WR Keagan Johnson [Iowa - Signed LOI]

To which school will Johnson commit?

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I'm not saying I wouldn't take the kid, but is he better than Betts, Brown, Fleming, or Nixon? We are fine at WR regardless IMO. Wandale is only a sophomore and Manning will be a Junior. 

 
BIG ERN said:
I'm not saying I wouldn't take the kid, but is he better than Betts, Brown, Fleming, or Nixon? We are fine at WR regardless IMO. Wandale is only a sophomore and Manning will be a Junior. 
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Point taken.  

What I usually find interesting is the banter through it all.  @HANC was spot on this one if you take time to read the thread.

 
BIG ERN said:
I'm not saying I wouldn't take the kid, but is he better than Betts, Brown, Fleming, or Nixon? We are fine at WR regardless IMO. Wandale is only a sophomore and Manning will be a Junior. 
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I hear you. I just think the angst is that not only is he a reasonably in-state ranked prospect, he's also a legacy.

Do I think this will hurt us in the long haul? Not at all because whether its DB or WR the staff has shown they can get similar/like talent. Most are just sensitive about the program right now.

I'd rather he pick NU but it is what it is.

 
Wistrom Disciple said:
Betts is in. (Relaxed admissions standards ). Nothing to indicate Manning won't be in as well at this point. Remember, the whole nation is depending on online classes right now. 

The point of the "haul" comments is that we signed several receivers last class, many of whom were highly sought after. Therefore, it is okay to be optimistic that we may have depth at the position now and missing out on one recruit shouldn't sour the whole group. 
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Just read this from last week: https://theathletic.com/1796343/2020/05/05/nebraska-huskers-football-recruiting-bellevue-west-zavier-betts-micah-riley-keagan-johnson/

Betts, a potential high-impact newcomer at Nebraska next season, continues to work toward academic eligibility. Two weeks remain in high school for him to finish remote coursework. Betts is focusing on his grades.

“He tells me the right things,” Huffman said.

Betts does not stand to benefit from a recent rule change announced by the NCAA Eligibility Center that waives the minimum standardized test scores for incoming student-athletes in 2020, because Betts did not meet the core-course requirements to enter his senior year.

He has already taken the ACT exam, though Betts has been unable to retake the test with dates canceled in response to the pandemic. If he meets his benchmark in the classroom this month, Huffman said, “I don’t see how they can hold (a test score) against you if they’re not even offering the test.”

Huffman said he’s hopeful Betts, in that scenario, would qualify through an exception allowed under the unusual circumstances.
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still seems iffy to me.  depending on an exception 

 
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kchusker_chris said:
If he meets his benchmark in the classroom this month, Huffman said, “I don’t see how they can hold (a test score) against you if they’re not even offering the test.”
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I understand the uncertainty but Betts eligibility shouldn't be too much of a worry right now and shouldn't make KJ's commitment to Iowa any more or less important. The team will be fine and hopefully KJ is happy wherever he ultimately signs.

 
CMT1525 said:
With all the bad Iowa publicity going on right now I wonder if the door can open back up for us here 
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Possibly, but I think we will be more than fine at the wr spot.  He also spoke to the struggles of Nebraska and how much better of a spot Iowa is in.  Would be hard to go back on that now.  We will see, but if I was a wr I would have a hard time sharing time with a FB and TEs.  

 
swmohusker said:
Possibly, but I think we will be more than fine at the wr spot.  He also spoke to the struggles of Nebraska and how much better of a spot Iowa is in.  Would be hard to go back on that now.  We will see, but if I was a wr I would have a hard time sharing time with a FB and TEs.  
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To the bolded, that's sort of ridiculous.  As a WR, every system is sharing the ball with other players.

To the rest of your post, this could get interesting if this builds to a point where it affects Iowa as a program and KFs coaching status there this fall AND we come out and have a good year.  He might start viewing the programs differently.  

However, by that time, our WR spots might be filled.....which I'm fine with.

 
CMT1525 said:
With all the bad Iowa publicity going on right now I wonder if the door can open back up for us here 
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We will get better WR's in this class. I am sure the door will be open, but I think we will have those spots filled by the time the season starts.

 
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Ziebol said:
We will get better WR's in this class. I am sure the door will be open, but I think we will have those spots filled by the time the season starts.
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Agree here. This class was going to be fine with or without him. To me, if for some reason he decommits from Iowa, I could see him picking K State and electing not to revisit Nebraska.

 
BigRedBuster said:
To the bolded, that's sort of ridiculous.  As a WR, every system is sharing the ball with other players.

To the rest of your post, this could get interesting if this builds to a point where it affects Iowa as a program and KFs coaching status there this fall AND we come out and have a good year.  He might start viewing the programs differently.  

However, by that time, our WR spots might be filled.....which I'm fine with.
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Sharing the ball is different than sharing the field.  If I am on the field I can get the ball.  If I am not then I can not get the ball. Iowa runs a lot of 21, 12, and some 22 personnel.  
 

I agree with Ziebol that we will end up with better wrs in this class but if he wants to jump ship soon he would probably have a spot.  

 
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He already released a statement that he talked to the Iowa staff and is still full-go with them. Funny how Clester praised Kirk and Co. before this all came out...good riddance. We will get better options 100%

 
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