A highly-rated linebacker flipped his commitment to the Cornhuskers on Thursday night. Dawson Merritt of Blue Valley High School in Stillwell, KS, announced that he would no longer attend the Alabama Crimson Tide and would now commit to Nebraska.

Blue Valley High School linebacker Dawson Merritt. Here's three takes from Sam McKewon on the Huskers' latest commit who flipped from Alabama.

Blue Valley four-star EDGE Dawson Merritt’s communication with Nebraska slowed down. Things changed when Cornhuskers quarterback Dylan Raiola suggested that he return to Lincoln for Nebraska’s game against Coloradoon Sept.