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Another Husker Commit Transferring to a Nebraska High School

After one of the most dominant seasons in Nebraska high school history, Millard South is loading up with more talent. Besides quarterback Trae Taylor, wide receiver Antayvious Ellis is moving to the state to play for the Patriots before becoming a Husker.
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Husker commit Antayvious Ellis is transferring to Millard South in Nebraska.
Husker commit Antayvious Ellis is transferring to Millard South in Nebraska. | Antayvious Ellis

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The in-state pipeline to Nebraska football is growing, albeit a tad artificially.

Prior to this week, the Huskers had two in-state commitments from the class of 2027: five-star athlete Tory Pittman III and three-star offensive tackle Matt Erickson. Now, the Big Red are set to have four.

Three-star wide receiver Antayvious Ellis is transferring to Millard South in Omaha. He made the announcement Thursday on Hurrdat Sports Live.

"I'm going to be taking my talents to Millard South," Ellis said.

Ellis committed to Nebraska in November. According to the 247Sports Composite, he's the No. 409 prospect in the class and No. 54 wideout.

Over the last three years at Crowley High School in Crowley, Texas, Ellis has notched at least 700 yards receiving each season. This past fall, he had career highs of 65 receptions and 808 yards. He also had nine touchdowns.

Ellis will get an extra year of work with his future Cornhusker quarterback Trae Taylor. Taylor announced Wednesday that he would be moving to Lincoln and transferring to the Patriots. Although it is roughly a 47-minute drive from Memorial Stadium to Millard South High School, Taylor said that isn't a big deal.

"The drive from Lincoln to Omaha is less of a drive than I make now from Crystal lake to Mundelein that I have done the last 3 years," Taylor said on X.

Ellis and Taylor both noted that they want to play a bigger role in recruiting while closer to the program they'll be joining in a year.

"We get to finally be Lincoln and be there a whole year early," Ellis said. "So, we get to recruit. We get to recruit the best of the best while we're sitting by Coach Rhule."

Local High School Politics

Ellis and Taylor immediately jump into the "Husker Bubble" while also putting themselves squarely in the middle of an ongoing debate about high school transfers and their place within the NSAA, the organization that oversees high school competition in Nebraska.

Millard South featured a loaded roster in 2025, led by Alabama signee Jett Thomalla at quarterback. The Patriots, who had 10 players sign with Division I programs in December, outscored their in-state opponents 489-10. There was also a forfeit by Lincoln High in October. Lincoln also forfeited in the second half against Millard South in 2024, down 63-0 at halftime.

Millard South quarterback Jett Thomalla set records and let the Patriots to back-to-back state titles.
Millard South quarterback Jett Thomalla set records and let the Patriots to back-to-back state titles. | Patrick Breen/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK

During the playoffs, Millard South notched wins of 45-3, 48-3, and 62-21, before winning the state title 49-0. This gave the Patriots back-to-back state championships, after rolling through the 2024 playoffs 56-19, 49-10, 49-14, and 27-10.

The controversy comes from ongoing discussions about competitive balance and recruiting transfers at the high school level. Nebraska allows students to option-enroll to schools outside of the district where they live, something that a number of schools have taken advantage of to build powerhouse programs in different sports.

With Millard South already under the microscope for where players were coming from to join the football team, the additions of Ellis and Taylor add fuel to the fire for NSAA schools to put forth proposals that may further limit the ability to switch schools and play immediately.

Currently, if schools have room, students can complete paperwork to option-enroll by a deadline in the spring. If that deadline is missed, then that student must sit out of activities for 90 days.

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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

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