After being regarded as one of the top prospects in the state of Nebraska following a prolific career at Aurora High School, Tyson Broekemeier walked on at Nebraska. Broekemeier guided coach Randy Huebert’s Aurora squad to an appearance in the Class B state semifinals in 2010 by piling up huge numbers at quarterback. Broekemeier completed better than 70 percent of his passes for 2,047 yards and 31 touchdowns, while throwing just three interceptions. On the ground, he rushed for 630 yards and 12 touchdowns. As a senior, Broekemeier was named the Gatorade Nebraska player of the year, and was also the honorary captain of the Omaha World-Herald’s All-Nebraska team. Broekemeier also posted big numbers as a junior, accounting for better than 2,400 yards of total offense and 32 touchdowns. At the 2011 Shrine Bowl, Broekemeier set records for touchdown passes, passing yards, completions and total yards. He was 30 of 37 for 371 yards with five touchdown passes. He ran for 36 yards, too, giving him 407 total yards on the night. Broekemeier had scholarship offers from FCS schools South Dakota and North Dakota. His older brother, Joe, was a senior receiver for the 2010 Huskers and played baseball at NU.
— Huskers.com