Cory Schlesinger and Tom Rathman are two of perhaps the most recognizable names guys that have put their hands in the dirt been a lead blocker at fullback, and the full list of guys who have lettered as a Nebraska fullback stretches back to 1890 and includes at least 151 players, according to a piece back in January by Amie Just.
You could argue that Nebraska is fullback U, and unlike the DBU or QBU monikers, there might not be a single college football program that would step up to fight it. Up until the last several years, starting in 2018, the Huskers had always had a fullback listed on their roster.
Over two decades ago, during the 2001 season, Nebraska led all of college football in rushing with over 314 yards per game, largely out of the I-formation, featuring a fullback.
As the game and schemes have evolved over the years, the use of a fullback by offenses has been on a clear and consistent decline, but the Huskers new leader Matt Rhule is a longtime outspoken fan of the unsung position.
He's so much of a fan of the fullback that loyal followers of the Huskers have likely heard both Rhule and his staff talk about them during media availabilities.
...and it doesn't stop there. He's got a creative plan to find Nebraska's next fullbacks.
Following a comment from Max Olson on not being sure where to find a fullback nowadays during a Q&A with The Athletic, Rhule laid out Nebraska's plan for finding the near-extinct position with a specialty camp in mid-June.
"So we're doing a fullback camp this summer. We're doing a one-day fullback camp. My thought process was there's probably guys out there that play tight end. There's probably guys out there that are big tailbacks. There's probably guys in the wing-T that are fullbacks in other places across the country. Linebackers. They can come here for one day and just focus on one position: Play fullback."
"You watch the 49ers and the versatility of (Kyle) Juszczyk. When you have a good one, they can add so much to your offense. People don't see it very often. So we'd love to find one. We had a great one, Nick Sharga, at Temple who used to just demolish people. I'd love to find that type of kid here at Nebraska."
New Huskers running backs coach EJ Barthel, who has spent the past three seasons as a member of Rhule's staff, is a former fullback at UMass and shared during his first media availability in Lincoln that he's excited to get his hands on one as well.
There may not be a college football fan base out there hungrier to get back to their glory days than Nebraska...so if they can do that and revive the fullback along the way (maybe even one they find using the annual summer camp), Nebraska and Rhule will be a really fun spot to follow.