Freshman wide receiver Carter Nelson scored his first career touchdown during Nebraska's 34-3 win over Northern Iowa, marking a dream moment for the Ainsworth native at Memorial Stadium.
He has since become a wide receiver and scored his first career touchdown for the Huskers on the opening drive of
The 6-foot-5, 230-pound plamaker didn't join Nebraksa until this summer. He is also adjusting from playing four years of eight-man football in Ainsworth — a smaller field and the elimination of some positions — saw Nelson do a bit of everything on Friday nights. He lined up at quarterback, wide receiver, defensive end and on the offensive line. He also punted.
“I think the sky’s the limit for the things that he can do,” head coach Matt Rhule said. “They’re doing a good job of bringing him along slowly. I say ‘slowly’ in terms of giving him tasks to master because he wasn’t here in the spring.”Before suiting up for the Huskers, Nelson had only played 11-man football twice – in the All-American Bowl and the Polynesian Bowl. He didn't see action against Colorado but Rhule said during the week that Nelson would be a key cog moving forward.
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