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Gabe Ervin Jr. sold on Casey Thompson’s role as starting QB for Nebraska: ‘He deserves it’
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Nebraska has finally named its starting quarterback for this upcoming season and it’s Casey Thompson.
The junior from Oklahoma City played with the Texas Longhorns last year and he put up some really good numbers in 2021.
Thompson threw for over 2,000 yards and 24 touchdowns with just 9 interceptions. Thompson is a welcome addition to the Cornhuskers offense and running back Gabe Ervin Jr. said that Thompson earning the top spot at quarterback is well deserved.
“Casey came in with that leader attitude, showing what the standards supposed to be and what the culture’s supposed to be at Nebraska,” said Ervin. “He deserves it. He works his butt off, his keys and his points on his throwing, everything’s good.”
The Longhorns’ offense ranked 47th in the country averaging about 424 yards per game, so Thompson comes in with a lot of experience and will be a great offensive weapon for the Cornhuskers.
The Cornhuskers’ offense wasn’t bad themselves last season finishing 20th in the country averaging about 447 yards per game. The problem with this team was it couldn’t put teams away and it would shoot itself in the foot sometimes during critical moments in the game.
Hopefully, with Thompson starting, that will change this season and he can put this offense back on course.