Decked
Heisman Trophy Winner
Academic snag apparentlyCan't agree more. If it was him, so be it. BUT if NU did that, complete BS. Maybe Frost saw the rumors about him moving to FB and said he's got to go!
Huskers land TAMU RB transfer Deondre Jackson
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Great info. Good to know. Maybe it was his academic performance that kept him from getting more time and A&M and not his athletic performance.
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Players wanted this. It’s business. They didn’t want to have to stick with one program for 4 years and they want paid. Well now you get it. This is like getting cut after training camp. Land with another team if you are good enough. Hell, even the NFL has players sign contracts. NCAA wanted the Wild West. Here it is.
Frost has an obligation to you and me to bring in the best talent that he can. There will be casualties, but I’d be much more upset if he wasn’t bringing the best guys he can. I’d also be much less apt to pay for my new 25k/year box seat.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Banned
Whether he stays or not, I'm still holding out hope for Ajay Allen... would be a great 1st get for Applewhite if he can persuade him to come to Lincoln
theknife
Starter
Rivals is doubling down on their report. He committed and announced it before everything was finalized. He left A&M not being academically in good standing so his options are to sit out a year or return to A&M and work to get academically eligible and transfer at the end of Spring.
HuskerNation1
All-American
If Jackson is staying, somebody in the program should put out a quick tweet to confirm as its never good to have something false linger for a new member in the program.
theknife
Starter
The rumors are true, he’s just saying he’s still committed and will be here in May. Personally, I think the staff will decide that after Spring.
Jackson responded to a Journal Star message confirming that he will not be with the program this spring, saying, "No I won't be at Nebraska in the spring but will be in May."
HuskerNation1
All-American
He's not currently eligible academically at aTm. Supposedly, we didn't find this out until he got here yesterday. I don't know whos side the fault is on for that.
Sounds like at the very least he made the public announcement before everything was finalized.
I don't remember if the coaches made any comments on Twitter, etc. when he committed. Not that that really means anything but it would be interesting to know. If they didn't say anything it might have been unexpected.