Corn Nation, a Nebraska Cornhuskers community

We've tried to take the pulse of the Nebraska fan base every year before the spring game by running a poll called "For What Will We Cheer?". It's a shortened name, as it really should be called...

Spring practice begins today for the Huskers, but their newest signal caller has some work of his own to do.

With an all-Big Ten quarterback returning in Taylor Martinez, this is pretty straightforward, you would think. The big question is who'll back up Martinez, and how much action the backups will receive.

The first two sets of staff rankings list the Nebraska commit at the top.

The dual-threat quarterback is a huge commitment to Nebraska's 2013 class. But it's just that...a commitment.