2024 Spring Practice Notes - Receivers and Tight Ends

[Mavric]

 

[floridacorn]

I noticed the receivers doing a drill today known as settle up and noose.  It's an everyday drill air raid teams use to train running mesh vs zone & it's kind of exclusive to that system.  I'm not implying NU's on the verge of becoming an air raid offense, but between this and the Holgorsen visit, I expect to see them implement some concepts from that offensive.  

[Mavric]

Obviously not at Husker practice but here's what Carter Nelson has done in track this year:

 

11.03 100 meters

22.28 200 meters

54.85 400 meters

50-6 shot put

188-1 discus (top 20 nationally)

6-2 high jump

13-6 pole vault

22-7 long jump (leads class C)

 

The 400 and high jump aren't that impressive.  As a former 7-0 high jumper, I'm sure the weight he has put on has limited his high jumping.  I would guess he's mostly just jumped high enough to win.

 

But those are some pretty good marks across over half of the available individual events.  And the sprint marks are pretty impressive for a guy that size.

[RedDenver]

7 hours ago, Mavric said:

Obviously not at Husker practice but here's what Carter Nelson has done in track this year:

 

11.03 100 meters

22.28 200 meters

54.85 400 meters

50-6 shot put

188-1 discus (top 20 nationally)

6-2 high jump

13-6 pole vault

22-7 long jump (leads class C)

 

The 400 and high jump aren't that impressive.  As a former 7-0 high jumper, I'm sure the weight he has put on has limited his high jumping.  I would guess he's mostly just jumped high enough to win.

 

But those are some pretty good marks across over half of the available individual events.  And the sprint marks are pretty impressive for a guy that size.

Is Nelson still in HS or is this on the Nebraska track team?

[Mavric]

35 minutes ago, RedDenver said:

Is Nelson still in HS or is this on the Nebraska track team?

 

Still in high school.

[Mavric]

 

[brophog]

Every WR should take notice....those two are going to be tough to keep off of the field.

[Mavric]

 

[BigRedBuster]

That’s such BS. 

 

 

[Mavric]

But I'm sure none of his teammates will bring it up.

 

 

[Archy1221]

6 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

That’s such BS. 

 

 

I don’t see how the NCAA can’t get a handle on this like the NFL does. 

[teachercd]

9 minutes ago, Archy1221 said:

I don’t see how the NCAA can’t get a handle on this like the NFL does. 

You can't because it is not the coaches doing it.  

 

It is other players and then handlers.  

 

It happens in the NFL and NBA all the time too.  The NBA has perfected it and the league just doesn't care.

[runningblind]

38 minutes ago, Archy1221 said:

I don’t see how the NCAA can’t get a handle on this like the NFL does. 

I can't honestly believe anyone still thinks the NCAA can do anything.  Thanks for the laugh!

 

Seriously, the big leagues can handle things because of collective bargaining and a commissioner.  There is zero hope of containing anything with the current setup in college sports. 

[teachercd]

3 minutes ago, runningblind said:

I can't honestly believe anyone still thinks the NCAA can do anything.  Thanks for the laugh!

 

Seriously, the big leagues can handle things because of collective bargaining and a commissioner.  There is zero hope of containing anything with the current setup in college sports. 

NCAA is just HOPING and PRAYING that they can survive, they are not needed at all.  The idea that their is this "governing body" over college sports is insane.  They are done and they know it, they just don't know when their "end" is as of yet.

[Mavric]