Michael Rose-Ivey missed all of last season after suffering a knee injury before the start of the campaign.
He'll have to wait a little bit longer to get back on the field.
Rose-Ivey, a junior and one of Nebraska's starting linebackers, is one of the five Huskers suspended for Saturday's season-opening game against BYU.
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Last month, a report surfaced and Nebraska head coach Mike Riley later confirmed that five players would be suspended for the season-opener, but Riley refused to reveal who those players were. He announced the suspensions Thursday, two days before the start of the season. Rose-Ivey is the defensive starter that initial report referred to, with senior cornerback Jonathan Rose, junior tight end Cethan Carter, junior offensive lineman Robby Painter and senior defensive end Joe Keels also suspended.
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Rose-Ivey hasn't seen the field since a stellar freshman season two years ago in which he made seven starts and set a new Nebraska freshman records with 66 tackles.
Redshirt freshman Luke Gifford will start in Rose-Ivey's place at linebacker. Gifford is a Lincoln native who was a three-star recruit out of high school and ranked as the fourth best player in the state of Nebraska in the Class of 2014.
Nebraska opens the season against BYU at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Lincoln.