"At first I was a little apprehensive," Malone said about the initial contact from Nebraska. "My plan since I was little has always been med school. But the more I thought about it — and after I got off the phone with Coach B, I called my mom and I called my dad — the more I talked about it, the more I got excited about it."
Graduate managers are not allowed to coach players in practice or games. They can, however, catch pitchers (a new experience for Malone), do front toss and throw batting practice, which is a nice luxury for the Huskers.