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You would be amazed at just how bad some public school systems are outside of Nebraska. I know kids who are 15 years old and read at a first grade level - many American cities have this problem.

Haha, no worries bro.

The guys mentality reminds me of Wes Welker ... now with the Dolphins ... he knows how to score and will do anything for the team. Uhh, dude, Wes Welker has played for the Patriots for two seasons now...

It's not that he's backing out, it's that he might not qualify. Apparently, he is waiting to receive his SAT score, which could qualify him if it is good enough.

Yes. And yes. N Willie, what kind of player are we getting in Burkhead? Is he light years better than Al-Terek? Is it a loss not to be getting both?

Hopefully you aren't too busy traveling the galaxy teaching the English language to come say what's up.

Nice article on Lazarri from ESPN: "Under-the-radar Corner Finds A Home In Lincoln Lazarri Middleton (Long Beach, Calif./L.B. Polytechnic) entered his junior season at Long Beach Polytechnic High School as a starting cornerback with hopes of gridiron success to bolster his college recruitment. Unfortunately, the 6-1 corner missed some early playing time with injuries, and at a premier school like Poly, which has a history of producing NFL-caliber talent, there is usually a formidable replacement waiting in the wings. "I got replaced by a senior, and he did real well when he went in," Middleton said. "It was hard to lose my starting job, but I just did my best when I went in as the nickel guy [on passing downs]." Middleton had a solid year but did little to attract the attention of college scouts who put most of their emphasis on junior season production. Entering the fall of his senior year, he had no scholarship offers and his hopes of playing big-time college football seemed unlikely. "I basically did not have enough film to show coaches and received little recruiting interest," Middleton said. "It was tough; I knew people were overlooking me. I thought I might end up at juco or something." The No. 5-rated cornerback out of California decided to take recruiting into his own hands and did everything he could to self-promote. From sending out clips of his summer passing leagues to copies of each senior game film, Middleton worked hard at gaining recruiting exposure, while also polishing his skills as a corner this fall. Yet through November, he was garnering minimal attention on the recruiting trail, with just two offers from non-BCS programs Southern Methodist and Idaho State. Middleton's rare combination of size and closing speed went unnoticed, despite his racking up over 60 tackles from his cornerback position and close to 10 pass breakups for his 13-0 Poly squad (currently No. 2 in the ESPN FAB 50 rankings). While we acknowledged he was a late bloomer and still a bit raw in terms of technique on his evaluation, we were still very impressed with the raw physical tools he showcased on film as an underneath corner. We weren't alone. It might have taken a complete senior highlight film to catch his attention; but it didn't Bo Pelini long to see Middleton's special talent on film. "In late November the Nebraska coaches left me a message, and when I called them back Coach [bo] Pelini was sitting in the room nudging one of the coaches to get on the phone with me," Middleton said. "Coach Pelini joked and said, '[the Nebraska coaches] have played me your highlight film five times already, but I told them after just the first two minutes we should offer this kid.'" Middleton said it was "a blessing" that schools began to recognize his talents, and acknowledged that it made it all the more special that his first big offer came from a coach with such a respected defensive pedigree. "It means a lot, and it's one of the main reasons why I committed this week," Middleton said. "With all the success he had at LSU, it's just a good feeling to know he likes me as a defensive prospect." Middleton is the Cornhuskers' 20th commitment for 2009 in a class lacking elite blue-chippers (no ESPNU 150 prospects), but plenty deep with solid, underrated football players like the hard-hitting corner they landed this week."

Good for him - he chose a top-tier academic institution. I wish him the best of luck.

He said he was going to cancel Virginia Tech on Jan 23, b/c he wanted to decide before then

ATM is scheduled to announce Wednesday, 10:00am CST.

Just got his fourth star from Rivals. Now rated the #23 RB prospect in the country. Scout and ESPN seem to be lagging in their evaluation of his senior film, but whatever.

Ahhh, the infamous OLDMAN rears his ugly head...

No - he reduced the numbers, and possibly made the walk-ons feel unappreciated, but he never killed the program. And DaveH was being sarcastic, as Callahan awarded at least one walk-on a scholarship, as I recall (although I can't recall who). Dane Todd, I think it was. Many walk-ons received scholarships from Callahan. Dane Todd and TJ O'Leary are two examples that I can think of off the top of my head.

Taking offers and looking at more visits. Says hes solid. Who knows..?? Add that to the fact that there are rumors swirling that he might not qualify. I'm not counting on Washington...too much uncertainty. If we get him, that's awesome, but I'm not getting my hopes up.

With Green, Washington (if he stays), Gomes, Middleton, and Bryd, do you guys think we are done at DB? Will we still take Lester White?

Awesome, this guy is a special player. Also covers us if D. Washington flakes out on us.

We offered him and he committed to Solich, but then decommitted during the coaching change to Callahan. I think Callahan may have rescinded his offer, but I am not entirely sure.

I know it depends on the outcome of his senior season, but I am interested to hear what people think. Personally, I think that he is definitely in the top 10, but would place a few guys ahead of him: Wistrom, Jason Peter, Rucker, and Vanden Bosch, and possibly Carriker.

I personally think the guy needs to redshirt. Let Watson coach him up, work on his technique and then unleash him.

Miami (FL) has offered him as a DB. Miami coaches will be at his house this week. He wants to play RB. Nebraska and Purdue are still the leaders.

The majority of recruits (60-70% if I had to guess) on Rivals are 3 stars - that must have an impact as well.

lol

No surprise here. I think Papuchis will be really disappointed if he can't get one of the Maryland d-linemen here. He put in a ton of effort to get them here.

lol

When was Jarvis committed to South Carolina? Never. He was committed to Tennessee.