It's hard to imagine a 2026 prospect whose phone blew up like that of Nixa (Mo.) five-star Jackson Cantwell – a priority target for Nebraska football – after midnight June 15, the first date coaches could directly reach out to 2026 recruits.

“It’s been pretty eventful," Cantwell told Inside Nebraska.

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