Greatest Husker walk-on of all time - I.M. Hipp or Jared Tomich?

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Greatest Husker walk-on of all time - I.M. Hipp or Jared Tomich?

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I.M. Hipp I.M. Hipp

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Jared Tomich Jared Tomich

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I.M. Hipp

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Husker Heathen

Incredible stats for a walk-on RB.

Dean H

hard to find speedy runniing backs to walk on during those days. 30 scholarships and 120 max meant there was little quality left to get studs like him to walk on.

64%

Jared Tomich

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Ron Joseph

While I.M. Hipp has the all time greatest name for a college football player and was a great runner, I think Tomich's impact was greater. He was a big part of those championship defenses.

Johnny Joyce

He was a killer on defense and he wears an NC ring.

Luke Jay Cochran

Class guy Lost only 3 games when he played here All Husker

Ann Pinaire

He is the best!!! So proud of him!!

Randy Waterhouse

IM Hipp was good in his day, taking nothing from him. Jared Tomich was a beast on defense. Defense wins championships.

Ricky Herman

Great guy and good player

Mary Pugh

Because he deserves it

Randy Moss

Seems to me to have had the better career. Without looking into stats. One offense one defense. So it could be a difficult comparison.

Randy Petersen

Dominating DE on a dominating defense.

What should define Nebraska’s running back room heading into 2026?

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What should define Nebraska’s running back room heading into 2026?

69%

One clear feature back One clear feature back

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A situational committee A situational committee

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One clear feature back

3 Comments

David Weaver

Feature back is important to have but DEPTH is also CRITICAL. If don't have a feature back then either then depth chart is flooded with talent. But in the Big Ten you better have a GREAT 2nd and 3rd string to make it through the season. With EJ it helped he was so quick he didn't take huge hits

Terry Barker

Nebraska was always most stable when we had a feature back that can actually "carry" the team with his legs.

Ron Joseph

Nebraska in the past was successful with one top back. We've fallen on hard times because we haven't developed or recruited a great back. But the others need to be developed so we have a pipeline of backs like we use to have.

31%

A situational committee

4 Comments

Thomas Wright

Roger Craig & Tom Rathman ring a bell ? Not only a dynamic duo playing for NU, but also for the 49ers !! YES we want multiple RB’s to rotate in & out to keep their legs fresh!! GBR 🎈

SEW

Look at the success in the playoff, the teams have 2-3 capable RB's they use to keep them healthy and offer the D different looks. Johnson was unique, most backs can't take that many snaps a season and stay healthy and sharp.

PJ SAid

Every good team, including the NFL, will rotate backs on a regular basis. This last year Nebraska should have used a 2nd running back more often - NEB is lucked out EJ stayed healthy.