2022 (Freshman)
Ernest Hausmann earned immediate playing time as a true freshman, playing in every game with seven starts. He finished his freshman season with 54 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and one fumble recovery.
Hausmann made three tackles in his debut against Northwestern. He started the next week against North Dakota, becoming only the fifth true freshman linebacker to start for Nebraska in the last 30 seasons. Hausmann had six tackles in his first career start. He started the next week against Georgia Southern and had seven tackles. He made one tackle against No. 6 Oklahoma. Hausmann had three tackles at Purdue. He started against No. 17 Illinois and recorded a pair of tackles. In a start the next week against Minnesota, Hausmann totaled four tackles, including a two-yard tackle for loss for his first career TFL. He had a big game at No. 3 Michigan, finishing with 10 tackles, including a three-yard sack for his first career sack. He topped that effort with a career-high 12 tackles the next week against Wisconsin. Hausmann ended the year with six solo tackles at Iowa with a fumble recovery that set up a Husker field goal.
Before Nebraska (Columbus HS)
Hausmann joined the Huskers as one of the top defenders and overall players in the state of Nebraska. Hausmann was a two-way standout for Columbus High School.
Hausmann helped the Discoverers to a state playoff appearance as a senior. An Omaha World-Herald first-team All-Nebraska selection, Hausmann made 80 tackles with eight tackles for loss, two sacks, two fumble recoveries and four pass breakups in his final season. Offensively, he caught 37 passes for 600 yards and eight touchdowns while rushing six times for 108 yards, including a 57-yard touchdown run.
Hausmann was regarded as a three-star prospect, and he was rated as the No. 5 player in the state of Nebraska and among the top 50 linebackers in the country by Rivals. He chose Nebraska after also considering offers from Arizona State, Iowa, Kansas State, Michigan, Michigan State and Minnesota, among others.
Personal
Ernest was born on Aug. 20, 2003 in Uganda. He is the son of Robert and Theresa Hausmann. Ernest was born in Uganda, was legally adopted when he was two years old but did not join his family in Nebraska until he was five years old.