Nebraska EDGE Chief Borders enters NCAA transfer portal

Nebraska EDGE rusher Chief Borders entered the NCAA transfer portal. He started his career at Florida before going to the Huskers.

Borders played sparingly on defense throughout his college career. He logged a career high nine tackles and one pass deflection in his lone season with the Huskers.

As a member of the Class of 2021, Borders was a four-star recruit out of Chicago (Ill.)) Heard County (Ga.), according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 29 overall prospect in Georgia, the No. 37 EDGE in the class and the No. 379 overall prospect in the class.

Going into the Red-White spring game, Borders was one of the five defensive players to watch, according to Husker Online’s Robin Washut.

“After a relatively quiet debut last season, Chief Borders has made his presence felt in a big way this spring,” Washut wrote. “The former Florida transfer has been one of Nebraska’s most effective edge rushers in practice, as his speed and quickness at 6-4, 245, have made him a unique weapon for Tony White. Borders emerged as one of NU’s top leaders last year, and now he appears ready to be equally valuable on the field in 2024.”

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. 

Matt Rhule on spring portal: ‘Problem is not the players’

Matt Rhule takes the good with the bad in regards to the NCAA transfer portal. The Nebraska head coach won’t blame the players in their decision making though.

But he acknowledged the way the portal operates is “sad.”

“I think if anybody on our team wants to go on the portal it’s open today,” Rhule said. “I mean obviously no one has yet, I don’t anticipate anybody going in when we get done with spring. We’ll have a couple guys left a couple days to see if something’s best for them. Our guys are really transparent. 

“We’ve had players on our team already have people from other teams contact them you know, come in, walk in, say ‘Coach, look at this.’ Shows us a text message … Just it’s a sad, sad state of college football when, you know, but the problem is not the players. Let me start there. Problem is not the players.”