The Soft Sell
“We get the kids that we want.” Bo Pelini said that on Wednesday during his press conference officially announcing the haul of recruits at Nebraska in 2013. Bo Pelini has used that line before on numerous occasions. It’s something of a mantra and certainly a convenient point of view. It’s not that much different than the approach of the most die-hard recruitniks, the people who live and die with each day in the build-up to National Signing Day. You’re either with us ...
Huskers Class of 2013: By the Numbers
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Signing Day Central
Welcome to National Signing Day, the biggest day of the year for the facsimile industry. This is your home base for Hail Varsity's coverage of the festivities. Below you'll find a list of Nebraska's verbal commitments coming into Wednesday who will be moved to the signee category once their letters of intent are in. Also, we'll updating this post with the latest news throughout the day. (Click the player names for individual player profiles.) Check back frequently and, most importantly, have ...
Huskers gain one, lose one in 2013 class
Just when you think everything is (mostly) settled and Nebraska is ready to coast into a (relatively) quiet National Signing Day with its best class yet under Bo Pelini, news starts breaking. Scout.com was the first to report that Houston, Texas offensive tackle Dwayne Johnson verbally committed to Nebraska on Tuesday. Johnson chose Nebraska over Arkansas, who made a strong late push, and had scholarship offers from Purdue, Baylor, Oklahoma, SMU, and Kansas among others. His rankings from the three major recruiting services ...
Recruiting Profile: DB Boaz Joseph
Boaz Jospeh | Weston (Fla.) Cypress Bay HS | 6-1, 190 RANKINGS: A three-star prospect across the board, Joseph's best position ranking came from 247Sports. Rivals: 3-star, NR | Scout: 3-star, 133 | 247Sports: 3-star, 95 WHO ELSE WAS INTERESTED: Joseph had 20 scholarship offers, the best of which came from Wisconsin, Pittsburgh, Missouri, Rutgers, Purdue, Vanderbilt, Syracuse and Kentucky. HOW HE FITS: Joseph offers Nebraska some flexibility. A physical corner in high school, Joseph has the frame to potentially play safety. Nebraska is ...
Recruiting Profile: DE Ernest Suttles
DE Ernest Suttles | Tampa (Fla.) Gaither HS | 6-5, 240 RANKINGS: What does 247Sports know that everyone else doesn't? All three of the major recruiting services rank Suttles as a three-star prospect, but 247Sports has him drastically higher at his position than either Rivals or Scout. Rivals: 3-star, NR | Scout: 3-star, 89 | 24Sports: 3-star, 24 WHO ELSE WAS INTERESTED: Suttles committed to Iowa State back in October, but he started to waiver taking an official visit to Missouri in December. ...
Recruiting Profile: DT Maliek Collins
DT Maliek Collins | Kansas City (Mo.) Center HS | 6-2, 285 RANKINGS (stars, position ranking): Considered one of the top 50 or so high school defensive tackles in the country, Collins earned three-stars from both Rivals and 247Sports. Scout lists him as a four-star prospect. Rivals: 3-star, 30 | Scout: 4-star, 25 | 247Sports: 3-star, 58 WHO ELSE WAS INTERESTED: Collins had a real solid list of regional scholarship offers from the likes of Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Iowa State. Kansas ...
Recruiting Profile: ATH Tre’vell Dixon
ATH Tre'vell Dixon | Baldwin (La.) West St. Mary School | 6-1, 195 RANKINGS: A consensus three-star prospect, Dixon ranks among the top 100 athletes in the country according to Scout and 247Sports. Rivals: 3-star, NR | Scout: 3-star, 80 | 247Sports: 3-star, 59 WHO ELSE WAS INTERESTED: Dixon represents another feather in Terry Joseph's recruiting cap. Dixon committed to Nebraska, and former Huskers secondary coach Corey Raymond, last January but decommitted over the summer. Three days short of a year from his ...
Recruiting Profile: OT Matt Finnin
OT Matt Finnin | Glen Ellyn (Ill.) College of Dupage (JUCO) | 6-7, 305 RANKINGS: Finnin was a consensus three-star player, until Scout bumped him up at the end of January. 247Sports ranked Finnin as the 15th-best junior college offensive tackle in 2013. Rivals: 3-star, NR | Scout: 4-star, NR | 247Sports: 3-star, 15 WHO ELSE WAS INTERESTED: Finnin had more than 20 scholarship offers and Nebraska beat out Oklahoma, West Virginia, Baylor, Iowa State and Kansas among others. HOW HE FITS: The Huskers ...
Recruiting Profile: TE Cethan Carter
TE Cethan Carter | Metairie (La.) Rummel HS | 6-4, 230 RANKINGS (stars, position rank): Carter's an intriguing prospect who spent some time during his career at fullback as well as tight end. Scout still ranks him as a fullback, while both Rivals and 247Sports have him as a tight end. Rivals: 3-star, 26 | Scout: 3-star, 7 | 247Sports: 3-star, 10 WHO ELSE WAS INTERESTED: Carter had offers from Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana Tech, and a handful of other Conference-USA and Sun Belt schools ...
