That is a characteristic of his play that he portrays very well, the ability to stretch the defense and make big plays, whether it's in the vertical game or the crossing game, ... He does have the ability to dominate downfield, so that would be something we would obviously miss.

They will do a fine job leading our team. Both of them demonstrate the ability to work hard, to be accountable, dependable and lead our football team. It was essentially unanimous across the board, so we are glad they are representing our football team and they will do a heck of a job.

In-state recruiting, we've placed an increased importance on it as a staff. For a young man who wants to come to Nebraska, it's important that the state coaches connect with our staff and connect with our ability to recruit them.

We're going to have to do a good job defending the run. They are a power football team whenever they want to be, and that's a real challenge to our defensive front and front seven. They have the ability to knock you off the ball and to dominate the line of scrimmage.

He can only sign a letter-of-intent one time from my understanding. You can have the ability to sign a tender or a financial aid agreement. He elected to go elsewhere, but I don't know if that battle is over yet. We'll see.