Even though Casey Thompson hasn't been named Nebraska's starting quarterback officially, all indications through spring practices point to him taking the first snaps when the Cornhuskers open the season.
LINCOLN, Neb. — Even though Casey Thompson hasn't been named Nebraska's starting quarterback officially, all indications through spring practices point to him taking the first snaps when the Cornhuskers open the season.Thompson has a clean slate after transferring from Texas, where he started 10 games last year but was unlikely to get the job in 2022.
“There are a lot of options, so I really like it,” he said. “It’s been fun so far and it’s been easy to grasp.” After a 5-7 season that included a six-game losing streak, Texas' longest in 65 years, coach Steve Sarkisian said he would throw open the quarterback competition for 2022. Thompson decided to leave when five-star recruit Quinn Ewers announced he would transfer to Texas from Ohio State and Sarkisian signed highly rated freshman Maalik Murphy.
Thompson's first task was to establish his leadership. He didn't rush things. He laid back and observed the first week or two he was in Lincoln and built relationships off the field. Thompson also has familiarity with Nebraska through his father, Charles Thompson, who quarterbacked Oklahoma at the height of the schools' rivalry. Charles Thompson led OU to a 17-7 win over a top-ranked Nebraska in Lincoln in 1987. The Sooners lost 7-3 the next year in Norman, with Thompson breaking his leg late in the game.
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