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Nebraska Football Signee Conor Booth Wins Gatorade Player of the Year

It was one of a pair of honors won by the Wahoo Bishop Neumann star during an eventful week.

Austin Jacobsen

Conor Booth on visit to Lincoln, Nebraska
Conor Booth on visit to Lincoln, Nebraska / @conor_booth/Instagram
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Conor Booth had plenty of reason to celebrate over the past two weeks.

Booth and his Bishop Neumann Cavaliers football team finished their season Nov. 26 as the Nebraska Class C2 runner-up after falling to champion Norfolk Catholic 27-13. The dual-sport athlete then celebrated the Thanksgiving break, followed by a busy week claiming the 2024 NEBPreps Class C2 Player of the Year honor Tuesday night, signing with Nebraska football Wednesday morning, and receiving Gatorade Player of the Year for Nebraska on Friday.

The senior running back played through torn tendons in his left knee and ankle in the championship contest to finish his record-breaking senior season. Booth ended 2024 with 2,956 rushing yards and 50 touchdowns, both Class C2 state records. He finished his four-year varsity career with over 6,000 rushing yards and 100 touchdowns.

Nebraska football and baseball commit Conor Booth runs with the ball for Bishop Neumann.
Nebraska football and baseball commit Conor Booth runs with the ball for Bishop Neumann. / Riley Hannan, Riley Films

The 6-foot, 210 pound running back was honored Tuesday night at the NEBPreps Football Awards in La Vista with the Class C2 Player of the Year award. Booth was also nominated for the Offensive Player of the Year. During the award banquet, Booth spoke on his signing with Nebraska.

"It's just been a dream. You grow up watching Nebraska football, being able to know I wear that jersey in a few months is exciting," Booth said.

Booth also complimented the coaching staffs for both the football and baseball programs for the reason for his comfort in committing to the Huskers in both sports.

"Everything they say, they truly mean," Booth said. "They make you feel like family there."

Booth was an all-state football honoree as a sophomore and junior and was a consensus top-five player in the state this year. In baseball, he projects as an outfielder or catcher for the Big Red.

Nebraska football's class of 2025 is listed as a top-25 group by most outlets, including No. 21 by 247Sports. The Huskers have 11 four-star recruits with nine three-star recruits in their 20-man signing class.

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Austin Jacobsen
AUSTIN JACOBSEN

Austin Jacobsen is a radio broadcaster and former Sports Director in Central Nebraska. He has seen the Cornhusker state from all corners; growing up in the Panhandle, completing his college degree in Kearney, working in the rural Sandhills, and now residing in Omaha. Austin is a statewide, regional, and national radio award winner and can usually be found at a high school football field on Friday nights and tuning in to the Huskers wherever they travel. If he is not on the road, Austin enjoys movie dates with his girlfriend and their dog, Ava.

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