Husker Football Signing Day Recap
Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule announced the addition of 31 new players for the Husker program on Wednesday, the first day of the signing period. The newest Huskers includes 27 scholarship additions and four walk-ons.
The class comes from all over the nation with 12 states represented. The group includes 12 Nebraskans (eight scholarship additions and four walk-ons) as well as multiple signees from Texas (five), Florida (three) and Pennsylvania (three).
Learn more about the 2023 Husker recruiting class on this page, as bios are available at the link. Fans can hear from some of the new players and coaches during the Huskers Radio Network Signing Day show and see what Coach Rhule said about the class in his press conference this afternoon.
Rodriguez Earns Academic All-America Honors
A native of Sterling, Ill., Rodriguez carries a 3.64 GPA majoring in advertising and public relations and was one of 21 student-athletes selected to one of the three Division I Academic All-America teams. She is Nebraska volleyball's 25th student-athlete to earn Academic All-America recognition. Her selection increased Nebraska's total to 40 Academic All-America awards, the most of any volleyball program in NCAA history. As an institution, the University of Nebraska has produced an NCAA-record 349 Academic All-Americans across all sports.
Rodriguez was also an AVCA second-team All-American this season. She averaged 4.26 digs per set and led the Huskers to a nation-leading opponent hitting percentage of .128. Rodriguez also recorded 25 service aces and had 135 set assists in the Huskers' 6-2 system. A team captain, Rodriguez was a unanimous selection to the All-Big Ten Team and was an Academic All-Big Ten honoree. She was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week once this season and was part of the Husker Invitational and Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Teams.
