Nebraska vs. Minnesota projected starting lineup and depth chart for Week 8 | 2025 college football season

The No. 25 Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-1) will face the Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-2) in Week 8 of the 2025 college football season on Friday. The game will kick off at 8 p.m. ET from Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Ahead of the Nebraska vs. Minnesota game, here's a look at the projected lineups for both teams.

Nebraska vs. Minnesota projected starting lineup for Week 8

Nebraska projected starting lineup

Here's a look at Nebraska's projected starters on offense vs. Minnesota:

Position	Starter
WR-X	Nyziah Hunter (RS SO/TR)
WR-Z	Dane Key (SR/TR)
WR-SL	Jacory Barney Jr. (SO)
LT	Elijah Pritchett (RS JR/TR)
LG	Henry Lutovsky (RS SR)
C	Justin Evans (RS JR)
RG	Rocco Spindler (RS SR/TR)
RT	Gunnar Gottula (RS SO)
TE	Luke Lindenmeyer (RS JR)
QB	Dylan Raiola (SO)
RB	Emmett Johnson (RS JR)

Here's a look at Nebraska's projected starters on defense vs. Minnesota:

Position	Starter
LDE	Cameron Lenhardt (JR)
NT	Elijah Jeudy (RS SR/TR)
DT	Keona Davis (SO)
JACK	Dasan McCullough (SR/TR)
WLB	Javin Wright (RS SR)
MLB	Vincent Shavers Jr. (SO)
LCB	Andrew Marshall (JR/TR)
SS	DeShon Singleton (SR/TR)
FS	Marques Buford Jr. (RS SR)
RCB	Ceyair Wright (RS SR/TR)
NB	Malcolm Hartzog Jr. (SR)

Here's a look at Nebraska's projected starters on special teams vs. Minnesota:

Position	Starter
Punter (PT)	Archie Wilson (FR)
Placekicker (PK)	Kyle Cunanan (RS SO/TR)
Kickoff Specialist (KO)	Kyle Cunanan (RS SO/TR)
Long Snapper (LS)	Kevin Gallic (SR/TR)
Holder (H)	Kamdyn Koch (RS FR)
Punt Returner (PR)	Jacory Barney Jr. (SO)
Kick Returner (KR)	Kenneth Williams (RS SO)

Minnesota projected starting lineup

Here's a look at Minnesota's projected starters on offense vs. Nebraska:

Position	Starter
WR-X	Kenric Lanier II (RS SO)
WR-Z	Javon Tracy (RS JR/TR)
WR-SL	Le'Meke Brockington (RS SR)
LT	Nathan Roy (RS FR)
LG	Greg Johnson (JR)
C	Ashton Beers (RS JR)
RG	Marcellus Marshall (RS SR/TR)
RT	Dylan Ray (RS SR/TR)
TE	Jameson Geers (RS SR)
QB	Drake Lindsey (RS FR)
RB	Fame Ijeboi (RS FR)

Here's a look at Minnesota's projected starters on defense vs. Nebraska:

Position	Starter
DE	Anthony Smith (RS JR)
NT	Deven Eastern (RS SR)
DT	Jalen Logan-Redding (RS SR)
RUSH	Jaxon Howard (RS SO/TR)
WLB	Devon Williams (RS SR)
MLB	Maverick Baranowski (RS JR)
LCB	John Nestor (JR/TR)
SS	Koi Perich (SO)
FS	Aidan Gousby (RS JR)
RCB	Za’Quan Bryan (RS SO)
NB	Kerry Brown (RS SO)

Here's a look at Minnesota's projected starters on special teams vs. Nebraska:

Position	Starter
Punter (PT)	Tom Weston (RS SO/TR)
Placekicker (PK)	Brady Denaburg (SR/TR)
Kickoff Specialist (KO)	Brady Denaburg (SR/TR)
Long Snapper (LS)	Alan Soukup (SO)
Holder (H)	Tom Weston (RS SO/TR)
Punt Returner (PR)	Koi Perich (SO)
Kick Returner (KR)	Koi Perich (SO)

Nebraska vs. Minnesota depth chart for Week 8

Nebraska depth chart

Here's a look at Nebraska's depth chart for its offense:

