#79 Brandon Thompson
Jr • OL • 6-6 • 300 lbs
| Hometown: | THE WOODLANDS, TX |
| Previous School: | THE WOODLANDS |
Line Play Biggest Question Mark Offensively
<font size="2">Nebraska returns a lot at of experience at the skill positions offensively. There are returning starters in the offensive backfield with Taylor Martinez and Rex Burkhead. The top two receiving options at tight end are back in Kyler Reed and Ben Cotton. Young but veteran receivers return in Kenny …
Depth and Health Way to Win Late Season
The summary of injury reports out of Lincoln this weekend read like the list of patients in a triage unit. With no scholarship guards on the trip to Penn State, and down to just a trio of defensive tackles taking snaps on Saturday, the depth in the trenches at the …
O-Line Depth Cause for Concern?
<font size="3">Among the bigger concerns for 2011, if not the top one, is Nebraska's offensive line. Already, the Huskers had to find two new starters at guard but also needed to develop some depth. Beginning fall practices without returning veteran Marcel Jones doesn't help. Normally, when you hear "day-to-day" in …
Handicapping the Spring Game
<span lang="">Since Bo Pelini returned to Nebraska, the spring game has become a competitive contest. By splitting the talent, Nebraska's head coach has kept things from becoming too one-sided. Even so, it's often been clear which team had an advantage. This season's contest might be the toughest to call yet.</span> …
Finding the Right Guard (and the Left)
<span lang="">Guard play will be a hot topic around the country in the coming weeks, but it will be completely unrelated to football. In Nebraska, with spring football practices beginning soon the Huskers need to identify two new starting guards and two second stringers so the guard talk will be quite different …
How Will Mike Smith's Injury Affect Offensive Line Depth?
During this year's Big 12 Media Days, Bo Pelini called this year's Offensive Line situation the best since he arrived. Pelini said that there might be names you've not seen yet step up into roles on the O-line, but that the experience of the returning player would lead this unit. One …
Offensive Line a Top Priority for 2010 Recruiting Class
Editor's Note: Also check out our running coverage of the 2010 Signing Day. While there are many theories about what lead to the end of Frank Solich era, my view has been that the Huskers fell into offensive line hell, which stifled the offense and overburdened the defense. The result was …
Andy Christensen Presents an Opportunity for Pelini
After a not guilty verdict made Andy Christensen available to return to Nebraska it put Pelini in a position to send a message about discipline or further strengthen the depth on the NU offensive line. Some consider Pelini to be in a no-win situation since he'll be criticized either way, but …
Position Breakdowns: Offensive Line
Outlook: Nebraska's offensive line hasn't looked this deep in at least seven years and maybe ten or twelve. It's still not as proven as past lines (e.g. Fonoti, Raiola, Hochstein, and Volk in 2000), but there's clearly a number of good options at most every spot.
Caputo is Found Money
Much the way Matt Slauson seemingly popped up out of nowhere, Milliard North alum Mike Caputo is making noise as a walk-on center. Despite all of the feel good stories we're hearing about the offensive line, he's definitely an important addition to the mix.
The Class of 2008 Comes Together
The Huskers recruiting class of 2008 might be remembered as much for whom it didn't include as for who it did. Among the decommits were five-star quarterback Blaine Gabbert, four-star running back Jonas Gray, four-star offensive linemen Trevor Robinson, Bryce Givens, and Dan Hoch, four-star linebacker Shaun Mohler, and five-star defensive …
Recruiting Update
Now that the Huskers have a head coach, it will become easier to understand which recruits still want to come to Lincoln and which will look elsewhere. Sure, there's a ton of re-recruiting to be done of the kids who had committed to Bill Callahan, but with a lot less uncertainty …
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