2027 4-Star Athlete Ty Keys Calls Nebraska Football Offer a 'Confidence Booster'

Nebraska recently offered high four-star and potential future five-star Ty Keys. He caught up with HuskerMax to discuss more.
Poplarville's Tylan Keys (5) carries for yardage against Louisville during the MHSAA 4A championship game in Hattiesburg, Miss., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024.
Poplarville's Tylan Keys (5) carries for yardage against Louisville during the MHSAA 4A championship game in Hattiesburg, Miss., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. / Barbara Gauntt/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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Nebraska football's wave of scholarship offers that went out earlier this month did not just include current juniors, but sophomores and freshmen as well.

One of those sophomores receiving an offer was 2027 four-star athlete Ty Keys. The 6-1, 190-pound prospect plays for Poplarville High School in Mississippi.

The 247Sports Composite ranks Keys as the No. 5 athlete and 35th ranked prospect in the nation. He's the No. 3 player in Mississippi. His offer list includes Oregon, Penn State, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, UCF, and Nebraska

Keys caught up with HuskerMax to discuss his Husker offer.

“All of the offers I’ve received this far are a blessing to me and my family,” Keys said. ”Nebraska was a confidence booster and a reminder that my hard work pays off and isn’t going unnoticed because it was the first offer I received coming off a short sophomore season due to injury.”

The offer came from a recent returner to the Nebraska staff in Phil Simpson, the new outside linebackers coach.

“Coach Simpson offered me. We had a good conversation. He gave me pointers on how to grow my game that I appreciated and will be working on this offseason,” Keys said.

While Keys has not set a visit for Lincoln yet, he's hoping to do so before the fall.

”Hopefully, I can make it to the spring game or one of their summer practices,” Keys said. ”I just look forward to seeing the campus getting a feel for the environment, meeting the staff, and trying the food out.”

As for which schools stand out so far, top of mind is a school closer to home.

“Mississippi State has been standing out because they’ve been in constant contact, and even checking me out in baseball,” Keys said. ”Ole Miss, UCF, Oregon, Penn State, Nebraska, and University of Louisiana in no certain rank or order.”


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Caleb Sisk I has been a sports writer since 2023. He joined HuskerMax and Nebraska On SI in 2024, where he focused on recruiting coverage for one of the nation’s most intriguing programs. His career began in 2020 as a video editor while still in high school. He quickly tried something new when he went to graphic design in 2022 and created his own brand. This led to early success and an easy choice for Sisk when it came to being more involved in sports coverage. He has covered a number of programs, including Tennessee, Cincinnati, Kansas, and more. Sisk also contributes to High School on SI.