#42 Sean Fisher
Sr • LB • 6-6 • 235 lbs
| Hometown: | OMAHA, NE |
| Previous School: | MILLARD NORTH |
| Recruited By: | Barney Cotton |
| Recruiting Class: | 2008 |
Linebacker Commit Highlights Eventful Weekend
<font size="2">Usually the time period between the end of spring football and the NFL draft doesn't produce a lot of Husker football news. But this year is an exception. The fifth commitment for the class of 2013 was announced. This came after Bo Pelini revealed that Nebraska had a couple …
Handicapping the Spring Game
<font size="2">The Nebraska Athletic Department has released the rosters for the Spring game. <font size="2">Based on what we see, which team has the edge?</font></font>
Experience and Preparation Make LBs Ready
In Bo Pelini's first four years as coach, Lavonte David is the only linebacker to have led the team in tackles for a season, and he did it two years in a row totaling 285 in the process. In Pelini's first three years, there has been one stand out linebacker …
Fixing Nebraska's Cornerback Issues
For Nebraska, the 2011 season and 2012 recruiting class can be defined by one position - cornerback. Forget quarterback play. Forget the need for additional linebackers. The Husker's fortunes have risen and fallen with their corners. A "Bo Pelini Defense" needs great cornerback play, something that was missing for large …
Decoding Coach Speak: "They Made a Lot of Mistakes"
In his weekly press conference, Bo Pelini pulled few punches. He said his team, particularly his defense, needed to execute better. His comment about his linebacking corps - "they made some plays, they made a lot of mistakes" - raised some eyebrows considering how the NU linebackers filled the stat …
Position Battle Buzz - Defense
There's no actual depth chart on the horizon so lets take a couple of minutes for round two of the annual August parlor game: Guessing the depth chart. We won't know anything for sure until Sept. 3 but here's my take on what's happened so far this fall. …
Handicapping the Spring Game
<span lang="">Since Bo Pelini returned to Nebraska, the spring game has become a competitive contest. By splitting the talent, Nebraska's head coach has kept things from becoming too one-sided. Even so, it's often been clear which team had an advantage. This season's contest might be the toughest to call yet.</span> …
Huskers Loading Up on Linebackers?
There's been a fair amount of speculation about whether Nebraska would need to abandon the peso defense to handle some of the power rushing attacks in the Big Ten. If the Huskers were to go to a more traditional 4-3 defensive front, then perhaps the additional linebacker could help stuff …
Bo's Best Defense?
In the past two seasons, Nebraska fans have been treated to two tremendous defenses. In 2009, it was led by Ndamukong Suh and a front four that collapsed the pocket quickly, ending plays before they could begin. In 2010, it was a secondary that made completing passes seem downright futile. …
LaVonte David Having a Special Season
<div> This August, before the season began, the sports writers and fans following Husker football had a pretty good idea of who the the defensive stars might be. Jared Crick and Prince Amukamara graced the covers of magazines and were the subject of significant buzz. Both have played very well. But …
Linebacker Depth Becoming an Issue
It has been a rather injury-filled preseason camp for Nebraska. Before yesterday, NU had lost four players thought to be contributors in 2010, including an offensive lineman (Mike Smith) a linebacker (Sean Fisher), a tight end (Dreu Young) and a cornerback (Anthony Blue). The list appears to have grown by one …
Fisher Injury Affects Depth of Young LB Squad
The majority of the off season discussions about the defense has centered on the defensive line stepping up to fill in Ndamukong Suh's void and the secondary's amazing athletic abilities. With the emergence of the Peso position, Linebackers were short a spot to compete for as the base set now includes …
Questions that Matter: How Will NU Replace the Middle of its Defense?
Season preview articles typically include a run down of the depth chart or a listing of key contributors. Often, they take the form of a unit-by-unit review of the team (Headline: NU is deep at cornerback!). At Big Red Network we get tired of reading that kind of thing. We suspect …
A Husker Boxing Card I'd Pay to See
Did you hear yet? The Huskers engaged in some boxing at the end of summer workouts. In case you missed it...what am I talking about? There's no way you could've missed it. The boxing bit was the anecdote of the weekend. But what if, instead of a little light-hearted sparring, we …
Updated Roster Provides New Information
Fans never get to know everything that people in the Athletic Department do, and that's probably a good thing. But from time to time, they tip their hand a bit and provide some new insights on the team. When Huskers.com updated their bios and roster, it gave some clues about some …
Underclassmen Make Strides to Impact Team
So it's apparently never too early for 2011 draft talk, as SI's Andrew Perloff and ESPN's Todd McShay have decided. With McShay believing that Jared Crick will be leaving early as a Junior next year. Looking at Nebraska's roster, there are 25 seniors and 24 juniors on the roster this year, …
NFL Draft Illustrates NU's 2010 Needs on Defense
The NFL draft provided Husker fans reason to celebrate. They could cheer for three former players getting a chance to make a very good living playing the game. At the same time, those young men entering the NFL stage means they exit the NU program and leave the Huskers major holes …
What Will We See Saturday?
