It’s certainly been an interesting last few months off the field for one member of the Nebraska football program.
Jack Gangwish drew the ire of PETA this past December when, after taking a selfie with a raccoon he spotted on the side of a road, he killed the critter with a wrench after it bit him and reported the developments on social media. The defensive lineman is back in the news for a situation that will likely be viewed by the radical animal rights group as karma.
According to the Lincoln Journal Star, Gangwish’s black 1996 Ford F-250 pickup, the same vehicle that drove him to the raccoon encounter, was stolen at some point between 8 p.m. Saturday evening and 7 a.m. Sunday morning. The police investigating the theft stated that Gangwish had left his keys in the unlocked truck.
Gangwish had reported the vehicle stolen shortly after he discovered it was missing.
In his first action since coming to NU in 2011 as a walk-on, Gangwish played in 12 games last season. He started three of those contests in place of injured All-American Randy Gregory.
Provided he can make it through what’s left of the offseason unscathed, Gangwish is expected to start along the Cornhuskers’ defensive line.