Nebraska P Jacob Hohl withdraws his name from the transfer portal

Jacob Hohl, a punter for Nebraska, has decided to pull his name out of the transfer portal.

Hohl started his career at Nebraska Wesleyan where he was the starting punter for two seasons. In his time with the Prairie Wolves, he punted 64 times for an average of 40.6 yards per punt

Hohl then joined the Cornhuskers where he has spent the last two seasons. However, he has yet to appear for the program to this point.

Hohl played high school football at Southwest (NE) as a native of Lincoln. He was a recruit that was a part of the 2020 cycle.

Some may know Jacob Hohl for his father being Erich Hohl. He was a tight end for the ‘Huskers in the early 90s. That included his senior year where he played on the first of three national title-winning teams under Tom Osborne.

With Hohl’s return, Nebraska has now only lost nine players in the portal this offseason. Six of those were on the offense, including QBs Chubba Purdy and Jeff Sims, with three others coming from their defense. Hohl was set to be the only loss when it came to specialists.

On the flip side, the Cornhuskers have added six players to make up the No. 21 class per On3’s 2024 Team Transfer Portal Rankings. Matt Rhule and his staff added four offensive players in WRs Isaiah Neyor (Texas) and Jahmal Banks (Wake Forest), RB Dante Dowdell (Oregon), IOL Micah Mazzccua (Florida). Then, on defense, they earned commitments from LB Stefon Thompson (Syracuse) and CB Blye Hill (Saint Francis (PA)).

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

The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.

Report: Nebraska promoting Keith Williams to director of player personnel

Nebraska is promoting Keith Williams as their new director of player personnel per a report.

Williams had been serving as an assistant director of player personnel since 2022.

A former Husker offensive lineman, Williams briefly spent time in the NFL before transitioning to the coaching side of the game. He has had stops at Missouri Baptist and Bethel University where he served as the assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, and strength and conditioning coach.

He was retained by Matt Rhule while he was building his initial staff after being hired by Scott Frost.

Before his coaching career, he played 50 games for Nebraska and logged 34 starts along the way. He was a Second Team All-Big 12 selection during his senior season in 2010 and went on to be drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

Now, after two seasons, he steps into a new role as the main director of player of personnel within the program at Nebraska.