Analyzing legacy commitments for Nebraska Football

Hey Husker fans, welcome back to the Husker Big Red YouTube channel. I'm Chris Peterson and joining me is my co-host Danny Gillette of HuskerBigRed.com and we're back to talk some Nebraska football and there's been a lot of recruiting news, a lot of legacy commitments. Danny, how are you doing on this Monday morning

I'm doing great. My fingers hurt a little bit because all the typing I've had to do over the weekend with news

But you know what? I'd rather I'd rather be, you know, fingers hurting from news than than tumbleweeds from

no news. So, you know, it's it comes with the territory and it's nice to actually get some positive

momentum into this program for once, which is what Matt Rule has been doing ever since

he got here. So I can't complain today. Yeah, it was, you know, Friday we recorded on Friday morning

Then we had Tyson Terry commit Friday evening. um there wasn't you know a lot of official visitors this weekend but coach rule and the

huskers you know hosted some camps some had some key guys on campus which was interesting some new

offers so kind of a lot to talk about um but to start i wanted to touch on uh camden uh coke um

the you know nebraska legacy uh commitment um you know and it's a big get you know sam coke was one

of the best punters in the nfl and i know a lot of nebraska fans will remember when he was at

Nebraska, you know, he was an all American, you know, a gray guy, finalist or semi-finalist or

whatever was one of the best punters we've ever had. I think his average, you know, at the time

his senior year was one of the, maybe set the NCAA record. It's probably, I'm not sure, but something along those lines, it was kind of a record breaking season for him. So I'm really

excited about getting his son Camden, you know, punter, he's going to be on scholarship from the

reports that I've seen, which makes sense. You know, Brian Buscini's out of eligibility after

this year and we saw in 2021 if you don't have a good punter uh you know you can a la michigan

state you can lose a football game or two so i feel good about you know getting a scholarship

punter that i think is going to do a pretty good job here for the next four years after

buscini leaves beyond the season how dare you mention that michigan state game i had just

erased that from my mind but no speaking of 2021 that was the year that uh sam coke retired so

he played from 2006 to 2021 with the Ravens a really nice long and productive NFL career and

you know if his son is anything like his father I think we'll be in very good shape I mean

and just on a side note all these legacy and sons committing McGaigey, Coke I mean it makes you feel

old I don't know makes me feel really old but I'm happy to have Sam in the program because you know

I think you can never have too many special teams guys. I mean, I know he had six kickers at one point and it was like, okay

we have six kickers, but you know, our, our field goal unit struggled for, you know, a couple of seasons

So I'm happy to have Sam in here and hopefully those really good punter

genes got passed down. Camden. You said Sam a couple times. Yeah. But anyways, you know, I'm sure that, you know

Sam will in a way be a part of Nebraska football because I'm sure he'll be kind of coaching up his son on how to, you know, perfect his punting technique and whatnot. But

yeah, I mean, a guy that actually got drafted as a punter by the Ravens in the sixth round

and that turned out to be a pretty good pick. And, you know, a good punter can be a really

good weapon. And we've seen in Nebraska, you know, having strong kicking, you know, Alex Henry was a

real weapon when he was here at Nebraska. And he, I believe he handled punting and kicking duties

for a time. I could be wrong. That was about, like you said, that was about 18, you know, 16

15 years ago so um but i do think that it's a good move um you know it's not that you want to

have a ton of special teams guys on scholarship but you need a good you need a good kicker you

need a good punter you need a long snap i mean those are just positions that you need and i feel

like the huskers got a good one here and if you're going to get a kid a scholarship this is somebody

that it makes sense in my opinion to get one to and quite honestly we've also seen the reverse

effect of what happens when you do not have a good special team so yeah i would rather have you know

a lot of, you know, special teams guys to add at least depth and competition to the special teams

room than to, you know, not have enough and have to really kind of, you know, just try to tread

water. So I'm really happy about this. And special teams are often overlooked, but they are

oftentimes the most crucial part of a game. Especially when you're playing, you know

really tight football games. And we've seen Nebraska lose a bunch of close games over the

last few years and special teams has played a role in that not as not so much last year but it i mean

it did a little bit i mean tommy bleak road missed you know and obviously you know um you know coke's

not a kicker but i mean bleak road missed you know the a field goal before half against northwestern

that proved pretty costly and then he also missed the game time kick against georgia southern but

i believe that was him maybe it was the other guy but at any rate nebraska has missed a lot of you

