Overview
- Nebraska opened a fan-facing campaign to help send Johnson to the Heisman Trophy ceremony in New York City.
- Johnson was named Maxwell Award National Player of the Week on Tuesday after earning Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Monday.
- He was also selected as one of 13 semifinalists for the Maxwell Award, which recognizes the top player in college football.
- Against UCLA, he posted 129 rushing yards and a touchdown plus 103 receiving yards and two scores, becoming the first Husker with 100 rushing and 100 receiving yards in a game.
- He leads FBS in yards from scrimmage (1,431) and ranks second in rushing (1,131), with Nebraska 7-3 before a Nov. 22 game at Penn State.