Last 30 opening day quarterbacks for the Huskers

We’re officially under 55 days till the start of the college football season. Nebraska will be heading across the Atlantic to Dublin, Ireland, to take on the Northwestern Wildcats in a European Big Ten battle. As we’re all aware, the Huskers have added several new coaches after last season’s disappointing 3-9 campaign in 2021. Scott Frost and company have also added a couple of new quarterbacks to the team via the transfer portal, Casey Thompson (Texas) & Chubba Purdy (Florida State) after the transfer of four-year starter Adrian Martinez (Kansas State). It appears that Thompson will be starting under center (or in the shotgun) in the Week 0 clash in Europe.

If Thompson is the starter, he will join a storied history of Nebraska opening day quarterbacks. The program features QBs that have won the Heisman, the Walter Camp Trophy, the Davey O’Brien Award, and the Johnny Unitas Award. Below is a list of the last 30 opening-day quarterbacks for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. I’ll be honest. There were a few names that I had forgotten were once starters for the Huskers, but the list does contain a few memorable players and Nebraska football legends.

1992: Mike Grant

26 SEP 1992: NEBRASKA HEAD COACH TOM OSBORNE ON THE SIDELINES DURING THE 45-24 WIN OVER ARIZONA STATE AT MEMORIAL STADIUM IN LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. Mandatory Credit: Earl Richardson/ALLSPORT

1993: Tommie Frazier

Sep 19, 1993; Pasadena, CA, USA: FILE PHOTO; Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback Tommie Frazier (15) in action against the UCLA Bruins during the 1993 season at the Rose Bowl Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Long Photography-USA TODAY Sports

1994: Tommie Frazier

Aug 1994; E. Rutherford, NJ, USA, FILE PHOTO; Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback (15) Tommie Fraizer in action against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Meadowlands. Mandatory Credit: Photo by USA TODAY Sports

1995: Tommie…