Eric the Red Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 Player: Russell Okung Hometown: Richmond, TX Position: TE/OL Height: 6’4.5” Weight: 250 40 time: 5.35 Visit Date: November 11, 2005 KSU) Scholarships offered: Arizona, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Nebraska and Oklahoma Favorites: Committed to Oklahoma State Rankings/Stars: Rivals: #44/ Bid Red Report: #38/ Assessing the talent: Good quickness and explosion at the point of attack. It’s pretty obvious what he has to do when or whom decides what position he will play in college. Odds of becoming a Cornhusker: 0% The Huskers made a recent offer to Okung. We will have to let this recruitment play out as he is wide open. Quote Link to comment
Red November Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 Interesting project. Quote Link to comment
kramer Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 This guy seems to be as good as committed!!!! Quote Link to comment
Eric the Red Posted December 2, 2005 Author Share Posted December 2, 2005 Things are looking better and better. Scholarships offered: Arizona, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Nebraska Favorites: Nebraska Rankings/Stars: Rivals: #44/ Bid Red Report: #38/ Assessing the talent: Good quickness and explosion at the point of attack. It’s pretty obvious what he has to do when or whom decides what position he will play in college. Odds of becoming a Cornhusker: 35% Quote Link to comment
NamelessHusker Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Things are looking better and better. Scholarships offered: Arizona, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Nebraska Favorites: Nebraska Rankings/Stars: Rivals: #44/ Bid Red Report: #38/ Assessing the talent: Good quickness and explosion at the point of attack. It’s pretty obvious what he has to do when or whom decides what position he will play in college. Odds of becoming a Cornhusker: 35% I would consider bumping him up to 75% but that's just me Quote Link to comment
NamelessHusker Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Tick.. Tock..Tick ..Tock...Mr Okung..scholarships are becoming scarce Quote Link to comment
Eric the Red Posted December 14, 2005 Author Share Posted December 14, 2005 I would take this kid over OT Keith Williams any day. The JUCO's are going to scare this kid away. Quote Link to comment
NamelessHusker Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 All i know for now is Seth has been pushing him to commit to NU lately and he has a strong relationship with Jay Norvell. Hopefully we can seal the deal. Either guy would be fine in my opinion Quote Link to comment
wifflegod Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 You have said at least twice that time is running out on Okung. Do you think that he faovrs Nebraska? Do you think that he wants to commit? If so, what is the hold up? Quote Link to comment
hootin' annie's goatfarm Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 hello, I am not nameless, yet maybe a can write something of substance about okung - he wants to take all of his visits, (he has visited NU 11/11, & ok st 12/09 - last wk end) & will be visiting ou this weekend, & is planning a lsu visit 01/20, & he has said that he wants to not be rushed into a decision, & wants to be sure that his decision of what university to chose is the right decision for him he received a in home visit by the NU coachs during the last weekend of nov, & has been telephoned a couple of times recently by jensen who visited the NU campus w/ okung, & wants okung to come play w/ him at NU I do not think that NU will hold its offer for okung much longer - since williams will be coming to NU this weekend, & it may be williams last visit (but who knows?) p.s. dan hawkins has been hired (hc at boise st) by co, & he will close the borders to NU & any other school in recruiting co talent Quote Link to comment
wifflegod Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Yeah, that is all stuff that I have heard on HI (RSS)...Thanks for putting it all together though. I was just trying to see if nameless had something in mind. He kept commenting on him so I thought I'd ask. Quote Link to comment
NamelessHusker Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 Okung seems to have NU on the backburner for now. Not sure what has happened recently for Nebraska to have lost the lead on him. He now has shifted to a top 3 of LSU, Oklahoma St and Oklahoma (no leader just his top 3) and NU on the outside looking in. LSU has to much depth and so does OU, so if he ends up someplace, it will be OSU which could offer him immediate and extensive playing time. Oklahoma St loses both the starting tackle and his backup this year to graduation and the third string is a freshman. On the other side of OT, they will lose their second string OT and the first string OT is a junior and will be a Senior next year with the third string player a freshman as well. Oklahoma St also will lost it's starting OG and his backup is a Jr. this year and a senior next year with the 3rd string backup a freshman as well. Make no mistake about it, playing time is important to him and he will go someplace that offers him the most playing time. NU can't gurantee him playing time next year and i am guessing the lack of recruiting we have paid him recently. OSU can give him playing time. That's where he ends up if i was a betting man Quote Link to comment
Eric the Red Posted December 19, 2005 Author Share Posted December 19, 2005 Visit Date: November 11, 2005 KSU) Scholarships offered: Arizona, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Nebraska and Oklahoma Favorites: Oklahoma State and Oklahoma Rankings/Stars: Rivals: #44/ Bid Red Report: #38/ Assessing the talent: Good quickness and explosion at the point of attack. It’s pretty obvious what he has to do when or whom decides what position he will play in college. Odds of becoming a Cornhusker: 10% Quote Link to comment
Eric the Red Posted January 14, 2006 Author Share Posted January 14, 2006 Visit Date: November 11, 2005 KSU) Scholarships offered: Arizona, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Nebraska and Oklahoma Favorites: Committed to Oklahoma State Rankings/Stars: Rivals: #44/ Bid Red Report: #38/ Assessing the talent: Good quickness and explosion at the point of attack. It’s pretty obvious what he has to do when or whom decides what position he will play in college. Odds of becoming a Cornhusker: 0% Quote Link to comment
NamelessHusker Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 It's like i said..playing time was an issue for him. I really wish he had come here and just redshirtted his first year. He has talent but he is going to be dominated his first year because he lacks the proper coaching. Either way, expect to see him playing in the lineup when NU faces Okie St this season. Quote Link to comment
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