Pedro G Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 If Yant would get his act together and come to spring practice weighing around 230, he could be something with his power and very good speed. It appears he’s faster than Stepp and apparently Jackson who said he is a 4.5 guy. Yant is the only one I see who has the potential to be more than a serviceable RB. But I could be wrong. I hope they are still trying to get Allen. 1 Quote Link to comment
admo Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 I kind of agree that it's a depth situation. Rahmir (health/concussion) Gabe Ervin (health/ACL) Yant (health/endurance) Stepp (???) Mr Minnesota Emmet Johnson (my fav for real) will be a true frosh. Deondre Jackson (???) 1 Quote Link to comment
Atbone95 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Rivals assessment is that the staff has said they want 6 RBs on the roster, and they were at 5 before the addition of Jackson. Scott and Morrison were both 2020 guys, Jackson replaces them at the same age. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment
cheekygeek Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 https://www.hudl.com/video/3/7702831/5ddaaf875ef7750cbcc1ae24 Going into 2021: Texas A&M Football: Aggies’ RB room is the deepest in the SEC https://gigemgazette.com/2021/05/11/texas-am-football-aggies-rb-room-is-the-deepest-in-the-sec/ Could this possibly be a tip-off to our next RB coach? - The guy that recruited Deondre to Texas A&M and historically is a Running Backs coach (but who last was in charge of Special Teams at Alabama, before taking a Mental Health break from coaching)? https://247sports.com/Coach/Jay-Graham-9/#timeline https://footballscoop.com/news/jay-graham-shares-statement-on-leaving-alabama-staff Jay is currently: https://www.etsubucs.com/athletics/staff/11986/jay-graham/ Randy Sanders hired him at East Tennessee State in 2021 and then retired. (They had a history together at Tennessee). Then Randy Sanders retired (12/13/21): https://www.etsubucs.com/football/news/2021-22/18376/randy-sanders-announces-retirement-from-football/ Story on the impact he is making: https://www.wjhl.com/sports/vfl-former-nfler-jay-graham-making-impact-on-bucs-coaching-staff/ Jay Graham's NFL career stats: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrahJa00.htm He would surely be getting a pay raise if selected for the Running Back coach position at Nebraska. The East Tennessee State Head Coach earned: $255,000 annually, including a base salary of $225,000 and annual stipend of $30,000. The incentive-laden deal includes performance and academic bonuses that add up to at least $150,000 annually. - source: https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/football/2019/01/11/etsu-football-randy-sanders-contract-ut-vols-tennessee/2549097002/ And Deondre might have wanted to go where the guy who recruited him was going to be the RB Coach (might have been tipped off). I would imagine that part of the interview process might include the question: "Do you know of any worthy transfer prospects?" I know. It's a stretch. 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment
The Scarlet Pimpernel Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 The main thing that concerns me about this kid is that in his HS clips he had some gaping holes to run through... he won't have that luxury here. I'm still crossing my fingers for Allen, but the fact that they took Jackson makes that doubtful. Quote Link to comment
macroboy Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Dogs In A Pile said: When you're tossing the ball around 50-60 plays per game like most think is going to happen not much need for a lot of RB's. Maybe he is an excellent pass protector out the backfield. There's not a single person that thinks that. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
cheekygeek Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 5 hours ago, RedSavage said: I would agree but just going off what we've seen. Even when the blocking was there, there wasn't a whole lot to be overly impressed with. Funny, but a lot of schools felt differently after watching his tape, when he came out of High School. Besides Texas A&M he had 21 offers: Auburn Alabama Coastal Carolina Florida Florida Atlantic Georgia St. Louisville Maryland Michigan St. Nebraska North Carolina Ohio St. Purdue Rutgers South Carolina Syracuse Tennessee Troy UCF Western Kentucky Arkansas - source: https://247sports.com/Recruitment/Deondre-Jackson-103822/RecruitInterests/ But a couple of years later Huskerboard is "meh". 1 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment
RedSavage Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 47 minutes ago, cheekygeek said: Funny, but a lot of schools felt differently after watching his tape, when he came out of High School. Besides Texas A&M he had 21 offers: Auburn Alabama Coastal Carolina Florida Florida Atlantic Georgia St. Louisville Maryland Michigan St. Nebraska North Carolina Ohio St. Purdue Rutgers South Carolina Syracuse Tennessee Troy UCF Western Kentucky Arkansas - source: https://247sports.com/Recruitment/Deondre-Jackson-103822/RecruitInterests/ But a couple of years later Huskerboard is "meh". I was talking about our current rbs Quote Link to comment
Head Coach Scott Frost Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 He was only given one carry all year and that carry went for -2, in what I assume was garbage time, against Prairie View A&M. I was kind of hoping every back we already have could do better than that. 1 Quote Link to comment
Hilltop Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 20 minutes ago, Head Coach Scott Frost said: He was only given one carry all year and that carry went for -2, in what I assume was garbage time, against Prairie View A&M. I was kind of hoping every back we already have could do better than that. Hard to judge the kid on that but I get your point. Maybe he just didn't fit there for whatever reason. Hopefully a fresh start is what he needs. Quote Link to comment
gobiggergoredder Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 4 hours ago, bisonwiches said: Honestly with Stepp’s injury history and the issues Yant has had with his weight, it makes sense to me. Take a tank of a kid with no notable injury history who has been through two years of college conditioning/routine and see what happens. If Yant comes in again weighing 260-270, this is our goal line/short yardage guy. Yant is a load and avoids contact. It’s tough for me to watch. I want him to be good, but I don’t see it. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
lo country Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Can't really judge our RB's or Jackson. He had a slot of great offers. As mentioned above, -2 yards in one carry sucks, but he was also number 6 in carries behind two guys that went over 900 yards. One over 1000 and one close to 1000....They had some legit talent in front of him. The run might have been him mentally just being done. Thinking "really, a carry in garage time against Prairie".... I still go back to not one of our RB's was actually coached in 4 years. be interesting to see what "he who yet to be named" can do with them. A better passing attack, will help get guys outs of the box so we are not facing loaded boxes on every down. Creativity should also help. I am anxiously optimistic to see next season. 1 Quote Link to comment
thexyz Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 3 hours ago, The Scarlet Pimpernel said: The main thing that concerns me about this kid is that in his HS clips he had some gaping holes to run through... he won't have that luxury here. I'm still crossing my fingers for Allen, but the fact that they took Jackson makes that doubtful. I'm more optimistic. He's went through some narrow openings. Good lateral movement. He's got some size and keeps on churning. Will be interesting to see how Jackson develops and what we can do with him. 1 Quote Link to comment
Stumpy1 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 7 hours ago, Pedro G said: We need more than a serviceable RB. Yants seems to have the best potential to separate from all the other RBs, but will he? I was hoping we get Ajay Allen. Yant reminds me of an old school NU back. The limited time he played was a good preview of what he could be. 1 Quote Link to comment
admo Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 1 hour ago, gobiggergoredder said: Yant is a load and avoids contact. It’s tough for me to watch. I want him to be good, but I don’t see it. Every big run he had was a designed play to go inside. But he took the ball and ran all the way around the offensive tackle, to avoid contact. It worked, but you are right. He avoids the contact and saw the bench. Quote Link to comment
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