Crouch attends Hawks’ tryoutBy Dan Hoppen
One participant easily stood out Saturday at the Omaha Nighthawks’ final open tryout of the offseason.
Eric Crouch, a former Nebraska quarterback who won the Heisman Trophy in 2001, was among those who tried out at QB on Saturday. An estimated 200 hopefuls attended the team’s third tryout after similar dates in Jacksonville, Fla., and Fort Worth, Texas.
Crouch declined to comment after the tryout, but Nighthawks coach Joe Moglia was encouraged by what he saw.
“I’ve always had the utmost respect for him for what he did at Nebraska and for what he did as an athlete around the country,” Moglia said. “I think that if Eric ever decided this was something he wanted to come back to, he would be able to do that.”