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6-2, 205, San Francisco, Calif.
(St. Ignatius Prep/San Francisco City College)   
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Bio:
Quarterback Zac Lee is one of six players who joined
the Nebraska progam at mid-year, including four junior college
prospects. Lee is one of two quarterbacks in the Huskers'
recruiting class and is one of six total junior college players
in the 2007 class. He also continues Nebraska's recent tradition
of strong recruiting efforts in the state of California. The
Huskers have signed a total of 19 players from the state in
the past three recruiting classes.
The 6-2, 205-pound Lee joins the Huskers after one season
of action at San Francisco City College, the same school that
produced Husker wideout Maurice Purify a year earlier. Lee
had a standout 2006 season for Coach George Rush, passing
for more than 3,400 yards and 35 touchdowns while completing
64 percent of his passes. Lee's performance led San Francisco
City College to a 10-2 record and an appearance in the California
junior college title game. The San Francisco City College
offense averaged nearly 40 points per game under the direction
of Lee, who sat out 2005, and enrolled in junior college last
January, giving him four seasons to use three years of eligibility
at Nebraska. Lee is ranked as the nation's top junior college
quarterback according to Rivals.com, Scout.com and SuperPrep
Magazine. Rivals.com lists Lee as a four-star prospect and
as the No. 10 overall junior college prospect in the country.
SuperPrep Magazine ranks Lee as the 16th-best junior college
player in the United States. Lee starred in both football
and baseball at St. Ignatius College Prep in San Francisco.
He was a three-year all-league quarterback in high school,
but focused much of his time on baseball, limiting his Division
I football scholarship offers out of high school. Lee chose
Nebraska after also receiving strong recruiting interest from
Oklahoma, Fresno State and Mississippi State among others.
Lee is the son of Bob and Janice Lee and was born on April
26, 1987. His father played quarterback for 12 seasons in
the National Football League from 1969 to 1980, spending time
with the Vikings, Falcons and Rams. The elder Lee had his
best season in 1973 when he threw for more than 1,700 yards
for the Falcons. Bob Lee also served as the athletic director
at University of Pacific.
His
Words: "It
was all in red and going nuts. The facilities are awesome.
It was very impressive. I really enjoyed the visit.."
Picked
NU over: Cal and Oregon |
Callahan's
words: "Zac
Lee’s lineage, as we all know, his dad played professional
football and is just a wonderful guy and of course Zac is
just a tremendous competitor. In junior college, he led an
outstanding, talented team at San Francisco City to a California
championship. He’s just a vicious competitor in every
sense. You watch him run with the ball and make plays with
his legs and throw it, I think he has a rope for an arm. He
probably has one of the best releases I’ve seen in awhile,
out of the guys that we’ve had. He’s accurate,
he’s played in the pass system and understands the passing
game and understands how to manage a game from the quarterback
position. Patrick is eager, he’s smart, he’s intelligent,
I look at his makeup and he reminds me a lot of (Zac) Taylor
in that regard. He’s smart, he’s tough and he’s
dependable and we know what that’s down around here
for the past few years. He kind of exemplifies that, he exudes
that in his personality and also in his performance. I’m
inspired by Witt because he’s a guy that is very intelligent
and was in a program in Georgia, transferred to Wylie, Texas,
played there and did just a phenomenal job of production and
putting up numbers. I think he threw for close to 1,700 or
1,800 yards and did an excellent job for a team that wanted
to throw the football. He plugged in as a senior and was accepted.
He had nothing but high marks and great comments from coaches
there from a guy coming in from out of the blue. So I have
a lot of respect for him. He is inspiring and he’s going
to be an interesting guy to watch in years to come. "
On
the LCL injury of Zac Lee
"He’s
had surgery already. After his last game where he was injured,
he had surgery about a week or so after. He just got off of
crutches so this has not been a lot of fun for Zac Lee. He’s
come here on crutches and trying to get around in this mess
right now is pretty tough. He’s been great. He’s
been by the office quite a few times and have shared some
moments with him. He’s been doing good. He’s anxious.
