February 4, 2012

Nebraska men come up short at N’Western

Bo Spencer scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half as the Nebraska men’s basketball team battled back from a 15 point halftime deficit, but come up short losing at Northwestern 84-74.

The Huskers didn’t waste much time coming out of the locker room after the break and managed to cut the lead to 54-53 with just over ten minutes to play. However, the Wildcats were strong with their three point shooting hitting, 14 of 31. Northwestern used that in going on a 9-0 run right after Nebraska cut the lead to one, and managed the game from there.

Bo Spencer led three Huskers (11-10, 3-7 Big Ten) in double figures with 24 points for his sixth 20-point game of the season. Toney McCray added 16 points and five rebounds, while Dylan Talley added 13 points off the bench, as the Huskers shot 52 percent from the floor in a losing effort.

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)

Wayne State football draws big recruiting class

Wayne State College head football coach Dan McLaughlin announced that 30 student athletes have signed national letters of intent to attend Wayne State College. The 2012 recruiting class includes 28 high school recruits and two transfers. 14 of the 30 signees are from Nebraska, eight are from Iowa, three from Florida, two are from Washington, one from California, one from Illinois and one from Nevada. 17 of the 30 recruits are on the offensive side of the ball, 11 are defensive recruits and two special teams players.

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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.