Pos	No.	Player 1	Class/Status	No.	Player 2	Class/Status	No.	Player 3	Class/Status	No.	Player 4	Class/Status
WR-X	13	Nyziah Hunter	RS SO/TR	18	Quinn Clark	RS FR	—	—	—	—	—	—
WR-Z	6	Dane Key	SR/TR	19	Cortez Mills Jr.	FR	80	Jeremiah Jones	FR	—	—	—
WR-SL	2	Jacory Barney Jr.	SO	85	Keelan Smith	RS FR	—	—	—	—	—	—
LT	57	Elijah Pritchett	RS JR/TR	69	Turner Corcoran	RS SR	—	—	—	—	—	—
LG	59	Henry Lutovsky	RS SR	76	Jason Maciejczak	RS SO	—	—	—	—	—	—
C	51	Justin Evans	RS JR	58	Jake Peters	RS FR	62	Sam Sledge	RS SO	—	—	—
RG	50	Rocco Spindler	RS SR/TR	75	Tyler Knaak	RS JR/TR	66	Grant Brix	RS FR	—	—	—
RT	77	Gunnar Gottula	RS SO	65	Teddy Prochazka	RS SR	—	—	—	—	—	—
TE	44	Luke Lindenmeyer	RS JR	10	Heinrich Haarberg	RS SR	29	Carter Nelson	SO	—	—	—
QB	15	Dylan Raiola	SO	14	TJ Lateef	FR	12	Jalyn Gramstad	RS SR/TR	—	—	—
RB	21	Emmett Johnson	RS JR	35	Mekhi Nelson	RS FR	22	Isaiah Mozee	FR	28	Kwinten Ives	RS SO

Here's a look at Nebraska's depth chart for its defense:

Pos	No.	Player 1	Class/Status	No.	Player 2	Class/Status	No.	Player 3	Class/Status
LDE	11	Cameron Lenhardt	JR	96	Williams Nwaneri	RS FR/TR	93	Kade Pietrzak	FR
NT	16	Elijah Jeudy	RS SR/TR	5	Riley Van Poppel	RS SO	95	Gabe Moore	RS SO/TR
DT	97	Keona Davis	SO	90	Jaylen George	RS JR/TR	53	David Hoffken	RS FR
JACK	15	Dasan McCullough	SR/TR	17	Willis McGahee IV	SO	—	—	—
WLB	0	Javin Wright	RS SR	40	Dawson Merritt	FR	54	Jacob Bower	RS SO
MLB	9	Vincent Shavers Jr.	SO	33	Marques Watson-Trent	RS SR/TR	—	—	—
LCB	10	Andrew Marshall	JR/TR	37	Donovan Jones	RS FR	—	—	—
SS	8	DeShon Singleton	SR/TR	12	Justyn Rhett	RS SO/TR	—	—	—
FS	3	Marques Buford Jr.	RS SR	21	Rex Guthrie	RS FR	28	Caleb Benning	RS FR
RCB	1	Ceyair Wright	RS SR/TR	25	Jeremiah Charles	RS SO	14	Amare Sanders	RS FR
NB	7	Malcolm Hartzog Jr.	SR	13	Jamir Conn	JR/TR	—	—	—

Here's a look at Nebraska's depth chart for its special teams:

Pos	No.	Player 1	Class/Status	No.	Player 2	Class/Status	No.	Player 3	Class/Status
PT	83	Archie Wilson	FR	37	Kamdyn Koch	RS FR	—	—	—
PK	91	Kyle Cunanan	RS SO/TR	90	John Hohl	RS SO/TR	30	Tristan Alvano	RS SO
KO	91	Kyle Cunanan	RS SO/TR	90	John Hohl	RS SO/TR	30	Tristan Alvano	RS SO
LS	46	Kevin Gallic	SR/TR	94	Aidan Flege	RS SR/TR	—	—	—
H	37	Kamdyn Koch	RS FR	12	Jalyn Gramstad	RS SR/TR	—	—	—
PR	2	Jacory Barney Jr.	SO	10	Andrew Marshall	JR/TR	—	—	—
KR	25	Kenneth Williams	RS SO	22	Isaiah Mozee	FR	35	Mekhi Nelson	RS FR

Minnesota depth chart

Here's a look at Minnesota's depth chart for its offense:

