Transfer wide receiver Hardley Gilmore IV has been dismissed from the team, Matt Rhule announced.
Nebraska Dismisses Transfer WR Hardley Gilmore IV
One of Nebraska’s offseason transfer additions is no longer with the team. Head coach Matt Rhule announced on Saturday that wide receiver Hardley Gilmore IV, who transferred in from Kentucky, has been dismissed from the program.
Rhule clarified that the dismissal was not due to any legal or off-field issues outside the team. “Nothing outside the program, nothing criminal or anything like that,” Rhule said.
Gilmore, a native of Florida, joined Nebraska after one season at Kentucky. He reclassified to enroll early at UK, where he appeared in limited action due to injury, catching six passes for 153 yards after missing the first five games of the season. At 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds, Gilmore was rated as a three-star prospect and ranked as the No. 49 wide receiver in the transfer portal this past winter.
He was part of a revamped wide receiver room for the Huskers that included fellow former Wildcat Dane Key and Cal transfer Nyziah Hunter. Rhule noted that while the group is still developing, he’s seen positive progress. “We’re a work in progress, but there are a lot of guys new to the system, but they’ve picked it up, they’ve learned,” he said.
Gilmore turned 18 in December and had a prior connection to Nebraska through wide receivers coach Daikiel Shorts, who also coached him at Kentucky. Earlier this spring, Shorts had spoken optimistically about Gilmore’s growth and potential under Rhule’s guidance.
“I think he went through some growing pains last year, but watching Hardley now compared to last year, it’s night and day,” Shorts said. “This was the perfect place for him. Coach Rhule pushes guys, builds relationships, and holds them accountable. Hardley’s done a good job putting on weight and making strides.”
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