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1991 (Senior)
Omaha Soto played in five games at fullback, including starts early in the season against Colorado State and Washington, as a senior for the Huskers. Soto rushed for 171 yards on just 15 carries (11.4 ypc), including a pair of touchdowns. Soto opened the season with 87 yards on seven carries in the opener against Utah State, before powering his way 78 yards on five carries with two touchdowns against Colorado State. He started but did not have a carry against Washington. He suffered a broken right fibula against the Huskies when All-Americans Steve Emtman (UW) and Will Shields (NU) fell on Soto’s lower leg. Soto missed NU’s next six games with injury. He returned in limited roles against Iowa State and Oklahoma. He helped Nebraska claim the Big Eight Championship and a trip to the 1992 Federal Express Orange Bowl to face Miami. He also helped the Big Red claim the NCAA rushing title (353.2 ypg), while finishing third in the nation in both scoring (41.3 ppg) and total offense (506.5 ypg).
A two-year letterman, Soto played 15 regular-season with seven starts for the Big Red. He rushed for 459 yards on 62 carries (7.4 ypc) with three touchdowns. He added two receptions for 19 yards.
1990 (Junior)
Soto played 10 regular-season games, missing only the Iowa State contest with a strained knee. He started five of the first six games and the Florida Citrus Bowl in his home state when Lance Lewis was held out for disciplinary reasons. Soto ranked fifth among the Huskers with 288 rushing yards on 47 carries (6.1 ypc). Soto rushed for a career-high 95 yards on 10 carries against Oregon State. He notched his lone touchdown of the season on an eight-yard blast against Northern Illinois. He helped Nebraska lead the Big Eight in rushing (340.0 ypg), total offense (444.4 ypg) and scoring (37.5 ppg). In the Citrus Bowl, Soto rushed three times for six yards and caught three passes for 14 yards.
1989 (Sophomore)
Nebraska’s only junior college recruit, Soto redshirted in his first season as a Husker.
Western Arizona CC
Soto rushed for nearly 600 yards in eight games as a sophomore in 1988, including 420 yards after contact according to Coach Steve Casey. As a fullback, Soto was the only running back from the Western States Football League to sign with a Division I-A program.
Miami High School
An outstanding fullback, Soto chose the junior college path out of Miami High School.