Excerpts from Mitch Sherman today - some interesting Kaelin comments, Carter Nelson sounds (to me) more & more like he isn't coming to Lincoln
By Mitch Sherman
2h ago
“Coach Rhule told me from the beginning what he thinks of me as a player,” Kaelin said. “He told me that he thinks I’m as good a quarterback as they could find in the entire country.”
“I think coach Satterfield has an offense that can be tailored to whatever the quarterback’s strengths are,” Kaelin said. “That was a big piece. They’re an offense that’s going to be versatile. They’re going to use their run game to set up the pass game.”
Kaelin values the opportunity to play in a system that features the play-action pass and two-back sets.
“First and foremost,” he said, “they want to be powerful up front and set up a run game.”
https://theathletic.com/4534525/2023/05/20/daniel-kaelin-nebraska-recruiting/
• The successful flip of Kaelin illustrates a kind of recruiting savvy by Nebraska that did not exist in recent years, notably with quarterbacks out of Omaha. Nebraska entered the picture late in 2020 with Omaha Westside’s Cole Payton, who signed with North Dakota State, and the Huskers mismanaged the recruitment of Zane Flores, the recent Gretna graduate who enrolled for the spring at Oklahoma State.
Kaelin worked with Payton and Flores under the direction of John Teigland through the Warren Academy.
“It’s just been really different recruiting processes with all of us,” Kaelin said.
Finally, however, Nebraska got one of these players. Kaelin touts the development of other quarterbacks in the same training pipeline — rising seniors Brady McGill at Omaha Roncalli and Anthony Rezac at Omaha Westside, sophomore Will Anderson at Bellevue West and incoming freshman Braylen Warren at Westside.
• Kaelin is working to set up an official visit to Nebraska for the weekend of June 23. His teammates at Bellevue West, four-star wide receivers Dae’vonn Hall and Isaiah McMorris, are looking at the same weekend, Kaelin said.
The Huskers gained ground this spring with Hall and McMorris, the second- and third-rated prospects in Nebraska, even before the commitment of Kaelin. His pledge should help the Huskers’ bid.
“I’m only as good as the guys around me,” Kaelin said, “so I just want to make sure we’re getting as many talented guys who can see the vision that coach Rhule has in Nebraska.”
• Kaelin said he’ll make the short drive to Lincoln repeatedly this year to see visiting recruits: “I want to be there as much as possible.”
And his time on campus will allow him to get a head start with terminology and film study.
Nelson, the top-ranked tight end in Nebraska and the No. 8 tight end nationally, according to the 247Sports Composite, might add another visit or two. He has talked extensively with Auburn, which sent an assistant coach Saturday to watch Nelson at the state track meet in Omaha, and with Alabama.
“If they can put in the effort today,” Nelson said of the coaches who’ve traveled to watch him play basketball and track, “they’re going to put in the effort to develop me as a player.”
Nelson toured several SEC schools in early April. They’re far from home. Georgia will send a car to retrieve Nelson in Ainsworth for a four-hour drive to Omaha ahead of his early morning flight to Georgia for the official visit next month.
He likes what schools in the South have to offer.
“Ever since I’ve been young, they’ve been winning,” Nelson said. “And that’s what’s important to me. I want to go somewhere I can win. It’s definitely important to me to win and just have a culture of winning.”
It’s interesting, for certain, that he has scheduled to visit Georgia alongside Raiola in June and Nebraska with Kaelin. Nelson has established relationships with both quarterbacks. Who can win him over?
“I think we have a pretty good shot,” Kaelin said.
Impact of Daniel Kaelin’s commitment on Nebraska’s recruiting
By Mitch Sherman
2h ago
“Coach Rhule told me from the beginning what he thinks of me as a player,” Kaelin said. “He told me that he thinks I’m as good a quarterback as they could find in the entire country.”
“I think coach Satterfield has an offense that can be tailored to whatever the quarterback’s strengths are,” Kaelin said. “That was a big piece. They’re an offense that’s going to be versatile. They’re going to use their run game to set up the pass game.”
Kaelin values the opportunity to play in a system that features the play-action pass and two-back sets.
“First and foremost,” he said, “they want to be powerful up front and set up a run game.”
https://theathletic.com/4534525/2023/05/20/daniel-kaelin-nebraska-recruiting/
• The successful flip of Kaelin illustrates a kind of recruiting savvy by Nebraska that did not exist in recent years, notably with quarterbacks out of Omaha. Nebraska entered the picture late in 2020 with Omaha Westside’s Cole Payton, who signed with North Dakota State, and the Huskers mismanaged the recruitment of Zane Flores, the recent Gretna graduate who enrolled for the spring at Oklahoma State.
Kaelin worked with Payton and Flores under the direction of John Teigland through the Warren Academy.
“It’s just been really different recruiting processes with all of us,” Kaelin said.
Finally, however, Nebraska got one of these players. Kaelin touts the development of other quarterbacks in the same training pipeline — rising seniors Brady McGill at Omaha Roncalli and Anthony Rezac at Omaha Westside, sophomore Will Anderson at Bellevue West and incoming freshman Braylen Warren at Westside.
• Kaelin is working to set up an official visit to Nebraska for the weekend of June 23. His teammates at Bellevue West, four-star wide receivers Dae’vonn Hall and Isaiah McMorris, are looking at the same weekend, Kaelin said.
The Huskers gained ground this spring with Hall and McMorris, the second- and third-rated prospects in Nebraska, even before the commitment of Kaelin. His pledge should help the Huskers’ bid.
“I’m only as good as the guys around me,” Kaelin said, “so I just want to make sure we’re getting as many talented guys who can see the vision that coach Rhule has in Nebraska.”
• Kaelin said he’ll make the short drive to Lincoln repeatedly this year to see visiting recruits: “I want to be there as much as possible.”
And his time on campus will allow him to get a head start with terminology and film study.
Nelson, the top-ranked tight end in Nebraska and the No. 8 tight end nationally, according to the 247Sports Composite, might add another visit or two. He has talked extensively with Auburn, which sent an assistant coach Saturday to watch Nelson at the state track meet in Omaha, and with Alabama.
“If they can put in the effort today,” Nelson said of the coaches who’ve traveled to watch him play basketball and track, “they’re going to put in the effort to develop me as a player.”
Nelson toured several SEC schools in early April. They’re far from home. Georgia will send a car to retrieve Nelson in Ainsworth for a four-hour drive to Omaha ahead of his early morning flight to Georgia for the official visit next month.
He likes what schools in the South have to offer.
“Ever since I’ve been young, they’ve been winning,” Nelson said. “And that’s what’s important to me. I want to go somewhere I can win. It’s definitely important to me to win and just have a culture of winning.”
It’s interesting, for certain, that he has scheduled to visit Georgia alongside Raiola in June and Nebraska with Kaelin. Nelson has established relationships with both quarterbacks. Who can win him over?
“I think we have a pretty good shot,” Kaelin said.