know important kicks and had some punts that weren't necessarily that great either and a punter

can be you know the best friend of your defense i mean if you can you know if you're punting from

your own 20 yard line and you can pin them back down to their 20 and flip kind of flip the field

so to speak that that can make a big difference and uh sam cope definitely was able to do that

you know with the huskers and with the ravens and hopefully his son will be able to do the same thing for nebraska and it'll also be interesting to see you know what type of punter he is does he

rely on the role or can he get you know a ton of hang time in the air because that makes a difference

too and so I'll be interested to see what Camden can do in that regard as well but you know it's

really exciting to have another legacy in the program and it's kind of cool to see this coaching

staff go after so many legacy players obviously results will tell on the field how good they

really are but at the very least they know the history of the program and you know they're

willing to help the next generation of players kind of get their feet wet in Lincoln

And, yeah, speaking of some other legacy, the Huskers actually got two legacy commitments because even though Marquez Buford's still on the team, he is a current Husker and his younger brother also committed

That was last Thursday. That was Mario Buford. And then Friday we got the big news on Tyson Terry

It seemed like a commitment was coming. There was a lot of crystal ball movement from Thursday kind of in the afternoon and Friday morning

Steve Wolfong jumped on board so he could get his prediction in

And then it popped that Friday. I mean, it felt like it was coming. Terrence Knight and those guys tweeted, you know, the, you know

they kind of had their tweet emojis that they put out when it's a commitment time

And that was a big one. I mean, his dad played at Nebraska. And I just love this kid, 6'2", 275

He's, you know, ranked 403rd overall. I think he's like third or fourth in the state of Nebraska

But one of the top prospects in 2025. He's a dominant wrestler, too, which I really love

I mean, he's 96-0 as a heavyweight wrestler. He has a chance to become the first four-time champion in the heavyweight class in Nebraska

because it's hard to do. It's hard to be a freshman heavyweight. And that's one thing I think really wrestlers do tend to make good defensive linemen

They're really strong upper body because, I mean, if you aren't strong and if you aren't waiting to win that hand fighting as a heavyweight wrestler

you're just going to get dominated. and so I feel really good about Tyson Terry and even though he's a three-star right now I definitely

think he's got he's going to be a four-star recruit by the time he signs and it gives Nebraska a chance

to actually develop a defensive lineman and not just rely on the transfer portal I think that's

important too and you can see a little bit of his wrestling background in his game he's very agile

very quick he doesn't give up on a play he constantly pursues plays in the backfield and

And those type of rushers and players that never give up on a play

those are the type of defensive linemen you need in a 3-3-5

When you talk about, I know there's different variations, but when you talk about just a straight 3-3-5

a lot of it relies on corner play, but also you need good defensive linemen to help ease the load off the corners

I think Terry will be able to help out in a big way once he gets on campus

Yeah, it's going to be interesting to see what, you know, he can kind of develop into because I think there's a chance he could be, you know, a 3-5 technique type player that can play both of those roles or he could be a nose tackle eventually

Just, you know, he is a little bit. That's one thing about wrestling, you know, is he's got to keep his weight, you know, a bit under control, you know, with the heavyweight division and whatnot

So, I mean, I definitely expect him to be, you know, a 300-pound guy when he actually gets to Nebraska

He looks like he got the frame to definitely add some weight in a good way not just by eating or whatever So I really like what the Huskers are getting from him He got nine sacks already in his high school career

I mean, he's only played, I mean, he's just a sophomore. I mean, he only played through a sophomore season, 23 tackles for loss, over 100 total tackles

So that kind of, you know, reflects what you're talking about with the effort

You know, not all of those are solo tackles, but I mean, those are chasing guys down. And so he's just a very active player

Like you said, he's going to be a good guy to develop. And I just think it's a really good piece to have in the 2025 class

I mean, this, this guy we've, we've talked about him before and he was one of the top

recruits in this class. So I just feel like getting him, um, he's just a really good step for Matt rule to build

some instant momentum, especially because a couple of things in 2024 kind of trending

in the wrong direction, you know, Carter Nelson and, um, you know, Dave on hall, basically

those guys aren't, doesn't look like they're going to be coming here. So we'll get to those guys a little bit

We'll continue on with the good news first. But, no, it's good to see, you know, this coaching staff continue to try to close the deal with recruits from the previous staff, too