Pos	No.	Player 1	Class/Status	No.	Player 2	Class/Status	No.	Player 3	Class/Status	No.	Player 4	Class/Status
WR-X	15	Kenric Lanier II	RS SO	8	Jalen Smith	RS FR	18	Donielle Hayes	RS SO	—	—	—
WR-Z	11	Javon Tracy	RS JR/TR	16	Malachi Coleman	RS SO/TR	—	—	—	—	—	—
WR-SL	0	Le'Meke Brockington	RS SR	17	Logan Loya	RS SR/TR	81	Quentin Redding	RS SR	—	—	—
LT	50	Nathan Roy	RS FR	71	Kahlee Tafai	RS SO/TR	52	Spencer Alvarez	RS JR	—	—	—
LG	65	Greg Johnson	JR	59	Tony Nelson	RS JR	55	Jerome Williams	RS SO	—	—	—
C	78	Ashton Beers	RS JR	56	Brett Carroll	RS FR	—	—	—	—	—	—
RG	74	Marcellus Marshall	RS SR/TR	58	Jaden Ball	RS FR/TR	76	Reese Tripp	RS SO	—	—	—
RT	73	Dylan Ray	RS SR/TR	70	Aluma Nkele	RS SR/TR	—	—	—	—	—	—
TE	86	Jameson Geers	RS SR	87	Drew Biber	RS SR/TR	19	Pierce Walsh	RS SO	44	Frank Bierman	RS SR/TR
QB	5	Drake Lindsey	RS FR	6	Max Shikenjanski	RS SO	14	Dylan Wittke	RS SO/TR	9	Emmett Morehead	RS SR/TR
RB	7	Fame Ijeboi	RS FR	23	Cam Davis	GR/TR	21	Grant Washington	FR	31	Xavier Ford	FR

Here's a look at Minnesota's depth chart for its defense:

Pos	No.	Player 1	Class/Status	No.	Player 2	Class/Status	No.	Player 3	Class/Status	No.	Player 4	Class/Status
DE	0	Anthony Smith	RS JR	46	Lucas Finnessy	RS SR	98	Adam Kissayi	RS FR/TR	—	—	—
NT	91	Deven Eastern	RS SR	89	Nate Becker	RS SR	93	Riley Sunram	RS FR	—	—	—
DT	97	Jalen Logan-Redding	RS SR	16	Rushawn Lawrence	RS SR/TR	55	Jaylin Hicks	RS FR	—	—	—
RUSH	1	Jaxon Howard	RS SO/TR	11	Karter Menz	RS SO	8	Steven Curtis	JR/TR	—	—	—
WLB	9	Devon Williams	RS SR	19	Joey Gerlach	RS JR	2	Emmanuel Karmo	FR	—	—	—
MLB	6	Maverick Baranowski	RS JR	49	Matt Kingsbury	RS SO	20	Jeff Roberson	RS SR/TR	48	Mason Carrier	RS FR
LCB	17	John Nestor	JR/TR	13	Mike Gerald	RS FR	21	Naiim Parrish	FR	—	—	—
SS	3	Koi Perich	SO	12	Darius Green	RS SR	—	—	—	—	—	—
FS	7	Aidan Gousby	RS JR	23	Garrison Monroe	RS SO	26	Zack Harden	FR	—	—	—
RCB	4	Za’Quan Bryan	RS SO	5	Jaylen Bowden	JR/TR	27	Simon Seidl	RS FR	—	—	—
NB	14	Kerry Brown	RS SO	24	Jai’Onte’ McMillan	RS SR/TR	—	—	—	—	—	—

Here's a look at Minnesota's depth chart for its special teams:

Pos	No.	Player 1	Class/Status	No.	Player 2	Class/Status	No.	Player 3	Class/Status	No.	Player 4	Class/Status
PT	42	Tom Weston	RS SO/TR	25	Brody Richter	RS JR/TR	95	Caleb McGrath	RS SO	—	—	—
PK	92	Brady Denaburg	SR/TR	36	Daniel Jackson	FR	98	David Kemp	RS SR/TR	30	Sam Henson	RS SR/TR
KO	92	Brady Denaburg	SR/TR	36	Daniel Jackson	FR	98	David Kemp	RS SR/TR	30	Sam Henson	RS SR/TR
LS	80	Alan Soukup	SO	43	Jakob Lutz	FR	—	—	—	—	—	—
H	42	Tom Weston	RS SO/TR	25	Brody Richter	RS JR/TR	95	Caleb McGrath	RS SO	—	—	—
PR	3	Koi Perich	SO	81	Quentin Redding	RS SR	17	Logan Loya	RS SR/TR	—	—	—
KR	3	Koi Perich	SO	86	Jameson Geers	RS SR	35	Derik LeCaptain	GR	—	—	—

How to watch the Nebraska vs. Minnesota game? TV channel and live stream details for Week 8 contest

The Nebraska vs. Minnesota game will be broadcast live on Fox. Fans can also live stream the contest on Fubo.