Ernest Hausmann (born August 20, 2003) is an
Ugandan-
American football linebacker for the
Michigan Wolverines
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. He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
for the
Nebraska Cornhuskers
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as a freshman, before transferring to Michigan and winning a
national championship in 2023.
Early life and high school career
Hausmann was born in
Uganda in 2003.
His parents, Olive and Paul, were poor and had between 12 and 15 children. They decided to allow an American couple, Robert and Teresa Hausmann, to
adopt
Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents. Legal adoptions permanently transfer all rights and responsibilities, along with filiation, from ...
Ernest. After a two-year adoption and immigration process, Ernest joined the Hausmanns in Nebraska at age five in 2008.
Hausmann grew up in
Columbus, Nebraska, and attended
Columbus High School. He played football on both offense, as a wide receiver, and on defense as a cornerback and linebacker. As a senior, he tallied 80 tackles and had 600 yards receiving with nine touchdowns.
[ Hausmann was rated as a four star recruit, #294 overall, and the second best player in Nebraska by On3.
]
College career
Nebraska
Hausmann received a scholarship offer from Nebraska in November 2020.[ He signed his commitment to Nebraska in December 2021.
Hausmann enrolled early at the University of Nebraska in January 2022 and received significant playing time as a true freshman for the team. He appeared in every game for Nebraska, including seven games as a starter. Against Michigan on November 12, he registered 10 tackles and his first college sack to push the Wolverines out of field goal range in the third quarter. The following week, on November 19, he had a career-high 12 tackles against Wisconsin. After the 2022 season, Hausmann entered the NCAA transfer portal where he was rated by ]247Sports
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The website hosts a large network of team-specific subsites, with each subsite b ...
as the top player in the portal.
Michigan
In late December 2022, Hausmann transferred to the University of Michigan. In his first season with the Wolverines, Hausmann appeared in all 15 games and won a national championship. Hausmann finished third on the team in tackles with 46, contributing at linebacker and on special teams.
References
External links
Nebraska Cornhuskers bio
Michigan Wolverines bio
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2003 births
Living people
American football linebackers
Michigan Wolverines football players
Nebraska Cornhuskers football players
People from Columbus, Nebraska
Players of American football from Nebraska
Ugandan players of American football
American adoptees