Nebraska Football Flips Minnesota Edge Commit, Adding to Stellar Recruiting Weekend

Updated June 7, 2026, 7:45 p.m. by press room 1 min read

Nebraska footballs big weekend of official visits turned one edge rusher from a rival into a Cornhusker.

Maatoe Moe, a 6-3, 240-pound edge rusher from Utah, announced his commitment to Nebraska football on Sunday.

Moe flipped his original verbal commitment from Minnesota after his official visit weekend in Lincoln, along with several other high-profile recruits.

Moe becomes the fifth commit of the visit cycle, joining cornerback Bryce Williams, tight end Joey Hunter, linebacker Eli Harris, and defensive lineman Errol Demontagnac as commits for the Huskers over the weekend.

The pass rusher had been verbally committed to Minnesota since last Sunday during an official visit to the Golden Gophers in the final weekend of May, but took down his initial social media post later that same day.

Moe confirmed to Rivals on Wednesday he was committed to Minnesota, but changed his status following the visit to Lincoln.

When in doubt, wear Red, Moe reposted to his social media pages Sunday morning.

Nebraska had originally offered on May 5, becoming the latest of several Division I offers for the pass rusher since the spring.

The Huskers earned Moes commitment over other offers from Utah Tech, BYU, Boise State, Washington State, UNLV, Utah State, Colorado State, and San Diego State.

Moe has transferred to Timpview High School in Provo, Utah, for his junior season in 2025, but was held out for five contests due to transfer eligibility rules in the state.

The three-star prospect recorded 17 tackles, one sack, and 10 quarterback hurries in six games.

Moe is rated as a top-100 edge rusher prospect in the country and the No.

15 rated prospect in Utah, earning an 86 overall rating from 247Sports.

Moe becomes the 10th three-star prospect to commit to Nebraska and bumps the Huskers 247Sports recruiting ranking to No.

17 in the country.

Nebraska still trails fellow Big Ten programs Penn State (No.

7), UCLA (No.

8), USC (No.

10), Ohio State (No.

11), Oregon (No.

12), Minnesota (No.

13), Michigan (No.

14), and Washington (No.

16).

Nebraska continues to add commits from its new coaching staff additions, as Moe becomes another addition for assistant coaches Roy Manning and Corey Brown, as well as defensive coordinator Rob Aurich.

Moes commitment becomes the third defensive line or edge rusher commitment of Nebraskas 2027 Class, as St.

Frances Academys Jayden Travers committed back in Dec.

2025, joining Moe and Demontagnacs verbal commitments this weekend.

Moe fits a critical need for Nebraska as well, with the Huskers rostering nine current edge rushers for the 2026 season.

Nebraska will graduate two at seasons end in Cameron Lendhart and UCLA transfer Anthony Jones Jr.

The Huskers have five sophomores and two juniors on this years roster, including converted tight end Mac Markway, who will be playing as an edge rusher for the first time in his college football tenure.

Since the 2026 cycle began, Nebraskas defensive priorities have adjusted under new defensive coordinator Rob Aurich.

Moes flip marks the 10th defensive commit or signee for the Huskers, including four-star safety Corey Hadley Jr.

and Omaha athlete Tory Pittman.

The 2026 cycle wrapped with high-profile additions of defensive lineman Dylan Berymon, cornerback Danny Odem, and three-star Elkhorn North grad Jase Reynolds.

After limiting the programs signees for the 2026 class to only 12 commits, Nebraska has surpassed last years total with the official visit haul from this weekend.

The Huskers are now up to 16 hard commits, as several more high-profile targets could still be up for grabs.

Nebraska football was able to bring LSU commit and five-star tight end target Ahmad Hudson on an official visit this weekend as well, marking Hudsons fourth visit to Lincoln overall.

The Louisiana product is also a dominant force on the hardwood, as Hudson had been in Lincoln to visit Fred Hoiberg and Nebraska basketball as a potential addition to play two sports for the Huskers.

Hudson would tell Rivals on Sunday that Nebraska is close and added that the program would change the whole offense for me.

Hudson has created a new budding relationship with now in-state Nebraska commits Trae Taylor and Tay Ellis, as the Millard South pair connected with the five-star prospect since the Battle at the Boneyard event last summer.

I dont talk to a lot of quarterbacks.

Im more of a receiver guy, Hudson told 247Sports last summer.

So the fact that we just clicked instantly that could possibly mean that if I do come here, we could possibly just click just like that.

It wouldnt be we have to go out and throw every day.

Just click.

So being able to click with him like that helps with my recruitment.

If Nebraska paired Moes flip with a Hudson commitment, the weekend could go down as one of coach Matt Rhules and the Huskers most important and successful recruiting weekends in the programs history.

Follow Nebraska DHHS reviewing federal rule on Medicaid work requirements, declines call to press pause LINCOLN, Neb.

(Nebraska Examiner) -Nebraska became the first state to implement new federally mandated work requirements for Medicaid recipients in May, and the federal government this week released a first look at what all states would need to follow by Jan.

The U.S.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its interim final rule on the work requirements Monday for public review.

Local nonprofit Nebraska Appleseed blasted the proposal as more onerous than Nebraskas requirements, implemented eight months early, and which the advocacy organization argues could lead to more hurdles down the line.

Broadly, the federal requirements mandate that certain adults receiving Medicaid who are between the ages of 19 and 64 will need to work, volunteer or attend school for at least 80 hours per month, earn at least $580 a month or qualify for an exemption.

Among those who are exempt are people who are pregnant, have a disability, are a parent or caretaker of a young child, or veterans with a total disability rating.

Collin Spilinek, a spokesperson for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, said the agency is reviewing the new guidance to determine what changes, if any, will be necessary to make.

The state agency has said roughly 25,000 of the 72,000 adult Nebraskans enrolled through Medicaid expansion will eventually be subject to the updated work requirements to keep or get Medicaid coverage at their renewal period.

The federal proposal includes a new hurdle on top of Nebraskas requirements, Appleseed argues, that directly targets people with disabilities, mental conditions or medical needs, such as cancer or HIV, by requiring Medicaid recipients who have serious medical needs or disabilities to prove a condition makes them unable to work to qualify for an exemption.

This federal rule adds major and punitive new restrictions that will directly hurt Nebraskans, especially those with serious medical needs and disabilities, said Sarah Maresh, Appleseeds health care access program director, in a statement.

Maresh said Nebraskans were already confused, scared and at risk of unnecessarily and inappropriately losing health care because Gov.

Jim Pillen decided to act early.

Collin Spilinek, a spokesperson for Nebraskas DHHS, said the agency has been able to successfully manage the new workload of implementing the requirements with no issues.

Staff members have the foundational expertise to absorb the new requirements without expanding headcount and have received targeted training specific to the work requirements, including new policy content, system workflows and verification standards, Spilinek said this week.

Maresh and Appleseed urged DHHS to press pause and join the rest of the nation in implementing requirements by January 2027.

Spilinek said there are no plans to do so.

Peoples lives are on the line, Maresh said.

In April, days before Nebraska moved ahead with the work requirements, Drew Gonshorowski, director of the states Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care, told KETV the changes are meant to promote workforce and curb Medicaid misuse.

Our commitment here is to ensure that our members receive coverage long term, Gonshorowsk told KETV at the time.

And we will work with our providers to ensure sustainability of our systems.

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