LumberJackSker Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 2 hours ago, huskered17 said: Good report on OZ. Anyone one think that Cross and OZ were kind of the same type of backs at one point, early in their carrier's here. Could this staff have done what they did for OZ, with Cross. GBR!!! No oz has always been a better athlete than cross was. 1 Quote Link to comment
DrunkOffPunch Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 2 hours ago, huskered17 said: Could this staff have done what they did for OZ, with Cross. GBR!!! Oz’s style of running is different than Cross’ so I would say no. Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Cross had no wiggle like Ozigbo has. Cross was just a bruiser who ran in straight lines. Quote Link to comment
suh_fan93 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 It is really cool to get to read this stuff about Ozigbo. Just like I thought with Burkhead I really hope he lands on a team that has at least a decent offensive line to give him some creases. Can't wait to see where he lands. Quote Link to comment
Scarlet Overkill Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 a couple of names on here you might recognize! 1 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 It's amazing how differently some players are viewed when they are in a system that produces results and with a staff that can develop players. My argument for a long time was that Nebraska has talent. It's just being vastly under utilized and developed. As for Ozigbo. It's possible that he's ultimately going to benefit from having only one year with Frost. He had a great year, proved what he can do, was developed enough to shine to scouts at the Shrine Bowl/Combine. BUT....his body hasn't been beaten up from heavy use the last 4 years. An RBs body only has so man carries. His should have many more to go. Quote Link to comment
brophog Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 17 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: As for Ozigbo. It's possible that he's ultimately going to benefit from having only one year with Frost. He had a great year, proved what he can do, was developed enough to shine to scouts at the Shrine Bowl/Combine. BUT....his body hasn't been beaten up from heavy use the last 4 years. An RBs body only has so man carries. His should have many more to go. It’s true backs only have so many carries in them, but Frost isn’t a high carry guy. Ozigbo had more games over 20 carries in 2017 than in 2018, and he appeared in two less games. The fact he had any games with that many carries in 2018 is mostly due to the lack of depth as Frost’s running backs at UCF didn’t record games of 20+ carries. Frost ideally wants his carries split between a couple of backs, his R, and his QB. He’s looking for a stable, not a bell cow. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 10 minutes ago, brophog said: It’s true backs only have so many carries in them, but Frost isn’t a high carry guy. Ozigbo had more games over 20 carries in 2017 than in 2018, and he appeared in two less games. The fact he had any games with that many carries in 2018 is mostly due to the lack of depth as Frost’s running backs at UCF didn’t record games of 20+ carries. Frost ideally wants his carries split between a couple of backs, his R, and his QB. He’s looking for a stable, not a bell cow. Quote Devine Ozigbo hadn't really thought about it until midway through his final fall as a Husker. It was about the time 1,000 rushing yards was coming into view and many were beginning to declare him the best story of Nebraska's season. "My brother was talking to me like, ‘Yeah, (NFL) teams are going to look at you and say that’s a guy that doesn’t have many miles on him.' So that could be a beneficial thing," Ozigbo explained as the Huskers headed into November. "If it’s going to help, then that’s good. I guess I’d consider myself that way.” Quote Link to comment
brophog Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 It’s very hard to make the claim, based on how Frost wants to use his backs, that Ozigbo is better off having only one year with Frost. He had 12.9 carries per game in both 2017 and 2018, except in one year he averaged 3.8 ypc and the other 7. Quote Link to comment
Nebfanatic Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 https://thedraftnetwork.com/2018/12/23/2019-nfl-draft-player-profile-devine-ozigbo/ Another unbiased profile on Ozigbo. If you are a fan of an NFL team without alot of knowledge of the college game, this sounds like a guy you would want on your team. He hasn't gotten a ton of love on other prospect rating sites yet, but I think he will rise up draft boards as he makes it through the process. 1 Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Is he going to be the highest drafted Husker? Quote Link to comment
RedSavage Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, teachercd said: Is he going to be the highest drafted Husker? My guess is second highest. I think Stan will go higher 1 Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 minute ago, teachercd said: Is he going to be the highest drafted Husker? I would put him ahead of Stanley Morgan, and honestly I don't know if there are other players who may be drafted. Quote Link to comment
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