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New Commit Rocco Spindler is N
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I think Pritchett is probably the RT?
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That’s a pretty salty OL either way
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Probably flip Rocco and Luto. I know Rocco was making staying at RG part of his objectives in selecting a destination. He played 16 snaps at LG as a true frosh. Since those 16 he has played the remainder of his career snaps, 1309, at RG.
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Gottula had been training to play RT. He ended up at LT last year because of injuries. Pritchett was a LT his entire career until last spring.
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Maybe this is the year they finally play Corcoran at LG 🤣. If healthy he's probably your RT though.
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Notre Dame transfer OL Rocco Spindler announces commitment
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Notre Dame transfer offensive lineman Rocco Spindler has committed to Nebraska, Net Sports Management tells On3. The top remaining player in the transfer portal visited five schools over the last week, spending time at Nebraska, Indiana, Pitt and Virginia.
The 6-foot-5, 325-pound offensive lineman started 23 games over the last two seasons at right guard. He has played 1,325 snaps in his Notre Dame career. The grad transfer has one year of eligibility remaining.
Nebraska has worked to address its offensive line in the winter portal window. The Cornhuskers picked up former Alabama right tackle Elijah Pritchett, a two-year starter for the Crimson Tide. But Nebraska lost out on New Mexico State offensive lineman Shiyazh Pete, meaning the Cornhuskers would like to add another starting-caliber offensive lineman.
They found that in Spindler, giving Nebraska another veteran offensive lineman who can step in and protect quarterback Dylan Raiola. As a freshman in 2024, Raiola led Nebraska to its first bowl game win since 2015.
A Clarkston, Michigan, native, the Wolverines were immediately viewed as a school to watch in his portal recruitment but never visited Ann Arbor. Spindler’s father, Marc, is a former Detroit Lions player and played at Pitt.
He was the starter at the beginning of the 2023 season missing the final three games due to injury. Spindler lost his starting job to begin the 2024 season and did not start the first three games. However, Billy Schrauth’s injury against Purdue in Week 3 resulted in Spindler returning to the offensive line rotation.
A former four-star recruit, Rocco Spindler was the No. 4 interior offensive lineman and the No. 65 overall recruit in the class of 2021 according to the On3 Industry Ranking. According to Pro Football Focus, Spindler didn’t allow a sack in 2024 but did allow 10 pressures while playing right guard. He earned a 71.8 pass-blocking grade and a 70.3 run-blocking grade while playing 747 snaps for the Irish this year.
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Rocco Spindler chooses Nebraska because "he felt it was the best opportunity to develop and win," father says
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Notre Dame guard Rocco Spindler. (Mike Miller, Blue & Gold)
One thing becomes crystal clear as you talk to Marc Spindler, the father of Rocco Spindler: The elder Spindler feels extremely comfortable with his son’s decision to transfer to Nebraska.
“What I’ll tell you is, with Rocco they’re getting a tough, gritty player with a lot of character and experience,” Marc Spindler told HuskerOnline on Sunday.
“And I can tell you he didn’t come there for a paycheck,” the father added. “I can tell you that right now. He just felt it was the best opportunity to develop personally and win. He wants to help the team and then get to the next level.”
Nebraska third-year coach Matt Rhule made an excellent impression on the family during a Tuesday dinner.
“I mean, you go sit with that guy, how are you not going to play for him, right?” the elder Spindler said.
Rocco Spindler, a 23-game starter at right guard for Notre Dame the last two seasons, committed to Nebraska on Sunday and will immediately join the team. “He has to pack his dog and drive out,” Marc said. Rocco also took visits to Indiana, Pittsburgh and Virginia, according to his father.
The younger Spindler becomes the 16th and final NU portal acquisition who will be on campus this semester. He has one season of eligibility remaining.
Nebraska’s spring season begins March 26.
Marc Spindler blown away by son’s visit
Marc Spindler and his wife joined Rocco this past Tuesday for the visit to Nebraska.“I wish someone would’ve recruited me there back in my day,” said the elder Spindler, 55, an NFL defensive lineman for five different teams in the 1990s after playing collegiately for Pitt. “I mean, I’m not just telling you what you want to hear.
“My wife says the same thing: I think the biggest challenge is getting people to walk through those doors.”
He was referring specifically to Nebraska’s new $165 million indoor training facility.
“I know a couple hundred million dollars is a lot of money, but to do it the way they did it — I think it should be a tourist attraction,” Marc Spindler said. “I’m dead serious. I can’t believe what I saw.”
Marc Spindler clearly has an appreciation for Nebraska’s football tradition.
“You think about Tom Osborne, you think about the Big Red Machine, you think about Dean Steinkuhler and Dave Rimington and Mike Rozier,” he said. “The problem is, people don’t understand the history of football. When you understand the history of football, and you’re going from one storied program (Notre Dame) to another one.
“You see what I mean? To me, that’s important.”
It’s been a whirlwind tour for Spindler
Marc Spindler said the family first visited Indiana, then Nebraska, then drove to Pitt, then down to Virginia.“Coach (Pat) Narduzzi, he’s a dynamic guy as well, and I thought they had a legitimate shot,” the father said of the Panthers. “When we got done with the visit, I’m like, ‘Are we going to Virginia tomorrow?’ And Rocco said, ‘I don’t think it’s necessary.’
“I thought he must want to come here (to Pitt). There’s a lot of pressure that goes with that, following his dad.”
His father encouraged Rocco to visit Virginia.
“So, we went down there, but all roads led to Nebraska,” Marc Spindler said. “It was a really good, solid visit from Donovan Raiola, to the facility, to coach Rhule. Everything that went along with it just made it seem like a really good fit for Rocco to get to the next level and, let’s face it, to win.”
Father feels Nebraska can win Big Ten
The younger Spindler comes to Nebraska expecting to win the Big Ten, his father said.“I mean, there were $1.5 million offers on the table but that was to go somewhere and maybe not win,” Marc said. “But when those bumps and bruises and losses start to mount, it doesn’t matter how much money you have; it’s about winning.
“The kid’s coming from a winning program and wants to win. Bottom line, it’s about checking boxes. Where can you get developed? Where’s the best fit? And, obviously, the money part you have to look at. You always hear, ‘So and so is transferring for the money.’
“When we put this plan together to go and visit these schools, money was the least determining factor for us, and that’s the facts. If you’re good enough, the money was going to be pretty much equal wherever you went, and basically it was equal. There were one or two places that were just ridiculous.
“I would just say Nebraska was extremely, extremely competitive with everyone else that was out there.”
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We will either:
- Get a RB who the coaches feel is unequivocally better than Emmett
- Get a guy who is clearly not as good as Emmett to mainly be used in short yardage situations.
- Not take any RB from the portal.
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i'd put my money on #2, this staff seems to like having a big RB to use at the goal line
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Dowdell was pretty effective near the goalline and in short yardage situations, however I’m guessing we paid “every-down back” to get him. We can pay “short yardage back” money to someone to play the same role while Emmett is your premiere back.
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Yep. The ones that think he will be LT are the offseason douche bags.
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Or have actually paid attention to the conversations being had.
