Who's Leaving? 2024/25 version

Coleman & LLoyd both got recruited over and pushed to the side.  It can happen, but I also think there was a problem with the super-young position coach.  It's not like you have to have 4 year vets that played ball to be your starters when it's your job to get the young guys improving week to week, summer to summer, season to season.

At some point, we have got to stop recruiting skill position players with experience.  Take the high school studs you recruited and coveted when you got them to sign, coach and work with them to play as if it's your job to do so.

Linemen (Off & Def), pass rushers and inside LBs should still be a consideration for transfer portal because of size, age and playing experience.  

WR/RB/DBs are everywhere and even the Huskers have 30 defensive backs on the roster after the Iowa game ended.  30 DBs!  

Can't anyone coach anymore?

Like, how many skill position players do you need to have at these spots?  And 10 tight ends?  Really? 

It's not like you need 4 running backs to play and get the job done.  You need 4 or 5 in case of injuries, and that's kind of rare.  More than 5 in a room is too much.  

Okay I got off on a tangent lolol...  I could go on and on and we don't want that here lol...  forgive me.  :)

 
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admo said:
Coleman & LLoyd both got recruited over and pushed to the side.  It can happen, but I also think there was a problem with the super-young position coach.  It's not like you have to have 4 year vets that played ball to be your starters when it's your job to get the young guys improving week to week, summer to summer, season to season.

At some point, we have got to stop recruiting skill position players with experience.  Take the high school studs you recruited and coveted when you got them to sign, coach and work with them to play as if it's your job to do so.

Linemen (Off & Def), pass rushers and inside LBs should still be a consideration for transfer portal because of size, age and playing experience.  

WR/RB/DBs are everywhere and even the Huskers have 30 defensive backs on the roster after the Iowa game ended.  30 DBs!  

Can't anyone coach anymore?

Like, how many skill position players do you need to have at these spots?  And 10 tight ends?  Really? 

It's not like you need 4 running backs to play and get the job done.  You need 4 or 5 in case of injuries, and that's kind of rare.  More than 5 in a room is too much.  

Okay I got off on a tangent lolol...  I could go on and on and we don't want that here lol...  forgive me.  :)
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I agree with you, but for guys like Coleman and Lloyd, it has to start in HS.  Many of these guys can just run themselves open without concepts or any type of defensive recognition. Once they get into college, a lot of things need to be read at the los, and even post snap coverage. Cuts and breaks depend on coverage and DB positioning. This can be extremely difficult and frustrating for kids who have not had to do this, and actually causes them to play slower, thus taking away their biggest assets. I am not saying this is the case, but it is common for athletes/track guys to adjust, regardless of coaching. Can take a few years, and in the meantime, the team must go on.  I don’t chalk this up to coaching.

 
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High school wide receiver recruits career production for Nebraska:

2024:

Keelan Smith - redshirted

Dae'Vonn Hall - 0 receptions

Isaiah McMorris - 0 receptions

Quinn Clark - redshirted

Jacory Barney - 55 catches, 447 yards; 10 carries, 130 yards, 3 TDs

2023:

Jaidyn Doss - 2 catches, 20 yards

Malachi Coleman - 8 catches, 139 yards, 1 TD

Jaylen Lloyd - 19 catches, 492 yards, 3 TDs; 7 carries, 12 yards

D'Andre Barnes - 0 catches

Demitrius Bell - 0 catches

2022:

Victor Jones - 0 recpetions

Decoldest Crawford - 0 receptions

Janiran Bonner - 12 catches, 72 yards, 1 TD; 6 carries, 20 yards, 2 TDs

2021:

Shawn Hardy - 0 receptions

Latrell Neville - 0 recpetions

Kamonte Grimes - 0 receptions

2020:

Zavier Betts - 32 catches, 417 yards, 1 TD; 3 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD; 52 kick return yards

William Nixon - 1 catch, 5 yards

Alante Brown - 22 catches, 262 yards

2019:

Wan'Dale Robinson - 91 catches, 914 yards, 3 TDs; 134 carries, 580 yards, 4 TDs; 236 kick return yards

Jamie Nance - 0 receptions

Darien Chase - 1 catch, 13 yards

Demariyon Houston - 0 receptions

2018:

Justin McGriff - 0 receptions

Andre Hunt - 0 receptions

2017:

Jaevon McQuitty - 2 catches, 14 yards

Tyjon Lindsey - 15 catches, 98 yards

2016: 

Derrion Grim - 0 receptions

JD Spielman - 170 catches, 2,546 yards, 15 TDs; 216 punt return yards, 2 TDs; 838 kick return yards, 1 TD

2015: 

Stanley Morgan - 189 catches, 2747 yards, 22 TDs

Lavon Alston - 0 receptions

2014:

Jariah Tolbert - 0 receptions

Demornay Pierson-El - 100 catches, 1309 yards, 11 TDs; 26 carries, 67 yards; 904 punt return yards, 3 TDs; 147 kick return yards

Glenn Irons - 0 receptions

2013:

Kevin Gladney - 0 receptions

 
HANC said:
I agree with you, but for guys like Coleman and Lloyd, it has to start in HS.  Many of these guys can just run themselves open with concepts or any type of defensive recognition. Once they get into college, a lot of things need to be read at the los, and even post snap coverage. Cuts and breaks depend on coverage and DB positioning. This can be extremely difficult and frustrating for kids who have not had to do this, and actually causes them to play slower, thus taking away their biggest assets. I am not saying this is the case, but it is common for athletes/track guys to adjust, regardless of coaching. Can take a few years, and in the meantime, the team must go on.  I don’t chalk this up to coaching.
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I understand @HANC, trust me.  There are some that work out and some that can't figure it out early on.  And sometimes coaches don't have confidence in them, or they want to redshirt them to get bigger and stronger.  

But as @Mavric just pointed out, there are so many WR that don't get on the field.   And yet we still find studs that do play early as FR & Soph and produce. 

Like Stanley Morgan, DPE, JD Spielman, Wandale, Barney, Kenny Bell & even Nate Swift (who had 67 catches 1000 yards 9 TDs combined in his Fr & So years - which include 45 catches as a FR too).  

It's possible the 105 will keep some of the high rated / slow developers / project players from making the team moving forward.  I don't know, but hopefully we can get this room right ASAP.  

 
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admo said:
I understand @HANC, trust me.  There are some that work out and some that can't figure it out.  And sometimes coaches don't have confidence in them or want to redshirt them.  

But as @Mavric just pointed out, there are so many WR that don't get on the field, but we still find studs that do.  Like Stanley Morgan, DPE, JD Spielman, Wandale, Barney, and even Kenny Bell & Nate Swift (67 catches 1000 yards 9 TDs combined in his Fr & So years - which include 45 catches as a FR too).  

I think the 105 will keep some of the high rated / slow developers from making the team moving forward.  
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Exactly 

 
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