Thursday, April 10, 2008

Lincoln Forecast: Officially Pouring

Real quick, if you have not yet familiarized yourself with the signing class from 2008 and didn't see Josh Williams, look now because it might be the last time you see him.

Arguably one of our best defensive recruits from this class, Williams was arrested for assaulting and robbing a Denton, Texas man of $900. Williams reportedly approached the man last Friday while he was in his truck counting his payroll check. The two talked briefly before Williams reached into the truck, stole the money, and then punched the man in the face making off with the money.

Williams flop flopped his commitment from Nebraska to Colorado in December of 2007, then switched back to Nebraska after an unofficial visit in January. Williams was regarded as one of the Top 100 Texas Football Players by the Dallas Morning News while recording 75 tackles, 25 of them for a loss, and 12 sacks his senior season.

Sadly, this looks like another player/recruit that will be removed from the team or heavily reprimanded by the coaching staff. Either way, this is yet another bruise on a program that is just taking off in another direction.

Way to give up a free education worth around $45,000, playing for one of the greatest college football programs in history and a shot at the NFL. Then again, we'll have to wait and see what happens as this story fully develops.