• Marlon Lucky and Joe Ganz appear on award watch lists
• Eshaunte Jones appears to be headed to Nebraska
• Want to play NCAA Football 2008 with Grant Wistrom?
• Will Khiry Cooper stay in Lincoln or sign with the Los Angeles Angels?
• Hunter Teafatiller gets third DUI in the last year
• Walter Roese has joined the Nebraska mens basketball staff
• Huskers host regionals this weekend
• What former Husker Trev Alberts thinks about the 2008 team
• Husker hoops recruit Roburt Sallie won’t be making it to Lincoln
• Dorn and Herr save the day
• Huskers Drop 4th Straight to Bears
• Big inning sinks #5 Huskers
• Huskers get commitment #5 as Dontrayevous Robinson pledges
• C.J. Zimmerer gets Nebraska offer and quickly accepts
• Huskers sweep doubleheader with dramatic comebacks

It appears that Nebraska head coach Doc Sadler has finally got a recruit to come to the Univesity of Nebraska and play basketball.  Eshaunte Jones a 6-foot-4 guard who spent last season at Hargrave Military in Virginia, will enroll at Nebraska at the end of the summer, according to his travel team coach Eric Vaughn.

After the whole Roburt Sallie incident (who has now signed with Memphis) Coach Sadler really needed to get sign a player for the upcoming season and it looks like Jones is that man.  Jones has said that he got along well with the coaching staff when he visited and he really liked Lincoln.

Kentucky, Pittsburgh, and Baylor were also rumored to be in the hunt for Jones.

The most highly recruited player for the Nebraska Cornhuskers in a very long time won’t be making it to Lincoln after all to play hoops for the Huskers.  Roburt Sallie and Nebraska were turned down by the Big 12 due to violation of Rule 6.2, which states that a student-athlete who enrolls at a conference school must meet initial eligibility requirements.

Back in 2006 when Sallie thought he was a Husker the first time he attended a couple of classes and that is what caused all of this problem.  Now Sallie will not be able to play any where in the Big 12 conference and is stuck trying to find another school to attend this late in the process.

What a bad deal all around…

Dontrayevous Robinson accepted a scholarship offer from the University of Nebraska on Thursday night and became the fifth commitment of the 2009 class for the Huskers.  Robinson is a big bruiser type of runner back as he stands in at 6′1 and 215 lbs as he gets ready for his senior season of high school.

Robinson comes from the prestigious Trinity football program out of Texas so you know he is going to be ready for college after he finishes up high school.  He ran for just under 900 yards, had a little more than 200 yards receiving and 18 touchdowns as Trinity won the 5A state championship in Texas.

Welcome to the Husker family Mr. Robinson!  GO BIG RED!

C.J. Zimmerer a fullback and linebacker from Omaha Gross received a full ride scholarship offer from the University of Nebraska last night and all it took was a night of sleep before he accepted the offer to become the fourth commit in the 2009 class for Nebraska Football.

Zimmerer stands in at 6′1 and weighs in at 215 lbs.  Hopefully he will have some room to pack on some muscle onto that frame and become a great in-state fullback for the Huskers.

Congrats to C.J. and his family! GO BIG RED!

The Nebraska Football team is a big need for defensive line prospects in the 2009 recruiting class and last night they received a verbal commitment from Thaddeus Randle a defense tackle prospect out of Galena Park North Shore in Texas.

Randle is currently listed at 6-1 and 255 lbs.  Expect Randle to pack on some pounds during his senior season and when he gets to Lincoln.

Randle chose Nebraska over scholarship offers from Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Baylor, TCU and Houston.

The Nebraska Football team has got their second commitment in the 2009 class.  Shawn Bodtmann, a 6-foot, 208-pounder, attended the NU spring game last weekend and left impressed with the Huskers’ facilities and fan support.

Bodtmann will be playing at one of the linebacker positions, depending on how much weight he puts on.  Definately look for Bodtmann to redshirt his first year in the program.

The Huskers have also offered Bodtmann’s teammate Eric Shrive, a 6-foot-7, 298-pound offensive tackle so they are hoping to get two players out of Pennsylvania for the 09 class.

The 2008 Nebraska Football class has been announced by the University of Nebraska.  There are currently 27 scholarship players and 18 walk on players in the 2008 class.  There could be a few more added in the next day or so as well I am hearing.