I mean, there were a lot of good players. Say, oh, you want about the previous staff? But there were a lot of, you know, good prospects that the previous staff was pursuing

And, you know, with only two commitments, and I know it's way too early, but the 2025 Nebraska football recruiting class ranks 10th overall

So, I mean, again, it's really early. I get it. But, I mean, it's exciting to see, you know, Caden, Verma, Stice, and Terry

I mean, you're getting defensive players that can really make an impact

and I'm excited to see how they develop and how they continue to grow

And I feel like Terry is going to be an absolutely massive, massive addition

that we'll be talking about for years to come, honestly. Definitely. I feel like he's going to be a really good player

and he's already on the border of being a four-star recruit. So, yeah, it's a really nice get

And like I said on Friday's show, Terrence Knighton's done a really good job. You know, Tony White was important in this recruitment, too

so we should give him some credit for really, you know, pushing. He's not maybe as active about it on social media

but he's doing a nice job kind of on it. And Mario Buford's commitment, too. So he's had a couple of busy days, good days for Tony White

Yeah, and Mario Buford, yeah, another, you know, we talked about his commitment on Friday

But, you know, another really good get in the 2024 class, kid out of Texas. Four of Nebraska's eight commits are out of Texas. I know they've got 11 official

visitors from the state of Texas, you know, coming throughout this cycle. So nothing that we didn't

expect with Matt Rule, but it's good to see him kind of following through on that. And I guess

speaking of some visitors, there were a bunch of kind of, like we said, not a bunch of official

visitors, but there were some key unofficial visitors and some guys camping. I know you wrote

a few um you know articles on huskerbigred.com but who were some guys that took visits that

you were kind of watching this weekend uh derrick brown jr i i know the coaching staff was working

with him a lot on saturday uh i from several reports i read they were working closely with

him he's a linebacker um he's not ranked in the composite or the 24 7 sports rankings right now

But, I mean, I think that's going to change pretty soon. It's very telling that they were working closely with him

And, you know, he got an offer on Saturday as well. So, you know, it's good to see them kind of continue to offer linebackers

and not only hold camps, but also really take stock in what these kids bring to the table, be active in those camps

and, you know, make a move to at least try to, you know

get a bug in the kid's ear before his recruitment really begins to take off

Yeah, it's definitely been a different, you know, Matt rules taking a different approach to the camps. You know

he's hosting a lot and he's been very active. We saw them go down to the satellite camp in Texas and they offered a few kids

in the 2024 class. You know, they offered a few, they offered a few kids this weekend. You know, Jake Peters

an offensive lineman from Iowa. It was his first power five offer

6'3", 265 interior offensive lineman. So he got offered yesterday. Stone Saunders was, you know

on campus throwing the 2026 QB from Bellevue and Daniel Kalin's backup. I'm

blanking on his name right now, but he was there. You know, Isaiah McMorris was there

which I thought was kind of a big deal. You mentioned it last week, but he wanted to get

coached up and work with Garrett McGuire. And I thought that that process seemed to go really well

from the reports that I read. And I just think that you don't usually see, you know

a guy like Isaiah McMorris in that class go to a camp like this, you know

So I thought that that was a good sign for Nebraska, just that he wanted to kind of get some time in with Garrett McGuire

And it seems like, you know, I'm not sure if you've read this

but basically it seems at this point that the Huskers aren't really going to be recruiting Davon Hall anymore

I did hear that. Yeah, I did hear that. I always thought it was a case of Hall or McMorris, one or the other

And, you know, it shows to me that they want McMorris and are still aggressively trying to pursue him

And credit to Garrett McGuire, I think, for his efforts recruiting. But as much as I like tall, I would like McMorris as well

So, you know, we can only land so many. And when we're going up against Oklahoma and, you know

those type of programs with consistent winning, you know, we're going to lose out some recruiting battles

I mean, you just kind of mentioned Carter Nelson. I mean, you know, he got crystal ball to Georgia on Friday

And I was just looking at their tight end room and their tight end room is absolutely ridiculous

Jaden Riddell, combination of Jaden Riddell and Carter Nelson, that would be insane

So, I mean, you're going to lose some of these recruiting battles, but you also have a chance to really win some as well with this coaching staff

And I think Nebraska has a legitimate shot at McMorris. Yeah, definitely

And it's, you know, with Dave on Hall, it just seems like, you know, the coaching staff and him, you know, basically it was like Matt Rule was like, we're not going to Nebraska is not going to be your backup plan

