by Greg Smith | Jul 25, 2017 | Football, Football Recruiting
CHICAGO — The saga of the recruitment of Elijah Blades took a few twists and turns throughout the process. Blades, a 4-star cornerback from Muir, California, was a long-time Florida commit until late in his recruitment when Nebraska hired Donte Williams. Things...
by Greg Smith | Jul 17, 2017 | Football, Football Recruiting
Cornerback Elijah Blades, a 4-star signee in the 2017 recruiting class, won’t be enrolling at Nebraska multiple sources have confirmed to Hail Varsity. A source close to the situation said Blades did not qualify at Nebraska and will be attending Arizona Western...
by Brandon Vogel | Feb 2, 2017 | Football Recruiting
There are no real losers on signing day. Sure, kids flip and classes shrink, but barring a total catastrophe the dominant feeling remains one of hope. Nobody loses in recruiting in real time, only in retrospect. With that in mind, how should we assess the...
by Brandon Taylor | Feb 1, 2017 | Football Recruiting
Who Else Was InterestedBlades’ stock exploded last summer, as the California prospect went from an unknown to holding offers from Florida, USC and several other top schools. Nebraska made a push for Blades last spring, offering him on May 19. The Huskers lost the...
by Brandon Vogel | Jan 30, 2017 | Football Recruiting
For most of the era of wall-to-wall television coverage of national signing day, Nebraska has been but a bit player in college football’s most maddening drama. It is a day dominated by big recruiting stars — Alabama, Florida State, LSU, USC — but a...
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