February 4, 2012

Breaking down NU’s 2012 recruiting class (AUDIO)

Head coach Bo Pelini was happy with the recruits that Nebraska is bringing in for the 2012 season, including a strong walk-on class.  Now it’s time to look at the players and the positional break out to see how this class with help Husker football.

I talked with Sean Callahan of Huskeronline.com, who also helps me out during the football season on our Big Red Reports that air on our radio network.

Sean breaks down the recruiting class, which his website rated as the third best class in the Big Ten. We discuss the need for linebackers, how the offensive line will progress without the big signing of Andrus Peat and his player to watch from this class.

AUDIO Nebraska recruiting recap (10:30)

Big Red loses out on #2 OT in the nation

6’7, 305-pound offensive tackle Andrus Peat chose Stanford over Nebraska and USC.  Peat was ranked 32nd nationally overall and had 20 scholarship offers although many experts expected his choice to come down between Stanford and NU.  The Trojans were making a late run at Peat.  He is a good athlete for his size and is noted for his ability to get out past the line and block linebackers on the run.

Husker head coach Bo Pelini will address the media at 2:30 p.m. central time.

Nebraska loses recruit to USC

According to Scout.com, Devian Shelton signed his letter of intent to the USC Trojans Wednesday. Shelton, a 6-2, 180-pound defensive back out of Inglewood, Calif., was just recently offered by USC.  Shelton decommitted from Oregon State and has also received offers from Tennessee and Washington, as well as Nebraska where he took official visits.

Huskers nab two more recruits

The Nebraska Cornhuskers grabbed the first two of five remaining recruits who hang in the balance on National Signing Day. Aaron Curry, a 6’2, 275-pound defensive tackle chose Nebraska over Iowa and Alonzo Moore picked the Huskers over Northwestern State and Louisiana Tech. Moore is a 6’2, 175-pound athlete.

Defensive tackle coach Rick Kaczenski, who just came over from Iowa had a big hand in getting Curry over to NU. He was ready to join the Hawkeyes, but after Kaczenski notified NU coaches about Curry, they started calling and Curry was impressed with the program and the fact that Nebraska is known for being a defensive school.

2012 Recruiting Class

Schedule of recruiting announcements for Nebraska football

National Signing Day is Feb. 1 and the Husker football team has 14 commitments coming into the day with the potential of four of five more. Bo Pelini is holding a press conference at 2:30 today where he’ll talk about the 2012 signing class. Here is a schedule of when other potential top recruits will make their announcement. Check back here for the latest or follow us on Twitter at Nebraskasports. (All times listed are central time)

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