You know, you wanted to go take a visit to Tennessee and it just doesn't seem really seem like Dave on Hall ever wanted to go to Nebraska

So I really do believe in that fact of like, let's get guys here that want to be here

because, you know, it's if guys don't want to be here. I mean, I'm not saying that every guy that wants to be there can be bad for your locker room

but that does happen. You know what I mean? Like you want everybody on the same page, want everybody committed

We were talking about that culture stuff on Friday. So if a guy from Nebraska doesn't want to be here, like that's fine

And so I totally well, I like Dave on Hall's ability. If he doesn't want to be at Nebraska, we don't we don't want him here either

So good luck to you. And I hope he has a good career. I hope he gets the offer from Tennessee or wherever because he's been trying to move up kind of in that power, you know, in that upper echelon

He just hasn't got offered yet. So, I mean, it's kind of a weird place to be in your recruitment

I mean, I believe Nebraska was his only official visit. So it's like, I mean, I'm sure some will come up, especially, you know, but if you're getting into the fall, it's like you got to be a pretty good player to get, you know, to get to something

Because then teams are just kind of looking at the transfer portal. So it's an interesting decision by him

um but yeah it was always seemed like always um hall or mcmorris and i really like isaiah mcmorris

he obviously you know likes this program and um and plus like with malachi coleman i don't

see as big of a need for davon hall with him in the you know on the team i guess well i mean you

talk about our receiver room we've talked about it a lot but we've got a lot of bodies in there so

and a lot of well you know i mean but not just like malachi coleman and i mean jayden doss i

I would probably also say it's like a little more polished, but then you've got Jaden Lloyd and Bryce Turner

And like one of those, one of those two guys, like I'm betting on with McGuire and the staff

like one of those two guys is going to turn out to be a player. Both of them could be really

but they're very similar in the sense that they've got, you know, track speed

They're big. They've got pretty good high school numbers in terms of catches and production

So I, there's a lot to be excited about in that receiver. And that's

I think we have some more receivers too, from the last class that I'm not even thinking about. Let's see

I know you mentioned Jaden Doss. And then I'm going to look really quickly

because there are just so many names that you kind of get lost

And then you have the returning guys like Xavier Betts. I mean, not even..

Yeah, and he's got a couple years at least, I believe. So you have a bunch of guys there that can contribute right away And then you have a staff that you look at the wide receiver position and they were focused on depth and so you know as much as Paul have been a good commitment you know I think that

we have enough guys to where we're not scrambling for a wide receiver it's not like and I hate to

call out guys like this but it's not like Ken Y Noah is going to be our big transfer and he's

going to be the guy we rely on and then he falls short you know this is a we have a lot of good

players you know you talk about um the the tight end and i'm blanking on his name the legacy commit

uh that we got at the beginning of man keelan keelan smith can go either tight end or wide

receiver so yeah and he's a beast man he is an absolute beast like he's he's physically he has

a great body um and i think jeremiah charles yeah that that was the other one i was forgetting

was jeremiah charles um yeah he's a he's a yeah he's a guy from bob wager's school and i'm pretty

sure he's a guy that like dominated in the basketball court to run track well yeah yep

it's a ton two guys and they're both and debetris bell i'm pretty sure is like a top 500 recruit so

from Tennessee. So, yeah. So yeah, receiver's not a big worry. We talked about Gateland Bear too

and that's probably a good thing with Gateland Bear. If they can get him, you know, he's not a

good thing, but they'll have, they won't be in need of receivers in the next couple of years

I guess we can just say that in the tight end room is looking pretty solid too. I'm obviously

I would love to get Carter Nelson who just visited Notre Dame this weekend. I've seen a little bit

I saw Tom Loy put out something, but he's a pretty big Notre Dame homer, as we've talked about

So I do think that this recruitment – the thing that got me was when Greg Smith changed his prediction

because I trust him for Nebraska stuff. I do too. He's not usually an over-the-top type of predictor, so he's solid

So it seemed like – I think this is kind of true. Nebraska probably had the lead before he took that visit to Georgia

And I think that that really kind of opened his eyes and it probably to, you know, it's, it's definitely possible that he could have, you know, not been quite sure about where he stood with Georgia going into the visit since they already had two tight ends

You know, he could have been kind of like ambiguous about like how the staff felt about him and, and they may have just totally put that to rest

Like, you know, they could have, it seems like they're like, we don't give a crap about these other tight ends