It’s tough to be hurt, especially at that position when
you want to get out and compete. He’s watching all these
other guys throw right now and he wants to get in the mix
pretty badly."
"He’ll
be here for training camp. He’ll be able to run somewhat
I believe by spring but he won’t be ready for contact
or competition."
More
N-sight:
Lee
says: "There's not a thing I don't like about
Nebraska. The big thing for me was that, as this process kept
going, it just felt like the right place for me."
Coachspeak
" All the variety of throws that he has - the quick out,
the slant, the hitch, the fade, the corner, the dig. He was
exciting to watch because they had so much in their repertoire.
It's very similar compared to what we have. " - Nebraska
coach Bill Callahan
The gurus say
"He's a fairly mobile guy who has a strong arm and a
sense of how to play the position," said Brad Hoiseth
of jcgridiron.com. "And anything he sees at the next
level is not going to shock him, because he's out there right
now playing with a bunch of Division I guys."
About Lee
"He's a tremendous prospect," said Dan Hayes, the
offensive coordinator at CCSF. San Francisco's system is sophisticated
by junior-college standards, but Lee picked it up quickly.
Lee threw for 304 yards per game, 37 touchdowns and just five
interceptions. CCSF head coach George Rush said he doesn't
make poor decisions and doesn't often take sacks. "There's
a storm raging around him, but he's just got this inner calm,"
Rush said. The nation's best juco quarterback according to
rivals.com.
Omaha.com's take
The 2007 quarterback job appears to be Sam Keller's to lose,
even though Lee has already enrolled. But Lee has four years
to complete three seasons, so if he can beat out Patrick Witt
in 2008, the position could be his for a while. |
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Patrick Witt ::
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QB, 6-4, 215, Wylie, Texas (Wylie HS)  
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Bio:
Strong-armed quarterback Patrick Witt is one
of two signal callers in the Huskers' 2007 recruiting
class, and one of two high school standouts to enroll
at Nebraska in January (also Marcus Mendoza). Witt is
also one of eight Texans in the Huskers' 2007 recruiting
class, representing Nebraska's largest recruiting success
in the state since at least 1973. Witt played his senior
season at Wylie (Texas) High School after moving from
Georgia following his junior season. Witt threw for
1,846 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior, while completing
57 percent of his pass attempts. He also ran for better
than 330 yards and four touchdowns for Coach Bill Howard.
Wylie fell just one win shy of the state playoffs and
Witt was the team's MVP, while being selected as an
all-district and all-region selection. Witt completed
63 percent of his passes for more than 1,000 yards and
12 touchdowns as a junior at Parkview High School in
Lilburn, Ga. He also rushed for 250 yards and 15 touchdowns
as a junior. Rivals.com ranks Witt as a three-star prospect,
the No. 18 pro-style quarterback in the nation and the
No. 84 prospect in the state of Texas. Scout.com ranks
Witt as the No. 67 quarterback prospect in the country,
while SuperPrep lists him as the 80th-best overall prospect
in the state of Texas. Witt was one of Nebraska's first
commitments, pledging to the Huskers last June. Witt
is also a standout in the classroom, and was a first-team
academic all-state selection as a senior. He only visited
Nebraska, but also received strong recruiting interest
from Big 12 rivals Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Oklahoma
among others. Witt is the son of Gene and Kathy Witt,
and was born on April 3, 1989.
His
Words: "The
whole experience was awesome and the atmosphere was
amazing. I'd give it a 10 on a scale of 1-10. It was
great. It exceeded all my expectations. We went around
all the new facilities now that they've moved in. They're
unbelievable"
Picked
NU over: Texas Tech, Baylor, Indiana, Purdue,
Wisconsin, Tulane, Tulsa, Texas El Paso |
Callahan's
words: "
I’m inspired by Witt because he’s a guy
that is very intelligent and was in a program in Georgia,
transferred to Wylie, Texas, played there and did just
a phenomenal job of production and putting up numbers.
I think he threw for close to 1,700 or 1,800 yards and
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