Nebraska football: 5 questions the Nebraska Huskers must answer in 2020

2. Who replaces Spielman in the wide receiver group?

The biggest question mark about the offense outside of overall depth and experience (again, a prevalent issue throughout the entire roster) is what’s going to happen at wide receiver. That question comes from the fact that the team’s leading pass-catcher from the 2019 season, JD Spielman, entered the transfer portal and is no longer in the fold.

Spielman led the Huskers with 40 receptions for 898 yards and five touchdowns and may have been better than that according to the eye test. He was clearly the most trusted option in the passing attack, so Frost must figure out what to do on offense now that he’s no longer an option. Luckily, there may be some answers.

Kade Warner is a completely different player than Spielman as he doesn’t offer the same fearlessness or explosiveness but he can be a target hog in the offense. He’s a guy that just gets open and can be a safety valve if healthy, which was an issue in 2019. Meanwhile, Wan’Dale Robinson, a versatile player who can line up in the backfield too, has some juice to potentially be a one-for-one sort of replacement for Spielman.

The big question is if someone that’s relatively unknown can emerge in this instance, though. Frost wants to keep things moving quickly in terms of tempo, which could mean using a ton of guys in the offensive attack. With that approach, they are going to need several young players to emerge as options that can be counted on to consistently make plays as pass-catchers.