Sure a number of people are wondering who will play best at the Spring game. Will it be Cody Green or Taylor Martinez? Eric Martin or Sean Fisher? Curenski Gilleylen or Antonio Bell? And on and on... But one question that's been so far unanswered is how will they pick the …
Spring Themes: New Crop of Linebackers
With Nebraska's spring practices just days away, we're addressing the themes of this spring - the big picture items to be keeping track of as you sift through daily practice updates. I already addressed the burgeoning quarterback battle. Now, it is time to turn our attention to the defense. Everybody knows …
Who'll Play Early?
One of the first questions people tend to ask about a new recruiting class, is which players will play next year? We know most players under Pelini redshirt. That's why we shouldn't expect to see the true freshmen offensive linemen. You'd say the same about the defensive linemen except that two …
Red-Colored Glasses
Every team in Division I has reason to doubt their team's chances at a national championship. Even a team like Florida this past year with so much returning from a national championship squad came up short. But sometimes as a fan, you want to tune out those doubts. You want to …
Will it be a Happy New Year for Nebraska?
Coming off a big win in the Holiday bowl and a good game for Lee, you can begin to imagine a much better year for the Husker offense in 2010. Not to mention the ten returning starters for Nebraska on offense. Add to that the news that Lee has been playing …
Offseason Roster Shakeups Begin
The good news was that Nebraska landed a highly rated junior college recruit at midyear in former LSU commit Jermarcus Hardrick. While a redshirt is possible, the rumblings seem to be that they will preparing him to start in 2010. For those who blame the 2009 offensive woes on the o-line, …
Colorado Post-Mortem
Every year, the Huskers face a Colorado team that is ready to play Nebraska to the best of their abilities no matter what shape or situation each team is in. This year was no different. I don't know whether the Buffs caught Nebraska battling a short week of preparation, a long …
Notable Quotes from Nebraska vs Louisiana
Curious about how the defense feels about getting a shutout, if Zac Lee's thumb bothered him, or if Bo was satisfied with Saturday's performance? Read on for what the players and coaches of both teams and the media said after the Huskers 55-0 shutout of the Ragin' Cajuns.
Will Recent Recruits Silence the Naysayers?
In recent weeks and months there's been a lot of chatter that Nebraska was "behind" in recruiting due to the relatively small number of commitments to NU and the many commitments to programs like Texas. The clamor rose to almost outright panic by some factions of Husker fans with the decommitments …
The Weekly Buzz
Now that we're in our full week of real college football, we're finally getting some juicy stories coming out of the woodwork. This week has got our coaches being pretty open with their feelings about how the Huskers played this weekend. We also were able to see a boatload of young …
Finding Fresh Faces
Not too long ago, my esteemed BRN colleague Brandon took a shot a figuring out who the freshman contributors that Bo Pelini mentioned my just be. Today, after the knowledge that comes following a dozen practices, we can see more clearly which of the young players are starting to emerge. …
Leading Linebackers and Learning the Line
Two-a-day practices are wrapping up, and certain issues are starting to develop at Husker camp. Some, like the pecking order at linebacker, are getting a bit clearer. Others, like the competition along the offensive line, are a bit more cloudy (and concerning). Both units merit some discussion.
It’ll Take More Than Suh to Beat OU
Most people look at Nebraska’s 2009 schedule and mark down the home game against Oklahoma as a loss. The Sooners were 11 points from a national championship a year ago and returns nine starters on defense as well as a Heisman winning quarterback, an All-American tight end, and a pair of …
Implications of Injury Updates
Among the most meaningful components of Big 12 Media Days are the injury updates. Three in particular stand out for Nebraska. Redshirt freshman quarterback Kody Spano is apparently 100% healthy after some knee issues that caused him to miss time in the spring. Offensive tackle Jaivorio Burkes will miss the 2009 …
Linebacking Losses Won’t Leave Huskers Lacking
A year ago at this time, Nebraska had some major question marks surrounding the linebackers. With only one player with starting experience in the mix and not many more with playing experience, the Huskers had to find some linebackers for the 2008 campaign. This season, the Huskers may again lose up …
The NFL Draft's Harsh Husker Reality
Wins and losses are the ultimate measure of a football team. Teams are what their record says they are. Beyond that, few things offer as clear a window in to the state of a particular football program than the NFL draft. The selection process rigorously evaluates individual ability which reflects on …
Roster Ramblings for 2009
This week, the University of Nebraska released its updated football roster for 2009. While the actual task of building and releasing the roster feels like administrivia...the content is actually the best gateway to start digging in to what the 2009 Huskers may look like. My initial review of the new roster …
Brandon Kinnie Most Likely to See Time
One of the favorite games of fans right after signing day, is “who will see early playing time�? While you'd expect at least a handful of players from this class to contribute in 2009, the top candidate is probably junior college wide receiver Brandon Kinnie.
