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'Big, stout dude' Green welcomed by new Husker teammates and coaches

"That’s a big dude. A big, stout dude," senior inside linebacker Mohamed Barry said I’m going to call him The Triplet. He’s like another Davis twin. He's a great guy.”

Green played the past two years at Highland (Kan.) Community College and is originally from Sumter, South Carolina. He likely would have ended up in the SEC if not for a quirky academic rule that prevented him from qualifying academically in that league.

"I'm sure he'll challenge for a starting role," defensive coordinator Erik Chinander said. "Just because he got here late doesn't mean he can't be in that thing.