Omaha World Herald is running a feel good story about walk-on Tyrone Fahie, a 24-year old Defensive End from Virginia Beach, Va.

Fahie (pronounced FOY) is an Iraq War veteran looking forward to a far less dangerous line of work in Lincoln.

The 6-foot-3, 258-pounder emerged from an 85-man tryout and joined the Huskers for spring practice. As a backup base end, he made three tackles in the Red-White game on April 15. Fahie is listed as only a redshirt freshman on the updated NU roster available on Huskers.com.

“It’s almost surreal,” he said. “A guy in my situation shouldn’t have this chance — 24 years old, just starting out college, playing for an elite program — so I’ve got to make the most of it.”