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Player: Brian Hildebrand

Hometown: Corona, Calif

Position: QB

Height: 6'2"

Weight: 211

40 time: 4.95

Visit Date:

Scholarships offered:

Favorites: VERBAL TO NEBRASKA

Rankings/Stars:NR

Rivals: NR

Bid Red Report:NR

 

Assessing the talent:

 

Odds of becoming a Cornhusker:75% Apparently he's N...

 

Crop Duster's take:

I know we all love rumors, but it looks like this might be the mysterious QB that will be here early in the fall

 

 

http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.a...y=18718&Sport=1

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Some fast facts about Brian:

 

Was the #12 rated QB in 2004 and was in the same QB class as Rhett "$37 an hour" Bomar, Tennessee's Erik Ainge, Michigan's Chad Henne, Penn State's and Colin Cowherds favotire QB Anthony Morelli and two Big 12 QB's -- Texas Tech's Graham Harrell and Texas A&M's Stephan McGee

 

Is father coached at sCUm from 98 to 99

 

And he was a 2003 Elite 11 QB camp member, here was his profile:

 

Brian Hildebrand 6-2, 185

Corona (Calif.)

2002: Threw for 1,913 yards and 22 touchdowns as a junior to earn all-league honors for the second straight year. Earned his invite on the spring camp tour, as he was the top quarterback at both the Los Angeles and Stanford (Calif.) NIKE Camps and also out-threw everyone at the EA SPORTS Elite 11 Regional Workout at Stanford. No player has worked harder on his game in the last year.

Camp Evaluation: Above average arm strength with a quick release and underrated athleticism. Has all the intangibles you're looking for, including great leadership skills, a strong work ethic and is someone who wants the ball in his hands late in the game.

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Just heard that on 1110 KFAB. This could be really, really big. Just think, he'll be here later on this week, learn the system this year and be on the scout team this year, go through spring drills next year, summer conditioning and then back through fall pratice again and compete with Ganz, Davis and Witt. Huge pickup!!!

 

I'm guessing 3 years to play 2?

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Does anyone have some more info on this? Where did he come from? Where has he been playing the last two years? Why didn't he go to a DI school to begin with? How is it he's still available? Is this all just speculation or is it a done deal?

 

Sorry to be a skeptic, but its hard to believe there's this awesome former Elite 11 QB just sitting out there that no one's been paying attention to.

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Does anyone have some more info on this? Where did he come from? Where has he been playing the last two years? Why didn't he go to a DI school to begin with? How is it he's still available? Is this all just speculation or is it a done deal?

 

Sorry to be a skeptic, but its hard to believe there's this awesome former Elite 11 QB just sitting out there that no one's been paying attention to.

Signed with the Beavers out of high school in 2004. Redshirted in 2004 then was on the team as a redshirt freshman in 2005. After that he went to Mt. San Antonio Junior College last year and was decent. I'm not exactly sure why he's able to be hear within the next couple of weeks but if it all works out, this is HUGE!

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Finally from the OWH this morning

 

 

Published Wednesday

August 9, 2006

 

Juco QB could be a Husker this week

 

BY MITCH SHERMAN

 

 

 

 

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LINCOLN - Even before Harrison Beck's seat in the Nebraska locker room had grown cold, a new quarterback appears ready to take his place on the depth chart.

 

 

Brian Hildebrand

 

Former blue-chipper Brian Hildebrand of Corona, Calif., is set to enroll at NU this month and begin practice as soon as Saturday, his junior college position coach said.

 

"He's going to go in there and help Nebraska," said Mike Moschetti, the quarterbacks coach at Mt. San Antonio (Calif.) College. "He's going to battle somebody for that No. 2 spot right away."

 

Hildebrand, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound sophomore, would be eligible to play immediately with three seasons to complete his career.

 

He confirmed Tuesday that he is headed to Nebraska later this week. He must complete a final exam on Thursday to finish work on his associate's degree.

 

Hildebrand said NU coaches asked him to withhold further comment on his transfer until his juco coursework is completed.

 

Moschetti was under no such restriction.

 

The coach, who started at quarterback for Colorado in 1998 and 1999, helped connect Hildebrand with the Huskers. Moschetti keeps close ties with several members of the NU staff - notably tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator Shawn Watson, who served as quarterbacks coach at CU during Moschetti's senior season.

 

"From what Coach Watson has told me, the (NU) offense is a lot like what we ran at CU," Moschetti said. "There's just different wording, so I've been going over a few things with Brian."

 

Nebraska was involved in recruiting Hildebrand even before it pursued Beck quit the team last weekend. His departure provides more of an opportunity.

