Nebraska’s football coaches kicked stress to the curb early last recruiting season when they recruited quarterbacks Jamal Turner and Bubba Starling. Both said yes to NU before their senior seasons.
Of course, it’s no cinch that either will play the position for the Huskers.
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Turner enrolled early and quickly moved to receiver. Coach Bo Pelini seemed quite content to keep him there after some of Turner’s electric-eel plays in the spring game. Starling’s story you know: Major League Baseball money vs. college football glory. Toss in the end of Kody Spano’s hard-luck career, and Nebraska just might dip its toe in the quarterback recruiting pool for 2012.
Key word there: might.
If Starling spurns pro baseball, he would join a quarterback competition that includes a junior (Cody Green), sophomore (Taylor Martinez) and redshirt freshman (Brion Carnes). In that case, there’s no need to throw another log on the fire. But if Bubba bolts, the Huskers are back in the hunt. Makes sense to window shop now just in case.
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