Dasan McCullough (born March 7, 2003) is an American

college football College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. It was through collegiate competition that gridiron football American football in the United States, firs ...

outside linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and typically line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and so back up the defensive linemen. They play closer to the lin ...

for the

Nebraska Cornhuskers The Nebraska Cornhuskers (often abbreviated to Huskers) are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding t ...

. He previously played for the

Indiana Hoosiers The Indiana Hoosiers are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of Indiana University Bloomington, named after the demonym for people from the state of Indiana. The Hoosiers participate in NCAA Division I, Division I of the National Coll ...

and the

Oklahoma Sooners The Oklahoma Sooners are the college athletics in the United States , athletic teams that represent the University of Oklahoma, located in Norman, Oklahoma, Norman. The 19 men's and women's varsity teams are called the "Sooners", a reference to ...

Early life

McCullough initially attended Blue Valley North High School in

Overland Park, Kansas Overland Park ( ) is the largest city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and the List of cities in Kansas#Highest population listing, second-most populous city in the state of Kansas. It is one of four principal city, principal cities in ...

while his father was the running backs coach for the

Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) West division. Established in 1959 ...

. He moved to

Bloomington, Indiana Bloomington is a city in Monroe County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. The population was 79,168 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the List of municipalities in Indiana, seventh-most populous city in Indiana and ...

before the start of his senior year after his father was hired to coach at

Indiana University Indiana University (IU) is a state university system, system of Public university, public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. The system has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration o ...

and transferred to

Bloomington High School South Bloomington High School South (simply referred to as BHSS or South) is a State school, public Secondary school, high school in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Monroe County Community School Corporation. The school is accred ...

. McCullough was named first team All-State after recording 55 tackles, three sacks, six for loss, and two interceptions. He was rated a four-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at

Ohio State The Ohio State University (Ohio State or OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States. A member of the University System of Ohio, it was founded in 1870. It is one of the largest universities by enrollme ...

entering his junior year of high school. At the end of the year, McCullough decommitted and flipped his commitment to Indiana. His commitment made him the highest-rated recruit in Indiana's history.

College career

Indiana

McCullough joined the Indiana Hoosiers as an early enrollee in January 2022. He was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference as a true freshman after recording 49 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, and three passes broken up. McCullough entered the NCAA transfer portal following the end of his freshman season.

Oklahoma

McCullough committed to transfer to Oklahoma. On December 10, 2024, McCullough announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.

Nebraska

On December 22, 2024, McCullough announced that he would transfer to

Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...

Personal life

McCullough's father,

Deland McCullough Deland Scott McCullough (born Jon Briggs on December 1, 1972) is an American football coach and former running back who is the current running backs coach for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Cincinn ...

, played running back in the National Football League and the Canadian Football League before entering coaching. His grandfather, Sherman Smith, is also a former NFL running back and coach. McCullough's older brother, Deland II, plays football at Indiana while his younger brother, Daeh, plays at Cincinnati.

References

External links

Indiana Hoosiers bioOklahoma Sooners bioNebraska Cornhuskers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:McCullough, Dasan 2003 births Living people Players of American football from Ohio American football linebackers Indiana Hoosiers football players Oklahoma Sooners football players