Like we do want you in this class, no matter what. And that might have been what he needed to hear

And then with everything else, all the talented recruits and, you know, basically everybody from Georgia that, you know, goes to the NFL

it just seems like all of that combination put Georgia in the lead for now. I'm not saying it's a slam dunk and the door's closed

but it seems like it's getting there. But as long as he takes that visit, Nebraska at least has a puncher's chance

on June 23rd. I mean, you're going up against a two-time defending national champion

It's not going to be easy. but um we got danny dimes though and he is one hell of a recruiter it seems like so you never

know i'll be i'll definitely be uh watching that elite 11 finals closely because those are some

big names too that are in there and to have danny in there is really really great i'm excited for

the future we're gonna miss out on some guys but i don't think with this stuff it's gonna be for

lack of trying no and like we said with carter nelson they've done everything that they could do

there wasn't one more thing that they could have done outside of like Matt rule camping outside of the kid's house or like breaking recruiting

You know what I mean? There's just, there's not much else that Matt rule could have done to

you know, change this recruitment. So, and they pivoted to, you know

Michael Burt, who I actually really liked when I watch his film, I think he's definitely underrated

And I know it's easy to say that about every kid, but I just, to me, honestly

it's, it's like with this coaching staff, I just feel much more confident

you know, in their evaluations than what like 24-7 sports is saying about a kid

You know, that's just how I feel about it. So if Nebraska's on Michael Burt, like, I trust them more than the bullshit rankings

Yeah, and, you know, this coaching staff has shown that they're not afraid to get into the dirty areas of recruiting

to find the hidden gems. I mean, you look at a guy, for example, like Turner or Quinton Ives

you know, guys that weren't ranked prior to them committing to Nebraska. I mean, it seems like they have a lot of connections throughout

you know, the country, quite frankly, in terms of recruiting, and they could find those, you know, diamonds in the rough

And that's not to say that Bert is going to be a diamond in the rough for long

I don't think he's going to be a diamond in the rough for much longer

but it does, you know, they're just trying to illustrate the point that Nebraska has a way of, you know, trying to, you know

get as many offers out as possible to guys that, you know

may be a little bit unknown, but can still play at a high level

yeah and i think you know like with bert is a is a good example i mean he's not right now he's not

ranked in the 24 7 composite he's a three star in their own rankings but i mean he just went on a

run of big 10 offers so i'm like he's definitely going to be a composite three star at some point

like you know he's going to be in the it would shock me if he wasn't ranked in the top 1000

like by the time he finally like gets to commit i believe he's taking an official visit this

weekend. So it seems like Nebraska has a good shot to take the lead, but, you know, Iowa and

these other teams are in the mix for sure. So, and Iowa and Minnesota both got him on campus and

offered him before Nebraska. So, I mean, we saw how that impacted things with Inguerson. So we'll

see what happens with Michael Burt, but I definitely like him and feel like he's kind of a nice

secondary option for this class if they aren't able to get, you know, Carter Nelson. So that's

basically you know kind of how i i feel about it it's it's a it's a good room and people you know

where you forget about ian flint too but he's a he's a heck of an athlete and i think he's another

guy that could be a solid piece in this room too i was just about to say we have we have depth at

the position you know guys like flint you know guys like ishmael smith flores it's not as if we

need a tight end or else this offense is gonna be without one we have depth and i don't want to say

backup options, but we don't need a tight end to the point where if we don't get one

then it will be a struggle. The Scoti staff has done a nice job of, you know, getting depth at

several positions to where if we miss out on a guy, it's not a big scramble like it, quite frankly

used to be. And yeah, I totally agree with you, you know, in terms of that they definitely have

a plan of attack, you know, with things. They're very meticulous kind of about how they put their

board together and Ishmael Smith Flores mentioning him he's a guy that I really think has a bright

bright future playing football I mean I think he played football for like one year and under Bob

Wager like at Texas Arlington he's he's a big kid played basketball I love tight ends that play

basketball I just do um they've got that athleticism those I mean if a kid can go up and get like a

rebound and can catch the ball in the post like they can just they just tend to be able to catch

to the football. So I feel like he's got out of all the kids in the 2023 class, like he's one as

a sleeper, I really think could surprise people in a year or two, because it's just like, he's such

a raw specimen right now. And they've got a bunch of those guys. And Matt Rule just really is

comfortable in his own skin because, you know, he's been, he's been at Baylor. He's been at

