Winter Conditioning Ramping Up, Recruiting Winding Down

With the first month of 2008 coming to an end that means only one thing, signing day for college football programs across the country. It's the time of year where all the calling, in home visits, late nights assessing talent and official and unofficial visits pay off for the schools that young players sign with.

For the Huskers, the class of 2008 started off very promising through last spring up until the nightmare that was the season of 2007. The class hit even more uncertainty when it appeared that former head coach Bill Callahan was going to be fired at the end his second losing season in four years. As soon as the news came out of Lincoln that newly named interim athletic director and Nebraska legend Tom Osborne threw down a sizable gauntlet on the embattled coach, young players reopened their calendar to accommodate other schools.

At this site, I attempted to keep up with recruits that had solid commitments to Nebraska. Some flamed out (Blaine Gabbert, Simi Kuli) and some stuck like glue (Baker Steinkuhler). Live and learn I suppose. Have I mentioned that the day I found out Gabbert decommitted and then committed to Missouri that I left work early?

What I plan to do in the short future here is put up profiles on kids that look as solid as solid gets up until signing day. After February 6th I'll be sure to let you know who is in and who is out and where they went. Thanks for sticking with me during the slow period! If recruiting isn't your thing, that is.