cheekygeek Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 (edited) Given Scott Frost's introductory press conference comments about getting the program back to where it used to be, and specifically on all of the Nebraska kids out there that grow up bleeding Husker Red and wanting to wear that "N" on their helmets, and how we need to make sure good Nebraska players are not going to other programs (etc.) I thought I would start this thread as a tribute to those Small-Town/Farm Kid Nebraska Cornhuskers of yesteryear. Scott Frost, from Wood River, NE (2016 population: 1354 ) is an obvious choice. I'll let you decide the definition of "small town". Feel free to note any background you feel is relevant and links to their Bio pages on Huskers.com. Feel free to include YouTube videos, if you like. Commenters, feel free to quote the original post of the player and add more content (like YouTube videos) if you feel that more should be added. To start things off, I'd like to give a tip of the cap to Husker brothers Joel and Jeff Makovicka, from Brainard, NE (2016 population: 320). Jeff's Bio Page In addition to devastating blocking as a FB, Jeff averaged 6.3 yds per carry and was on both the 1994 and 1995 Nebraska National Championship teams. Article on Jeff: Nebraska Cornhuskers’ walk-on history proves that, in recruiting, there’s still one trait no metric can beat Joel's Bio Page Joel was on the last 3 Nebraska National Championship teams (94, 94, & 97), He averaged 5.9 yds/carry but more than doubled his older brother in TD production (6 vs 13). Edited December 11, 2017 by cheekygeek 1 Quote Link to comment
krc1995 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 It's been so long since we've had farm kids allowed on the team that you might not be able to find them on youtube. Quote Link to comment
MichiganDad3 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 (edited) This is not a tribute, but a nice stat from the OP's link. "Nebraska has had more walk-ons taken in the NFL draft since 1970 — 25 in all — than 606 universities have managed throughout the course of NFL history." Edited December 12, 2017 by MichiganDad3 3 Quote Link to comment
Big Red 40 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 (edited) Maybe not necessarily small town or farm boys I guess but Andy Janovich (Gretna) and Brandon Reilly (Lincoln ) are a couple recent ones , that went all the way from walk ons, to great players here, and on to the NFL . I look forward to seeing more stories like that under Frost . Edited December 12, 2017 by Big Red 40 Quote Link to comment
txschutte Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I love to wax nostalgic as much as the next guy, but what about current walk ons that reflect the spirit of the program? I'm biased, but this kid bleeds Husker Red, and is what the walk on program is about. Born, Bred, and Go Big Red. http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/football/hometown-husker-conor-young/article_fa1f971e-0598-5612-84bf-3d8236816537.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook Quote Link to comment
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