Temple. He's been in the NFL. I think he, he knows that he knows what an NFL player looks like

or at least he knows what the base, like the base of, you know

what traits you need to be a successful college football player. And so I think he's really able to identify those

And I think he feels confident in the staff that he's hired to identify those traits too

So they're really putting a lot on, you know, our own evaluations and betting a lot on that

And we'll see how it works out. But I feel confident in the way that they're going about things on the recruiting trail

I feel confident in the way Terrence Knight is going about things on the recruiting trail too

I mean, you take a look at, you know, for example, Terry, you know, as a commitment, you know, Knighton, you know, probably saw what we saw, an athletic guy who can get after the quarterback quickly

That fits very well in today's modern game of NFL. You know, the speed component that a wide receiver brings to the table that a guy like, you know, Bryce Turner has, Jalen Lloyd has, you know, those type of guys, that fits very well in today's offensive-minded NFL

So they are recruiting guys whose game can translate strongly at an NFL level, you know, in theory

Obviously you know for some of these guys you know they got to finish their college careers and we have to see how they play But you know they have all the base traits that would make a successful NFL player on you know both sides of the football yeah definitely I agree with that and I think yeah it puts Nebraska

in a good spot in this recruiting class the next couple of weekends are going to be really

important this weekend and June 23rd is the big one that's when you know McMorris is coming

Daniel Kalin's coming Carter Nelson's coming a bunch of guys so the momentum I think is trending

in the right direction. We've got nine commitments now in 2024 with, you know, Coke, Coke, excuse me

being put onto the list. But yeah, so I like where this class is trending. You know, we're going to

be moving forward now, actually having, you know, some, it's kind of a dead period time for the

football team. I know they're, you know, kids are reporting for the summer and the new kids, but

there's not a lot of like, you know, practices and things. It's not like they're having a ton of

I think outside of like their summer, you know, weightlifting and conditioning programs, I don't think they do a lot in terms of team activities over the next month or two

No, I, you know, I bet you they're just working, you know, at home or whatever on, you know, certain drills and certain aspects of things

But I'll tell you what, it's not a dead, a dead boring time for this coaching staff

They've been really getting after it these past couple of days. And, you know, it's really fun to see them kind of, you know, seal the deal with some of these commitments that can really make a difference in, you know, in the future

I mean, you look at Terry, you look at Mario Buford, even Daniel Kalin

I mean, I'm very excited about where the future of this program is headed

And, you know, I think the staff recognizes talent and, you know, they recognize in-state and Midwest talent

And that's going to be important. I'll be interested to see, you know, if that strategy carries over to a place like California and, you know, if they can make any California inroads

But, you know, at the very least, they've shown that they're going to be a force to be reckoned with in terms of Midwest recruiting

And I think that's a good base to start. Yeah, essentially, if you can lock down and get to the point where Nebraska can get, you know, or be a team in the mix for a lot of the top Midwest recruits, I think that's a good starting point

I'm having Texas, you know, I do like getting a foot in the door in Pennsylvania

You know, they got some kids from Pennsylvania last cycle. They're Stone Saunders is a Pennsylvania kid and they've definitely made some positive inroads there

So Florida, too. We've seen Florida in this class, you know, and the last class as well, honestly

So there's definitely I think they've got some good pipelines to rely on

And I do think they're going to keep expanding out. You know, they're really trying to hit Missouri and got Keelan Smith, that St. Louis area

You know, they were really in on Andrew Sprague. I would like to see him get a little bit more into Arizona

You know, I think that that's kind of an untapped region. A lot of the Pac-12 teams kind of hit it right now

But there's a lot of guys in Arizona and California that kind of take their recruitment process a little bit slower

So it'll be interesting to see if Nebraska does get out there. But mainly, you know, getting, you know, the official visits

We should mention, I think we almost forgot it, but Caleb Benning was another unofficial visitor

And, you know, he got a crystal ball on Saturday from Mike Schaefer of Husker 24-7

So that's a positive sign. He's going to, I think, take an official visit

either this weekend or next weekend. He's still locking that in, but feels like Nebraska's

in a position where, you know, they could try to lock down his recruitment

I think that Caleb Benning is saying that he wants to decide in December

I guess we'll see if he sticks to that time frame. But at any rate, it feels like Nebraska has moved to the front of the line with him as well

Hopefully dad gives him a little bit of a push. But, you know, I really like Benning

