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Nebraska Linebacker Mikai Gbayor to Enter Transfer Portal

The junior started every game for the Huskers this year but will go elsewhere for his final season.

Kaleb Henry

Mikai Gbayor recovers a fumble during Nebraska's 2024 game at USC.
Mikai Gbayor recovers a fumble during Nebraska's 2024 game at USC. / Nebraska Athletics
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The transfer portal news continued Monday evening for Nebraska football.

Junior linebacker Mikai Gbayor is set to enter the portal when it opens this month. He has a year of eligibility remaining.

Gbayor redshirted in 2021 and did not see action until 2023. That season he played in all 12 games, with four starts, totaling 24 tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss. This year, Gbayor started every game and finished with 49 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss and a sack.

Before coming to Lincoln, Gbayor was one of the top 10 recruits in the state of New Jersey by 247Sports. He had offers from several other top schools, and chose Nebraska over Kentucky, Michigan State, Ole Miss and West Virginia.

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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

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