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Nebraska football: A walk-on with championship ties joins program

LINCOLN, NE - SEPTEMBER 01: Detail view of a Nebraska Cornhuskers helmet on the field before the game against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Memorial Stadium on September 1, 2012 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Cornhuskers won 49-20. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Nebraska Football was the beneficiary of a talented walk-on earlier this week.

A legacy player is coming to the Nebraska football program. Barron Miles Jr. announced he would join the program as a walk-on wide receiver.

For those who may be too young to recall the 1994 season, his father Barron Miles played on the National Championship team.