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Nebraska Red-White Spring game first and second starting lineups

Abby Barmore HuskerOnlineby: Abby Barmore04/23/23abby_barmore
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Nebraska has its annual Red-White Spring game on Saturday. The White team came out victorious with a 21-7 win.

During this spring game, the No. 1 offense and defense played each other. The top offense was in White and the top defense was in red. The second-string offense wore red and the second-string defense wore white.

With a new coaching staff, it’s important to see who they have chosen as their starters for the game.

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Here is Nebraska’s starting lineup for the spring game:

First team starting offense (White):

PlayerPosition
Jeff SimsQB
Gabe Ervin Jr.RB
Janiran BonnerFB/TE
Rahmir Johnson**RB
Marcus WashingtonWR
Zavier BettsWR
Billy Kemp IV**WR
Thomas FidoneTE
Nate Boerkircher*TE
Turner CorcoranLT
Nouredin NouiliLG
Ben ScottC
Ethan PiperRG
Bryce BenhartRT
* came in for second play, **came in for third play

Note: Jeff Sims started at quarterback. However, he played the first two drives then Heinrich Haarberg came in. They switched off every two drives of the game. Since Haarberg was taking reps with the No. 1 team, he is Nebraska’s No. 2 quarterback at the moment.

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Second team starting offense (Red):

PlayerPosition
Chubba PurdyQB
Ajay AllenRB
Joshua FleeksWR
Ty HahnWR
Alex BullockWR
Arik GilbertTE
John Goodwin*TE
Gunner GottulaLT
Keegan MenningLG
Justin Evans-JenkinsC
Henry LutovskyRG
Jacob HoodRT
*came in for second play

Note: Purdy and redshirt freshman Richard Torres also switched off drives on the Red team.

First team starting defense (Red):

PlayerPosition
Nash HutmacherDL
Cameron LenhardtDL
Princewell UmanmielenDL
Elijah JeudyDL
MJ ShermanLB
John BullockLB
Jimari ButlerLB
Corey CollierS
Isaac GiffordS
Malcolm HartzogCB
Quinton NewsomeCB
Omar BrownS
*came in later in the first drive

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Second team starting defense (White)

PlayerPosition
Blaise GunnersonDL
Brodie TagaloaDL
Jacob Herbek*DL
Stephon Wynn Jr.DL
Chief BordersLB
Grant TaggeLB
Gage StengerLB
Mikai GbayorLB
Javier MortonS
Jalil MartinCB
Tommi HillCB
Myles FarmerS

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