Nebraska Football's Backup Quarterback, Lineman Joining the Basketball Team
Nebraska football's backup quarterback joining basketball team for Big 10 tournament
By News Channel NebraskaLINCOLN – Nebraska’s head basketball coach Fred Hoiberg announced Tuesday that Husker football players Brant Banks and Noah Vedral are joining the basketball team for the Big 10 Tournament and will be available for Wednesday’s first-round game against Indiana.
Vedral is a backup quarterback from Wahoo, who led Nebraska to a victory last season over Northwestern. He played basketball at Bishop Neumann High School, where he was an all-state pick.
Banks, who saw action at offensive tackle in Nebraska’s win over Maryland, played basketball at Westbury Christian High School in Houston, Texas.
| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | Hometown | Previous School |
| Noah Vedral | G | 6-1 | 200 | So. | Wahoo, Neb. | UCF |
| Brant Banks | F | 6-7 | 300 | Fr. | Houston, Texas | Westbury Christian |
Noah Vedral
• Served as Nebraska's backup quarterback in 2019, playing in six games with a pair of starts
• Completed 14-of-16 passes for 201 yards and rushed seven times for 21 yards and two scores vs. Indiana
• Started his career at UCF under Coach Frost, playing in eight games as a true freshman as the Knights went a perfect 13-0
• Named the Lincoln Journal Star Co-Athlete of the Year in 2017, as he played football, basketball and track at Bishop Neumann High School
• Played four years of basketball, helping the school to three C-1 state titles and a 98-16 record
• Two-time all-state pick who totaled 1,286 points and 267 career steals
• Averaged 13.6 ppg as a senior and 14.1 ppg as a junior, leading Bishop Neumann HS to back-to-back state titles
Brant Banks
• Redshirted in football in 2019, but took advantage of the rule allowing up to four games, as he saw action at offensive tackle in NU's win
over Maryland
• Was a first-team all-district honoree at offensive tackle as well as a second-team all-district pick on the defensive side of the ball at
Westbury Christian High School in 2018
• Averaged 11.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game as a junior, as he did not play as a senior as he enrolled at Nebraska in January of 2019