Antonio Bell WR 6-2 180 Daytona Beach, Fla
Will Compton LB 6-2 230 Bonne Terre, Mo
Khiry Cooper WR 6-2 180 Shreveport, La
Ben Cotton TE 6-6 230 Ames, Iowa
Alfonzo Dennard DB 5-10 190 Rochelle, Ga       
Sean Fisher LB 6-6 225 Omaha, Neb
David Grant OL 6-6 295 Killeen, Texas, Texas
Ricky Henry OL 6-4 305 Omaha, Neb / North Dakota State College of Science
Tyson Hetzer* TE 6-6 245 Redding, Calif / Citrus College
Micah Kreikemeier LB 6-3 210 West Point, Neb
John Levorson DB 6-3 190 Crete, Neb
Tim Marlowe WR 5-10 160 Youngstown, Ohio
Cameron Meredith DL 6-4 225 Santa Ana, Calif
Collins Okafor RB 6-1 195 Omaha, Neb
Courtney Osborne ATH 6-3 175 Garland, Texas
Steven Osborne WR 6-4 185 Garland, Texas
Kyler Reed HB 6-3 220 Shawnee, Kan
Justin Rogers DB 5-11 180 Birmingham, Ala         
P.J. Smith DB 6-2 205 River Ridge, La
Kody Spano** QB 6-2 205 Stephenville, Texas               
Baker Steinkuhler OL 6-6 290 Lincoln, Neb
Brandon Thompson OL 6-6 295 The Woodlands, Texas
Quentin Toailoa DL 6-4 300 Highland, Calif
Mason Wald DB 5-11 205 Birmingham, Alabama
Lester Ward RB 6-3 215 Brenham, Texas
Alonzo Whaley LB/FB 6-1 225 Madisonville, Texas
David Whitmore DB 6-2 185 Port Arthur, Texas
Josh Williams DL 6-4 225 Denton, Texas
*-Indicates mid-year signee; **-enrolled at Nebraska in January

Walk On Players:

Kenny Anderson DE 6-2 235 Omaha, Neb
Damon Bechtold TE 6-4 215 Omaha, Neb
Jase Dean FS 6-0 180 Bridgeport, Neb
Taylor Dixon DB 5-11 170 Wauneta, Neb
Justin Jackson DL 6-3 255 Roca, Neb
Jordan Makovicka RB 5-10 170 Ulysses, Neb
Matt Manninger LB 6-1 225 Omaha, Neb
Mychael McClure LB 6-5 210 Wisner, Neb
Colin McDermott LB 6-2 225 Omaha, Neb
Conor McDermott DE 6-2 230 Omaha, Neb
Sam Meginnis LB 6-2 210 Lincoln, Neb
Josh Molek DE 6-3 235 Omaha, Neb
Brent Moravec FB/LB 6-0 180 Grand Island, Neb
David Pillen FB/LB 5-11 230 Sugar Land, Texas
Zach Ruiz QB/ATH 6-3 210 Beatrice, Neb
Steve Spratte WR 5-11 180 Waukesha, Wis
Graham Stoddard LB 6-2 215 Lincoln, Neb
Jeremy Wallace RB 6-1 220 Omaha, Neb

Congrats to every one that has wanted to join the Nebraska Football team and received a full scholarship, grey-shirt offer, and walk on offer!  Once some of the grey shirt offers are announced, we will have them posted.

Thanks to Huskers.Com for some of this info.

The day a lot of Husker Football fans love!  It is National Signing Day where high school seniors and faxing in papers to the Universities they plan on playing football and getting an education at.  Instead of having 25 different posts about each player, we will post the list of players, and a little bit of info about each one later today.  Can the Huskers pull off any recruiting surpises today?  Who knows!

Nebraska Recruiting

The Nebraska Football team picked up a much needed safety prospect Monday afternoon when P.J. Smith commited to the program.  Smith said he felt at home when he took his visit to Lincoln a few weekends ago, and got along with the coaching staff very well.  He turned down scholarship offers from Arkansas, Tulane, TCU, Purdue, Mississippi and Baylor.

Smith played at a nationally ranked high school at John Curtis High School in River Ridge, La.  He has played some good competition, and should be a great addition for the Huskers secondary.  He says he is aware of the blackshirt tradition, and can’t wait to get started.

Welcome to the Big Red Family Mr. Smith!

The Nebraska Football team and possibly the Nebraska Baseball team have will have a new player on the roster in 2009 after wide receiver Khiry Cooper accepted a scholarship offer to join the Husker football team.  Cooper has also talked with Mike Anderson about playing on the baseball team.

It came down to Arkansas or Nebraska, and after talking with the coaches at both schools, Copper decided the University of Nebraka was the best option for him.  Cooper is expected to be be drafted in the next baseball draft in the first 10 rounds, but says he would rather play both sports in college before trying professional baseball.

Welcome to the Big Red Family Mr. Cooper!