After two decades of college coaching, Sanders has a good idea what college coaches are looking for once they walk through Loyola's doors. This spring, from mid-April until late May, Sanders welcomed coaches from 50-plus programs, including Nebraska.
"Pretty much all of these coaches, they've done their homework," Sanders told me last week. "They know who they're interested in, so they get right to the point."
Nebraska is among many schools interested in Loyola defensive end Christian Rector, a 6-foot-4, 240-pound senior. Other than NU, Rector has received scholarship offers from USC, UCLA, Miami, California, Wisconsin and Arizona State, among others.
Rector has visited the Nebraska campus and the Huskers are "in the game, big-time" for Rector, Sanders said.
Sanders, a former NU defensive back, obviously has told Rector a thing or two about the Husker program.
"He talks very highly about them," the defensive end told our Brian Christopherson recently.
Loyola running back David Cooper, a 5-9, 190-pound senior, is getting some looks from college coaches, although not nearly as many as Rector (Nebraska hasn't offered Cooper). A backup last season, he has a 34-inch vertical leap and has run a 4.58 40.
"I think he's good enough to be a major factor at any Division I school," Sanders said.
