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Running back signee Washington signals progress in quest to join Husker program this fall

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As the countdown to Nebraska preseason football camp continues, a pair of highly touted Class of 2018 signees continue to move toward joining the program.

Neither running back Maurice Washington and wide receiver Dominick Watt have been officially cleared to join the program, but both appear to be making strides as the Huskers prepare to begin camp Friday morning.

The latest: Washington, a four-star running back, tweeted a photo early Wednesday morning of a conditional acceptance letter from UNL and captioned it, "First step."

Frost las week at Big Ten football media days in Chicago said, "we're still waiting right up until the end with but we're very optimistic about those two.