I just finished my first season with the Huskers. Beat Ohio State in the BCS Championship Game 38-3, and finished with the #2 overall recruiting class behind Texas. Christian Ponder from FSU won the Heisman, Zac Lee finished 3rd in the running. I didn't get any other awards, Gomes was runner up for the Thorpe Award and Cameron Meredith was runner up for the Lombardi.
With recruiting I've come to find that players not from a pipeline state must have you in the top 3-4 at the beginning of the season to even stand a chance. Otherwise pipeline recruits can have you as low as 8 before the season starts. So far in season two with Nebraska, I'm in the 8th week and I am #1 overall with 3 Five Stars, 4 Four Stars, and 1 Three Star. I make sure to fill my recruiting board completely full, but I only call on the top 15 on my board. As the season goes along and players committ to me or go elsewhere, I move players up the board into the top 15 accordingly. Just having people on your board can help out for situations like this, and I've had a few where I rose from 5-6th on a players list to 2-3 without calling them all season.