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Norfolk Catholic lineman commits to NU as Huskers stay inside borders for another 2019 recruit

Norfolk Catholic defensive lineman Ethan Piper wraps up Boone Central/Newman Grove quarterback Dylan Gentrup during the Class C-1 championship game last November, with help from Dylan Zaiser, left, and Joe Tetan, right.

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LINCOLN — Ethan Piper has the Blackshirt posters in his room. He grew up the biggest fan of two teams — Norfolk Catholic, where he plays high school football, and the Huskers. Piper idolized one Blackshirt in particular.

“If I could be anyone, it’d be Ndamukong Suh,” Piper said.

He’ll get his chance. The 6-foot-4, 280-pound Piper officially committed to Nebraska on Monday, becoming the third member — and third in-state prospect — to join coach Scott Frost’s 2019 recruiting class.