QB Zane Flores [Oklahoma State Commit]

Whip and Mickey need to go east and get this kid now. The lack of communication with a Nationally Ranked QB in their back yard who holds multiple P5 offers and 4 years of starting experience in Nebraskas highest level of high school ball is concerning. 

 
ColoradoHusk said:
I think more character. Supposedly he just rubbed the coaches and players the wrong way. I know it's just a first impression, and he's made another visit, but just something to keep in mind if NU is slow to offer. 
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Huskers93-97 said:
Maybe they thought he was a prick? Whipple should like him then. 
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Comish said:
Your " character" supposition is totally contrary to the bits of opinion I've heard. For instance, Benning on the radio raves about his humility and just going about his business.

I certainly don't have any inside scoop, but the gap on "character" opinion discrepancy is hard to figure.
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Tying these together, maybe the "character" issue is he has too much for Whipple! He's not enough of a jerk. 

This will be interesting to watch though, it's a weird deal and I would expect at least a little contact from the staff. Now I wouldn't be totally shocked if he doesn't end up P5, nowadays offers aren't always committable. But it is different with local kids - hard to throw out a non-committable offer because then they get asked all the time why they haven't committed and have to explain it's not a real offer. I don't like it in any case, but it looks worse when it's local IMO.

QB is tough too because you only get one so mid-rated local guys (like Haarberg) are kind of a lose lose. He's probably not going to be one of the top guys on your board, so if you take him you are probably settling. Maybe that's canceled out by intangibles, maybe not. And if you don't take him, fans/local coaches are pissed - especially if the guy you do take doesn't produce, and realistically most QBs won't. 

 
GretnaHusker14 said:
Whip and Mickey need to go east and get this kid now. The lack of communication with a Nationally Ranked QB in their back yard who holds multiple P5 offers and 4 years of starting experience in Nebraskas highest level of high school ball is concerning. 
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The talent level of what we recruited out of high school in 2022 and so far in 2023 is flat out not good. So just because this kid is from Nebraska doesn't mean he warrants an offer.

With that being said, the QB we got was recruited to ride the bench and bolster depth anyway, I suppose we could've placated fans by using the roster spot on a local kid.

 
Dr. Strangelove said:
The talent level of what we recruited out of high school in 2022 and so far in 2023 is flat out not good. So just because this kid is from Nebraska doesn't mean he warrants an offer.

With that being said, the QB we got was recruited to ride the bench and bolster depth anyway, I suppose we could've placated fans by using the roster spot on a local kid.
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Terrible take lol. "the QB we got was recruited to ride the bench", not even worth engaging with stuff like that. 

 
Atbone95 said:
Terrible take lol. "the QB we got was recruited to ride the bench", not even worth engaging with stuff like that. 
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Do you think a player rated an 84 is being brought into a QB room, all of whom have 3 years or more of eligibility, because the staff thinks he's going to start? 

Realistically the staff knows they can't sell anything to a high school QB who's talented. They aren't coming here for Frost. So they recruited this kid. He's likely going to redshirt and he's going to get his chance in a few years. What they're after is depth, knowing that they're going to lose a few members of the QB room to the portal this fall.

 
Dr. Strangelove said:
Do you think a player rated an 84 is being brought into a QB room, all of whom have 3 years or more of eligibility, because the staff thinks he's going to start? 

Realistically the staff knows they can't sell anything to a high school QB who's talented. They aren't coming here for Frost. So they recruited this kid. He's likely going to redshirt and he's going to get his chance in a few years. What they're after is depth, knowing that they're going to lose a few members of the QB room to the portal this fall.
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I mean, you're going to believe what you want.  Generally speaking, higher-rated recruits tend to work out better.  But that's far from a lock.  A bunch of NFL QBs were three-star recruits including Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield, Nick Foles, Patrick Mahomes, Dak Prescott, Daniel Jones, Aaron Rogers, Kirk Cousins, Matt Ryan, Russell Wilson and Jimmy Garoppolo was a two-star.  That's a third of the league and six of the last eight NFL MVPs.

It's an inexact science, especially for QBs.  

 
GretnaHusker14 said:
Flores competing at the Elite 11 Regional in Dallas this weekend. Will be interesting to see how he stacks up against other top tier national talent.
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Per the 247 Composite, the 10 guys listed above are:

1 - unrated, no offers

2 - unrated, no offers

3 - unrated, no Power 5 offers

4 - #26 QB, .8688, :ThreeStar: , committed to Texas Tech

5 - unrated, no offers

6 - unrated, no Power 5 offers

7 - unrated, no offers

8 - Flores, #34 QB; .8516; :ThreeStar:

9 - #6 QB, .9823, :FourStar: , committed to Oklahoma

10 - can't find a profile

So, other than #9, it's a pretty unremarkable group.  But he apparently performed better than a high-four-star committed to Oklahoma.

So who knows what to take from that.

 
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