Nebraska Countdown to Kickoff: No. 43 LB Michael Booker III

The countdown till August 31 continues and there are just 43 days until Matt Rhule’s Nebraska Cornhuskers begin their 2024 season against the UTEP Miners on August 31.

After taking a look sophomore defensive tackle Riley Von Poppel, Huskers junior linebacker Michael Booker II is now in the player spotlight.

The redshirt junior linebacker is entering his fourth season with the program and is hoping to grow upon a special teams role that he held in 2023. Last season, the Texas native played in eight games for the Huskers, mostly on special team, a role that the program described as a “key role” .

In 2024, Booker is expected to reprise that special teams role but will also serve as a depth player in the Huskers linebacker room though he’s not expected to have a big role on the defensive side of the ball.

A Husker legacy, Booker’s father, Michael Booker Jr was a member of Nebraska’s back-to-back national championship winning teams in 1994 and 1996 before enjoying a five-year NFL career.

After a standout career at South Grand Prairie in Grand Prairie, Texas, Booker walked-on to the Huskers as part of their 2021 recruiting class.

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