Offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf was in Kansas City Monday to see T.J. Green, a 6-foot-1, 185-pounder. He offered a walk-on spot. Rockhurst coach Tony Severino -- who has sent Michael Rose and Zach Hannon to Nebraska in recent years -- said T.J. Green will consider the offer along with a grayshirt offer from Wake Forest. Green has turned down several FCS offers, including one to North Dakota State, which just won another FCS title.
"He can make all the throws you want to make," Severino said. "And he can run Mike Riley's offense."
More importantly, Severino said, he thinks Green will grow.
His dad -- a standout at Indiana before playing in the NFL -- was 6-foot-3, 205 pounds during his NFL career. T.J. Green is smaller, but should only be a junior in age, Severino said. T.J. Green has big hands and size 14 feet, Severino said, so there's probably room to grow. T.J. Green threw for 2,638 yards and 33 touchdowns as a senior and was
Gatorade Player of the Year in Missouri.