June recruiting thread.... let's get it, dudes.
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June recruiting thread.... let's get it, dudes.
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That's what I am thinking. I used to think 20, but based on the commits so far and the guys I think we'd take of those that remain, it has to be 25.
I think the only way they can do this is if they plan to show all the guys going into the 6th year (final Covid added year) after this season the door. I.e., say we aren't renewing your schollie. They can put any of those guys they may wish to keep for one last year on NIL if they are willing to do it. I think, though, they will be typically be wanting to play younger guys
If we do both of those things, and there is a little processing, we might be able to take 3-5 guys from the portal at the end of the year.
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Dae'vonn Hall commitment: What does it mean for Nebraska?
Sean Callahan •about 10 hours
The Nebraska football team continues its June recruiting run. The Huskers picked up a big in-state commitment from Bellevue (Neb.) West wide receiver Dae’vonn Hall on Friday.
Here are some quick takes on the commitment of Hall and what it means for Nebraska.
With Hall commitment, NU is now up to 17 commitments and five from the in-state.
1. Hall might be the youngest prospect we’ve ever seen in state history pick up major Division I football offers. Cockeye offered Hall after his first game in August of 2020 as a freshman. Nebraska offered Hall on Dec. 1, 2020. He was 15 years old when the Big Red offered.
2. Hall had 62 catches for 974 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior. His season-long reception was 80 yards in 2022. He’ll line up next to fellow Nebraska wide-out recruit Isaiah McMorris in 2023 and catch passes from Husker QB commit Daniel Kaelin.
3. Hall’s recruitment has been quite a ride in some ways. It did not look like he was at all interested in the Huskers, just based on his recruiting activity from September to May. His interest was focused on the SEC, as Arkansas, Tennesee, Ole Miss and Texas A&M had his attention. Nebraska felt like they were on the back burner.
4. Give NU head coach Matt Rhule a lot of credit. He backed off Hall, and his official visit set for this weekend was initially canceled. That move caught Hall by surprise, and things came full circle, and the Big Red moved back into the driver’s seat after some things were worked out behind the scenes over the last week.
5. Hall is an explosive athlete with a rare combination of size and speed. At 6-foot-2, 190 pounds, he ran 10.62 seconds in the 100-meter dash and had a PR of 6-10 in the high jump. At Tennessee’s camp this month, he was clocked at 22 mph, which would be the second-fastest overall mark on the entire Vol roster, according to VolQuest.com’s Austin Price.
6. With Hall and McMorris’s commits on Friday, the Huskers now have two wide receivers locked in for the class of 2024. The question now is, how many more can NU add? One is a safe bet, but Rhule always makes room for talent.
7. It’s hard not to be excited about watching this Bellevue West offense in 2023 with Hall, McMorris and Kaelin leading the way. On top of that, they will have several young players in 2026 standouts Kaprice Keith, Jermaine Green and Araf Evans Jr. to keep tabs on.
8. Nebraska commitment breakdown
| Date | Player | Vitals | Stars |
| 1. 2/20/2023 | DB- Roger Gradney | 6-1, 190 Garwood (Texas) Rice Consolidated | 4-Stars |
| 2. 4/1/2023 | IOL – Gibson Pyle | 6-4.5, 275 Houston (Texas) Klein Cain | 3-Stars |
| 3. 4/11/2023 | DL – Ashton Murphy | 6-5, 242 Elkhorn (Neb.) South | 3-Stars |
| 4. 4/22/2023 | LB – Willis McGahee IV | 6-2, 215 Miami (Fla.) Christopher Columbus | 3-Stars |
| 5. 4/24/2023 | TE – Ian Flynt | 6-5, 248 Katy (Texas) Taylor | 3-Stars |
| 6. 5/5/2023 | ATH – Keelan Smith | 6-3, 210 Liberty (Mo.) North | 3-Stars |
| 7. 5/19/2023 | QB – Daniel Kaelin | 6-3, 200 Bellevue (Neb.) West | 3-Stars |
| 8. 6/7/2023 | CB – Mario Buford | 5-11, 165 DeSoto (Texas) | 4-Stars |
| 9. 6/11/2023 | P – Kamdyn Koch | 6-3. 190 Westminster (Md.) Winter Mills | 3-Stars |
| 10. 6/18/2023 | DB – Braylen Prude | 6-5, 190 Pearland (Texas) Shadow Creek | 3-Stars |
| 11. 6/18/2023 | OL – Jake Peters | 6-3, 265 Cedar Falls (Cockeye) | 3-Stars |
| 12. 6/18/2023 | DB – Callen Barta | 6-2, 180 Topeka (Kan.) Seaman | 3-Stars |
| 13. 6/19/2023 | CB – Evan Taylor | 6-3, 175 Waxhaw (N.C.) Cuthbertson | 3-Stars |
| 14. 6/20/2023 | IOL – Landen Davidson | 6-4, 312 Broomfield (Colo.) | 3-Stars |
| 15. 6/22/2023 | DB – Donovan Jones | 6-0.5, 180 Omaha (Neb.) North | 3-Stars |
| 16. 6/23/2023 | WR – Isaiah McMorris | 6-0, 170 Bellevue (Neb.) West | 3-Stars |
| 17. 6/23/2023 | WR – Dae’vonn Hall | 6-2, 190 Bellevue (Neb.) West | 4-Stars |
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Isaiah McMorris commitment: What does it mean for Nebraska?
