[SamuelMcF]

Six Nebraska players entered the transfer portal the week after last year’s spring game.

Yikes.

I wonder how many entered the portal because after Spring practice they weren't happy with where they thought they were in the depth chart as opposed to Rhule's assertion that other teams saw how those six did in spring practice and "stole" them

Yeah, the six would have to be largely starters if Rhule's hypothesis is correct.  Guys who expected to get playing time and didn't (or guys who were shown up by emerging younger talent) could have been reading the writing on the wall and transferring to greener pastures.  And if the six who transferred went to less-regarded programs, then it's a bit less worrying.

Here were the six:

• DB Corey Collier, not a starter: Florida A&M
  
• ILB Eric Stokes, not a starter: Trinity Valley CC
  
• Edge Chief Borders, not a starter: Pitt (not a starter, 12 tackles, entered the portal again)
  
• DL Ru'Quan Buckley, not a starter: Michigan State (not a starter, 9 tackles)
  
• QB Jeff Sims, started 2 games and sucked: ASU (not a starter)
  
• TE Jake Appleget, not a starter: Northern Illinois
  

Feels very obvious which case is correct here.

[SamuelMcF]

Six Nebraska players entered the transfer portal the week after last year’s spring game.

Yikes.

I wonder how many entered the portal because after Spring practice they weren't happy with where they thought they were in the depth chart as opposed to Rhule's assertion that other teams saw how those six did in spring practice and "stole" them

Yeah, the six would have to be largely starters if Rhule's hypothesis is correct.  Guys who expected to get playing time and didn't (or guys who were shown up by emerging younger talent) could have been reading the writing on the wall and transferring to greener pastures.  And if the six who transferred went to less-regarded programs, then it's a bit less worrying.

Here were the six:

• DB Corey Collier, not a starter: Florida A&M
  
• ILB Eric Stokes, not a starter: Trinity Valley CC
  
• Edge Chief Borders, not a starter: Pitt (not a starter, 12 tackles, entered the portal again)
  
• DL Ru'Quan Buckley, not a starter: Michigan State (not a starter, 9 tackles)
  
• QB Jeff Sims, started 2 games and sucked: ASU (not a starter)
  
• TE Jake Appleget, not a starter: Northern Illinois
  

Feels very obvious which case is correct here.