BREAKING: Nebraska Star RB Has Been Suspended

BREAKING: Nebraska Cornhuskers New HC Matt Rhule Has Suspended Star Player

ANN ARBOR, MI – NOVEMBER 12: A general view of a Nebraska player kneeling in the end zone with his hand on his helmet is seen before the start of a regular season Big Ten Conference college football game between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Michigan Wolverines on November 12, 2022 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Matt Rhule is being his first big move since being announced as head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Per ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg, the Huskers coach announced that running back Anthony Grant has been suspended for the start of spring practice due to “off-field issues.”

#Huskers RB Anthony Grant, who led the team in rushing last season, is suspended for the start of spring practice to work on off-field issues, per coach Matt Rhule today.
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) March 20, 2023

Grant, a junior college transfer who began his college career at Florida State, led Nebraska in carries (218), rushing yards (915) and rushing touchdowns in 2022.

Rhule would later add that the suspension wasn’t for anything “bad” but simply a move to help the junior RB focus on his academics and the program’s standards.

The junior is expected to rejoin Nebraska at some point.