Huskers nab Elkhorn lineman
BY STEVEN M. SIPPLE / Lincoln Journal Star
Sunday, Apr 08, 2007 - 12:38:31 am CDT
Trevor Robinson could have played college football for any number of big-time programs. He chose the one closest to home.
Robinson, a 6-foot-5, 300-pound offensive lineman from Elkhorn High School, has given Nebraska coaches his verbal commitment to accept their scholarship offer. Notre Dame and Michigan also were on his final list of choices.
“The big thing is, Nebraska’s close to home,” Robinson said Saturday. “There’s nothing I can do football-wise at those other places that I can’t do at Nebraska.”
Robinson becomes the fourth high school player to verbally commit to Nebraska’s class of 2008. He joins offensive lineman Dan Hoch of Harlan, Iowa, running back Collins Okafor of Omaha Westside, and offensive lineman Baker Steinkuhler of Lincoln Southwest.
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Nebraska’s early crop of offensive line commitments is raising eyebrows nationally. Hoch, 6-6 and 295 pounds, and Steinkuhler, 6-6 and 290, also are regarded to be among the nation’s best prep linemen.
Robinson also had scholarship offers from Boston College, Iowa, Kansas, North Carolina State, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt. He visited Nebraska’s spring practice Friday with two former Elkhorn teammates, Kevin Thomsen and Clancey Shannon, who both will walk-on at NU this coming fall. Current Husker linebacker Kyle Moore, also from Elkhorn, joined the three for dinner Friday night.
Robinson called Notre Dame and Michigan coaches Friday night to inform them of his decision.
“Obviously, Notre Dame has a lot to offer — academics is a big thing there, which is hard to turn down,” Robinson said.
Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis had visited Elkhorn High on Jan. 17 and had planned a second visit April 24, although Robinson said it no longer makes sense to recruit him. He’s locked in on his decision, he said.
“I didn’t want to milk the situation any longer,” Robinson said. “I knew what I wanted and went with it.”
Last season as a junior, Robinson helped lead Elkhorn to the Class B state championship game, where the Antlers fell to Crete. He played on both sides of the ball, recording 103 tackles, including six sacks.
On offense, “He pushed the line of scrimmage and we ran behind him all year,” said Elkhorn coach Mark Wortman. “If it was fourth-and-2, people knew where it was going and it didn’t matter.”
Robinson owns a 3.92 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale and scored a 28 on his ACT.
Reach Steven M. Sipple at 473-7440 or ssipple@journalstar.com.
BY STEVEN M. SIPPLE
Lincoln Journal Star
Trevor Robinson could have played college football for any number of big-time programs.
He chose the one closest to home.
Robinson, a 6-foot-5, 300-pound offensive lineman from Elkhorn High School, has given Nebraska coaches his verbal commitment to accept their scholarship offer. Notre Dame and Michigan also were on his final list of choices.
“The big thing is, Nebraska’s close to home,” Robinson said Saturday. “There’s nothing I can do football-wise at those other places that I can’t do at Nebraska.”
Robinson becomes the fourth high school player to verbally commit to Nebraska’s class of 2008. He joins offensive lineman Dan Hoch of Harlan, Iowa, running back Collins Okafor of Omaha Westside, and offensive lineman Baker Steinkuhler of Lincoln Southwest.
Nebraska’s early crop of offensive line commitments is raising eyebrows nationally. Hoch, 6-6 and 295 pounds, and Steinkuhler, 6-6 and 290, also are regarded to be among the nation’s best prep linemen.
Robinson also had scholarship offers from Boston College, Iowa, Kansas, North Carolina State, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt. He visited Nebraska’s spring practice Friday with two former Elkhorn teammates, Kevin Thomsen and Clancey Shannon, who both will walk-on at NU this coming fall. Current Husker linebacker Kyle Moore, also from Elkhorn, joined the three for dinner Friday night.
Robinson called Notre Dame and Michigan coaches Friday night to inform them of his decision.
“Obviously, Notre Dame has a lot to offer — academics is a big thing there, which is hard to turn down,” Robinson said.
Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis had visited Elkhorn High on Jan. 17 and had planned a second visit April 24, although Robinson said it no longer makes sense to recruit him. He’s locked in on his decision, he said.
“I didn’t want to milk the situation any longer,” Robinson said. “I knew what I wanted and went with it.”
Last season as a junior, Robinson helped lead Elkhorn to the Class B state championship game, where the Antlers fell to Crete. He played on both sides of the ball, recording 103 tackles, including six sacks.
On offense, “He pushed the line of scrimmage and we ran behind him all year,” said Elkhorn coach Mark Wortman. “If it was fourth-and-2, people knew where it was going and it didn’t matter.”
Robinson owns a 3.92 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale and scored a 28 on his ACT.
Reach Steven M. Sipple at 473-7440 or ssipple@journalstar.com.