Nebraska Transfer Wide Receiver Hardley Gilmore IV Dismissed from the Team

Husker head coach Matt Rhule made the announcement during his Saturday media availability.

Kentucky wide receiver Hardley Gilmore carries the ball against Murray State on Nov. 16, 2024. | Jordan Prather-Imagn Images

Less than halfway through the spring practice session for Nebraska football and one transfer is already gone.

Husker coach Matt Rhule announced Saturday that transfer wide receiver Hardley Gilmore IV had been dismissed from the team.

"We dismissed Hardley Gilmore from the team so we wish him the best as he moves forward," Rhule said. "Nothing criminal or anything like that. Just won't be with us anymore."

Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule. | Steven Branscombe-Imagn Images

Gilmore committed to Nebraska on New Year's Day. He was following teammate Dane Key and his former Wildcat position coach, Daikiel Shorts Jr., to Lincoln.

Nebraska still has a loaded wide receiver room, featuring Key and returner Jacory Barney Jr. as part of a group that quarterback Dylan Raiola describes as Ferraris and Lamborghinis.

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