I really thought we'd offer him before. I think he'd be interested but his dad said at the time that he'd encourage him to stick with his commitment even if Nebraska offered later. Will be interesting so see who they go after in the next month.
This coach isn't the one that didn't think he was good enough. Not saying I do because I have never watched him and have no history of recruiting in anyway, just saying things could change with the new coach.
this would give him a legitimate 'out' though - i could see it happening. we'll be using more TE's/WR's w/ Riley.
It just seems like it makes sense to offer the kid who was named Gatorade player of the year...there was some pretty solid (compared to the previous years) in state kids. Also, to have a legacy kid on board would be nice too. Maybe he doesn't want that though.Mavric said:
Played him in high school. Good athlete. Kid lit up Nebraska C1 football. Would not light up D1 B1G football. Walk-on.
Has supposedly caught the new staff's eye while reviewing tape of several in-state prospects.
His touch is good, and I would add that he has a quick release, good pocket awareness, and keeps his eyes downfield when scrabbling. However, his deliver is slow on some passes, which could be a result of arm strength, and he drops his shoulder and does not follow the ball with his hand when he passes. He also has some common tendencies of a young QB, such as staring down his receiver, not going through progression, and not anticipating the route. A good example of all three of these youthful tendencies are evident in a single play starting at 1:27 where the wide-out to his right was his first progression, and he stayed locked on him until the defensive pressure came (ultimately flushing him from the pocket but he does a nice job getting positive yards running). However, the slot receiver on the same side got open almost immediately because the CB sat down on the route and the WR went over top.
