Travis Fisher’s room is heating up just the way he likes it.
The group is deep with young talent along with three returning veterans in Deontai Williams, Marquel Dismuke and Cam Taylor-Britt. The addition of Ohio State transfer Tyreke Johnson will add some extra ‘heat’ and pressure to every position, said Fisher on Sports Nightly on Monday night.
“He’s going to heat it up the room a whole lot and that’s the way I want it to be, that’s perfect,” Fisher said. “This is exactly where I want it to be from the Cam Taylor-Britt side to the Quinton Newsome side.
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We wrap-up our spring positional recaps today by giving our final take on Nebraska’s safeties.
Sixth-year senior Deontai Williams. (Tyler Krecklow)
WHAT WE LEARNED: Williams and Dismuke will help lead this defense
When you talk about leadership on Nebraska’s veteran defense heading into the 2021 season, it’s hard not to start with the safety position.
Seniors Marquel Dismuke and Deontai Williams both came back for a sixth season in 2021. Over the last two years, Dismuke has played 1,312 snaps at safety, while Williams has seen 777 snaps from 2018 to 2020, including 519 this past season.
Both of these guys came back for unfinished business. Neither Dismuke nor Williams liked the way last season ended, especially the decision not to play in a bowl game, which was a vote driven by many players that ended up leaving the program.