The Husker football team will receive some unexpected, but welcome depth at kicker next year. Pat Smith, who kicked and punted at Division II Western Illinois last season, will walk on at Nebraska for his final year of eligibility. Smith was a finalist for the Fred Mitchell Award, given to the best non-Division I kicker in the nation. With Brett Maher graduating, the Huskers return just one scholarship kicker, junior-to-be Mauro Bondi.