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Nebraksa flips 2023 3-star DL from ACC program during Early Signing Period

Cole Thompson

By Cole Thompson

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Nebraska won’t know if 1st-year head coach Matt Rhule is the long-term guy until months down the line. Still, his 1st recruiting class in Lincoln is shaping up to be promising.

Rhule and the Huskers were able to flip 3-star defensive lineman Vincent Carroll-Jackson from Syracuse during the Early Signing Period Wednesday afternoon. Carroll-Jackson, a native of Harrisburg (PA), had been committed to the Orange since Dec. 11 after visiting the program earlier this month.

Carroll-Jackson, 6-foot-5, 280-pounder, now becomes the 22nd commitment for the Huskers in the 2023 class. The defensive tackle had a working relationship with former Syracuse defensive coordinator Tony White, who was hired by Rhule earlier this month for the same position in Lincoln.

Carroll-Jackson only played 1 season of high school football, but the tools were there for schools to come calling. At one point, the defender had over a dozen offers on the table, including ones from programs such as Florida, Georiga, Pitt, UConn, and Buffalo, among others.

With the addition of Carroll-Jackson, Rhule has added 7 defensive linemen to the 2023 class, including 4-star Riley Van Poppel and former Texas A&M top recruit Elijah Jeudy.

Cole Thompson

Cole Thompson is a freelance writer for Saturday Tradition who has covered college football and the NFL for multiple websites. Thompson is currently based in Houston, Texas, and also can be heard daily on SportsMap National Radio's 'Just Sayin It' from 3am-6am.