 

Hildebrand redshirted at Oregon State in 2004. He left Oregon State after one semester for Mt. Sac, where he started five games last season before suffering a torn ligament in his right thumb. He finished the year 56-of-99 passing for 791 yards with three touchdowns and five interceptions.

 

"He's got a great body and great tools, a real strong arm," Mt. Sac head coach Bob Jastrab said. "He was really starting to do well for us, and then he got hurt."

 

At Nebraska, only three scholarship quarterbacks remain - senior starter Zac Taylor, sophomore Joe Ganz and sophomore Beau Davis. Hildebrand would arrive in Lincoln after taking a path similar to Taylor, who attended Wake Forest out of high school and started one season in junior college.

 

Hildebrand was an Elite 11 quarterback three years ago before his senior season. Rivals.com ranked him as the nation's No. 12 pro-style QB in 2004, behind the likes of Rhett Bomar (Oklahoma), Chad Henne (Michigan), Brian Brohm (Louisville), Drew Weatherford (Florida State) and Erik Ainge (Tennessee).

 

Moschetti said Hildebrand was nearly set to enroll at Colorado last winter, but then Gary Barnett was fired and new coach Dan Hawkins was not interested. Hildebrand also received interest in the spring from UCLA.

 

For the most part, though, he was overlooked because of the thumb injury and his academic situation in one semester at Oregon State.

 

"He's a big-time quarterback," Moschetti said. "I think this whole thing is a blessing in disguise. There's no better situation in the country than at Nebraska. And this kid can play with anybody."

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LINCOLN - Even before Harrison Beck's seat in the Nebraska locker room had grown cold, a new quarterback appears ready to take his place on the depth chart.

 

 

 

Former blue-chipper Brian Hildebrand of Corona, Calif., is set to enroll at NU this month and begin practice as soon as Saturday, his junior college position coach said.

 

"He's going to go in there and help Nebraska," said Mike Moschetti, the quarterbacks coach at Mt. San Antonio (Calif.) College. "He's going to battle somebody for that No. 2 spot right away."

 

Hildebrand, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound sophomore, would be eligible to play immediately with three seasons to complete his career.

 

He confirmed Tuesday that he is headed to Nebraska later this week. He must complete a final exam on Thursday to finish work on his associate's degree.

 

Hildebrand said NU coaches asked him to withhold further comment on his transfer until his juco coursework is completed.

 

Moschetti was under no such restriction.

 

The coach, who started at quarterback for Colorado in 1998 and 1999, helped connect Hildebrand with the Huskers. Moschetti keeps close ties with several members of the NU staff - notably tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator Shawn Watson, who served as quarterbacks coach at CU during Moschetti's senior season.

 

"From what Coach Watson has told me, the (NU) offense is a lot like what we ran at CU," Moschetti said. "There's just different wording, so I've been going over a few things with Brian."

 

Nebraska was involved in recruiting Hildebrand even before it pursued Beck quit the team last weekend. His departure provides more of an opportunity.

 

Hildebrand redshirted at Oregon State in 2004. He left Oregon State after one semester for Mt. Sac, where he started five games last season before suffering a torn ligament in his right thumb. He finished the year 56-of-99 passing for 791 yards with three touchdowns and five interceptions.

 

"He's got a great body and great tools, a real strong arm," Mt. Sac head coach Bob Jastrab said. "He was really starting to do well for us, and then he got hurt."

 

At Nebraska, only three scholarship quarterbacks remain - senior starter Zac Taylor, sophomore Joe Ganz and sophomore Beau Davis. Hildebrand would arrive in Lincoln after taking a path similar to Taylor, who attended Wake Forest out of high school and started one season in junior college.

 

Hildebrand was an Elite 11 quarterback three years ago before his senior season. Rivals.com ranked him as the nation's No. 12 pro-style QB in 2004, behind the likes of Rhett Bomar (Oklahoma), Chad Henne (Michigan), Brian Brohm (Louisville), Drew Weatherford (Florida State) and Erik Ainge (Tennessee).

 

Moschetti said Hildebrand was nearly set to enroll at Colorado last winter, but then Gary Barnett was fired and new coach Dan Hawkins was not interested. Hildebrand also received interest in the spring from UCLA.

 

For the most part, though, he was overlooked because of the thumb injury and his academic situation in one semester at Oregon State.

 

"He's a big-time quarterback," Moschetti said. "I think this whole thing is a blessing in disguise. There's no better situation in the country than at Nebraska. And this kid can play with anybody."

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