Recruiting Update

Don't worry about the 2008 recruiting class. With the addition of Tim Beck and Mike Ekeler, we have two of the top recruiters in the nation. Wait and see!! In addition, the balance of the staff are very good recruiters. We will miss Bill Busch on the recruiting front.

Let's look at the first recruiting class under Bill Callahan.

Jordon Adams, QB Remember the hype he received
Adam Blankenship, DE
Lance Brandenburgh, LB
Andy Christensen, OL
Beau Davis, QB
Fredrick Franklin, RB Was not signed on LOI day
Joe Ganz, QB 2008 starting QB
Courtney Grixby, DB Recommitted to Nebraska
Mike Huff, OL
Brandon Jackson, RB
Michael Keenan, LB
John Lockett, WR
Maurice McClellan, Ath
Marque McCray, WR
Shamus McCoy, WR Changed commitment to Connecticut
D.T. McDowell, QB Decommitted 1/28/04
Lydon Murtha, OL
Danny Muy, OL
Terrance Nunn, WR Recommitted to Nebraska
Larry Owens, WR
Santino Panico, Ath He was our punt returner
Clayton Sievers, TE
Byron Smith, DL
Ty Steinkuhler, RE
Nathan Swift, WR
Cornelius Thomas, OL

You would have to rate this class average at best. Brandon Jackson is in the NFL. He was a Rivals Top 150 player. Michael Keenan was a Solich recruit and was rated the Top LB in the Kan-Mo region. He left the team. Lydon Murtha was ranked the #11 OL prospect in the country. Danny Muy, a Solich recruit, was rated the 9th best center in the country. He left the team. Terrance Nunn was a Solich recruit. He de-committed and then Callahan's staff got him back. Same story for Grixby. Grixby was rated the #4 CB in the country. Seth Olson, a Solich recruit, de-committed and transferred to Iowa where he starred in the line.

The 2008 recruiting class will be talented and will fill some needs for future years. We should have more impact players in 2008 than we had in 2004.

This writer feels that Colorado is making great strides to upgrade its program under Dan Hawkins. They are rated #19 in the country in recruiting this year and have filled a lot of the team's needs. They will be at or near the top of the Big 12 North in two years, like it or not. Colorado and Missouri will be our main challenges to win the North division.

The last time the NU basketball team beat KU was in '03. At that game Bill Callahan was introduced as NU's new football coach. This week Bo Pelini will be introduced as our new coach. That would only mean we win again. Probably not, because Kansas has the best team in college basketball. Should be a great game though!!