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.