Nebraska running back Dedrick Mills wasn't surprised to see his name atop the depth chart Monday.
A transfer from Garden City (Kansas) Community College, Mills is listed ahead of sophomore Maurice Washington, although an "OR" separates their names indicating they're essentially on even terms. Whatever the case, they help each other along in practice, Mills said, and he expects big things from the duo in 2019.
The 5-foot-11, 220-pound Mills, of Waycross, Georgia, rushed for a team-best 771 yards and scored 12 touchdowns in 2016 as a true freshman at Georgia Tech. But he was removed from the team after the season for repeated violations of the athletic department’s substance-abuse policy, all for marijuana use.