Husker assistant coaches break down their newest players [Video]

On Wednesday morning the Nebraska football program produced a signing day show to detail its 2025 class who put pen to paper and officially signed with the Huskers.

Assistant coaches were brought in to talk about each of their signees. If you’d like to watch the broadcast, you can find it right here:

The party got started with Dawson Merritt’s signature coming in.

Nebraska linebackers coach Rob Dvoracek said the key to gaining Merritt’s commitment was building relationships with Dawson and his family. That was key when Dvoracek helped flip Merritt from some program called Alabama.

While Merritt hasn’t been playing football for long — he only started as a freshman in high school — Dvoracek said he’s an explosive athlete with length.

“He’s another big guy over 200 pounds. He’s tall, almost 6-4,” Dvoracek said. “He’s got versatility. …