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The Internet Reacts to Husker Ty Hahn Stepping Away From Football for Farming

People ran with a tweet citing Hahn's reasoning as ‘going to farm, engaged’

Kaleb Henry

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When Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule met with the media Wednesday, the majority of the questions revolved around reflecting on the season and where things go from here.

But when a question was asked about a couple of sophomores who walked on Senior Day last week, the stage was set.

"Ty (Hahn) has got his degree," Rhule began. "He's engaged. He's going back home to farm with his dad."

Note: Hahn just completed his sophomore year of eligibility but has spent four seasons in Lincoln with one season not counting due to the COVID-19 pandemic and another being a redshirt year.

Upon hearing the news, Omaha World-Herald sports editor Sam McKewon noted the update in a concise manner.

"Rhule says Ty Hahn (going to farm, engaged) and Blaise Gunnerson (injuries) are moving on from NU football."

going to farm, engaged

The internet took those four words and ran.

Goodbye, ‘Hail Varsity’

I hear there’s a nice farm upstate

‘Yes, Mama. But he was my dog. I'll do it.’

It is a $10 billion crop

I just felt like farming

‘Almost all of us will be going pro in something other than sports.’

And on this farm he had a wife

Talk about New Horizons

‘These are people of the land.’

Probably not getting an invite during conference realignment

All of this said, congrats to Ty and the future Mrs. Hahn on their agrarian adventure!

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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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