DeathCultArmaggedon Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Player: C.J. Zimmerer Hometown: Omaha, NE (Omaha Gross Catholic) Position: LB Height: 6'1" Weight: 215 lbs. 40 time: 4.6 Bench max: 285 pounds Squat max: 400 pounds Vertical: 27 inches Shuttle: 4.60 secs Stats via Rivals Visit Date: Scholarships offered: Nebraska Schools of Interest: Nebraska, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Purdue, Stanford, Wyoming Favorites: Rankings/Stars: Rivals: Bid Red Report: Assessing the talent: Odds of becoming a Cornhusker: 10%. Quote Link to comment
bbhusker Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Become a Husker! Quote Link to comment
gmoney88 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 I'm a Gross alum and I've seen this kid play last year. Hes a good in-state prospect, and likes to bring the wood. Would be a good fit at MLB in a Pelini defense Quote Link to comment
columbus_husker Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 does he have any offers? Quote Link to comment
AR Husker Fan Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Kansas State offered? They offered a high school kid? Hell has frozen over... Quote Link to comment
huskernumerouno Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Kansas State offered? They offered a high school kid? Hell has frozen over... That is funny AR Quote Link to comment
Vuren Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Kansas State offered? They offered a high school kid? Hell has frozen over... no no no, they will pull it 20 minutes from signing day per usual. Quote Link to comment
gmoney88 Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 According to huskersillustrated, Nebraska has offered him a scholly.... Quote Link to comment
Danimal Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Looks like he has already committed. Film looks solid. On the surface seems like kind of a stretch and not a guy to get psyched-about. But there is no point in making a stretch-offer in Spring and he is only the second local to get an offer so it isn't like they are being willy-nilly in offering Nebraskans. Coaches must see something there and think he is a player. Quote Link to comment
Huskerballz Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 I trust the coaches. They wouldn't offer him if they didn't think he had potential. Quote Link to comment
Ohio Pete Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 I trust the coaches. They wouldn't offer him if they didn't think he had potential. 123 Tackles last year? At least he won't be running away from the ball carrier. Nice quotes from his coach: "He's a kid that gets stronger as the game goes on and you can really see that on film. That all comes back to his work ethic in the weight room. He's just a big, physical kid who's got a lot of growing to do yet. He's worked so much harder than other kids his age, he's just a man amongst boys." — Tim Johnk, Gross Catholic Head Football Coach "He understands the game on both sides of the ball. He just understands what's happening in front of him, where a ball needs to be ran, what blocking scheme we are in on offense, and not every kid understands that at this level. I think he's a Division I player because of all those things he brings to the table, I really do." — Tim Johnk, Gross Catholic Head Football Coach Quote Link to comment
Ohio Pete Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Err, never mind. He's a fullback. Huskers add Omaha fullback to recruit list By BRIAN CHRISTOPHERSON / Lincoln Journal Star Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 02:43:34 pm CDT Nebraskans love themselves a good fullback; even better if he happens to be a native son who appreciates a good collision along with his meat and potatoes. Rathman, Schelsinger, Makovickas ... Zimmerer? Yes, C.J. Zimmerer is ready to see what he can do. Nebraska has added the Omaha Gross fullback to its recruiting list. Zimmerer becomes the fourth known commit of the 2009 class. The Huskers offered the 6-foot-1, 215-pound Zimmerer last night and he accepted this morning. Zimmerer was also an all-state linebacker last season, but NU wants him as a fullback. “Best football player I’ve coached in 16 years,” said Tim Johnk, head coach at Gross, also a former Husker fullback letterwinner from 1989-91. “It’s really neat. They haven’t recruited a lot of fullbacks the last few years,” Johnk said. “It’s neat to see them get one of those big, tough Nebraska kids again.” Johnk said no one had offered Zimmerer until the Huskers, but Iowa and Iowa State were expressing interest. Zimmerer is the first recruit on the offensive side of the ball. He joins defensive tackles Thaddeus Randle (Galena Park, Texas) and Cole Pensick (Lincoln Northeast), and linebacker Shawn Bodtmann (Scranton, Pa.) Quote Link to comment
BigBL87 Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Err, never mind. He's a fullback. Meh, not to say he can't switch to LB at some point though, as Cody Glenn has shown. Quote Link to comment
huskerfan500 Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 IMO I think that NU could have gotten him to walk on, the talent level that Gross Catholic isn't very good. NU always has had good walk-on fullback. But hey until the coaches lose games I guess everyone will trust them. Quote Link to comment
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