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Beckton on radio: Excited for 'monsters' in Husker tight end room

Sean Beckton returns every contributor from last year’s Nebraska football roster and can keep his entire group together for at least this fall and next.

That’s a coaching luxury in its own right, but the second-year Husker tight ends coach couldn’t help but heap some praise on the newest member of his room — Rutgers transfer Travis Vokolek — during a Thursday evening interview on the "Husker Sports Nightly" radio program.

“He’s a huge human being,” Beckton said. “His dad is a college coach, so he understands the game. I’ve met him a few times and he’s a very, very interesting prospect.