LINCOLN — Barrett Ruud was not forgettable. The leading tackler in Nebraska football history is remembered, sure.
But off the field, the standout linebacker from the early 2000s didn’t necessarily stand out during his time in Lincoln. Former teammates have a hard time remembering their favorite story about Ruud.
Or a story about Ruud.
There were the tackles. All 432 of them. Everyone remembers those.
There’s the time he played in a cast. Former teammate Adam Carriker remembers Ruud swinging it around to call plays at middle linebacker. There are the handful of times former teammate Trevor Johnson caught Ruud watching film alone.