Case in point: Two California-area players — Upland defensive end Joe Mathis and Vista Murrieta defensive stud Su'a Cravens — plan to visit NU for the spring game.
The Huskers struck out on Upland targets Kenny Lawler (California), Marques Mosley (Colorado) and Christian Powell (Colorado) in 2012, but Mathis — with offers from Oklahoma, UCLA and USC — is a better target than all three. And Cravens, the nation's No. 9 overall prospect, is a former teammate of 2012 Nebraska commit Corey Whitaker.
"There's a 90 percent chance we're going to go to the same college," Mathis told 247Sports of he and Cravens.