Nebraska linebacker Ben Stille (95) prematurely celebrates a tackle of Northwestern quarterback Clayton Thorson (bottom) after Khalil Davis' (94) offside penalty erased the second-quarter sack on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, at Memorial Stadium.
FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal StarThen he made his Huskers debut as an outside linebacker in September against Rutgers and compiled four tackles for loss in his first two games.
“I can’t tell you that,” defensive line coach John Parrella said coyly on Tuesday night. “I don’t know, maybe he’ll play running back. He’s pretty smart.”
The Ashland native has quickly established himself as a staple on the Husker defense, but changed positions last week in what looked to be an effort to get fellow redshirt freshman Collin Miller on the field more at outside linebacker.