With 20 linebackers currently on the Nebraska Cornhuskers roster, anywhere from 5 to 8 of the names below could be appearing here for the last time when Coach Rhule likely delivers the bad news to players next week after the coaches make their final decisions to cut the roster down much closer the to the final 105.
Defensive coordinator John Butler refused to call by name who was stepping to the front of the line, but in his most recent appearance in front of the Husker press corps, he did say they had a pretty solid idea who their two-deep was on the defensive side of the ball.