Tommi Hill injury update: Latest on Nebraska CB vs. UCLA

Nebraska cornerback Tommi Hill is expected to play Saturday against UCLA, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

“Source: Nebraska star cornerback Tommi Hill is expected to play against UCLA,” Thamel wrote on Twitter. “He’s been dealing with a foot injury that cost him three games so far this year. Safety Malcolm Hartzog is expected to try and be available if needed, as he’s dealing with a hamstring injury.”

Hill hasn’t played since October 19 against Indiana and he’s missed three games in total this season. Overall, he has 16 total tackles, nine solo tackles, one interception and a defensive touchdown.

As a member of the Class of 2021, Hill was a four-star recruit out of Orlando (Fla.) Edgewater, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 23 overall prospect in the state, the No. 11 cornerback in the class and the No. 152 overall prospect in the class.

Tommi Hill expected to play vs. UCLA

Head coach Matt Rhule will be excited to have Hill back in the lineup Saturday. At 5-3, Nebraska is one win away from a bowl game.

This is what Rhule preached about changing the culture in the program.

“The hardest part of what we did when we went to Temple and what we did when we went to Baylor was getting guys not to say, ‘Oh, here we go again,’” Rhule said. “Getting guys not to expect to lose, getting everyone –including the people around the program – not to focus always on what’s wrong, but what’s right. And that’s hard, right? You’re constantly talking to your staff, your coaches, players. Last week was a low for us since we’ve been here because the minute the game got hard, we kind of looked around like, oh no, what’s happening to us? Kind of kind of victims, like, yeah, this is happening to us.

“And this was a hard week. This was a hard week. But a week that I knew, because of my experiences, we would turn into something good. We would teach, the players would see us. Instead of us being defensive as things were said, they would see us stand like men. Anyone can just be defensive. Just stand like men. Not blame the players, but work hand-in-hand with them. And we expected to come here and win the football game. We expected to win.”