Jovan Dewitt spoke for the first time publicly about the throat cancer he's been dealing with since January. The illness took him off the road recruiting, and Scott Frost even addressed it before spring ball started, but for many recruits Wednesday's session with the media was the first most had heard of the news.

The linebacker coach has 14 more rounds of radiation this spring. It's certainly caused changes and been rough for him.

"I'm responding, it seems to be pretty well, to the treatment," said Dewitt, before smiling and adding. "I'm a little bit lighter. It's a bad diet plan. I don't suggest it."

Dewitt told reporters he's been inspired by the kindness of players and former players who have reached out about the news. He even teared up some on Wednesday when the topic came up.

"When your former players call you, and former people you worked with call you, you know you've done some good things, because those kids call me every single day to make sure I'm doing all right," he said. "My guys help me a lot. More than they know."

It's not just the current players or the former players, but now it's the ones who could play for Dewitt some day or maybe even play against Nebraska. That was the case on Wednesday night when area 2021 recruit Jermaine Hamilton-Jordan sent a tweet to the Nebraska assistant letting him know that he was thinking of the coach and that he'd be there for him.

"I hope everything is well," he wrote on Twitter. "God puts the strongest of people through hard times. And at the end you will overcome it, I'm here for you through it all. Much love coach. #GBR."

Hamilton-Jordan is an outside linebacker from Kansas City and he's been to Nebraska before and he's planning on being in Lincoln again for the March 30th junior day event that the staff is hosting - the second the team has had since the calendar changed over. He's developed a relationship with several of the assistants on the staff and he's largely been very vocal on social media about his interest in the Huskers.

The linebacker has also been on trips to Arkansas, Iowa and Missouri in recent months as well. His recruitment is expected to grow over time, as last season for Lincoln Prep the linebacker finished with All-District and All-League 1st Team Honors, as well as winning the award for the 2018 defensive player of the year.

The sophomore is a long way form his college experience, and he doesn't hold an offer yet, but he appears to be headed in the right direction regardless of what he chooses to do or where he chooses to go when the time comes.