Sean Callahan • about 10 hours
The Nebraska football team continues its June recruiting run. The Huskers picked up a big in-state commitment from Bellevue (Neb.) West wide receiver Isaiah McMorrison Friday.
Here are some quick takes on the commitment of McMorris and what it means for Nebraska.
With McMorris’s commitment, NU is now up to 17 commitments and five from the in-state.
1. McMorris is one of the more explosive wide receivers we’ve seen come out of the state in recent memory. As a junior, he set a state record with 90 catches and was just 67 yards shy of the state record for receiving yards in a season finishing with 1,297 yards. He had 15 receiving touchdowns and averaged 15 yards per reception in the Thunderbirds’ high-powered offense.
2. What’s equally impressive is what McMorris has accomplished as a multi-sport athlete. In 2021 and 2022, he was a part of state championship basketball teams at Millard North. In 2023, he played a big role in helping Bellevue West win state.
On the track, McMorris ran 10.65 seconds in the 100-meter dash to finish sixth at the state meet in one of the more loaded fields we’ve seen.
3. In many ways, McMorris bet on himself to become a major Division I football prospect. He left Millard North after two years, where they run an option offense. He transferred to West, knowing they already had Dae’vonn Hall on the field, and still managed to have one of the best seasons we’ve ever seen from a wide receiver in state history.
4. This was a recruiting battle for the Huskers. At one time, it looked like USC and Oklahoma had a leg up on the Big Red. Give first-year wide receivers coach Garret McGuire a lot of credit here. He battled for McMorris and won his trust during the recruiting process.
5. Since 2015, Bellevue West has placed 13 wide receivers, tight ends and running backs at the Division I FBS or FCS level. Back in the 1980s and 90s, Omaha Central was Nebraska I-Back High. You can make the case Bellevue West is “Wide-out High,” as eight of those 13 players were Division I wide receivers.
6. Since 2017, Bellevue West has had eight players sign or commit to Power Five programs. If you take 2025 into account with Christian Jones and Keynan Cotton, Omaha Westside is poised to have potentially eight go Power Five dating back to the class of 2021. That’s the only other program on the same level as the T-Birds in producing major Division I talent in the state.
7. McMorris is now the fifth in-state member of Nebraska’s class of 2024, and there’s a chance we could see that number grow as high as eight. In 1998, NU signed nine in-state prospects.
8. Nebraska commitment breakdown
| Date | Player | Vitals | Stars |
| 1. 2/20/2023 | DB- Roger Gradney | 6-1, 190 Garwood (Texas) Rice Consolidated | 4-Stars |
| 2. 4/1/2023 | IOL – Gibson Pyle | 6-4.5, 275 Houston (Texas) Klein Cain | 3-Stars |
| 3. 4/11/2023 | DL – Ashton Murphy | 6-5, 242 Elkhorn (Neb.) South | 3-Stars |
| 4. 4/22/2023 | LB – Willis McGahee IV | 6-2, 215 Miami (Fla.) Christopher Columbus | 3-Stars |
| 5. 4/24/2023 | TE – Ian Flynt | 6-5, 248 Katy (Texas) Taylor | 3-Stars |
| 6. 5/5/2023 | ATH – Keelan Smith | 6-3, 210 Liberty (Mo.) North | 3-Stars |
| 7. 5/19/2023 | QB – Daniel Kaelin | 6-3, 200 Bellevue (Neb.) West | 3-Stars |
| 8. 6/7/2023 | CB – Mario Buford | 5-11, 165 DeSoto (Texas) | 4-Stars |
| 9. 6/11/2023 | P – Kamdyn Koch | 6-3. 190 Westminster (Md.) Winter Mills | 3-Stars |
| 10. 6/18/2023 | DB – Braylen Prude | 6-5, 190 Pearland (Texas) Shadow Creek | 3-Stars |
| 11. 6/18/2023 | OL – Jake Peters | 6-3, 265 Cedar Falls (Cockeye) | 3-Stars |
| 12. 6/18/2023 | DB – Callen Barta | 6-2, 180 Topeka (Kan.) Seaman | 3-Stars |
| 13. 6/19/2023 | CB – Evan Taylor | 6-3, 175 Waxhaw (N.C.) Cuthbertson | 3-Stars |
| 14. 6/20/2023 | IOL – Landen Davidson | 6-4, 312 Broomfield (Colo.) | 3-Stars |
| 15. 6/22/2023 | DB – Donovan Jones | 6-0.5, 180 Omaha (Neb.) North | 3-Stars |
| 16. 6/23/2023 | WR – Dae’vonn Hall | 6-2, 190 Bellevue (Neb.) West | 4-Star |
| 17. 6/23/2023 | WR – Isaiah McMorris | 6-0, 170 Bellevue (Neb.) West | 3-Star |
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Jeesh, wasn’t our competition Kstate or is that someone else?
