Nouredin Nouili is in the clear.Â
The Nebraska sophomore offensive lineman is immediately eligible to compete after receiving an NCAA waiver, the transfer from Colorado State announced via Twitter on Wednesday.
Nouili graduated from Norris last year as an exchange student from Germany. Upon arriving in the United States, he impressed on the football field to such a degree that he picked up several scholarship offers and eventually picked CSU.Â
I am very proud and happy to be able to say that my waiver request to the NCAA has been approved and that i am immediately eligibleðŸ™ðŸ½
— Nouredin Nouili (@Nouri_73)
Go Big Red🇺🇸🇩🇪
Nouili earned a starting guard job as a freshman and played in seven games but transferred after head coach Mike Bobo was fired. He is beginning his Husker career as a walk-on.Â
Nouili adds even more depth and potential competition for the interior offensive line spots up for grabs in Greg Austin's room. The Huskers have 15 scholarship offensive linemen plus Nouili and fellow walk-on transfer Ezra Miller, who joined the program this summer after spending his redshirt season on scholarship at Iowa.Â
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Nouili will be a sophomore this fall, but does have a redshirt year available. That means he could potentially play in up to four games and still retain his eligibility.Â
Austin recently complimented Nouili's early work on the "Husker Sports Nightly" radio program.Â
“Don’t sleep on Nouri,†Austin said. “I think he’s going to have to make up some ground, but he was a guy who started as a true freshman for Colorado State last year. ... He has some playing experience under his belt, and he has a little bit of fire to him as well.â€