Nebraska Running Back Dante Dowdell Enters Transfer Portal

A year after joining Nebraska from Oregon, the running back is on the move again.

Kaleb Henry | Dec 17, 2024

Dante Dowdell runs into the endzone for a touchdown. / Amarillo Mullen

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Nebraska running back Dante Dowdell is on the move again.

Dowdell has entered the transfer portal. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining.

Nebraska running back Dante Dowdell rushes for a 13-yard gain in the first quarter against Colorado. / Kenny Larabee, KLIN

The Mississippi native joined Nebraska out of the portal last offseason. Dowdell spent his freshman year at Oregon, playing in six games snd scoring one touchdown.

This fall, Dowdell played in every game and notched seven starts. He carried the ball 143 times for 614 yards and 12 scores. He also reeled in seven receptions for 21 yards.

A consensus four-star recruit out of high school, Dowdell had plenty of suitors both then and in the portal last cycle.

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Published Dec 16, 2024|Modified Dec 17, 2024

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.