ESPN's Joe Schad Reports Keller is N!

[ttheKid1*18]

You mean they banned players from showing up and receiving large checks for no work? :spooners

[Washusker]

According to LJS, it's down to us and OU.

 

He apparently is going to try and make visits to both campuses TODAY!

 

 

 

I've got a baaaaad feeling...

[TrueHuskerFan]

Hopefully they banned player's family from working there too. I guess Peterson's dad was also "employed" there. Just a loophole for all I'm concerned.

[Spartness]

Unless I hear otherwise, NU has the upperhand -- but that could change -- and Keller doesn't have the luxury of sitting back and taking his time to make a decision among many schools.

Perhaps it's an issue of receiving a scholarship right away instead of walking on? Could that be the hold-up?

[Big Red Cop]

Spartness, I think you hit the nail on the head about the scholarship issue!!

[ttheKid1*18]

Spartness, I think you hit the nail on the head about the scholarship issue!!

But Dontrelle Moore just left the team. Doesn't that mean that there is an open scholarship available?

[tattooedhusker]

that's right, i forgot about dontrell

[BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA]

Maybe he can have that Beck kid's scholly.

[HSKRNOKC]

This getting very messy.

 

 

By John Helsley

The Oklahoman

 

 

Reports have Arizona State quarterback Sam Keller transferring to Nebraska.

 

Not so fast, the player's father said Tuesday, even as the Lincoln Journal Star was set to report today that signs point to Keller joining the Cornhuskers as early as today.

 

Mike Keller, Sam's dad, said Tuesday night not to dismiss a move by his son to Oklahoma, or a number of schools.

 

"I had a phone conversation with Bob Stoops (Tuesday)," Mike Keller said. "And there are some other schools we're talking to. It's been a very hectic couple of days."

 

But in today's Journal Star it was reported that word of Keller's arrival had already reached the team.

 

Asked what he was told about Keller, backup quarterback Joe Ganz told the Journal Star: "That things didn't work out at Arizona State for him, and they said he was interested in coming here, so they were going to bring him in."

 

Speculation began after a bizarre weekend at Arizona State, where Sam Keller was named the starter on Friday and then in an about-face by Sun Devils coach Dirk Koetter, bumped from the job a day later in what Koetter termed "a mistake."

 

Although word spread Tuesday that Keller was bound for Nebraska, Mike Keller insisted that wasn't the case.

 

"I've seen some of the things that have been written about Nebraska and I'm just flabbergasted," said Mike Keller, sounding genuinely frustrated. "There is no deal and no decision's been made.

 

"I read one place where Sam and I were supposed to be in Lincoln, which couldn't be further from the truth."

 

Either the reports are premature, or Mike Keller is playing coy.

 

On the field, Sam Keller has been productive. In his first start, subbing for an injured Andrew Walter in the 2004 Sun Bowl, he was named Most Valuable Player after throwing for 370 yards and two touchdowns in a comeback win over Purdue.

 

He had 2,165 yards and 20 touchdowns last year through seven games, when his season ended due to an injured thumb.

 

Sam Keller is a senior, yet he does have a redshirt year remaining should he choose to transfer to a Division I-A school, where he'd have to sit out this season. He could also transfer down to Division I-AA, Division II or NAIA and play immediately.

 

On the major college level, Keller would be seeking a situation where a school has no strong starting candidate for 2007.

 

OU fits that scenario. Paul Thompson is a senior and backups Joey Halzle and Sam Bradford haven't attempted a Division I pass.

 

But Nebraska and others also hold similar needs at quarterback.

 

With school in session, Sam Keller can't afford to miss too many classes before it takes a toll academically.

 

"I told Sam that he needs to make up his mind on which schools he's going to consider and if there's any that he might want to visit," Mike Keller said. "We don't have much time."

[ttheKid1*18]

With those quotes from his dad, it doesn't really seem like he wants him to come here at all. Hopefully he does.

[nu4everfan15]

dirty reporting by the oklahoman in my opinion. you don't pull down another paper like that, especially if it isnt in your area

[HSKRNOKC]

Beleive me it wouldnt be the first time.

[ttheKid1*18]

After the Big XII media days, "The Oklahoman" really bashed Nebraska, and I think even said that sCUm or Kansas would win the north, and we would finish fourth.

[huskerstag]

I don't recall seeing anything saying Keller and Co. were in Lincoln or decided on Nebraska in any Nebraska newspapers. If anything it was written on espn and other national sites. Either that or Mr. Keller spends a lot of time in chat rooms checking rumors.

 

My bet is that the Oklahoman put the idea in his head sort of like "What's your response to Nebraska papers saying you've already decided on Lincoln" stuff. Another reason to hate Oklahoma.

[ttheKid1*18]

Just saw this on LJS. Don't think it has been posted yet. Decision to come as soon as tonight.

 

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