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"With Hall commitment, NU is now up to 17 commitments and five from the in-state."
Dean once again making his journalism professors proud
Dean once again making his journalism professors proud
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That kraut linebacker who camped here got an offer too. Interesting.
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Matt Rhule and this first-year Nebraska staff catching fire on the recruiting trail
A June surge sees the Huskers rise to No. 17 in the 247Sports Recruiting Rankings
STEVE WILTFONG70 mins4Matt Rhule and his first-year staff put together a sneaky good 2023 class, highlighted by adding a lot of speed and versatility to the skill positions and stacking big high-upside body types at the point of attack.
It was heck of a haul, done on short work, that finished No. 25 in the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings. A group that can help this rebuild take off sooner rather than later.
While Rhule and company had to hit the ground running to recruit that cycle after getting hired in late November, they’ve had more time to build relationships and scout the talent in the 2024 class and it’s paying off as we hit summer.
On Friday, the Huskers landed two more top targets with in-state recruits Isaiah McMorris and Dae'vonn Hall out of Bellevue (Neb.) West joining the fold. They are commits 16 and 17 in a class (the eighth in the last week) that shoots up five spots to No. 17 in the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings. McMorris and Hall join their quarterback Daniel Kaelin who is one of the jewels of this group.
“I’m super optimistic and love the direction of the program right now,” Kaelin recently told 247Sports. He’s expecting Nebraska to be competitive right away.
“I think one of the biggest things that stands out about Coach Rhule is his track record at the college level of turning around programs (Temple and Baylor). I think Nebraska has higher potential for him to turn it around even quicker and on a bigger stage.
“Something that also stands out about the coaches is their competitive spirit. You can tell they’re extremely competitive people. They’re not thinking it will take a few years to turnaround, they want to come in and win now and that’s one of the biggest things that stood out to me.”
The 6-foot-1, 180-pound Hall chose Nebraska over an offer list that included Arkansas, Cockeye, Kansas State, Minnesota, Missouri, Penn State and Tennessee among others. It’s been since 2016 since Nebraska has last finished with a winning record and Hall followed those tough seasons since closely.
“The new staff they’re doing something a little different than the last coaches the last few years,” Hall said. “I feel they’re all super-connected with each other. I’m not going to lie, the guys committed from in-state, how connected we are, most of us have been playing with each other for awhile and I think our connection can take us pretty far.
“I’m not sure the Big Ten is ready for that.”
Hall's future teammates feel the same way.
"There’s a lot of change going on but it’s great change, and it all starts with the coaching staff," Topeka (Kan.) Seaman safety Callen Barta said. "Matt Rhule and the coaching staff preach highly about relationships and developing kids to their max potential. I think this 2024 class will be very dangerous."
"The thing I loved the most about Coach Rhule and his staff was how they interacted with each other," Broomfield (Colo.) High offensive lineman Landen Davidson said. "They are all best friends and it feels like a family down there. There are a ton of really good players for Nebraska in the 2024 class. And I really believe in coach Rhule for the rebuild of the program. And bring the pipeline back."
Rhule and company aim to keep it rolling moving forward as top targets come to Lincoln for the final weekend in June. Top247 offensive tackle Grant Brix and 247Sports No. 2 tight end and state's No. 1 recruit Carter Nelson are headliners this weekend alongside Lone Star State products in receiver Ernest Campbell and running back Kewan Lacy. Others the Huskers are battling for include talented edge rusher Joseph Anderson, four-star offensive lineman Preston Taumua, offensive tackle Kaelin Massey, in-state offensive tackle Caleb Pyfrom, another offensive tackle in Kaelin Massey, cornerbacks William Nettles and Amare Sanders, receiver Jacory Barney Jr., safeties Dontae Carter, Peyton Morgan and Malik Esquerra.
“I love the culture and the coaching staff,” Anderson said. “It’s a program that’s on the rise and has a strong lead. I’d also say the emphasis on player development and being in a program that will allow me to pursue football and track! I also love the environment and in the town the people love the team and support the players!”
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Honestly would have to try to spell as shitty as he does
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Top 14 edit about to drop
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someone should have informed the staff that we are not back in Texas.
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