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Conor Booth 'willing to do anything' to contribute as Nebraska freshman, update on injury
LUKE MULLIN Lincoln Journal Star19-24 minutesWAHOO — Resting on top of a bleacher inside the Bishop Neumann gymnasium were two commemorative footballs detailing Conor Booth’s achievements at the school.
One football represented the program’s single season-rushing record which Booth previously set in 2023, the other was the school's all-time rushing record, which Booth also holds.
After a senior season in which Booth ran for 2,955 rushing yards and 50 touchdowns, those records have long been shattered.
“We need to get him some updated ones,” Bishop Neumann head coach Jordan Roberts said.
Booth closed the door on his storied high school career Wednesday morning, officially signing into Nebraska football’s 2025 recruiting class with friends, family and teammates at his side.
Booth was one of the earliest players to join the Huskers’ 2025 class when he committed last August to be a two-sport athlete in football and baseball at Nebraska. The wait has been long since then, with players coming and going from NU’s recruiting class as Booth built relationships with his future teammates.
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His future school is just around the door now, though, with Booth set to enroll early and join Nebraska at the semester.
“It’s one of these things where (you) just kind of stay humble, work hard, keep your head down and see what happens,” Booth said of arriving at Nebraska. “Obviously I want to contribute as a freshman, whatever way possible it is, whether it’s special teams or on offense, I’m willing to do anything.”
One of the top high school running backs Nebraska has produced within the last decade, Booth leaves behind a tremendous legacy at Bishop Neumann.
According to Roberts, the talent of the player was always obvious, but it was Booth’s hard work, dedication and leadership that helped him become a no-doubt collegiate prospect.
“You get what you work for,” Booth said.
So long as Booth keeps working, his potential at Nebraska and beyond will continue to grow too — something his high school coach, briefly a former NFL scout, believes fully.
“Everything that you could ever want in a player, he has it, and to have someone like that in our program has been really special,” Roberts said. “He can take his career as far as he wants to take it; he can play on Sundays if he wants to go for it. He has that type of talent.”
A whirlwind of a month for Booth ended with donuts, hugs and photos on Wednesday morning.
In the weeks leading up to Signing Day, Booth injured his leg then tried to play through the pain as Bishop Neumann played for a state title. With a partially torn MCL preventing him from playing his best, Booth’s Cavaliers finished as Class C-2 runners-up.
No surgery is needed on the injury, Booth said, though he’s going through physical therapy to speed up the healing process.
When Booth does get back on the field, he’ll do so as one of the Nebraska football team’s best long-term prospects on offense.
Yet to meet offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen, Booth likes what he’s seen from the Husker offense on tape. Now, he’s ready to be a part of it moving forward.
“The past two weeks with the new hire at OC, you can tell the offense has gotten a little bit of a spark,” Booth said. “… You saw how Emmett and Dante have played these last two weeks, they were running hard and they get involved a lot. Those guys are really good, so I’m going to go in there, look up to them and model my game off them.”
