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Assuming this means good news regarding Essegian

Yes, I know the 1st down rule changed last year. But my points still stands. The 2 minute warning was added in the NFL to give an advantage to a team trying to score at the end of the game by giving them an extra timeout. In college, the clock stopping on 1st downs gives the team trying to score at the end of the game an advantage by giving them extra mini-timeouts. It seems redundant to me to have both.

About time for helmet commination. But we're still going to see coaches sending in signals and those signs with symbols on the sidelines because of the amount of no huddle that CFB teams run. 2 minute warning, whatever. I don't think its needed with clocks stopping for 1st downs. And the powers that be said it won't be adding any commercial time to the games, just shifting around when the commercials happen.

Hints are being dropped that Mazzccua could be on the outs after spring...

Let's reformat this a bit Players that are N PF/C Andrew Morgan Sr NDSU PG Rollie Worster Sr Utah SG/SF Gavin Griffiths So Rutgers Players we are after SF Frankie Fidler Sr Omaha PF William Kyle Jr South Dakota St C Malique Ewin Jr JUCO/Ole Miss C Igor Milicic Sr Charlotte SG Connor Essegian Jr Wisconsin SG Brendan Hausen Jr Villanova Lost interest PF/C Pharrel Payne Jr Minnesota SF Joshua Ola-Joseph Jr Minnesota Targets that have gone elsewhere SG Connor Hickman Sr Bradley -> Cincinnati PF John Hugley Sr Oklahoma -> Xavier Former Huskers Jamarques Lawrence Jr -> Rhode Island Matar Diop So -> Loyola Marymount Eli Rice So -> Penn St CJ Wilcher Blaise Keita

Pot Roast recruiting for Fred (I don’t think he’s coming here).

Rumor is Essegian is on campus today.

No Hoiberg team is complete w/o at least one “foreign big man project”. I assume we’re saving our 13th scholarship for one. Yvan Ouedraogo Eduardo Andre Oleg Kojenets Blaise Keita Matar Diop

The context that I took from that is that he isn't expecting anyone to enter the portal before spring practice is over, not that he wasn't expecting anyone to enter the portal at all this spring. It wouldn't surprise me if we lost some OL (21 on scholarship) or DBs (24 on scholarship).

A few updates: Reports are we aren't getting a visit from Pharrel Payne (Minnesota) as expected later this week. We have moved on from Joshua Ola-Joseph (Minnesota). Another new name to follow as of today is Connor Essegian, a junior SG from Wisconsin. Started 19 games as a freshman, then as a sophomore was moved to a bench role and only averaged 8 mins/game. Career 35% shooter from 3. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/connor-essegian-1.html

New target of interest for NU - 6'4" Brendan Hausen SG from Villanova. Career 40% 3 point shooter. Played 18 mins/game last year. Has taken 246 shots over 2 years, with 223 being 3 pointers. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/brendan-hausen-1.html