Nebraska apparently has picked up verbal commitments from three junior college football players, each of whom visited Lincoln this weekend.
Andre Jones, a cornerback from Fresno (Calif.) City College, this morning confirmed via cell phone that he and teammate Steve Allen committed to the Huskers. The 6-foot, 192-pound Jones picked NU over offers from Southern Cal, Arkansas, Oregon, Oregon State, Utah, Washington and Washington State.
Thousands of fans chanted his name at Saturday’s game against Tech, Jones said.
“It was the most amazing thing,” he said. “Those fans are ridiculous.”
Allen is a 6-foot-2, 230-pound linebacker who had received offers from Nebraska and Central Florida.
Meanwhile, Rivals.com confirmed that Nebraska also received a commitment from 6-3, 312-pound defensive tackle Brandon Johnson of Compton (Calif.) Community College, the same school that produced Ola Dagunduro.
Johnson also had an offer from Arizona and said last week he was receiving strong interest from Minnesota, Marshall, Colorado and Oregon.