The Value of a Redshirt
As you probably know, the current NCAA rules state that an eligible athlete has five years to complete four seasons. A student-athlete may practice for a team but not play in a game for one season, not counting against his or her four seasons of eligibility. This is known as a …
Plug 'N Play Linebackers
It was a gift that made perfect sense. We've all probably played Pacman and Dig Dug at the cool Showbiz birthday party as kids (those animated stage characters still give me nightmares). But in a Nobel Peace Prize-deserving invention, by simply plugging a couple of cables into your TV – Voila!- …
Blackshirts, Depth Charts, and Captains - Oh My!
It's game week in Nebraska. The Huskers have an opponent ready to take the field on Saturday night. But most of the talk online, on the radio and around water coolers so far this week has centered on the Huskers and not on Western Michigan. And very little of it has …
Position Breakdowns: Linebackers
Outlook: The Huskers were positively gutted by graduation at linebacker. Given the way the defense performed in 2007, they may not be all bad. Nebraska must find starters and capable backups at every spot. Still, a transfer by Kyle Moore (brother of former standout Husker defensive end Jay Moore) suggests that …
Chaos Theory
Chaos theory tells us the flutter of a butterfly's wings in one part of the world could cause a Hurricane a thousand miles away. That is, the cumulative effect of many small tipping points can ultimately be the difference between a mild storm off the coast and a massive event. Similarly, …
The Class of 2008 Comes Together
The Huskers recruiting class of 2008 might be remembered as much for whom it didn't include as for who it did. Among the decommits were five-star quarterback Blaine Gabbert, four-star running back Jonas Gray, four-star offensive linemen Trevor Robinson, Bryce Givens, and Dan Hoch, four-star linebacker Shaun Mohler, and five-star defensive …
On Talent
The assessment, evaluation, and value of talent is one of the great enigmas in college football. It is very difficult to win big without it, though having it does not necessarily assure wins, either. It is a qualifying factor, a prerequisite with other elements required. Talent is made all the more …
Alonzo Whaley Commits
The Huskers landed another verbal commitment this weekend, this time from linebacker prospect Alonzo Whaley. Considering NU's great need at the position, it's a welcome commitment even if he's not a Parade All-American.
“Do It Now�
For those who haven't heard, Bo Pelini told Omaha running back recruit Collins Okafor that if he wanted to decommit to “decommit nowâ€?. He also said, “I've never had a losing season and I'm not planning on having one nowâ€?. Doesn't that sound exactly like the legend of Bo, the same …
Big Recruiting Weekend as Much About Retention as Acquisition
As I write this, Scout.com reports that 11 recruits will make official visits to Nebraska this weekend. This stuff can change hourly so stay tuned. Five of those recruits (or nearly half of the visitors) have already committed to Nebraska and tend to be more highly regarded than the other six …
Recruiting Update
Now that the Huskers have a head coach, it will become easier to understand which recruits still want to come to Lincoln and which will look elsewhere. Sure, there's a ton of re-recruiting to be done of the kids who had committed to Bill Callahan, but with a lot less uncertainty …
Pipe Down Back There
No Husker fan walked away happy with what they saw against USC Saturday night. The Huskers could neither run the ball nor stop the run – two pretty big keys to winning football games. But the Huskers were facing the top-ranked team in the country. How did Florida look against Nebraska …
Doug Rippy is N’
The Huskers landed another commitment at linebacker today in Doug Rippy of Columbus Ohio. Rippy holds offers from Akron, Cincinnati, Illinois, and Michigan State. He's listed at 6'2�, 217 lbs. and running a 4.5 40.
Sean Fisher Joins Husker 2008 Class
Millard North senior-to-be Sean Fisher has given his verbal commitment to join Nebraska's 2008 recruiting class. The 6-5 inch, 210 lb safety and linebacker prospect was on hand for NU football camp this week, and came to his decision. Fisher chose NU over a myriad of other schools from around the …
Linebacker a Big Recruiting Need
In college football, one year to the next your biggest strength can become your greatest weakness. In 2007, linebacker is the unit with arguably the most depth, talent, and experience anywhere on the team. In 2008, it may well be the thinnest and least experienced position on the team.
- Third-Team National All-Freshman Team (2009, Phil Steele)
- All-Big 12 Freshman Team (2009, ESPN.com)
- First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2009)
- Three-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2008, 2009, 2010)
- Three-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2009, 2010, 2011)
- Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2011)