He's fast. You know, he's a good tackler. He takes a lot of good angles in pursuit

And, you know, I think he would really fit well in this defense. And, you know, you could say, oh, it's another Husker Legs

and you're only taking him because, you know, he's a legacy and blah, blah, blah, and this and that

Well, no, they're good football players. I mean, these kids, we're not just taking them because, you know, they're a legacy

and we feel like we have an obligation. They're good football players. And, you know, betting certainly fits into that category

And, you know, I'm hoping that Nebraska can seal a deal with them

and, you know, continue the good momentum, you know, that they've been able to have in state

because I think he would really fit well in this defense. he's just a great athlete he very very fast and he can cover really well too so I'll be interested

to see how that recruitment plays out but I feel good about our chances I really do and one thing

that's interesting with him I think too is he's lengthened in the 700s but you know 24-7 sports

has him as the fifth ranked player in the state of Nebraska in their own rankings um he also hasn't

really been that active on the recruitment on the like the football evaluation um tour or whatever

because he's been playing AAU basketball, which is kind of interesting. I'm sure that's probably hurt his ranking a little bit

But I like guys that play multiple sports, and I dig that. I think that's a good trait to have

And it's a good trait. I'm not saying that you take a kid because they want to play at Nebraska

but if you get a good football player, these guys all have – it's not like Caleb Benning, Nebraska's his only Power 5 offer

or some of these other guys. So you're getting guys that are wanted by other Power 5 schools

that playing for Nebraska is important to them. And I think that that does matter. And, you know, having the understanding of the history and the legacy and all that type of stuff doesn't make a huge difference, but it does make some difference in building the type of culture that you want to build in order to have success

and you know you talk about kids understanding the legacy one guy I'm watching for in 2025 is

Christian Jones I mean he's another guy that I think Nebraska should really take a long look at

and they probably have quite frankly but you know hopefully they'll be able to land him and you know

continue the good momentum in 2025 he most recently took an unofficial visit to Canada

State in April and he took one to Nebraska in April as well but I'll be interested to see

how his recruitment plays out because he's going to be a really good football player and

hopefully nebraska can make some inroads in there before some of the bigger schools

really start to take a look at him yeah he's another one i've heard a lot of good things about

and i just feel like yeah nebraska does it has done a really good job of making the in-state kids

feel prioritized and getting them on campus offering that i mean there's been a few uh bert

michael bert inguerson and teddy rezak this cycle that nebraska didn't offer first but i mean

And even though Rule, but you just, you have to think too. I mean, Matt Rule was just hired in November in the 2024 class

Like, yeah, I mean, you're still focused on 2023, but most, a lot of these offers with these 2024 kids

like you're making, you're getting in contact with them fairly early. So Nebraska was behind the eight ball a little bit there

And I think you can see in 2025 where they're just a little more organized

in terms of getting to these kids as early as possible, the in-state recruits

And for what Nebraska may have lacked in 2024 in the state of Nebraska

they're, you know, doing a good job of at least trying to make up for it in the state of Texas

So, I mean, I know people will say, you know, they want more in-state recruits and stuff like that

And while I think that's important, I want ballers. You know, I just want players who can play at a high level

and continue to play. And if for some cycles that means not as many kids from the state of Nebraska

I'm okay with that too. I mean, I don't think, you know, for example, two kids from the state of Nebraska in 2027 means that they're completely ignoring the state because they've already done a good job of keeping the commitments for 2023 and, you know, really trying to make inroads for 2024 and 2025

I mean, I really have no complaints. I mean, I know you mentioned, you know, they missed out on some guys

But other than that, you know, I think they're doing a good job of solidifying the Midwest

yep they have and they've done a good job of making themselves a big presence again in the

state of nebraska i think matt rule has really rebuilt that with the coaching staff so yeah um

football recruiting is in a good place and i feel like we'll go ahead and wrap this episode up make

sure you guys are uh checking out with us uh checking out huskerbigred.com i'm sure we'll

have tons of recruiting news probably a commitment today after we get done recording our show so

make sure you guys check us out there though we'll have a lot of stuff there's going to be

I feel like a bunch of official visitor stuff coming up this week

So we'll be having you covered on all those bases. Make sure you guys hit the like button, get into the comments section

let us know what you think about some of these in-state recruits, some of these legacy commitments

or any other ideas you want us to talk about on the show coming up

We'll plan for another episode on Friday. And as always, guys, go Big Red

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