The 6-foot, 200-pound Bell, the nation’s fourth-ranked junior college running back by 247Sports for the class of 2018, sparks interest among Nebraska fans because of the Huskers’ anemic rushing attack last season. They finished 120th nationally with a paltry average of 107.5 rushing yards per game.
Nebraska returns four scholarship running backs: Devine Ozigbo, Mikale Wilbon, Jaylin Bradley and Tre Bryant. But none of them cracked 500 rushing yards last season. Ozigbo led the way with 493 yards, averaging only 3.8 per carry. Bryant had 299 rushing yards through two games (5.9), but succumbed to a chronic knee injury, underwent offseason surgery and has yet to practice this spring.