Walk-on lineman Conrad could play significant role during Husker stretch run

Welcome! You've made it to a place others doubted you could. Now, if you might, go block that dude who is going to be playing this game on Sundays in the near future.

Sounds like quite the challenge. But then, Cole Conrad wouldn't be here if he didn't like a stiff challenge.

The walk-on offensive lineman from Archbishop Bergan could have accepted scholarship offers from South Dakota State or Northern State. The Fremont native chose instead to drive up the road and see what would happen.

It was a no-brainer, he said, coming to Nebraska. But surely he had his doubts about whether he could play at this level? "No, I don't think so, actually," Conrad said. "Once I got here I knew what I could do,…