

The Huskers also return the Machine at Jacory Barney Jr. He played in the 13 games as a real recruit with four departures. The light but hard and fast native, the native of Florida captured 55 assists for 447 yards last season, equaling the school record for receptions by a first -year student. Barney also rushed 10 times for 130 yards and three affected. As a turker, he brought 14 kicks for 285 yards.

The room officially adds Jaidyn Doss, who is starting his third year in the program. He spent 2023 as a receiver before going to the defensive back last season. He returned to the wide room at the end of last season but did not play.

There is also a group of second-year receiver in 6-5 Quinn Clark and 6-3 Keelan Smith. The Carter Nelson of 6-5, 230 pounds, moved to the tight room, but could always be used often as a large body receiver. It will be missing spring with rehabilitation but it is expected for the fall camp.

Demitrius Bell came out this spring as he rehabilitates himself, but he is a third year receiver which had a strong spring in 2024 before a knee injury at the end of the season during the spring match. Janiran Bonner could also occupy a role in certain packages as a large body niche.

Then there is the real first year class, which includes four very tuned stars in Cortez Mills and Isaiah Mozee. The 6-foot and 175 pound mill was recruit n ° 87 overall in the classroom and receiver No. 15 while the factories of 6-1, 200 pounds were n ° 175 in total and receiver No. 30.

Mozee went to Oregon before his father, Jamar Mozee, hired by Matt Rhule to become a senior football assistant last summer. Mulls was a commitment to Oklahoma before turning to the Huskers.

In short, even with the departure of Gilmore, the Nebraska receiver room still has many options. Although there is not much production experienced outside Key, the potential exists so that it is a dynamic room for the quarter to start Dylan Raiola if the development under shorts and verboys takes place as planned.