Recruiting thread - race to signing day

[Juro]

If that were Frost, he would have his mouth closed with a big ole dip in it.

+1 for the new coach.

 

[vailhusker]

 

[Juro]

Yeah, I was waiting for this one.

Good player, but once MJ got the charges, I knew he was going to be gone.

 

[ChocaEgg]

Not surprised

 

[vailhusker]

 

[Bootleg11]

I figure there's an opening with Ngoyi. Cockeye St let their OC go.

 

[Red Finger]

 

[vailhusker]

I figure there's an opening with Ngoyi. Cockeye St let their OC go.

I'm glad to see they are going after Ngoyi it always felt like that was one that was going to come back and bite us in a few years.

 

[vailhusker]

On the first day coaches could hit the recruiting trail, Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule and his new-look coaching staff wasted no time checking on top in-state prospects.
Rhule didn’t have to venture far from the office at Memorial Stadium for one of his first visits. Rhule stopped by Lincoln High to check in on 2023 wide receiver Beni Ngoyi, who has been committed to Cockeye State since July. Ngoyi had over a dozen Power Five offers, and his final three included Nebraska and Washington.
That didn’t stop Rhule from making his pitch.
“Beni had a good visit with him and I think he feels good about it,” said Lincoln High head coach Mark Macke. “Coach (Rhule) is pretty impressive; you can tell he’s been down this road before and this is something he’s good at — going in, talking to kids and recruiting.”

Macke has led the Lincoln High program since 2011 and said this is the first time a Nebraska head coach has come to the school.

“Our whole school in general, everybody knew he was here so it was neat and fun,” Macke said.

Nebraska’s head coach also met with four-star athlete Malachi Coleman on Friday. The top-100 national recruit reopened his recruitment on Thursday and has official visits planned elsewhere, but Coleman is still leaving the door open for Nebraska.
The Nebraska coaching staff also made inroads at several Omaha high schools on Friday. Naturally, that included a strong presence at Bellevue West, Omaha Westside and Gretna. A pair of 2023 recruits at Westside, wide receiver Jaylen Lloyd and kicker Tristan Alvano, recently received scholarship offers within the last month.

One of the nation’s best track and field recruits, Lloyd was the second recruit to receive a Nebraska scholarship offer under Rhule’s leadership. Alvano was offered under the previous staff following an outstanding performance in the Class A championship game, and Nebraska special teams coordinator Ed Foley was one of the coaches to stop by Westside. 2024 defensive back Caleb Benning and 2025 linebacker Christian Jones also have NU offers.


Offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield was at both Westside and Gretna on Friday. 2023 offensive lineman Mason Goldman is currently uncommitted after receiving a Nebraska offer in October, while his teammate Korver Demma is a 2023 walk-on commit at linebacker.

“It’s crazy because he (Satterfield) was coaching against Clemson last week, and now he’s here in Gretna talking to some kids and trying to get to know them,” Gretna head coach Mike Kayl said. “It was a good conversation, he’s well-spoken and he was asking questions to try and get to know them and their hobbies.”

While the NU coaching staff had previously reached out to Gretna quarterback Zane Flores, sources tell the Journal Star that Flores’ commitment to Oklahoma State will not change.
At Bellevue West, Foley stopped by to see a trio of 2024 prospects. Quarterback Danny Kaelin, wide receiver Dae’vonn Hall and wide receiver Isaiah McMorris all have scholarship offers from Nebraska.

As one of the state’s top producers of FBS football prospects, Bellevue West head coach Michael Huffman has seen many different recruiters give their pitches to his players. Even still, he was impressed by Foley’s approach and messaging.
“Two things really stand out: a super positive energy, and (he’s just) a happy guy,” Huffman said. “All these coaches rolling through, they might have energy but you can kind of tell they’re negative or gruff or whatever, but this guy just exuded positive energy.”


Members of the Nebraska coaching staff also visited several members of the school’s 2023 recruiting class. Defensive line coach Terrance Knighton stopped by Elkhorn South to see edge rusher Maverick Noonan and assistant director of player personnel Keith Williams visited offensive lineman Sam Sledge at Pickle Smoochers Prep. Rhule was also expected to visit with Lincoln Southeast offensive lineman Gunnar Gottula.

Running backs coach E.J. Barthel was in Hickory, North Carolina, to see four-star edge rusher Rico Walker. While Walker had previously been offered a scholarship in April, he tweeted that he had been “reoffered” by Nebraska on Friday. The 6-foot-3 prospect is ranked as the nation’s No. 24 edge rusher recruit by 247Sports and has interest from Maryland and North Carolina, among others.

The Nebraska coaching staff will remain busy with more offers and visits in the coming days and weeks, but Friday was an important day in terms of establishing their presence within the state’s borders. Around Lincoln and Omaha, players and coaches alike were impressed after meeting with members of Nebraska’s coaching staff.

“They are very convinced and believe in what they do,” Huffman said. “I was really impressed today, because they’re very sure of their process in building up the program.”

 

[nja13]

 

[vailhusker]

 

[GBRfr]

Coach Fitz!!

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Croooooooooooooot

 

[Irv]

Just for frame of reference, have any of these coaches ever worked in corporate?

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Just for frame of reference, have any of these coaches ever worked in corporate?

Speaking from my corporate experience in corporate, you can tell when you're sitting down with a real wiseacre who promises uber-efficiency with regards to talent acquisition and responsive administrative flexibility but can't deliver compared to someone who uses organic leadership to overcome pain points with knowledge based third-generation innovation

 

[Fargo Husker]

New OL offer. No Raiola tag.

 

[Jim14510]

Just like Jim in the bedroom, I like them long and Black

My penis isn't black.

 

[11husker23]

My penis isn't black.

 

[ac husker]

No Raiola.

 

[Fargo Husker]

No Raiola.

I feel like we’re all on RAIOLA WATCH!!