Knee Injury Sidelines Maverick Noonan for Season

Eight practices into preseason camp, Huskers also dinged up at wide receiver

Freshman Jack linebacker Maverick Noonan will miss the 2023 season after injuring a knee, Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule said after Tuesday's practice.

The good news is that it wasn't an ACL injury, and Noonan should return in six months and "be as good as new," Rhule said.

The Huskers are thin at wide receiver at the moment. Marcus Washington, recently back to full practice after breaking a bone in his hand, will miss a few days after landing awkwardly during a drill, Rhule said. Also unavailable for practice Tuesday were wideouts Zavier Betts and Malachi Coleman.

"There’s a lot of opportunities for other guys to step up and play," Rhule said. 

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• Lincoln Journal Star* | Positional drills, fired up coaches: 5 observations from a Nebraska football practice 

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Coverage

• Husker247 | Rhule updates injuries after Tuesday's practice
• Husker247 | Questions remain at receiver, but Rhule says it's also an opportunity for young Huskers 
• Husker247 | In talking Husker QBs, Rhule says 'Chubba's excelled' since the spring 
• Husker247 | Heavy competition to be part of Husker special teams: 'It's not like a consolation prize'
• Husker247 | A veteran Husker's perspective on the culture Rhule's staff is trying to instill
• Inside Nebraska | Maverick Noonan out for year, injuries to Zavier Betts & Marcus Washington
• Inside Nebraska | Quick Hits from Matt Rhule
• On3 | Rhule provides injury report
• On3 | Rhule impressed by all three quarterbacks on the field for Nebraska
• Nebraska Athletics | Football Fall Camp Video & Report: Aug. 8
• Hail Varsity* | Rhule Updates on Injuries and More Following Tuesday's Open Practice
  
• Omaha World-Herald* | Quarterback Chubba Purdy making 'huge leaps'
• Lincoln Journal Star* | Freshman LB suffers season-ending injury
• Lincoln Journal Star* | Rhule challenges offensive line to set tone

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